1991 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1991 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	271
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	LSU (1st title)
Runners-up	Wichita State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Skip Bertman (1st title)
MOP	Gary Hymel (LSU)
Seasons

Realignment

• Hardin–Simmons departed the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) and NCAA Division I, reclassifying as NCAA Division III and joining the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
• FIU joined the TAAC, departing the ranks of Independents.

Format changes

• The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.
• The TAAC retained its divisions, but shifted Samford to the West Division. FIU joined the East Division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson	1991 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	Clemson
Big East Conference	St. John's	1991 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Villanova
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1991 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina	1991 Big South Conference Baseball Tournament	Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC	Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	1991 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Trautman Field • Columbus, OH	Ohio State
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton/Fresno State	No Tournament
EIBL	Princeton	No Tournament
Metro Conference	Florida State	1991 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament	Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium • Salem, VA	Florida State/Southern Miss[lower-alpha 1]
Mid-American Conference	Ohio	No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Evansville	1991 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference	Blue - Akron Gray - Eastern Illinois	1991 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament	Chicago, IL	Akron
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington State South - Southern California	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	LSU	1991 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	Florida
Southern Conference	The Citadel	1991 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	College Park • Charleston, SC	Furman
Southwest Conference	Texas	1991 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Stetson West - Samford	1991 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Conrad Park • DeLand, FL	FIU

1. Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 8 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍^y 18 – 3   .857     60 – 10   .857 No. 26 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍^y 12 – 8   .600     42 – 26   .618 No. 27 NC State  ‍‍‍^y 11 – 10   .524     48 – 20   .706 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500     36 – 23   .610 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500     37 – 22   .627 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476     28 – 27   .509 Duke  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15   .286     24 – 27   .471 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250     29 – 27   .518 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1991 Big East Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 30 St. John's  ‍†‍‍^y 18 – 2 – 0   .900     34 – 14 – 1   .704 Villanova  ‍‍‡‍^y 12 – 8 – 0   .600     37 – 15 – 1   .708 Providence  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600     35 – 16 – 1   .683 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571     23 – 19 – 0   .548 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9 – 0   .526     26 – 19 – 1   .576 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400     16 – 25 – 1   .393 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4 – 15 – 0   .211     15 – 30 – 0   .333 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17 – 0   .190     10 – 32 – 0   .238 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1991 Big South Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍^y 15 – 5 – 0   .750     36 – 29 – 0   .554 Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5 – 0   .722     27 – 30 – 0   .474 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556     23 – 29 – 0   .442 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556     22 – 22 – 0   .500 UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8 – 0   .467     19 – 29 – 0   .396 Radford  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11 – 0   .421     19 – 33 – 4   .375 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14 – 0   .263     17 – 30 – 0   .362 Campbell  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14 – 0   .263     11 – 40 – 1   .221 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 21 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍^y 20 – 8   .714     53 – 13   .803 Minnesota  ‍‍‍^y 18 – 10   .643     37 – 27   .578 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556     38 – 23   .623 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556     27 – 28   .491 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536     34 – 23   .596 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500     35 – 21   .625 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15   .464     26 – 30   .464 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429     28 – 25   .528 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393     26 – 28   .481 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 22   .214     16 – 36   .308 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1991 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 2 Wichita State  ‍†‍‡‍^y 21 – 3   .875     66 – 13   .835 No. 3 Creighton  ‍‍‍^y 16 – 8   .667     51 – 22   .699 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625     42 – 23   .646 Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583     40 – 22   .645 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292     26 – 36   .419 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250     27 – 36   .429 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 19   .208     27 – 33   .450 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 1 LSU  ‍†‍‍^y 19 – 7   .731     55 – 18   .753 No. 4 Florida  ‍‍‡‍^y 16 – 8   .667     51 – 21   .708 No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍^y 12 – 9   .571     42 – 21   .667 No. 25 Alabama  ‍‍‍^y 14 – 11   .560     42 – 20   .677 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14 – 12   .538     35 – 24   .593 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 – 12   .520     41 – 20   .672 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13   .500     41 – 19   .683 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375     31 – 24   .564 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296     29 – 28   .509 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 19   .269     27 – 31   .466 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT The Citadel  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 2   .889     34 – 19   .642 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 3   .786     36 – 26   .581 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563     16 – 26   .381 Furman  ‍‍‡‍^y 6 – 5   .545     26 – 26   .500 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385     28 – 21   .571 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278     23 – 29   .442 VMI  ‍‍‍ 1 – 15   .063     2 – 35   .054 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT East Stetson ^x‍†‍‍ 13 – 5 – 0   .722     36 – 22 – 1   .619 FIU ‍‍‡‍^y 11 – 7 – 0   .611     43 – 23 – 0   .652 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556     33 – 27 – 0   .550 Mercer ‍‍‍ 2 – 16 – 0   .111     15 – 31 – 0   .326 West Samford ^x‍‍‍ 9 – 5 – 0   .643     23 – 26 – 0   .469 Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 – 7 – 0   .500     28 – 23 – 0   .549 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375     28 – 27 – 0   .509 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1991[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 LSU claiming their first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Florida State	3
	8	Fresno State	6
						8	Fresno State	3
						4	LSU	15
	4	LSU	8
	5	Florida	1
											4	LSU	19	—
	Bracket One
										5	Florida	8	—
	1	Florida State	0
	5	Florida	5
						8	Fresno State	1
						5	Florida	2
																4	LSU	6
																3	Wichita State	3
	2	Clemson	4
	7	Creighton	8
						7	Creighton	2
						3	Wichita State	3^12
	3	Wichita State	8
	6	Long Beach State	5
											3	Wichita State	11	—
	Bracket Two
										7	Creighton	3	—
	6	Long Beach State	12
	2	Clemson	11
						7	Creighton	13
						6	Long Beach State	4

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1991 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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