1994 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1994 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1994. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1994 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty eighth time in 1994, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Oklahoma claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1994 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams276
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma (2nd title)
Runners-upGeorgia Tech (12th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachLarry Cochell (1st title)
MOPChip Glass (Oklahoma)
Seasons

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1994 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1994 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferencePittsburgh1994 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTConnecticut
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1994 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1994 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentC. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MIOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Long Beach State/NevadaNo Tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationOld Dominion1994 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentBud Metheny Baseball Complex • Norfolk, VAOld Dominion
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Penn
Rolfe - Yale
1994 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesPalmer Field • Middletown, CTYale
Metro Conference1994 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentParkway Field • Louisville, KYVirginia Tech
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Canisius
Southern - Iona
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHeritage Park • Colonie, NYSaint Peter's
Mid-American ConferenceKent State1994 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentGene Michael Field • Kent, OHCentral Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNotre Dame1994 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceWright StateNo Tournament
North Atlantic ConferenceDelaware1994 North Atlantic Conference Baseball TournamentFriedman Diamond • Brookline, MANortheastern
Northeast ConferenceFairleigh Dickinson/Rider1994 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentEwing Township, NJRider
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Stanford
No Tournament
Patriot LeagueNorth - Army/Fordham
South - Navy
1994 Patriot League Baseball TournamentMax Bishop Stadium • Annapolis, MDNavy
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1994 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament[lower-alpha 1]Cliff Hagan Stadium • Lexington, KYTennessee
Western - LSUSwayze Field • Oxford, MSLSU
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1994 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCThe Citadel
Southwest ConferenceTCU1994 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - FIU
West - Mercer
1994 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentClaude Smith Field • Macon, GASoutheastern Louisiana
West Coast ConferenceSanta ClaraNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1994. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1994 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 9 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 20–4 .833  57–18 .760
No. 2 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .667  50–17 .746
Duke  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  33–20 .623
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 14–9 .609  53–22 .707
NC State  ‍‍‍y 13–11 .542  46–18 .719
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  34–21 .618
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  37–20 .649
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  24–30 .444
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 2–22 .083  20–34 .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Pittsburgh  ‍†‍‍ 16–5–0 .762  31–16–1 .656
Providence  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .619  32–21–0 .604
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  32–21–1 .602
Connecticut  ‍‍‡‍y 12–9–0 .571  30–18–0 .625
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .556  20–16–0 .556
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6–12–1 .342  17–31–1 .357
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 5–14–0 .263  14–23–2 .385
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 4–14–0 .222  16–23–0 .410
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 12 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–6 .778  49–17 .742
No. 1 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  50–17 .746
No. 25 Kansas  ‍‍‍y 17–9 .654  40–18 .690
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 15–14 .517  30–28 .517
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 14–16 .467  32–28 .533
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  32–26 .552
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3–27 .100  13–43 .232
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 25–2 .926  49–9 .845
No. 28 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 21–7 .750  42–21 .667
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  29–29 .500
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  26–29 .473
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  22–32 .407
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .444  25–24 .510
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  33–23 .589
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  26–26 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10–18 .357  34–22 .607
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .286  16–39 .291
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 30 Old Dominion  ‍†‍‡‍y 14–4–0 .778  40–14–0 .741
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .611  40–19–1 .675
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .611  36–19–0 .655
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .556  30–28–0 .517
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–9–0 .471  36–18–0 .667
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .389  24–23–1 .510
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 1–16–0 .059  18–32–1 .363
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn  x‍‍‍ 14–6–0 .700  25–12–1 .671
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  18–24–0 .429
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .500  21–19–0 .525
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .350  12–25–0 .324
Red Rolfe
Yale  x‍‍‡‍y 14–6–0 .700  24–19–0 .558
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .450  16–21–0 .432
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .350  13–22–1 .375
Brown  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .350  10–28–0 .263
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Canisius  x‍‍‍ 17–1 .944  28–14 .667
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  18–15 .545
Siena  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  15–22 .405
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .111  9–29 .237
Southern
Iona  x‍‍‍ 13–5 .722  21–22 .488
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‡‍ 11–7 .611  18–22 .450
Fairfield  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  15–22 .405
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .111  2–31 .061
x – Division champion
As of June 30, 1994[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 29 Kent State  ‍†‍‍y 18–7 .720  33–17 .660
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 18–10 .643  34–19 .642
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 16–10 .615  29–18 .617
Central Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 18–12 .600  38–21 .644
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18–12 .600  30–23 .566
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  29–27 .518
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  23–31 .426
Akron  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  29–25 .537
Miami  ‍‍‍ 9–21 .300  18–36 .333
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 4–22 .154  17–32 .347
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍†‍‍ 15–6–0 .714  26–16–0 .619
Rider  ‍†‍‡‍y 15–6–0 .714  33–18–2 .642
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  25–19–0 .568
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 11–10–0 .524  19–22–0 .463
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .476  17–21–0 .447
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .350  13–23–0 .361
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .286  11–27–0 .289
Marist  ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .250  10–29–0 .256
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North
Army  x‍‍‍ 17–3–0 .850  25–17–0 .595
Fordham  x‍‍‍ 17–3–0 .850  28–19–0 .596
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 11–9–0 .550  14–18–0 .438
Colgate  ‍‍‍ 1–17–0 .056  1–28–0 .034
South
Navy  x‍‍‡‍ 11–9–0 .550  24–18–1 .570
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  11–25–0 .306
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  11–17–0 .393
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 5–13–0 .278  10–25–0 .286
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1994[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 10 Tennessee  x‍†‍‡‍y 24–5 .828  52–14 .788
No. 21 Florida  ‍‍‍y 16–9 .640  40–23 .635
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .440  32–25 .561
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11–15 .423  35–23 .603
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .333  28–30 .483
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9–19 .321  22–35 .386
Western
No. 7 LSU  x‍‍‡‍y 21–6 .778  46–20 .697
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 15–12 .556  36–23 .610
No. 8 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 16–13 .552  44–21 .677
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  30–27 .526
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  30–26 .536
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4–22 .154  21–35 .375
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 19–4 .826  45–18 .714
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 15–7 .682  31–25 .554
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  23–20 .535
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  19–21 .475
The Citadel  ‍‍‡‍y 11–13 .458  32–34 .485
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  22–26 .458
VMI  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  21–29 .420
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  20–31 .392
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4–19 .174  9–35 .205
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
FIU x‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  38–21 .644
Stetson ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  37–21 .638
UCF ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  29–26 .527
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  27–21 .563
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  31–23 .574
West
Mercer x‍†‍‍ 15–9 .625  32–21 .604
Southeastern Louisiana x‍†‍‡‍y 15–9 .625  34–30 .531
Samford ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  19–33 .365
Centenary ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  23–28 .451
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  12–42 .222
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1994 season marked the forty eighth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Oklahoma claiming their second championship with a 13–5 win over Georgia Tech in the final.[1]

Bracket

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
2 Georgia Tech 2  
7 Cal State Fullerton 0  
  2 Georgia Tech 12  
  6 Florida State 4  
6 Florida State 6
3 LSU 3  
  2 Georgia Tech 3 —  
  7 Cal State Fullerton 2 —  
7 Cal State Fullerton 20  
3 LSU 6  
  7 Cal State Fullerton 10
  6 Florida State 3  
  2 Georgia Tech 5
  4 Oklahoma 13
8 Arizona State 4  
1 Miami (FL) 0  
  8 Arizona State 3
  4 Oklahoma 4  
4 Oklahoma 5
5 Auburn 4  
  4 Oklahoma 6 —
  8 Arizona State 1 —  
1 Miami (FL) 7  
5 Auburn 5  
  1 Miami (FL) 5
  8 Arizona State 9  

Award winners

All-America team

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