The 1993 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 1993. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1993 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the 47th time in 1993, 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 second time.
Realignment Army and Navy departed the Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League, which dissolved. The Ivy League began sponsoring baseball for its 8 members, all of whom had previously competed in the EIBL. Four teams were placed in each Ivy League Division. Army and Navy joined the Patriot League, which divided into two divisions of four teams each. Davidson rejoined the Southern Conference after a four-year absence. UCF departed the Sun Belt Conference and joined the Trans America Athletic Conference
Format changes The Mid-Continent Conference dissolved its two divisions and competed as a single conference. With the addition of UCF to the East, the TAAC shifted Mercer to the West Division.
Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1993 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. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference TournamentTournament Venue • CityTournament Winner Atlantic 10 Conference 1993 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA Atlantic Coast Conference 1993 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Clemson Big East Conference 1993 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1993 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State Big South Conference 1993 Big South Conference baseball tournament Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Big Ten Conference 1993 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament C. O. Brown Stadium • Battle Creek, MI Big West Conference no tournament Colonial Athletic Association 1993 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Brooks Field • Wilmington, NC Ivy League Gehrig - Rolfe - 1993 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series Palmer Field • Middletown, CT Metro Conference 1993 Metro Conference baseball tournament The Diamond • Richmond, VA Mid-American Conference 1993 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1993 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, IN Mid-Continent Conference 1993 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL North Atlantic Conference 1993 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament Delaware Diamond • Newark, DE Northeast Conference 1993 Northeast Conference baseball tournament Ewing Township, NJ Pacific-10 Conference North - South - Arizona State no tournament Patriot League North - South - 1993 Patriot League baseball tournament Houlihan Park • Bronx, NY Southeastern Conference Eastern - 1993 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Western - LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA LSU Southern Conference 1993 Southern Conference baseball tournament College Park • Charleston, SC Southland Conference 1993 Southland Conference baseball tournament H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA Southwest Conference Texas A&M 1993 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Trans America Athletic Conference East - West - 1993 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Conrad Park • DeLand, FL West Coast Conference No tournament
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1993 season marked the forty seventh 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 second championship with an 8–0 win over Wichita State in the final.
Bracket
Award winners
All-America team
References