The 1984 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the postseason tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of baseball among its Division II colleges and universities at the end of the 1984 NCAA Division II baseball season.
For the fifth year, the tournament was played at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, California.
defeated , 10–5, in the second game of the championship series of the double-elimination tournament, capturing the Matadors' second national title and first since 1970 (as San Fernando Valley State). Cal State Northridge was coached by Bob Hiegert.
Regionals The regionals consisted of 20 teams in six groupings. Four regionals consisted of a 4-team double-elimination bracket while the remaining two played a best of five series. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1984 Division II College World Series.
Northeast Regional
South Atlantic Regional
South Regional
Midwest Regional
Central Regional
West Regional
Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record CCAA 46–21–1 (20–10) Bob Hiegert 4 (last: 1981) 1st 8–7 Independent 42–12–1 Charles Ragsdale 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Sunshine State 47–15 (21–7) Chuck Anderson 12 (last: 1983) 1st 30–18 NECC 22–7 (9–3) Frank Vieira 6 (last: 1982) 2nd 11–12 NCC 27–13 (9–4) Mark Ekeland 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Gulf South 29–10 (8–2) Chase Riddle 2 (last: 1981) 3rd 2–4
Results Bracket
Game Results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 26 Game 1 5 – 4 Game 2 17 – 5 Game 3 17 – 2 May 27 Game 4 7 – 6 Columbus eliminated Game 5 12 – 6 South Dakota State eliminated Game 6 7 – 6 May 28 Game 7 12 – 3 Game 8 11 – 3 New Haven eliminated Game 9 12 – 4 Troy State eliminated May 29 Game 10 6 – 3 May 30 Game 11 10 – 5 Cal State Northridge wins National Championship
See also 1984 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1984 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1984 NAIA World Series 1984 NCAA Division II softball tournament
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