1982 NCAA Division I baseball season

1982 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	248
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Miami (FL)
Runners-up	Wichita State
MOP	Dan Smith (Miami (FL))
Seasons

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.

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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.

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	Miami (FL)		7
	Maine		2
						Miami (FL)		4
						Wichita State		3
	Wichita State		7
	Cal State Fullerton		0
											Miami (FL)		2
											Texas		1
	Texas		9
																Miami (FL)		10
	Oklahoma State		1
						Texas		812								Maine		4
						Stanford		6
	Stanford		15
	South Carolina		4
																					Miami (FL)		9
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Wichita State		3
											Stanford		5
						Maine		6			Maine		8
																Texas		4
						Cal State Fullerton		0
																Wichita State		8
											Wichita State		13
						Oklahoma State		10			Oklahoma State		2
						South Carolina		8

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1982 College Baseball All-America Team