The 1989 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 1989. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1989 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty third time in 1989, 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. Wichita State claimed the championship for the first time.
Realignment and format changes Davidson left the Southern Conference to compete as an Independent. They would return to the SoCon in 1993. With Davidson's departure, it became a seven team league, and dissolved its divisional format.
Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1989 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. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina 1989 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Big East Conference North - South - 1989 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Big Eight Conference 1989 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Big Ten Conference 1989 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Big West Conference / No tournament Colonial Athletic Association 1989 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC EIBL No tournament Metro Conference Florida State 1989 Metro Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Florida State Mid-American Conference No tournament Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - South - 1989 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament South Bend, IN Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State 1989 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Gray - 1989 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Pacific-10 Conference North - South - Arizona No tournament Southeastern Conference 1989 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alfred A. McKethan Stadium • Gainesville, FL Southern Conference 1989 Southern Conference baseball tournament Asheville, NC Southwest Conference Arkansas/ 1989 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen Field • College Station, TX Trans America Athletic Conference East - West - 1989 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1989 season marked the forty third 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 Wichita State claiming their first championship with a 5–3 win over Texas in the final.
Award winners
All-America team
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