1985 NCAA Division I baseball season

1985 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	260
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Miami (FL)
Runners-up	Texas
MOP	Greg Ellena (Miami (FL))
Seasons

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.

Conference winners

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.

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
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
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 - Mississippi State	1985 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	LSU
Southern Conference	North - Appalachian State South - Davidson	1985 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC	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

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1985 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 4   .692 36 – 30   .545 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 4   .692 40 – 17   .702 No. 23 Virginia  ‍†‍‍y 9 – 4   .692 38 – 16   .704 NC State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615 29 – 16   .644 No. 17 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 6 – 7   .462 42 – 19   .689 Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 18 – 15   .545 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 22 – 28   .440 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12   .077 23 – 23   .500 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1985 Big East Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT North Division Connecticut  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 20 – 24 – 1   .456 St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 10 – 7 – 0   .588 32 – 21 – 0   .604 Providence  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9 – 0   .471 22 – 24 – 1   .479 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 12 – 22 – 0   .353 South Division Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 15 – 3 – 0   .833 44 – 19 – 1   .695 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 27 – 25 – 0   .519 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 20 – 24 – 1   .456 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12 – 0   .333 16 – 18 – 0   .471 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1985 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT East Michigan  x‍‍‍y 14 – 2 – 0   .875 55 – 10 – 0   .846 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 29 – 24 – 0   .547 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 33 – 25 – 0   .569 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 57 – 19 – 1   .747 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125 22 – 35 – 0   .386 West Illinois  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 46 – 21 – 0   .687 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 7 – 0   .563 33 – 23 – 0   .589 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 40 – 20 – 0   .667 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 40 – 18 – 0   .690 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13 – 0   .188 28 – 25 – 2   .527 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 64 – 16   .800 Campbell  ‍‍‍ –   – 32 – 17   .653 Stetson  ‍‍‍ –   – 38 – 23   .623 No. 21 New Orleans  ‍‍‍y –   – 43 – 28   .606 UCF  ‍‍‍ –   – 52 – 34   .605 Hofstra  ‍‍‍ –   – 13 – 16   .448 Lafayette  ‍‍‍ –   – 17 – 23   .425 Richmond  ‍‍‍ –   – 20 – 29   .408 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1985 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Division No. 12 Fresno State  x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 7   .767 43 – 22   .662 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 24 – 34   .414 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14   .533 37 – 22   .627 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 16 – 36   .308 South Division Cal State Fullerton  x‍‍‍ 21 – 9   .700 36 – 22   .621 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13   .567 40 – 21   .656 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 24 – 31   .436 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 23   .233 22 – 42   .344 x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1985 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Division No. 11 Florida  x‍‍‍y 15 – 6   .714 43 – 18   .705 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 33 – 23   .589 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 35 – 16   .686 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 28 – 24   .538 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 26 – 23   .531 Western Division No. 24 LSU  x‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 41 – 18   .695 No. 4 Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 8   .667 50 – 15   .769 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 30 – 22   .577 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 23   .566 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 20 – 28   .417 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1985 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 14 – 3   .824 35 – 13   .729 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 26 – 18   .591 VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 16 – 24   .400 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 10 – 31   .244 Southern Davidson  x‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 24 – 19   .558 No. 26 Western Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 11 – 6   .647 37 – 35   .514 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 29 – 20   .592 Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 16 – 29   .356 x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1985 Southwest Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 2 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 16 – 5   .762 64 – 14   .821 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7   .667 42 – 13   .764 No. 3 Arkansas  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 7   .650 51 – 15   .773 No. 22 Houston  ‍‍‍y 12 – 9   .571 44 – 17   .721 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 39 – 16   .709 TCU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 35 – 17   .673 Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15   .250 27 – 21   .563 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 – 19   .095 18 – 33   .353 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1985 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1985 College World Series

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. Template:8TeamBracket-ACC80-03

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1985 College Baseball All-America Team