1991 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams271
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsLSU (1st title)
Runners-upWichita State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachSkip Bertman (1st title)
MOPGary Hymel (LSU)
Seasons

The 1991 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 1991. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1991 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty fifth time in 1991, 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 first time.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

  • The Metro Conference dissolved their divisions and played as a single eight team conference.
  • The TAAC retained its divisions, but shifted Samford to the West Division. FIU joined the East Division.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1991 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. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 23 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCClemson
Big East ConferenceSt. John's1991 Big East Conference baseball tournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTVillanova
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1991 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina1991 Big South Conference baseball tournamentCharles Watson StadiumConway, SCCoastal Carolina
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1991 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentTrautman Field • Columbus, OHOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton/Fresno Stateno tournament
Colonial Athletic AssociationRichmond1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentHarrington Field • Greenville, NCEast Carolina
EIBLPrincetonno tournament
Metro ConferenceFlorida State1991 Metro Conference baseball tournamentSalem Municipal FieldSalem, VAFlorida State/Southern Miss[lower-alpha 1]
Mid-American ConferenceOhiono tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceEvansville1991 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentSouth Bend, INNotre Dame
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Akron
Gray - Eastern Illinois
1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournamentChicago, ILAkron
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
no tournament
Southeastern ConferenceLSU1991 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentAlex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LAFlorida
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1991 Southern Conference baseball tournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCFurman
Southwest ConferenceTexas1991 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentOlsen FieldCollege Station, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Stetson
West - Samford
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentConrad ParkDeLand, FLFIU
  1. Florida State and Southern Miss were declared co-champions after the championship game was canceled due to rain.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1991 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Clemson  y 183 .8576010 .857
No. 26 Georgia Tech  y 128 .6004226 .618
No. 27 NC State  y 1110 .5244820 .706
North Carolina   1010 .5003623 .610
Wake Forest   1010 .5003722 .627
Virginia   1011 .4762827 .509
Duke   615 .2862427 .471
Maryland   515 .2502927 .518
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 30 St. John's  y 1820 .90034141 .704
Villanova  y 1280 .60037151 .708
Providence   1280 .60035161 .683
Boston College   1290 .57123190 .548
Seton Hall   1090 .52626191 .576
Connecticut   8120 .40016251 .393
Pittsburgh   4150 .21115300 .333
Georgetown   4170 .19010320 .238
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Coastal Carolina  y 1550 .75036290 .554
Augusta State   1350 .72227300 .474
Davidson   1080 .55623290 .442
Winthrop   1080 .55622220 .500
UNC Asheville   780 .46719290 .396
Radford   8110 .42119334 .375
Charleston Southern   5140 .26317300 .362
Campbell   5140 .26311401 .221
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Ohio State  y 208 .7145313 .803
Minnesota  y 1810 .6433727 .578
Indiana   1512 .5563823 .623
Northwestern   1512 .5562728 .491
Michigan   1513 .5363423 .596
Purdue   1414 .5003521 .625
Illinois   1315 .4642630 .464
Michigan State   1216 .4292825 .528
Iowa   1117 .3932628 .481
Wisconsin   622 .2141636 .308
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Richmond   1520 .88231200 .608
UNC Wilmington   1190 .55025270 .481
East Carolina  y 980 .52930241 .555
James Madison   790 .43825230 .521
George Mason   4110 .26730270 .526
William & Mary   4110 .26713270 .325
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Metro Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Florida State  y 155 .7505714 .803
No. 24 Southern Miss  y 156 .7144224 .636
Tulane   128 .6003618 .667
South Carolina   119 .5504220 .677
Virginia Tech   911 .4502430 .444
Memphis State   810 .4443024 .556
Louisville   812 .4003230 .516
Cincinnati   219 .0952830 .483
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Blue Division
Akron  x 1250 .70638211 .642
UIC   1160 .64725300 .455
Valparaiso   780 .46720392 .344
Cleveland State   2100 .16719220 .463
Gray Division
Eastern Illinois  x 920 .81827320 .458
Western Illinois   550 .50021230 .477
Northern Iowa   190 .10013440 .228
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1991[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Wichita State  y 213 .8756613 .835
No. 3 Creighton  y 168 .6675122 .699
Indiana State   159 .6254223 .646
Southwest Missouri State   1410 .5834022 .645
Bradley   717 .2922636 .419
Southern Illinois   618 .2502736 .429
Illinois State   519 .2082733 .450
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 LSU  y 197 .7315518 .753
No. 4 Florida  y 168 .6675121 .708
No. 22 Mississippi State  y 129 .5714221 .667
No. 25 Alabama  y 1411 .5604220 .677
Auburn   1412 .5383524 .593
Kentucky   1312 .5204120 .672
Tennessee   1313 .5004119 .683
Ole Miss   915 .3753124 .564
Vanderbilt   819 .2962928 .509
Georgia   719 .2692731 .466
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
The Citadel   162 .8893419 .642
Western Carolina   113 .7863626 .581
Marshall   97 .5631626 .381
Furman  y 65 .5452626 .500
Appalachian State   58 .3852821 .571
East Tennessee State   513 .2782329 .442
VMI   115 .063235 .054
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1991 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Stetson x 1350 .72236221 .619
FIU y 1170 .61143230 .652
Georgia Southern  1080 .55633270 .550
Mercer  2160 .11115310 .326
West
Samford x 950 .64323260 .469
Centenary  770 .50028230 .549
Arkansas–Little Rock  6100 .37528270 .509
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1991[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1991 season marked the forty fifth 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 first championship with a 6–3 win over Wichita State in the final.[1]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Florida State 3
8 Fresno State 6
8 Fresno State 3
4 LSU 15
4 LSU 8
5 Florida 1
4 LSU 19
Bracket One
5 Florida 8
1 Florida State 0
5 Florida 5
8 Fresno State 1
5 Florida 2
4 LSU 6
3 Wichita State 3
2 Clemson 4
7 Creighton 8
7 Creighton 2
3 Wichita State 312
3 Wichita State 8
6 Long Beach State 5
3 Wichita State 11
Bracket Two
7 Creighton 3
6 Long Beach State 12
2 Clemson 11
7 Creighton 13
6 Long Beach State 4

Award winners

All-America team

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