1995 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

1995 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams276
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (3rd title)
Runners-upSouthern California (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (3rd title)
MOPMark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment

Format changes
  • With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
  • The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
  • The Patriot League also dissolved its divisions and did not host a Tournament for the 1995 season.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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 ConferenceClemson1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCFlorida State
Big East ConferenceProvidence1995 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTPittsburgh Panthers baseball
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1995 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1995 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentTrautman Field • Columbus, OHOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton1995 Big West Conference Baseball TournamentBlair Field • Long Beach, CACal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison1995 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentGrainger Stadium • Kinston, NCOld Dominion
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Penn
Rolfe - Yale		1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesYale Field • New Haven, CTPenn
Metro Conference1995 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentTom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, NCSouth Florida
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Le Moyne
Southern - Fairfield		1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHeritage Park • Colonie, NYSiena
Mid-American ConferenceBowling Green1995 Mid-American Conference Baseball TournamentWarren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OHCentral Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceEast - Detroit
West - Notre Dame		1995 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INWright State
Mid-Continent ConferenceYoungstown State1995 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentMonier Field • Charleston, ILTroy
North Atlantic ConferenceDelaware1995 North Atlantic Conference Baseball TournamentFrawley Stadium • Wilmington, DEDelaware
Northeast ConferenceRider1995 Northeast Conference Baseball TournamentEwing Township, NJRider
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Patriot LeagueNavyNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1995 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament[lower-alpha 1]Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TNTennessee
Western - AuburnDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSAlabama
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1995 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege Park • Charleston, SCThe Citadel
Southland ConferenceNorthwestern State1996 Southland Conference Baseball TournamentFair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LANortheast Louisiana
Southwest ConferenceTexas Tech1995 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentOlsen Field • College Station, TXTexas Tech
Trans America Athletic ConferenceFIU1995 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHomestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FLUCF
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1995. Tennessee was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 20–4 .833  54–14 .794
No. 5 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 16–7 .696  53–16 .768
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 16–8 .667  38–22 .633
No. 25 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 14–10 .583  39–23 .629
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  34–24 .586
NC State  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  36–24 .600
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8–15 .348  26–29 .473
Duke  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .167  30–27 .526
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .167  20–37 .351
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Providence  ‍†‍‍ 16–5–0 .762  44–15–0 .746
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  38–16–0 .704
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 14–7–0 .667  40–16–0 .714
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‡‍y 12–9–0 .571  39–16–0 .709
St. John's  ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .571  18–16–0 .529
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .381  21–24–0 .467
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .190  17–34–0 .333
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .190  13–30–1 .307
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 26 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18–10 .643  40–23 .635
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .571  31–27 .534
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  36–19 .655
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .536  28–29 .491
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .500  25–29 .463
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .500  25–31 .446
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13–15 .464  29–24 .547
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  33–23 .589
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .429  24–27 .471
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–16 .385  24–29 .453
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‡‍ 18–3 .857  57–9 .864
No. 16 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 16–5 .762  38–25 .603
Nevada  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  35–18 .660
UNLV  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .524  32–21 .604
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  32–22 .593
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8–13 .381  22–24 .478
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  26–26 .500
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  21–33 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
George Mason  ‍†‍‡‍y 13–4 .765  39–18 .684
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 12–5 .706  32–17 .653
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  39–19 .672
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .471  26–24 .520
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–10 .412  25–24 .510
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  23–38 .377
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2–14 .125  18–27 .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1992[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn  x‍‍‡‍y 13–5–0 .722  25–21–0 .543
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 10–10–0 .500  20–19–0 .513
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .500  15–24–1 .388
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .400  15–26–0 .366
Red Rolfe
Yale  x‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .650  23–20–0 .535
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 12–8–0 .600  19–17–0 .528
Brown  ‍‍‍ 7–13–0 .350  14–27–0 .341
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 6–14–0 .300  10–25–0 .286
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Siena  x‍‍‡‍y 14–4 .778  31–17 .646
Le Moyne  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  19–21 .475
Canisius  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  21–20 .512
Niagara  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .167  14–26 .350
Southern
Fairfield  x‍‍‍ 13–5 .722  23–22 .511
Iona  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  21–27 .438
Saint Peter's  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  18–24 .429
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 1–17 .056  5–42 .106
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Bowling Green  ‍†‍‍ 22–8–0 .733  34–20–0 .630
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 19–10–0 .655  40–19–0 .678
Central Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 19–12–0 .613  41–19–0 .683
Akron  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .600  26–22–0 .542
Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 19–13–0 .594  31–22–1 .583
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18–13–0 .581  22–31–0 .415
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 15–17–0 .469  31–25–0 .554
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .300  21–32–0 .396
Miami  ‍‍‍ 8–23–0 .258  21–35–0 .375
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 7–25–0 .219  15–41–0 .268
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Rider  ‍†‍‡‍ 16–5–0 .762  35–18–1 .657
St. Francis  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .619  26–17–0 .605
Long Island  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .476  18–28–0 .391
Marist  ‍‍‍ 10–11–0 .476  14–26–1 .354
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .429  20–25–0 .444
Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .429  13–25–0 .342
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .429  15–30–0 .333
Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .381  19–33–0 .365
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Patriot League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Navy  ‍†‍‍y 19–5 .792  33–20 .623
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 16–8 .667  30–20 .600
Army  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  22–23 .489
Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  23–23 .500
Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  19–27 .413
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  9–36 .200
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  10–33 .233
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Tennessee  x‍†‍‡‍y 22–8 .733  54–16 .771
Florida  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  32–24 .571
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12–14 .462  32–25 .561
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .346  29–29 .500
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10–19 .345  29–32 .475
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8–19 .296  29–32 .475
Western
No. 9 Auburn  x‍‍‍y 19–8 .704  50–13 .794
No. 14 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18–11 .621  42–23 .646
No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17–12 .586  47–18 .723
No. 17 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 14–12 .538  40–22 .645
Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13–15 .464  38–23 .623
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  34–25 .576
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 19–5 .792  39–19 .672
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  35–24 .593
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  32–24 .571
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  19–32 .373
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  25–27 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  17–30 .362
VMI  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  19–28 .404
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  12–38 .240
Furman  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  16–32 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[15]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southland Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northwestern State  ‍†‍‍ 19–5 .792  37–13 .740
McNeese State  ‍‍‍ 17–6 .739  39–14 .736
Northeast Louisiana  ‍‍‡‍y 16–7 .696  34–20 .630
Texas–Arlington  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  26–30 .464
Texas–San Antonio  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  31–23 .574
Southwest Texas State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  23–31 .426
Sam Houston State  ‍‍‍ 10–14 .417  22–32 .407
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  23–28 .451
Stephen F. Austin  ‍‍‍ 0–24 .000  2–40 .048
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[16]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 16–8 .667  51–14 .785
No. 15 Rice  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .625  43–19 .694
No. 12 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 15–9 .625  44–22 .667
No. 23 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14–10 .583  44–19 .698
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  27–29 .482
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  25–28 .472
Houston  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  26–29 .473
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[17]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 20 FIU ‍†‍‍y 27–3–0 .900  50–11–0 .820
No. 21 UCF ‍‍‡‍y 23–7–0 .767  49–13–0 .790
Stetson ‍‍‍ 19–11–0 .633  34–25–0 .576
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .567  27–31–0 .466
Centenary ‍‍‍ 14–13–0 .519  23–27–0 .460
Campbell ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .400  26–29–0 .473
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 11–17–0 .393  20–33–0 .377
Southeastern Louisiana ‍‍‍ 10–18–0 .357  17–31–0 .354
Mercer ‍‍‍ 9–18–0 .333  15–36–2 .302
Samford ‍‍‍ 10–20–0 .333  21–30–0 .412
College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .267  17–29–0 .370
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1995[18]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1995 College World Series

The 1995 season marked the forty-ninth 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their third championship with an 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.[1]

Bracket
  First Round Second Round Semifinals Finals
                                       
6 Southern California 0  
3 Miami (FL) 15  
  3 Miami (FL) 4  
  2 Florida State 2  
7 Oklahoma 2
2 Florida State 3  
  3 Miami (FL) 5 3  
Bracket One
  6 Southern California 7 7  
7 Oklahoma 4  
6 Southern California 9  
  2 Florida State 11
  6 Southern California 16  
  6 Southern California 5
  1 Cal State Fullerton 11
5 Tennessee 3  
4 Clemson 1  
  5 Tennessee 1
  1 Cal State Fullerton 11  
8 Stanford 5
1 Cal State Fullerton 6  
  1 Cal State Fullerton 11 —
Bracket Two
  5 Tennessee 0 —  
8 Stanford 8  
4 Clemson 3  
  5 Tennessee 6
  8 Stanford 2  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1995 College Baseball All-America Team

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