1993 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1993 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty seventh time in 1993, 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. LSU claimed the championship for the second time.^[1]

1993 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	274
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	LSU (2nd title)
Runners-up	Wichita State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Skip Bertman (2nd title)
MOP	Todd Walker (LSU)
Seasons

Realignment

• Army and Navy departed the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, which dissolved. The Ivy League began sponsoring baseball for its 8 members, all of whom had previously competed in the EIBL. Four teams were placed in each Ivy League Division.
• Army and Navy joined the Patriot League, which divided into two divisions of four teams each.
• Davidson rejoined the Southern Conference after a four-year absence.
• UCF departed the Sun Belt Conference and joined the Trans America Athletic Conference

Format changes

• The Mid-Continent Conference dissolved its two divisions and competed as a single conference.
• With the addition of UCF to the East, the TAAC shifted Mercer to the West Division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1993 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections.^[1][2]

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Georgia Tech	1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	Clemson
Big East Conference	Villanova	1993 Big East Conference baseball tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	St. John's
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1993 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	1993 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI	Minnesota
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	no tournament
Colonial Athletic Association	George Mason	1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC	East Carolina
Ivy League	Gehrig - Columbia Rolfe - Yale	1993 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Palmer Field • Middletown, CT	Yale
Metro Conference		1993 Metro Conference baseball tournament	The Diamond • Richmond, VA	Charlotte
Mid-American Conference	Kent State	1993 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament	Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH	Kent State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Notre Dame	1993 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference	Wright State	1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament	Chicago, IL	UIC
Northeast Conference	Fairleigh Dickinson	1993 Northeast Conference baseball tournament	Ewing Township, NJ	St. Francis
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington South - Arizona State	no tournament
Patriot League	North - Fordham South - Navy	1993 Patriot League baseball tournament	Houlihan Park • Bronx, NY	Fordham
Southeastern Conference	Eastern - Tennessee	1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament[a]	Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC	Tennessee
	Western - LSU		Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU
Southern Conference	Georgia Southern	1993 Southern Conference baseball tournament	College Park • Charleston, SC	Western Carolina
Southwest Conference	Texas A&M	1993 Southwest Conference baseball tournament	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	Baylor
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Stetson West - Southeastern Louisiana	1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Conrad Park • DeLand, FL	UCF
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	No tournament

1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1993. LSU was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 13 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 6   .727 47 – 14   .770 No. 21 NC State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 7   .682 49 – 17   .742 No. 22 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9   .609 46 – 19   .708 No. 23 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 10   .565 43 – 20   .683 No. 17 Clemson  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 11   .500 45 – 20   .692 Duke  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 39 – 19   .672 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 31 – 22   .585 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 21 – 30   .412 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 24 – 29   .453 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[3] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Big East Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Villanova  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 27 – 15 – 1   .640 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 30 – 18 – 0   .625 Connecticut  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9 – 0   .571 27 – 19 – 0   .587 No. 14 St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 10 – 0   .524 28 – 20 – 0   .583 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10 – 0   .524 22 – 14 – 0   .611 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11 – 0   .476 30 – 13 – 0   .698 Providence  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 21 – 24 – 0   .467 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16 – 0   .238 7 – 22 – 0   .241 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[4][5] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Big Ten Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 12 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 9   .679 44 – 19   .698 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 9   .654 43 – 18   .705 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 36 – 22   .621 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15 – 12   .556 38 – 21   .644 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 27 – 27   .500 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13   .500 32 – 20   .615 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 14   .481 25 – 30   .455 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 31 – 23   .574 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 32 – 23   .582 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 23   .179 15 – 28   .349 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[6][7] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT George Mason  ‍†‍‍y 10 – 1 – 0   .909 33 – 15 – 0   .688 Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 31 – 11 – 0   .738 East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 7 – 0   .611 41 – 19 – 0   .683 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8 – 0   .429 26 – 29 – 0   .473 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7 – 1   .318 24 – 24 – 1   .500 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 1   .292 29 – 18 – 1   .615 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12 – 0   .200 24 – 19 – 1   .557 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[8] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Ivy League baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Lou Gehrig Columbia  x‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 19 – 21   .475 Penn  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 17 – 19   .472 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 16 – 25   .390 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 3 – 17   .150 6 – 29   .171 Red Rolfe Yale  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 4   .800 33 – 11   .750 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 18 – 20   .474 Brown  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 13 – 27   .325 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 14 – 19   .424 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[9] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Mid-American Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 27 Kent State  ‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 10 – 0   .688 41 – 15 – 0   .732 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 22 – 10 – 0   .688 39 – 19 – 0   .672 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 20 – 10 – 0   .667 35 – 21 – 0   .625 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 32 – 24 – 0   .571 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15 – 0   .464 21 – 26 – 0   .447 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 24 – 31 – 0   .436 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 30 – 24 – 0   .556 Miami  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 26 – 27 – 0   .491 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17 – 0   .393 19 – 27 – 1   .415 Akron  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23 – 0   .233 22 – 33 – 0   .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[10] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Wright State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 3 – 0   .850 39 – 15 – 0   .722 UIC  ‍‍‡‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 31 – 26 – 0   .544 Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 1   .594 23 – 23 – 1   .500 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10 – 0   .500 23 – 26 – 0   .469 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400 12 – 39 – 1   .240 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12 – 1   .375 12 – 28 – 1   .305 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 13 – 0   .316 16 – 34 – 1   .324 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 20 – 26 – 0   .435 Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 10 – 19 – 0   .345 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1993[11] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Wichita State  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 3   .850 58 – 17   .773 Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6   .700 32 – 23   .582 Bradley  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7   .650 40 – 16   .714 Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 35 – 23   .603 Creighton  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 32 – 25   .561 Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 28 – 31   .475 Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 22 – 29   .431 Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 1 – 20   .048 12 – 39   .235 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[12] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Northeast Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 6 – 0   .714 28 – 16 – 0   .636 Long Island  ‍‍‍ 14 – 6 – 0   .700 17 – 18 – 0   .486 St. Francis  ‍‍‡‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 25 – 15 – 0   .625 Monmouth  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 17 – 20 – 0   .459 Rider  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 21 – 18 – 0   .538 Wagner  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 9 – 23 – 0   .281 Marist  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 9 – 24 – 1   .279 Mount St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 1 – 15 – 0   .063 6 – 24 – 0   .200 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Oregon State  x‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 32 – 18   .640 Washington  ‍‍‍ 16 – 7   .696 39 – 19   .672 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565 34 – 24   .586 Portland State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 31 – 27   .534 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 17 – 36   .321 Portland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 16 – 33   .327 Southern No. 7 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 19 – 11   .633 46 – 20   .697 No. 24 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 17 – 13   .567 37 – 23   .617 No. 9 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 35 – 26   .574 No. 18 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 15 – 15   .500 35 – 29   .547 California  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17   .433 27 – 30   .474 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 27 – 28   .491 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[13] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Patriot League baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Fordham  x‍‍‡‍y 13 – 7   .650 32 – 27   .542 Army  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 17 – 22   .436 Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11   .450 12 – 20   .375 Colgate  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 8 – 20   .286 South Navy  x‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 20 – 16   .556 Lehigh  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 15 – 19   .441 Bucknell  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 15 – 25   .375 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ 10 – 10   .500 12 – 21   .364 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[14] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Southeastern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern No. 20 Tennessee  x‍‍‡‍y 20 – 10   .667 45 – 20   .692 No. 29 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 15 – 10   .600 39 – 20   .661 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 14 – 14   .500 38 – 23   .623 Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 33 – 25   .569 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 15   .423 32 – 23   .582 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 18   .357 30 – 29   .508 Western No. 1 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 8   .692 53 – 17   .757 No. 28 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 17 – 11   .607 40 – 23   .635 No. 25 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 41 – 21   .661 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 33 – 26   .559 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 27 – 25   .519 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 31 – 25   .554 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[15] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1993 Southern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Georgia Southern  ‍†‍‍ 18 – 5   .783 38 – 21   .644 Western Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 6   .714 34 – 28   .548 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 13 – 9   .591 32 – 25   .561 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8   .579 21 – 17   .553 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 20 – 28   .417 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 15 – 27   .357 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 13 – 27   .325 VMI  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 20 – 29   .408 Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16   .200 17 – 22   .436 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[16] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT East Stetson x‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 38 – 17 – 0   .691 UCF ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 9 – 0   .500 31 – 31 – 0   .500 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 18 – 24 – 0   .429 FIU ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 27 – 29 – 0   .482 West Southeastern Louisiana x‍†‍‍ 19 – 5 – 0   .792 38 – 17 – 0   .691 Centenary ‍‍‍ 15 – 8 – 0   .652 27 – 25 – 0   .519 Samford ‍‍‍ 9 – 15 – 0   .375 16 – 32 – 1   .337 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 12 – 35 – 0   .255 Mercer ‍‍‍ 6 – 14 – 0   .300 15 – 34 – 0   .306 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1993[17] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1993 College World Series

The 1993 season marked the forty seventh 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 LSU claiming their second championship with an 8–0 win over Wichita State in the final.^[1]

Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semi-finals						Finals
	1	Texas A&M	5
	8	Kansas	1
						1	Texas A&M	8
						5	LSU	13
	4	Long Beach State	1
	5	LSU	7
											5	LSU	8	6
											4	Long Beach State	10	5
	8	Kansas	1
	4	Long Beach State	6
						1	Texas A&M	2
						4	Long Beach State	6
																	5	LSU	8
																	7	Wichita State	0
	2	Arizona State	3
	7	Wichita State	411
						7	Wichita State	7
						3	Texas	6
	3	Texas	6
	6	Oklahoma State	5
											7	Wichita State	10	—
											6	Oklahoma State	4	—
	2	Arizona State	4
	6	Oklahoma State	5
						3	Texas	6
						6	Oklahoma State	7

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1993 College Baseball All-America Team