1995 NCAA Division I baseball season

1995 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	276
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Cal State Fullerton
Runners-up	Southern California
MOP	Mark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the second time.

Realignment

• 6 schools (Cleveland State, UIC, Northern Illinois, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Wright State departed the Mid-Continent Conference for the Midwestern Collegiate Conference.

Format changes

• With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
• The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson	1995 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	Florida State
Big East Conference	Providence	1995 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1995 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	1995 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Trautman Field • Columbus, OH	Ohio State
Big West Conference	Cal State Fullerton	1995 Big West Conference Baseball Tournament	Blair Field • Long Beach, CA	Cal State Fullerton
Ivy League	Gehrig - Penn Rolfe - Yale	1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series	Yale Field • New Haven, CT	Penn
Metro Conference		1995 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament	Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, NC	South Florida
Mid-American Conference	Bowling Green	1995 Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament	Warren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH	Central Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	East - Detroit West - Notre Dame	1995 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament	South Bend, IN	Wright State
Mid-Continent Conference	Youngstown State	1995 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament	Monier Field • Charleston, IL	Troy
North Atlantic Conference	Delaware	1995 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament	Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE	Delaware
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington State South - Southern California	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Eastern - Tennessee	1995 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN	Tennessee
	Western - Auburn		Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Alabama
Southern Conference	The Citadel	1995 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	College Park • Charleston, SC	The Citadel
Southwest Conference	Texas Tech	1995 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Olsen Field • College Station, TX	Texas Tech
Trans America Athletic Conference	FIU	1995 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Homestead Athletic Complex • Homestead, FL	UCF
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	No tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 7 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 4   .833 54 – 14   .794 No. 5 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 16 – 7   .696 53 – 16   .768 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 38 – 22   .633 No. 25 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 39 – 23   .629 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 34 – 24   .586 NC State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 36 – 24   .600 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 8 – 15   .348 26 – 29   .473 Duke  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 30 – 27   .526 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 20   .167 20 – 37   .351 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1995 Big East Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Providence  ‍†‍‍ 16 – 5 – 0   .762 44 – 15 – 0   .746 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 38 – 16 – 0   .704 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 40 – 16 – 0   .714 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 9 – 0   .571 39 – 16 – 0   .709 St. John's  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9 – 0   .571 18 – 16 – 0   .529 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13 – 0   .381 21 – 24 – 0   .467 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17 – 0   .190 17 – 34 – 0   .333 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17 – 0   .190 13 – 30 – 1   .307 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 26 Ohio State  ‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 10   .643 40 – 23   .635 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 31 – 27   .534 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 36 – 19   .655 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 28 – 29   .491 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 13   .500 25 – 29   .463 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500 25 – 31   .446 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15   .464 29 – 24   .547 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 33 – 23   .589 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 24 – 27   .471 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 24 – 29   .453 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‡‍ 18 – 3   .857 57 – 9   .864 No. 16 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 5   .762 38 – 25   .603 Nevada  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 35 – 18   .660 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 32 – 21   .604 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 32 – 22   .593 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 8 – 13   .381 22 – 24   .478 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 26 – 26   .500 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 21 – 33   .389 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1995 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Bowling Green  ‍†‍‍ 22 – 8 – 0   .733 34 – 20 – 0   .630 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 19 – 10 – 0   .655 40 – 19 – 0   .678 Central Michigan  ‍‍‡‍y 19 – 12 – 0   .613 41 – 19 – 0   .683 Akron  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 26 – 22 – 0   .542 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 19 – 13 – 0   .594 31 – 22 – 1   .583 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18 – 13 – 0   .581 22 – 31 – 0   .415 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 15 – 17 – 0   .469 31 – 25 – 0   .554 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 21 – 32 – 0   .396 Miami  ‍‍‍ 8 – 23 – 0   .258 21 – 35 – 0   .375 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 25 – 0   .219 15 – 41 – 0   .268 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern No. 4 Tennessee  x‍†‍‡‍y 22 – 8   .733 54 – 16   .771 Florida  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 32 – 24   .571 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 – 14   .462 32 – 25   .561 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 29 – 29   .500 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19   .345 29 – 32   .475 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 8 – 19   .296 29 – 32   .475 Western No. 9 Auburn  x‍‍‍y 19 – 8   .704 50 – 13   .794 No. 14 Alabama  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 11   .621 42 – 23   .646 No. 18 LSU  ‍‍‍y 17 – 12   .586 47 – 18   .723 No. 17 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 14 – 12   .538 40 – 22   .645 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 13 – 15   .464 38 – 23   .623 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 34 – 25   .576 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT The Citadel  ‍†‍‡‍y 19 – 5   .792 39 – 19   .672 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 35 – 24   .593 Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 32 – 24   .571 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 19 – 32   .373 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 25 – 27   .481 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 17 – 30   .362 VMI  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 19 – 28   .404 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 12 – 38   .240 Furman  ‍‍‍ 9 – 15   .375 16 – 32   .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1995 Southwest Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Texas Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 16 – 8   .667 51 – 14   .785 No. 15 Rice  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 43 – 19   .694 No. 12 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 44 – 22   .667 No. 23 Texas  ‍‍‍y 14 – 10   .583 44 – 19   .698 Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 27 – 29   .482 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 25 – 28   .472 Houston  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 26 – 29   .473 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1995 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1995 College World Series

The 1995 season marked the forty 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their third championship with a 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1995 College Baseball All-America Team