The 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-ninth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Five regions held a four-team, double-elimination tournament while three regions included six teams, resulting in 38 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-ninth tournament champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of Miami (FL).
Regionals The tournament's opening rounds were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of either a four-team field or a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL
Central Regional at Austin, TX
East Regional at Columbia, SC
Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK
South I Regional at Starkville, MS
South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL
West I Regional at Stanford, CA
West II Regional at Fresno, CA
College World Series
Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Pac-10 47–20 (17–13) Jerry Kindall 12(last: 1980) 1st(1976, 1980) 27–22 SWC 49–13 (13–7) Norm DeBriyn 1(last: 1979) 2nd(1979) 3–2 Miami (FL) n/a 59–15 (n/a) Ron Fraser 7(last: 1984) 1st(1982) 14–12 Mississippi State SEC 48–13 (16–8) Ron Polk 3(last: 1981) 6th(1979, 1981) 2–6 Oklahoma State Big 8 57–14 (19–4) Gary Ward 12(last: 1984) 1st(1959) 27–23 Metro 47–20 (n/a) June Raines 4(last: 1982) 2nd(1975, 1977) 9–8 Stanford Pac-10 46–13 (23–7) Mark Marquess 4(last: 1983) 3rd(1967) 6–8 Texas SWC 60–12 (16–5) Cliff Gustafson 22(last: 1984) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) 51–38
Results
Bracket
Game results
Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 31 Game 1 1–0 (14 innings) Game 2 Mississippi State 12–3 Oklahoma State June 1 Game 3 Miami (FL) 17–3 Stanford Game 4 Texas 2–1 Arizona June 2 Game 5 Oklahoma State 16–11 South Carolina eliminated Game 6 Stanford 9–2 Arizona Arizona eliminated June 3 Game 7 Mississippi State 5–4 June 5 Game 8 Texas 8–4 Miami (FL) June 6 Game 9 10–4 Stanford Stanford eliminated Game 10 Miami (FL) 2–1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated June 7 Game 11 Texas 12–7 Mississippi State Texas qualified for final June 8 Game 12 Miami (FL) 6–5 Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated Game 13 Texas 8–7 (10 innings) Arkansas eliminated June 9 Game 14 Miami (FL) 2–1 Texas June 11 Final Miami (FL) 10–6 Texas Miami wins CWS
All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position Player School P Kevin Sheary Miami (FL) Greg Swindell Texas C Chris Magno Miami (FL) 1B Will Clark Mississippi State 2B Billy Bates Texas 3B Jeff King Arkansas SS Frank Davis Mississippi State OF Dennis Cook Texas Ralph Kraus Arkansas Dan Van Cleve Mississippi State DH Greg Ellena (MOP) Miami (FL)
Notable players Arizona: Chip Hale, Tommy Hinzo, Joe Magrane, Dave Rohde Arkansas: Kevin Campbell, Howard Hilton, Fred Farwell, Jeff King, Jimmy Kremers, Pat Rice Miami (FL): Mississippi State: Jeff Brantley, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Thigpen Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, Gordon Dillard, Pete Incaviglia South Carolina: Mike Cook, Dave Hollins Stanford: Rubén Amaro, Jr., Jeff Ballard, Mark Davis, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, John Ramos, Pete Stanicek Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, James Castillion, Rick Parker, Mark Petkovsek, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell
See also 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1985 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1985 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1985 NAIA World Series
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