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 StadiumGreenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferencePittsburgh1994 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTConnecticut
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1994 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1994 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentC. O. Brown StadiumBattle Creek, MIOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Long Beach State/NevadaNo Tournament
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Penn
Rolfe - Yale
1994 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesPalmer Field • Middletown, CTYale
Metro Conference1994 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentParkway FieldLouisville, KYVirginia Tech
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Canisius
Southern - Iona
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentHeritage ParkColonie, 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 StadiumLexington, KYTennessee
Western - LSUSwayze FieldOxford, MSLSU
Southern ConferenceWestern Carolina1994 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCThe Citadel
Southwest ConferenceTCU1994 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - FIU
West - Mercer
1994 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentClaude Smith FieldMacon, 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 204 .833  5718 .760
No. 2 Georgia Tech  y 168 .667  5017 .746
Duke   168 .667  3320 .623
No. 6 Florida State  y 149 .609  5322 .707
NC State  y 1311 .542  4618 .719
North Carolina   1013 .435  3421 .618
Wake Forest   1014 .417  3720 .649
Maryland   618 .250  2430 .444
Virginia   222 .083  2034 .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   1650 .762  31161 .656
Providence   1380 .619  32210 .604
Seton Hall   1280 .600  32211 .602
Connecticut  y 1290 .571  30180 .625
St. John's   1080 .556  20160 .556
Georgetown   6121 .342  17311 .357
Boston College   5140 .263  14232 .385
Villanova   4140 .222  16230 .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 216 .778  4917 .742
No. 1 Oklahoma  y 219 .700  5017 .746
No. 25 Kansas  y 179 .654  4018 .690
Iowa State   1514 .517  3028 .517
Nebraska   1416 .467  3228 .533
Missouri   919 .321  3226 .552
Kansas State   327 .100  1343 .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 252 .926  499 .845
No. 28 Minnesota  y 217 .750  4221 .667
Michigan   1315 .464  2929 .500
Michigan State   1315 .464  2629 .473
Iowa   1315 .464  2232 .407
Penn State   1215 .444  2524 .510
Indiana   1216 .429  3323 .589
Illinois   1216 .429  2626 .500
Northwestern   1018 .357  3422 .607
Purdue   820 .286  1639 .291
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Ivy League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn  x 1460 .700  25121 .671
Columbia   1280 .600  18240 .429
Princeton   10100 .500  21190 .525
Cornell   7130 .350  12250 .324
Red Rolfe
Yale  xy 1460 .700  24190 .558
Dartmouth   9110 .450  16210 .432
Harvard   7130 .350  13221 .375
Brown   7130 .350  10280 .263
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Canisius  x 171 .944  2814 .667
Le Moyne   99 .500  1815 .545
Siena   810 .444  1522 .405
Niagara   216 .111  929 .237
Southern
Iona  x 135 .722  2122 .488
Saint Peter's   117 .611  1822 .450
Fairfield   108 .556  1522 .405
Manhattan   216 .111  231 .061
x Division champion
As of June 30, 1994[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 29 Kent State  y 187 .720  3317 .660
Ohio   1810 .643  3419 .642
Bowling Green   1610 .615  2918 .617
Central Michigan  y 1812 .600  3821 .644
Western Michigan   1812 .600  3023 .566
Eastern Michigan   1512 .556  2927 .518
Toledo   1216 .429  2331 .426
Akron   1016 .385  2925 .537
Miami   921 .300  1836 .333
Ball State   422 .154  1732 .347
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Northeast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson   1560 .714  26160 .619
Rider  y 1560 .714  33182 .642
Long Island   1470 .667  25190 .568
Wagner   11100 .524  19220 .463
St. Francis   10110 .476  17210 .447
Monmouth   7130 .350  13230 .361
Mount St. Mary's   6150 .286  11270 .289
Marist   5150 .250  10290 .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 1730 .850  25170 .595
Fordham  x 1730 .850  28190 .596
Holy Cross   1190 .550  14180 .438
Colgate   1170 .056  1280 .034
South
Navy  x 1190 .550  24181 .570
Lafayette   8120 .400  11250 .306
Lehigh   8120 .400  11170 .393
Bucknell   5130 .278  10250 .286
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1994[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
No. 10 Tennessee  xy 245 .828  5214 .788
No. 21 Florida  y 169 .640  4023 .635
Kentucky   1114 .440  3225 .561
South Carolina   1115 .423  3523 .603
Vanderbilt   1020 .333  2830 .483
Georgia   919 .321  2235 .386
Western
No. 7 LSU  xy 216 .778  4620 .697
Mississippi State   1512 .556  3623 .610
No. 8 Auburn  y 1613 .552  4421 .677
Arkansas   1313 .500  3027 .526
Ole Miss   1214 .462  3026 .536
Alabama   422 .154  2135 .375
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Carolina  y 194 .826  4518 .714
Georgia Southern   157 .682  3125 .554
Marshall   129 .571  2320 .535
East Tennessee State   1211 .522  1921 .475
The Citadel  y 1113 .458  3234 .485
Appalachian State   1013 .435  2226 .458
VMI   1013 .435  2129 .420
Davidson   1014 .417  2031 .392
Furman   419 .174  935 .205
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1994 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
FIU x 126 .667  3821 .644
Stetson  99 .500  3721 .638
UCF  810 .444  2926 .527
College of Charleston  711 .389  2721 .563
Florida Atlantic  00   3123 .574
West
Mercer x 159 .625  3221 .604
Southeastern Louisiana xy 159 .625  3430 .531
Samford  1311 .542  1933 .365
Centenary  1113 .458  2328 .451
Georgia State  618 .250  1242 .222
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1994[15]; 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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