1982 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams248
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMiami (FL) (1st title)
Runners-upWichita State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRon Fraser (1st title)
MOPDan Smith (Miami (FL))
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →

The 1982 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 1982. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1982 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty sixth time in 1982, 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 first time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1982 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 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 1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1982 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Ohio State
West - Illinois		 1982 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Illinois Field • Champaign, IL Minnesota
Eastern 8 East - Rutgers
West - West Virginia		 1982 Eastern 8 Conference Baseball Championship Series Piscataway, New Jersey West Virginia
EIBL Navy No tournament
Mid-American Conference East - Ohio
West - Western Michigan		 1982 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Franklin County Stadium • Columbus, OH Eastern Michigan
Midwestern City Conference North - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts		 1982 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Detroit, MI Oral Roberts
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington
South - Arizona State		 No tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Ole Miss		 1982 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Perry Field • Gainesville, FL Florida
Southern Conference The Citadel/Western Carolina No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas 1982 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen Field • College Station, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Mercer
West - Hardin–Simmons/Northeast Louisiana		 1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Luther Williams Field • Macon, GA Hardin–Simmons

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1982 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 2   .833 37 – 22   .627
North Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 7 – 5   .583 29 – 27   .518
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 26 – 12   .684
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 24 – 13   .649
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 29 – 20   .592
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 21 – 26   .447
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7   .364 13 – 17   .433
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 16 – 13   .552
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Ohio State  x‍‍‍ 13 – 3 – 0   .813 45 – 14 – 0   .763
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 3 – 0   .813 44 – 10 – 0   .815
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 36 – 23 – 0   .610
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 25 – 29 – 0   .463
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125 25 – 28 – 0   .472
West
Illinois  x‍‍‍ 14 – 2 – 0   .875 49 – 23 – 0   .681
No. 26 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 8 – 0   .500 33 – 22 – 1   .598
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 25 – 27 – 1   .481
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 23 – 28 – 0   .451
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 31 – 23 – 0   .574
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 5 – 3   .625 17 – 11   .607
UMass  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4   .429 15 – 20   .429
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4   .429 17 – 19   .472
West
No. 16 West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 7 – 2   .778 24 – 23   .511
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500 16 – 21   .432
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375 14 – 9   .609
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6   .333 11 – 19   .367
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
Ohio  x‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 26 – 23 – 1   .530
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 26 – 28 – 1   .482
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 35 – 23 – 0   .603
Miami  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 16 – 25 – 0   .390
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 29 – 23 – 1   .557
Western Division
Western Michigan  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 34 – 17 – 0   .667
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 4 – 0   .692 39 – 23 – 2   .625
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 24 – 17 – 0   .585
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9 – 0   .308 19 – 24 – 1   .443
Ball State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000 10 – 21 – 0   .323
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Indiana State  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 40 – 20   .667
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 32 – 20   .615
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 23 – 29   .442
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 24 – 19   .558
Western Division
No. 2 Wichita State  x‍‍‡‍y 15 – 1   .938 73 – 14   .839
Creighton  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7   .125 32 – 23   .582
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8   .000 23 – 27   .460
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y –   – 45 – 13   .776
No. 22 Florida State  ‍‍‍y –   – 56 – 17   .767
No. 11 New Orleans  ‍‍‍y –   – 49 – 16   .754
No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 54 – 18   .750
No. 12 Stetson  ‍‍‍y –   – 40 – 18   .690
Campbell  ‍‍‍ –   – 27 – 13   .675
Richmond  ‍‍‍ –   – 20 – 15   .571
Louisville  ‍‍‍ –   – 22 – 17   .564
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ –   – 11 – 16   .407
Villanova  ‍‍‍ –   – 9 – 18   .333
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ –   – 17 – 38   .309
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ –   – 6 – 18   .250
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ –   – 5 – 22   .185
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Northern
Oregon State  x‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 29 – 15 – 0   .659
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 8 – 0   .667 34 – 16 – 0   .680
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9 – 0   .625 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13 – 0   .458 27 – 23 – 0   .540
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 30 – 28 – 0   .517
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14 – 0   .417 22 – 24 – 0   .478
Portland  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18 – 0   .250 19 – 24 – 1   .443
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 23 – 5 – 0   .821 58 – 15 – 0   .795
No. 6 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 20 – 10 – 0   .667 49 – 18 – 1   .728
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14 – 0   .517 32 – 22 – 0   .593
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 38 – 27 – 0   .585
California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18 – 0   .333 29 – 32 – 0   .475
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 23 – 36   .390
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‡‍y 14 – 8   .636 34 – 24   .586
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 29 – 17   .630
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 28 – 29   .491
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 28 – 17   .622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6 – 17   .261 23 – 32   .418
Western Division
Ole Miss  x‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 33 – 19   .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 32 – 21   .604
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 28 – 23   .549
LSU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 26 – 25   .510
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 27 – 20   .574
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 The Citadel  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 4   .750 40 – 8   .833
Western Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 28 – 12   .700
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 34 – 19   .642
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 30 – 21   .588
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 17 – 21   .447
VMI  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 11 – 29   .275
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 15 – 19   .441
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 12 – 20   .375
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 13 – 26   .333
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‡‍y 12 – 4   .750 59 – 6   .908
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍y 13 – 6   .684 42 – 14   .750
Arkansas ‍‍‍ 13 – 8   .619 40 – 15   .727
Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 33 – 19   .635
Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 21 – 22   .488
Baylor ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 25 – 22   .532
Rice ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 34 – 23   .596
TCU ‍‍‍ 4 – 15   .211 16 – 25   .390
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1982 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Mercer x‍†‍‍ 8 – 2   .800 35 – 22   .614
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 34 – 33   .507
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 11 – 31   .262
West
Northeast Louisiana x‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 22 – 29   .431
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‡‍y 7 – 5   .583 23 – 32   .418
Centenary x‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 18 – 26   .409
Northwestern State ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 18 – 23   .439
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1982[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1982 College World Series

The 1982 season marked the thirty sixth 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 first championship with a 9–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Miami (FL)7
Maine2
Miami (FL)4
Wichita State3
Wichita State7
Cal State Fullerton0
Miami (FL)2
Texas1
Texas9
Miami (FL)10
Oklahoma State1
Texas812Maine4
Stanford6
Stanford15
South Carolina4
Miami (FL)9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Wichita State3
Stanford5
Maine6Maine8
Texas4
Cal State Fullerton0
Wichita State8
Wichita State13
Oklahoma State10Oklahoma State2
South Carolina8

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1982 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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