Realignment and format changes
- Georgia State joined the Trans America Athletic Conference after playing three years as an independent. The conference re-instituted divisional play after a one-year absence, with Georgia Southern, Georgia State, Mercer, and Samford comprising the East and Arkansas–Little Rock, Centenary, Hardin–Simmons, Nicholls, and Northwestern making up the West.
- The Association of Mid-Continent Universities added baseball with seven teams. The first season did not include conference play, but did result in a tournament. The teams were Cleveland State, Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, Southwest Missouri State, UIC, Valparaiso, and Western Illinois.
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1984 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 11 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]
Conference | Regular season Winner | Conference tournament | Tournament venue • city | Tournament winner |
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Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina | 1984 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC | North Carolina |
Atlantic 10 Conference | East - Temple West - West Virginia/Penn State | 1984 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament | Erny Field • Philadelphia, PA | Temple |
Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | 1984 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament | All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma State |
Big Ten Conference | East - Michigan West - Minnesota | 1984 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament | Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN | Michigan |
EIBL | Harvard | No tournament |
Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | No tournament |
Mid-Continent | N/A | 1984 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament | Chicago, IL | Southwest Missouri State |
Midwestern City Conference | North - Xavier South - Oklahoma City | 1984 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament | Cincinnati, OH | Oklahoma City |
Pacific-10 Conference | North - Portland State/Washington State South - Arizona State | No tournament |
Southeastern Conference | East - Florida West - Mississippi State | 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament | Perry Field • Gainesville, FL | Florida |
Southern Conference | North - Appalachian State South - Western Carolina | 1984 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC | Appalachian State |
Southwest Conference | Texas | 1984 Southwest Conference baseball tournament | Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX | Texas |
Trans America Athletic Conference | East - Georgia Southern West - Nicholls State | 1984 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament | Centenary Park/SPAR Stadium • Shreveport, LA | Nicholls State |
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1984 season marked the thirty 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their second championship with a 3–1 win over Texas in the final.[1]
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| Texas | 6 |
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| New Orleans | 3 | | |
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| | | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 8 | | | | |
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| Michigan | 4 | | |
| | | Texas | 8 |
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| | | Arizona State | 4 | |
| Arizona State | 9 | | | | | |
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| Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | |
| | | Arizona State | 23 | Oklahoma State | 18 | | |
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| | | Oklahoma State | 12 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | 9 | | | | | |
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| Maine | 5 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | 3 |
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| | Oklahoma State | 2 | | | Texas | 1 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | | | Cal State Fullerton | 10 | |
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| | Oklahoma State | 810 |
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| New Orleans | 11 | | | New Orleans | 7 |
| | | Arizona State | 1 |
| Michigan | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Cal State Fullerton | 6 | | |
| | Cal State Fullerton | 13 | | |
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| Miami (FL) | 13 | | | Miami (FL) | 5 |
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| Maine | 7 | | | |
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Award winners
References