1995 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams276
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (3rd title)
Runners-upSouthern California (18th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (3rd title)
MOPMark Kotsay (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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. Cal State Fullerton claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

Realignment

Format changes

  • With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
  • The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
  • The Patriot League also dissolved its divisions and did not host a Tournament for the 1995 season.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCFlorida State
Big East ConferenceProvidence1995 Big East Conference baseball tournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTPittsburgh Panthers baseball
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1995 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State1995 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentTrautman Field • Columbus, OHOhio State
Big West ConferenceCal State Fullerton1995 Big West Conference baseball tournamentBlair FieldLong Beach, CACal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison1995 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentGrainger StadiumKinston, NCOld Dominion
Ivy LeagueGehrig - Penn
Rolfe - Yale
1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship SeriesYale FieldNew Haven, CTPenn
Metro Conference1995 Metro Conference baseball tournamentTom and Lib Phillips FieldCharlotte, NCSouth Florida
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNorthern - Le Moyne
Southern - Fairfield
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournamentHeritage ParkColonie, NYSiena
Mid-American ConferenceBowling Green1995 Mid-American Conference baseball tournamentWarren E. Steller FieldBowling Green, OHCentral Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceEast - Detroit
West - Notre Dame
1995 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentSouth Bend, INWright State
Mid-Continent ConferenceYoungstown State1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournamentMonier FieldCharleston, ILTroy
North Atlantic ConferenceDelaware1995 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournamentFrawley StadiumWilmington, DEDelaware
Northeast ConferenceRider1995 Northeast Conference baseball tournamentEwing Township, NJRider
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
no tournament
Patriot LeagueNavyno tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEastern - Tennessee1995 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament[lower-alpha 1]Lindsey Nelson StadiumKnoxville, TNTennessee
Western - AuburnDudy Noble FieldStarkville, MSAlabama
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel1995 Southern Conference baseball tournamentCollege ParkCharleston, SCThe Citadel
Southland ConferenceNorthwestern State1996 Southland Conference baseball tournamentFair Grounds FieldShreveport, LANortheast Louisiana
Southwest ConferenceTexas Tech1995 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentOlsen FieldCollege Station, TXTexas Tech
Trans America Athletic ConferenceFIU1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentHomestead Sports ComplexHomestead, FLUCF
West Coast ConferencePepperdineNo tournament
  1. The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1995. Tennessee was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Clemson  y 204 .8335414 .794
No. 5 Florida State  y 167 .6965316 .768
Georgia Tech  y 168 .6673822 .633
No. 25 North Carolina  y 1410 .5833923 .629
Wake Forest   1311 .5423424 .586
NC State   1212 .5003624 .600
Virginia   815 .3482629 .473
Duke   420 .1673027 .526
Maryland   420 .1672037 .351
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big East Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Providence   1650 .76244150 .746
Seton Hall   1470 .66738160 .704
Villanova   1470 .66740160 .714
Pittsburgh  y 1290 .57139160 .709
St. John's   1290 .57118160 .529
Boston College   8130 .38121240 .467
Georgetown   4170 .19017340 .333
Connecticut   4170 .19013301 .307
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 26 Ohio State  y 1810 .6434023 .635
Minnesota   1612 .5713127 .534
Northwestern   1513 .5363619 .655
Purdue   1513 .5362829 .491
Penn State   1313 .5002529 .463
Illinois   1414 .5002531 .446
Iowa   1315 .4642924 .547
Indiana   1216 .4293323 .589
Michigan State   1216 .4292427 .471
Michigan   1016 .3852429 .453
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Big West Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton   183 .857579 .864
No. 16 Long Beach State   165 .7623825 .603
Nevada   129 .5713518 .660
UNLV   1110 .5243221 .604
New Mexico State   912 .4293222 .593
UC Santa Barbara   813 .3812224 .478
Pacific   516 .2382626 .500
San Jose State   516 .2382133 .389
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the 1995 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
As of June 30, 1995[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
George Mason  y 134 .7653918 .684
Richmond   125 .7063217 .653
Old Dominion   117 .6113919 .672
James Madison   89 .4712624 .520
East Carolina   710 .4122524 .510
UNC Wilmington   711 .3892338 .377
William & Mary   214 .1251827 .400
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1992[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Miami (FL)  y  4817 .738
Hawaii–Hilo    2126 .447
Oral Roberts    2134 .382
West Chester    1629 .356
Colgate    616 .273
Southern Utah    1032 .238
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Ivy League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Lou Gehrig
Penn  xy 1350 .72225210 .543
Cornell   10100 .50020190 .513
Columbia   990 .50015241 .388
Princeton   8120 .40015260 .366
Red Rolfe
Yale  x 1370 .65023200 .535
Dartmouth   1280 .60019170 .528
Brown   7130 .35014270 .341
Harvard   6140 .30010250 .286
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Siena  xy 144 .7783117 .646
Le Moyne   126 .6671921 .475
Canisius   711 .3892120 .512
Niagara   315 .1671426 .350
Southern
Fairfield  x 135 .7222322 .511
Iona   126 .6672127 .438
Saint Peter's   108 .5561824 .429
Manhattan   117 .056542 .106
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Bowling Green   2280 .73334200 .630
Kent State   19100 .65540190 .678
Central Michigan  y 19120 .61341190 .683
Akron   18120 .60026220 .542
Western Michigan   19130 .59431221 .583
Eastern Michigan   18130 .58122310 .415
Ohio   15170 .46931250 .554
Toledo   9210 .30021320 .396
Miami   8230 .25821350 .375
Ball State   7250 .21915410 .268
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Youngstown State  x 1640 .80037170 .685
Troy State  y 1360 .68427231 .539
Pace   10100 .50021261 .448
Central Connecticut   7130 .35016250 .390
NYIT   7130 .35023221 .511
C.W. Post   6130 .31618290 .383
West
Eastern Illinois  x 1550 .75028190 .596
Western Illinois   12100 .54521211 .500
Northeastern Illinois   12120 .50017350 .327
Valparaiso   10140 .41723290 .442
Chicago State   7150 .31816290 .356
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Northeast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Rider   1650 .76235181 .657
St. Francis   1380 .61926170 .605
Long Island   10110 .47618280 .391
Marist   10110 .47614261 .354
Fairleigh Dickinson   9120 .42920250 .444
Mount St. Mary's   9120 .42913250 .342
Wagner   9120 .42915300 .333
Monmouth   8130 .38119330 .365
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Patriot League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Navy  y 195 .7923320 .623
Fordham   168 .6673020 .600
Army   159 .6252223 .489
Lehigh   1113 .4582323 .500
Bucknell   1113 .4581927 .413
Lafayette   618 .250936 .200
Holy Cross   618 .2501033 .233
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
No. 4 Tennessee  xy 228 .7335416 .771
Florida   1214 .4623224 .571
South Carolina   1214 .4623225 .561
Georgia   917 .3462929 .500
Vanderbilt   1019 .3452932 .475
Kentucky   819 .2962932 .475
Western
No. 9 Auburn  xy 198 .7045013 .794
No. 14 Alabama  y 1811 .6214223 .646
No. 18 LSU  y 1712 .5864718 .723
No. 17 Ole Miss  y 1412 .5384022 .645
Arkansas  y 1315 .4643823 .623
Mississippi State   1116 .4073425 .576
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
The Citadel  y 195 .7923919 .672
Georgia Southern   1410 .5833524 .593
Western Carolina   1311 .5423224 .571
Davidson   1212 .5001932 .373
East Tennessee State   1112 .4782527 .481
Appalachian State   1013 .4351730 .362
VMI   1014 .4171928 .404
Marshall   915 .3751238 .240
Furman   915 .3751632 .333
Conference champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[17]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southland Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northwestern State   195 .7923713 .740
McNeese State   176 .7393914 .736
Northeast Louisiana  y 167 .6963420 .630
Texas–Arlington   1410 .5832630 .464
Texas–San Antonio   1311 .5423123 .574
Southwest Texas State   1014 .4172331 .426
Sam Houston State   1014 .4172232 .407
Nicholls State   816 .3332328 .451
Stephen F. Austin   024 .000240 .048
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[18]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 Texas Tech  y 168 .6675114 .785
No. 15 Rice  y 159 .6254319 .694
No. 12 Texas A&M  y 159 .6254422 .667
No. 23 Texas  y 1410 .5834419 .698
Texas Christian   1113 .4582729 .482
Baylor   717 .2922528 .472
Houston   618 .2502629 .473
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[19]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 20 FIU y 2730 .90050110 .820
No. 21 UCF y 2370 .76749130 .790
Stetson  19110 .63334250 .576
Florida Atlantic  17130 .56727310 .466
Centenary  14130 .51923270 .460
Campbell  12180 .40026290 .473
Georgia State  11170 .39320330 .377
Southeastern Louisiana  10180 .35717310 .354
Mercer  9180 .33315362 .302
Samford  10200 .33321300 .412
College of Charleston  8220 .26717290 .370
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1995[20]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1995 season marked the forty-ninth 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 Cal State Fullerton claiming their third championship with an 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.[1]

Bracket

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
6 Southern California 0
3 Miami (FL) 15
3 Miami (FL) 4
2 Florida State 2
7 Oklahoma 2
2 Florida State 3
3 Miami (FL) 5 3
Bracket One
6 Southern California 7 7
7 Oklahoma 4
6 Southern California 9
2 Florida State 11
6 Southern California 16
6 Southern California 5
1 Cal State Fullerton 11
5 Tennessee 3
4 Clemson 1
5 Tennessee 1
1 Cal State Fullerton 11
8 Stanford 5
1 Cal State Fullerton 6
1 Cal State Fullerton 11
Bracket Two
5 Tennessee 0
8 Stanford 8
4 Clemson 3
5 Tennessee 6
8 Stanford 2

Award winners

All-America team

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