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
← 1984	1986 →

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 #23 Virginia †y 9 – 4   .692     38 – 16   .704 NC State 8 – 5   .615     29 – 16   .644 #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   PCT     W   L   PCT East Michigan xy 14 – 2   .875     55 – 10   .846 Ohio State 8 – 8   .500     29 – 24   .547 Purdue 8 – 8   .500     33 – 25   .569 Indiana 8 – 8   .500     57 – 19   .750 Michigan State 2 – 14   .125     22 – 35   .386 West Illinois x 12 – 4   .750     46 – 21   .687 Minnesota ‡y 9 – 7   .563     33 – 23   .589 Iowa 9 – 7   .563     40 – 20   .667 Northwestern 7 – 9   .438     40 – 18   .690 Wisconsin 3 – 13   .188     –   – 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 #1 Miami (FL) y –   –     64 – 16   .800 Campbell –   –     32 – 17   .653 Stetson –   –     38 – 23   .623 #21 New Orleans y –   –     43 – 28   .606 UCF –   –     52 – 34   .605 Hofstra –   –     13 – 16   .448 [[{{{school}}}|Lafayette]] –   –     17 – 23   .425 [[{{{school}}}|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 #12 Fresno State x‡y 23 – 7   .767     43 – 22   .662 [[{{{school}}}|San Jose State]] 16 – 14   .533     24 – 34   .414 [[{{{school}}}|UC Santa Barbara]] 16 – 14   .533     37 – 22   .627 [[{{{school}}}]] 6 – 21   .222     16 – 36   .308 South Division Cal State Fullerton x 21 – 9   .700     36 – 22   .621 [[{{{school}}}|UNLV]] 17 – 13   .567     40 – 21   .656 [[{{{school}}}|UC Irvine]] 11 – 16   .407     24 – 31   .436 [[{{{school}}}|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 #11 Florida xy 15 – 6   .714     43 – 18   .705 [[{{{school}}}|Georgia]] 11 – 11   .500     33 – 23   .589 [[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 10 – 13   .435     35 – 16   .686 [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] 10 – 13   .435     28 – 24   .538 [[{{{school}}}|Tennessee]] 10 – 13   .435     26 – 23   .531 Western Division #24 LSU xy 17 – 7   .708     41 – 18   .695 #4 Mississippi State ‡y 16 – 8   .667     50 – 15   .769 [[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] 11 – 12   .478     30 – 22   .577 [[{{{school}}}|Alabama]] 10 – 14   .417     30 – 23   .566 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|Marshall]] 10 – 8   .556     26 – 18   .591 [[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 8 – 10   .444     16 – 24   .400 [[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]] 3 – 14   .176     10 – 31   .244 Southern Davidson x 11 – 5   .688     24 – 19   .558 #26 Western Carolina ‡y 11 – 6   .647     37 – 35   .514 [[{{{school}}}|The Citadel]] 8 – 10   .444     29 – 20   .592 [[{{{school}}}|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 #2 Texas †y 16 – 5   .762     64 – 14   .821 [[{{{school}}}|Baylor]] 14 – 7   .667     42 – 13   .764 #3 Arkansas ‡y 13 – 7   .650     51 – 15   .773 #22 [[{{{school}}}|Houston]] y 12 – 9   .571     44 – 17   .721 [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M]] 12 – 9   .571     39 – 16   .709 [[{{{school}}}|TCU]] 9 – 12   .429     35 – 17   .673 [[{{{school}}}|Rice]] 5 – 15   .250     27 – 21   .563 [[{{{school}}}|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

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.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Arkansas	114
		[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]	0
							Arkansas	4
							Mississippi State	5
		Mississippi State	12
		Oklahoma State	3
												Mississippi State	7
												Texas	12
		Miami (FL)	17
		Stanford	3
							Miami (FL)	1
							Texas	2
		Texas	2
		[[{{{school}}}|Arizona]]	1
						Loser's Bracket
							South Carolina	1
							Oklahoma State	16				Miami (FL)	2
												Oklahoma State	1
							Stanford	9
							Arizona	2				Arkansas	10
												Stanford	4

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Texas	810									Miami (FL)	10
		Arkansas	7									Texas	6
							Texas	1
							Miami (FL)	2
		Mississippi State	5
		Miami (FL)	6