Baseball season
The 1985 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 1985. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1985 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the thirty-ninth time in 1985, 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. Miami (FL) claimed the championship for the second time.[1]
Realignment and format changes [ edit ] Nicholls State and Northwestern State departed the Trans America Athletic Conference for the Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference , respectively. The Big South Conference formed, consisting of 8 teams from NCAA Division I , NCAA Division II , and NAIA , and petitioned for Division I status. This was granted in 1986. The members were Armstrong State , Augusta State , Baptist , Campbell , Coastal Carolina , Radford , UNC Asheville , and Winthrop . The Association of Mid-Continent Universities instituted division for conference play. The Blue Division consisted of Cleveland State , UIC , and Valparaiso while the Gray Division included Eastern Illinois , Northern Iowa , Southwest Missouri State , and Western Illinois . Conference winners [ edit ] This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1985 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Five regionals of four teams and three 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 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1] [2]
Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson /North Carolina /Virginia 1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Russ Chandler Stadium • Atlanta, GA Georgia Tech Atlantic 10 Conference East - Temple West - West Virginia /Penn State 1985 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Hawley Field • Morgantown, WV West Virginia Big East Conference North - Connecticut South - Seton Hall 1985 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT St. John's Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1985 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State Big Ten Conference East - Michigan West - Illinois 1985 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Minnesota EIBL Harvard /Princeton No tournament Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament Mid-Continent Blue - Valparaiso Gray - Eastern Illinois 1985 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament Monier Field • Charleston, IL Southwest Missouri State Midwestern City Conference North - Xavier South - Oral Roberts 1985 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Tulsa, OK Oral Roberts Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State South - Stanford No tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association North - Fresno State South - Cal State Fullerton 1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association Baseball Championship Series Pete Beiden Field • Fresno, CA Fresno State Southeastern Conference East - Florida West - LSU 1985 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA Mississippi State Southern Conference North - Appalachian State South - Davidson 1985 Southern Conference baseball tournament Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina , Western Carolina Southwest Conference Texas 1985 Southwest Conference baseball tournament George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR Arkansas Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern West - Hardin–Simmons 1985 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament J. I Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern
Conference standings [ edit ] The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series [ edit ] The 1985 season marked the thirty 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 Miami (FL) claiming their second championship with a 10–6 win over Texas in the final.[1]
Award winners [ edit ] All-America team [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 . McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428 . Retrieved October 25, 2014 . ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF) . NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 20, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014 . ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide . Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013 . ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 9, 2013 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . Boyd's World. Retrieved March 9, 2013 . ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Summit League. Retrieved November 3, 2021 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 25, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014 . ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1985" . boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014 . ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved June 5, 2019 .