1992 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty sixth time in 1992, 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. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.

1992 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	274
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	Pepperdine (1st title)
Runners-up	Cal State Fullerton (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Andy Lopez (1st title)
MOP	Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

Realignment

• Florida State and South Carolina departed the Metro Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, respectively.
• Arkansas left the Southwest Conference for the Southeastern Conference.
• Georgia Southern and Arkansas–Little Rock moved from the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) to the Southern Conference and the Sun Belt Conference, respectively.
• Old Dominion left the Sun Belt Conference and joined the Colonial Athletic Association.
• College of Charleston and Southeastern Louisiana joined the TAAC after reclassifying to NCAA Division I. Meanwhile, Georgia State restarted its program in the TAAC after 5 seasons without varsity baseball.
• Wright State and Youngstown State joined the Mid-Continent Conference, leaving the ranks of independents.
• Northern Iowa departed the Mid-Continent Conference for the Missouri Valley Conference.

Format changes

• With the addition of two new teams, the SEC split into Eastern and Western divisions.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1992 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.

Conference	Regular season winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson	1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	NC State
Big East Conference	St. John's	1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	Providence
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1992 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big South Conference	Coastal Carolina	1992 Big South Conference baseball tournament	Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC	Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference	Ohio State	1992 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament	Trautman Field • Columbus, OH	Minnesota
Big West Conference	Long Beach State	no tournament
Colonial Athletic Association	George Mason	1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament	Harrington Field • Greenville, NC	George Mason
EIBL	Yale	no tournament
Metro Conference	VCU	1992 Metro Conference baseball tournament	Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	Tulane
Mid-American Conference	Kent State	1992 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament	Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH	Kent State
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	Notre Dame	1992 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament	South Bend, IN	Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference	Blue - Wright State Gray - Eastern Illinois	1992 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament	Chicago, IL	Wright State
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington South - Arizona	no tournament
Southeastern Conference	Eastern - Florida Western - LSU	1992 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA	LSU
Southern Conference	Western Carolina	1992 Southern Conference baseball tournament	College Park • Charleston, SC	Western Carolina
Southwest Conference	Texas	No tournament
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Stetson/FIU West - Southeastern Louisiana	1992 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament	Southeastern Louisiana Diamond • Hammond, LA	Southeastern Louisiana
West Coast Conference	Pepperdine	No tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 10 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 19 – 5   .792 50 – 14   .781 No. 5 Florida State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 7   .696 49 – 21   .700 No. 29 NC State  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 9   .625 46 – 18   .719 No. 24 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 14 – 9   .609 45 – 19   .703 Duke  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 38 – 16   .704 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 36 – 22   .621 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 31 – 27   .534 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15   .318 27 – 28   .491 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 – 19   .136 21 – 30   .412 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Big East Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT St. John's  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 5 – 0   .737 30 – 13 – 0   .698 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 28 – 27 – 0   .509 Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 25 – 20 – 1   .554 Providence  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 8 – 0   .600 29 – 23 – 0   .558 Villanova  ‍‍‍ 9 – 10 – 0   .474 22 – 21 – 0   .512 Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 12 – 30 – 1   .291 Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 23 – 21 – 0   .523 Boston College  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13 – 0   .278 18 – 17 – 1   .514 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Big South Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‡‍ 13 – 5 – 0   .722 33 – 27 – 0   .550 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 28 – 25 – 0   .528 Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7 – 0   .588 29 – 29 – 0   .500 Radford  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 28 – 23 – 0   .549 UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 20 – 28 – 0   .417 Campbell  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9 – 0   .400 16 – 38 – 1   .300 Liberty  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 20 – 27 – 1   .427 Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13 – 0   .188 12 – 34 – 0   .261 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 19 Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 8   .714 40 – 21   .656 No. 25 Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 18 – 10   .643 42 – 21   .667 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 17 – 11   .607 36 – 19   .655 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 36 – 20   .643 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500 35 – 20   .636 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 13 – 15   .464 30 – 25   .545 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 26 – 28   .481 Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 24 – 24   .500 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 21 – 32   .396 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 18 – 38   .321 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Big West Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 23 Long Beach State  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 5   .783 36 – 21   .632 No. 2 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 46 – 17   .730 Fresno State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 37 – 20   .649 UNLV  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 30 – 24   .556 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 32 – 21   .604 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 23 – 27   .460 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 30 – 23   .566 New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 20 – 33   .377 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 17 – 33   .340 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT George Mason  ‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 4   .765 39 – 18   .684 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 12 – 5   .706 32 – 17   .653 Old Dominion  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 39 – 19   .672 James Madison  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 26 – 24   .520 East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 25 – 24   .510 UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 23 – 38   .377 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125 18 – 27   .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Kent State  ‍†‍‡‍y 24 – 7 – 0   .774 45 – 13 – 0   .776 Ohio  ‍‍‍ 20 – 12 – 0   .625 33 – 22 – 0   .600 Central Michigan  ‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 1   .597 31 – 27 – 1   .534 Ball State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13 – 0   .519 23 – 27 – 0   .460 Miami  ‍‍‍ 16 – 15 – 0   .516 32 – 22 – 0   .593 Western Michigan  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 25 – 26 – 0   .490 Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 – 15 – 0   .400 22 – 26 – 0   .458 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 7 – 18 – 0   .280 18 – 29 – 0   .383 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7 – 22 – 1   .250 14 – 25 – 1   .363 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Blue Division Wright State  x‍‍‡‍ 17 – 3   .850 40 – 16   .714 Akron  ‍‍‍ 15 – 7   .682 42 – 18   .700 Youngstown State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16   .273 13 – 29   .310 Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 17   .227 12 – 34   .261 Gray Division Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 13 – 7   .650 24 – 30   .444 Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550 16 – 31   .340 UIC  ‍‍‍ 12 – 10   .545 23 – 27   .460 Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 19 – 30   .388 Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 16   .273 18 – 36   .333 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 3 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y –   – 55 – 10   .846 Nevada  ‍‍‍ –   – 43 – 11   .796 No. 26 Cal State Northridge  ‍‍‍y –   – 38 – 16   .704 Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ –   – 32 – 25   .561 Chapman  ‍‍‍ –   – 29 – 24   .547 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ –   – 25 – 27   .481 UNC Greensboro  ‍‍‍ –   – 20 – 26   .435 Northeastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ –   – 16 – 32   .333 Wisconsin–Milwaukee  ‍‍‍ –   – 14 – 32   .304 Chicago State  ‍‍‍ –   – 12 – 36   .250 Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ –   – 4 – 43   .085 Georgia State  ‍‍‍ –   – 2 – 28   .067 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern No. 16 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16 – 8   .667 44 – 20   .688 No. 28 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 – 11   .542 42 – 22   .656 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 12 – 11   .522 35 – 25   .583 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478 29 – 24   .547 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 35 – 20   .636 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 33 – 23   .589 Western No. 9 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y 18 – 6   .750 50 – 16   .758 No. 21 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 15 – 9   .625 40 – 22   .645 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 10 – 13   .435 31 – 26   .544 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 10 – 14   .417 30 – 25   .545 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391 29 – 26   .527 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 34 – 21   .618 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 17 Western Carolina †‡y ‍‍‍ 17 – 4   .810 44 – 21   .677 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 31 – 27   .534 East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8   .579 31 – 20   .608 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526 35 – 20   .636 Furman  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 21 – 31   .404 Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 14   .300 17 – 34   .333 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 15 – 26   .366 VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 15   .211 11 – 39   .220 † – Conference champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1992 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT East Stetson x‍‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 38 – 21   .644 FIU x‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 36 – 23   .610 Mercer ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 29 – 20   .592 College of Charleston ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111 16 – 29   .356 West Southeastern Louisiana x‍†‍‡‍y 12 – 4   .750 38 – 22   .633 Centenary x‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 31 – 27   .534 Samford ‍‍‍ 0 – 16   .000 13 – 43   .232 Georgia State ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 2 – 30   .063 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 West Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 1 Pepperdine  ‍†‍‍y 23 – 4   .852 48 – 11   .814 San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14 – 13   .519 28 – 24   .538 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 14 – 16   .467 23 – 32   .418 San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 13 – 16   .448 16 – 39   .291 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 10 – 16   .385 16 – 36   .308 Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 15 – 36   .294 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1992 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1992 College World Series

The 1992 season marked the forty 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 Pepperdine claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the final.

	First round					Second round					Semifinals						Finals
	1	Miami (FL)	413
	8	California	3
						1	Miami (FL)	4
						4	Cal State Fullerton	3
	4	Cal State Fullerton	7
	5	Florida State	2
											1	Miami (FL)	5	1
											4	Cal State Fullerton	7	8
	8	California	4
	5	Florida State	5
						5	Florida State	0
						4	Cal State Fullerton	6
																	4	Cal State Fullerton	2
																	7	Pepperdine	3
	2	Wichita State	0
	7	Pepperdine	6
						7	Pepperdine	7
						3	Texas	0
	3	Texas	15
	6	Oklahoma	3
											7	Pepperdine	5	—
											3	Texas	4	—
	2	Wichita State	4
	6	Oklahoma	8
						6	Oklahoma	5
						3	Texas	8

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1992 College Baseball All-America Team