1989 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, 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. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.^[1]

1989 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	Wichita State (1st title)
Runners-up	Texas (25th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Gene Stephenson (1st title)
MOP	Greg Brummett (Wichita State)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

• Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993.
• With Davidson's departure, it became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 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. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.^[1][2]

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference tournament	Tournament venue • city	Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina	1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	Clemson
Big East Conference	North - Providence South - Seton Hall	1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Villanova
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1989 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	Michigan	1989 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Illinois
Big West Conference	Fresno State/Long Beach State	No tournament
Colonial Athletic Association	UNC Wilmington	1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	East Carolina
EIBL	Penn	No tournament
Metro Conference	Florida State	1989 Metro Conference baseball tournament	Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC	Florida State
Mid-American Conference	Western Michigan	No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	North - Detroit South - Evansville	1989 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame
Missouri Valley Conference	Wichita State	1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS	Indiana State
Mid-Continent Conference	Blue - Cleveland State Gray - Southwest Missouri State	1989 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament	Chicago, IL	Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington State South - Arizona	No tournament
Southeastern Conference	Mississippi State	1989 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament	Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL	Auburn
Southern Conference	Western Carolina	1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament	Asheville, NC	Western Carolina
Southwest Conference	Arkansas/Texas A&M	1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	Texas A&M
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Stetson West - Centenary	1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Conrad Park • DeLand, FL	Stetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 8 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 4   .789 41 – 18   .695 No. 14 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 5   .722 50 – 20   .714 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 13 – 6   .684 38 – 26   .594 NC State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 35 – 21   .625 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10   .474 35 – 23   .603 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 25 – 24   .510 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 17 – 22   .436 Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125 20 – 23   .465 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[3] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 Big East Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT North Division Providence  x‍‍‍ 12 – 6 – 0   .667 27 – 16 – 0   .628 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 27 – 16 – 0   .628 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 20 – 17 – 0   .541 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 19 – 19 – 0   .500 South Division Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 16 – 2 – 0   .889 33 – 19 – 1   .632 Villanova  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 5 – 0   .706 42 – 13 – 0   .764 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 17 – 26 – 0   .395 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 0 – 17 – 0   .000 6 – 25 – 0   .194 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[4][5] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 Big Ten Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 21 – 6   .778 49 – 16   .754 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11   .607 37 – 20   .649 No. 24 Illinois  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 11   .607 42 – 16   .724 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 34 – 27   .557 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 31 – 22   .585 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 26 – 30   .464 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15   .464 25 – 26   .490 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 34 – 25   .576 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 9 – 19   .321 22 – 37   .373 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 23   .179 34 – 26   .567 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[6][7] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 1 – 0   .933 31 – 15 – 0   .674 East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 3 – 0   .800 27 – 29 – 1   .482 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6 – 0   .538 32 – 21 – 0   .604 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8 – 0   .429 23 – 24 – 0   .489 George Mason  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10 – 0   .231 23 – 25 – 0   .479 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 0 – 14 – 0   .000 9 – 29 – 0   .237 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[8] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 Metro Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Florida State  ‍†‍‡‍y 14 – 4   .778 54 – 18   .750 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 35 – 22   .614 Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 36 – 26   .581 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 34 – 23   .596 Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 32 – 23   .582 Louisville  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11   .353 27 – 23   .540 Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 21 – 30   .412 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[9] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Wright State  ‍‍‍ –   – 45 – 12   .789 Nicholls State  ‍‍‍y –   – 44 – 16   .733 No. 6 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 49 – 18   .731 Oral Roberts  ‍‍‍ –   – 36 – 18   .667 No. 25 UCF  ‍‍‍y –   – 42 – 22   .656 FIU  ‍‍‍ –   – 39 – 21   .650 Southeastern Louisiana  ‍‍‍ –   – 33 – 20   .623 UMBC  ‍‍‍ –   – 27 – 17   .614 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ –   – 34 – 22   .607 Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ –   – 20 – 16   .556 Liberty  ‍‍‍ –   – 25 – 24   .510 Tulane  ‍‍‍ –   – 27 – 26   .509 Akron  ‍‍‍ –   – 24 – 24   .500 Wisconsin–Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ –   – 22 – 22   .500 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ –   – 19 – 20   .487 United States International  ‍‍‍ –   – 24 – 35   .407 Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ –   – 18 – 29   .383 Davidson  ‍‍‍ –   – 12 – 27   .308 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[10] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Wichita State  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 68 – 18   .791 No. 22 Indiana State  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 7   .650 48 – 21   .696 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 26 – 34   .433 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 37 – 26   .587 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 35 – 22   .614 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 26 – 38   .406 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[11] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 Southeastern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Mississippi State  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 5   .800 54 – 14   .794 No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 55 – 17   .764 Florida  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 44 – 22   .667 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 37 – 25   .597 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 11   .577 32 – 24   .571 Auburn  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 12   .500 44 – 20   .688 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 31 – 21   .596 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 34 – 21   .618 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 17   .370 28 – 25   .528 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 4 – 23   .148 23 – 36   .390 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[12] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 Southern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Western Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍y 10 – 5   .667 23 – 31   .426 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615 16 – 14   .533 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 29 – 13   .690 VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 16 – 23   .410 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 30 – 20   .600 Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 13 – 21   .382 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 10 – 21   .323 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[13] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1989 Southwest Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 9 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 4   .810 58 – 7   .892 No. 5 Arkansas  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 4   .810 51 – 16   .761 No. 2 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14 – 7   .667 54 – 18   .750 Houston  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 43 – 17   .717 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 32 – 22   .593 TCU  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 37 – 22   .627 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14   .333 32 – 19   .627 Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17   .190 28 – 30   .483 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[14] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Stetson x‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 5   .722 38 – 23   .623 Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 33 – 27   .550 Samford ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 17 – 30   .362 Mercer ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 16 – 35   .314 West Centenary x‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 31 – 21   .596 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 28 – 25   .528 Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 25 – 30   .455 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1989[15] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1989 College World Series

The 1989 season marked the forty third 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 Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.^[1]

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Florida State	4
	8	North Carolina	2
						1	Florida State	4
						4	Wichita State	2
	4	Wichita State	3
	5	Arkansas	1
											1	Florida State	4	9
											4	Wichita State	7	12
	8	North Carolina	3
	5	Arkansas	7
						5	Arkansas	4
						4	Wichita State	8
																	4	Wichita State	5
																	2	Texas	3
	2	Texas	7
	7	Long Beach State	1
						2	Texas	12
						3	Miami (FL)	2
	3	Miami (FL)	5
	6	LSU	2
											2	Texas	12	—
											6	LSU	7	—
	7	Long Beach State	5
	6	LSU	8
						6	LSU	6
						3	Miami (FL)	3

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1989 College Baseball All-America Team

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