1983 NCAA Division I baseball season

1983 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	253
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Texas
Runners-up	Alabama
MOP	Calvin Schiraldi (Texas)
Seasons
← 1982	1984 →

The 1983 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 1983. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1983 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty seventh time in 1983, 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. Texas claimed the championship for the fourth time.^[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1983 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Six regionals of four teams and two of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.^[1][2]

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	1983 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	North Carolina
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1983 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	East - Michigan West - Minnesota	1983 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan
EIBL	Harvard	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	East - Ohio West - Western Michigan	1983 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament	Hyames Field • Kalamazoo, MI	Miami (OH)
Midwestern City Conference	North - Detroit South - Oral Roberts	1983 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament	Tulsa, OK	Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Oregon State South - Stanford	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	East - Florida West - Mississippi State	1983 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Alabama
Southern Conference	The Citadel	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas	1983 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference	Georgia Southern	1983 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA	Mercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1983 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #25 North Carolina †‡^y 10 – 2   .833     42 – 10   .808 NC State 9 – 4   .692     23 – 13   .639 Clemson 6 – 5   .545     30 – 20   .600 Wake Forest 5 – 6   .455     17 – 18   .486 Georgia Tech 6 – 8   .429     38 – 15   .717 Maryland 4 – 6   .400     14 – 19   .424 Virginia 4 – 6   .400     12 – 25   .324 Duke 1 – 8   .111     14 – 12   .538 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1983 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT East #4 Michigan ^x‡^y 13 – 2 – 0   .867     50 – 9 – 0   .847 Michigan State 8 – 6 – 0   .571     22 – 32 – 0   .407 Indiana 6 – 7 – 0   .462     26 – 21 – 0   .553 Purdue 5 – 11 – 0   .313     21 – 34 – 0   .382 Ohio State 3 – 9 – 0   .250     24 – 21 – 0   .533 West Minnesota ^x 12 – 2 – 0   .857     27 – 21 – 0   .563 Iowa 7 – 7 – 0   .500     32 – 31 – 0   .508 Northwestern 6 – 9 – 0   .400     32 – 20 – 2   .611 Illinois 6 – 8 – 0   .429     23 – 24 – 2   .490 Wisconsin 6 – 10 – 0   .375     0 – 0 – 0   – x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1983 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Eastern Division Ohio ^x 10 – 4 – 0   .714     26 – 19 – 0   .578 Miami ‡^y 8 – 6 – 0   .571     36 – 15 – 0   .706 Bowling Green 9 – 7 – 0   .563     32 – 17 – 0   .653 Kent State 6 – 9 – 0   .400     44 – 16 – 0   .733 Toledo 3 – 10 – 0   .231     23 – 24 – 0   .489 Western Division Western Michigan ^x 8 – 4 – 0   .667     26 – 21 – 0   .553 Eastern Michigan 5 – 4 – 1   .550     29 – 26 – 1   .527 Central Michigan 5 – 6 – 0   .455     31 – 19 – 0   .620 Ball State 5 – 6 – 0   .455     23 – 23 – 1   .500 Northern Illinois 3 – 7 – 1   .318     23 – 23 – 1   .500 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1983 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Eastern Division Florida ^x 14 – 7   .667     38 – 14   .731 Tennessee 12 – 7   .632     26 – 16   .619 Georgia 11 – 9   .550     29 – 19   .604 Kentucky 6 – 11   .353     31 – 14   .689 Vanderbilt 6 – 15   .286     22 – 23   .489 Western Division #12 Mississippi State ^x^y 17 – 5   .773     42 – 15   .737 #2 Alabama ‡^y 14 – 7   .667     46 – 11   .807 Ole Miss 10 – 12   .455     26 – 18   .591 LSU 9 – 12   .429     28 – 21   .571 Auburn 4 – 18   .182     16 – 34   .320 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1983 Southwest Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT #1 Texas †‡^y 18 – 3   .857     66 – 14   .825 #24 Arkansas ^y 13 – 8   .619     44 – 21   .677 Houston 13 – 8   .619     43 – 15   .741 Baylor 8 – 7   .533     20 – 9   .690 Rice 2 – 11   .154     9 – 12   .429 Texas Tech 8 – 13   .381     18 – 23   .439 TCU 6 – 15   .286     26 – 25   .510 Texas A&M 4 – 17   .190     24 – 21   .533 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1983[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1983 season marked the thirty seventh 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 Texas claiming their fourth championship with a 4–3 win over Alabama in the final.^[1]

First Round

Second Round

Third Round

Winner's Bracket

Texas

12

James Madison

0

Texas

6^11

Oklahoma State

5

Oklahoma State

3

Stanford

1

Texas

6^10

Alabama

4

Michigan

6

Maine

5

Michigan

5

Alabama

6

Alabama

6^11

Arizona State

5

Loser's Bracket

James Madison

1

Stanford

3

Michigan

11

Stanford

4

Maine

0

Arizona State

7

Oklahoma State

5

Arizona State

6

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

Texas

4

Michigan

2

Texas

4

Alabama

3

Alabama

6

Arizona State

0

Award winners

All-America team

References

1. W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
6. "All-time Standings" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
7. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1983". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
8. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1950". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.