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1991 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1991 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams271
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (1st title)
Runners-upWichita State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSkip Bertman (1st title)
MOPGary Hymel (LSU)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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 first time.[1]

Realignment

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Format changes

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  • The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.
  • The TAAC retained its divisions, but shifted Samford to the West Division. FIU joined the East Division.

Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SC Clemson
Big East Conference St. John's 1991 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT Villanova
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1991 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big South Conference Coastal Carolina 1991 Big South Conference baseball tournament Charles Watson StadiumConway, SC Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference Ohio State 1991 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Trautman FieldColumbus, OH Ohio State
Big West Conference Cal State Fullerton/Fresno State no tournament
Colonial Athletic Association Richmond 1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Harrington FieldGreenville, NC East Carolina
EIBL Princeton no tournament
Metro Conference Florida State 1991 Metro Conference baseball tournament Salem Municipal FieldSalem, VA Florida State/Southern Miss[a]
Mid-American Conference Ohio no tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Evansville 1991 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament South Bend, IN Notre Dame
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Akron
Gray - Eastern Illinois
1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Akron
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Southern California
no tournament
Southeastern Conference LSU 1991 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA Florida
Southern Conference The Citadel 1991 Southern Conference baseball tournament College ParkCharleston, SC Furman
Southwest Conference Texas 1991 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Stetson
West - Samford
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad ParkDeLand, FL FIU
  1. ^ Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Clemson  ‍y 18 3   .857 60 10   .857
No. 26 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍y 12 8   .600 42 26   .618
No. 27 NC State  ‍‍‍y 11 10   .524 48 20   .706
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 36 23   .610
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 10 10   .500 37 22   .627
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 10 11   .476 28 27   .509
Duke  ‍‍‍ 6 15   .286 24 27   .471
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 15   .250 29 27   .518
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 30 St. John's  ‍‍‍y 18 2 0   .900 34 14 1   .704
Villanova  ‍‍y 12 8 0   .600 37 15 1   .708
Providence  ‍‍‍ 12 8 0   .600 35 16 1   .683
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 23 19 0   .548
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 10 9 0   .526 26 19 1   .576
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 8 12 0   .400 16 25 1   .393
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 4 15 0   .211 15 30 0   .333
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 17 0   .190 10 32 0   .238
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍y 15 5 0   .750 36 29 0   .554
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 27 30 0   .474
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 23 29 0   .442
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 22 22 0   .500
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 7 8 0   .467 19 29 0   .396
Radford  ‍‍‍ 8 11 0   .421 19 33 4   .375
Charleston Southern  ‍‍‍ 5 14 0   .263 17 30 0   .362
Campbell  ‍‍‍ 5 14 0   .263 11 40 1   .221
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Ohio State  ‍y 20 8   .714 53 13   .803
Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 18 10   .643 37 27   .578
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 38 23   .623
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 27 28   .491
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 15 13   .536 34 23   .596
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 14 14   .500 35 21   .625
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 13 15   .464 26 30   .464
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12 16   .429 28 25   .528
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 11 17   .393 26 28   .481
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 22   .214 16 36   .308
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 15 2 0   .882 31 20 0   .608
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 11 9 0   .550 25 27 0   .481
East Carolina  ‍‍y 9 8 0   .529 30 24 1   .555
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 25 23 0   .521
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 4 11 0   .267 30 27 0   .526
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4 11 0   .267 13 27 0   .325
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Florida State  ‍y 15 5   .750 57 14   .803
No. 24 Southern Miss  ‍‍y 15 6   .714 42 24   .636
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 12 8   .600 36 18   .667
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 42 20   .677
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 24 30   .444
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 30 24   .556
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 8 12   .400 32 30   .516
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 2 19   .095 28 30   .483
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Blue Division
Akron  x‍‍ 12 5 0   .706 38 21 1   .642
UIC  ‍‍‍ 11 6 0   .647 25 30 0   .455
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 7 8 0   .467 20 39 2   .344
Cleveland State  ‍‍‍ 2 10 0   .167 19 22 0   .463
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x‍‍‍ 9 2 0   .818 27 32 0   .458
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 5 0   .500 21 23 0   .477
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 13 44 0   .228
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1991[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Wichita State  ‍y 21 3   .875 66 13   .835
No. 3 Creighton  ‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 51 22   .699
Indiana State  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 42 23   .646
Southwest Missouri State  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 40 22   .645
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 26 36   .419
Southern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 18   .250 27 36   .429
Illinois State  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 27 33   .450
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 LSU  ‍‍‍y 19 7   .731 55 18   .753
No. 4 Florida  ‍‍y 16 8   .667 51 21   .708
No. 22 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 12 9   .571 42 21   .667
No. 25 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 14 11   .560 42 20   .677
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 35 24   .593
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 12   .520 41 20   .672
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 13 13   .500 41 19   .683
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 31 24   .564
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 29 28   .509
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 7 19   .269 27 31   .466
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 16 2   .889 34 19   .642
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 3   .786 36 26   .581
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 16 26   .381
Furman  ‍‍y 6 5   .545 26 26   .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 28 21   .571
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 23 29   .442
VMI  ‍‍‍ 1 15   .063 2 35   .054
† – Conference champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Stetson x‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 36 22 1   .619
FIU ‍‍y 11 7 0   .611 43 23 0   .652
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 33 27 0   .550
Mercer ‍‍‍ 2 16 0   .111 15 31 0   .326
West
Samford x‍‍‍ 9 5 0   .643 23 26 0   .469
Centenary ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 28 23 0   .549
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 28 27 0   .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Florida State 3
8 Fresno State 6
8 Fresno State 3
4 LSU 15
4 LSU 8
5 Florida 1
4 LSU 19
Bracket One
5 Florida 8
1 Florida State 0
5 Florida 5
8 Fresno State 1
5 Florida 2
4 LSU 6
3 Wichita State 3
2 Clemson 4
7 Creighton 8
7 Creighton 2
3 Wichita State 312
3 Wichita State 8
6 Long Beach State 5
3 Wichita State 11
Bracket Two
7 Creighton 3
6 Long Beach State 12
2 Clemson 11
7 Creighton 13
6 Long Beach State 4

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  7. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  9. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  11. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  13. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  14. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1991". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  15. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.