1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1985 Division I 38 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Miami (FL) 2nd Texas 23rd Ron Fraser 2nd Greg Ellena Miami (FL) ESPN NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-ninth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Five regions held a four-team, double-elimination tournament while three regions included six teams, resulting in 38 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA September 24, 2014 195 2009 The thirty-ninth tournament champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of Miami (FL). Regionals The tournament's opening rounds were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of either a four-team field or a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination, however region brackets are variable depending on the number of teams remaining after each round. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL Miami (FL) 22 1985 Princeton Tigers Princeton 6 1985 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 14 1985 Florida Gators Florida 1 Princeton 4 Florida 14 Miami (FL) 11 Virginia 6 Virginia 2 Florida 15 Miami (FL) 1 12 Florida 8 9 Central Regional at Austin, TX 1985 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 9 1985 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 1 1985 Houston Cougars Houston 11 1985 LSU Tigers LSU 4 Texas 412 1985 Grambling State Tigers Grambling State 3 Oklahoma 5 Grambling State 2 Houston 2 Texas 9 Lamar 4 LSU 3 Oklahoma 4 Texas 9 Houston 9 Lamar 10 Oklahoma 5 Lamar 7 Texas 10 — Lamar 2 — East Regional at Columbia, SC 2 2 1985 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 5 1985 Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion 3 1985 St. John's Redmen St. John's 14 1985 Rider Broncs Rider 9 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 11 1985 La Salle Explorers La Salle 1 Western Carolina 12 La Salle 1310 Old Dominion 2 Rider 3 St. John's 6 South Carolina 13 Western Carolina 9 St. John's 6 La Salle 17 Rider 12 South Carolina 14 Western Carolina 3 La Salle 2 — South Carolina 7 — Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State 8 1985 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 3 1985 Wichita State Shockers Wichita State 12 1985 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 1 Minnesota 8 Oral Roberts 17 Oklahoma State 15 Wichita State 8 Wichita State 15 Oral Roberts 14 Oklahoma State 2 10 Wichita State 7 6 South I Regional at Starkville, MS First round Semi-finals Finals Mississippi State 10 1985 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 1 1985 New Orleans Privateers New Orleans 1213 1985 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 10 West Virginia 2 Michigan 9 Mississippi State 8 New Orleans 4 New Orleans 6 Michigan 11 Mississippi State 6 19 Michigan 14 8 South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 20 1985 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 13 1985 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 7 1985 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 6 1985 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 11 1985 George Mason Patriots George Mason 0 Arkansas 13 George Mason 9 Georgia Tech 1 Florida State 9 Eastern Kentucky 10 Central Michigan 7 Arkansas 7 Florida State 6 Georgia Tech 14 Eastern Kentucky 13 Florida State 3 Georgia Tech 8 Arkansas 7 — Georgia Tech 5 — West I Regional at Stanford, CA Stanford 17 1985 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 3 1985 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska 4 1985 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 2 Oregon State 1 Pepperdine 6 Stanford 9 Nebraska 8 Nebraska 6 Pepperdine 7 Stanford 1 7 Pepperdine 5 1 West II Regional at Fresno, CA Arizona 7 1985 BYU Cougars BYU 3 1985 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 710 1985 California Golden Bears California 6 BYU 9 California 5 Arizona 6 Fresno State 0 Fresno State 12 BYU 8 Arizona 10 — Fresno State 3 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona Pac-10 47–20 (17–13) Jerry Kindall 12(last: 1980) 1st(1976, 1980) 27–22 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas SWC 49–13 (13–7) Norm DeBriyn 1(last: 1979) 2nd(1979) 3–2 Miami (FL) n/a 59–15 (n/a) Ron Fraser 7(last: 1984) 1st(1982) 14–12 Mississippi State SEC 48–13 (16–8) Ron Polk 3(last: 1981) 6th(1979, 1981) 2–6 Oklahoma State Big 8 57–14 (19–4) Gary Ward 12(last: 1984) 1st(1959) 27–23 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Metro 47–20 (n/a) June Raines 4(last: 1982) 2nd(1975, 1977) 9–8 Stanford Pac-10 46–13 (23–7) Mark Marquess 4(last: 1983) 3rd(1967) 6–8 Texas SWC 60–12 (16–5) Cliff Gustafson 22(last: 1984) 1st(1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) 51–38 Results Bracket 2 2 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 114 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 0 Mississippi State 12 Oklahoma State 3 Miami (FL) 17 Stanford 3 Texas 2 Arizona 1 Arkansas 4 Mississippi State 5 Miami (FL) 1 Texas 2 South Carolina 11 Oklahoma State 16 Stanford 9 Arizona 2 Mississippi State 7 Texas 12 Miami (FL) 2 Oklahoma State 1 Arkansas 10 Stanford 4 Texas 810 Arkansas 7 Mississippi State 5 Miami (FL) 6 Texas 1 6 Miami (FL) 2 10 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 31 Game 1 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 1–0 (14 innings) 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Game 2 Mississippi State 12–3 Oklahoma State June 1 Game 3 Miami (FL) 17–3 Stanford Game 4 Texas 2–1 Arizona June 2 Game 5 Oklahoma State 16–11 1985 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina South Carolina eliminated Game 6 Stanford 9–2 Arizona Arizona eliminated June 3 Game 7 Mississippi State 5–4 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas June 5 Game 8 Texas 8–4 Miami (FL) June 6 Game 9 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 10–4 Stanford Stanford eliminated Game 10 Miami (FL) 2–1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated June 7 Game 11 Texas 12–7 Mississippi State Texas qualified for final June 8 Game 12 Miami (FL) 6–5 Mississippi State Mississippi State eliminated Game 13 Texas 8–7 (10 innings) 1985 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Arkansas eliminated June 9 Game 14 Miami (FL) 2–1 Texas June 11 Final Miami (FL) 10–6 Texas Miami wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Kevin Sheary Miami (FL) Greg Swindell Texas C Chris Magno Miami (FL) 1B Will Clark Mississippi State 2B Billy Bates Texas 3B Jeff King Arkansas SS Frank Davis Mississippi State OF Dennis Cook Texas Ralph Kraus Arkansas Dan Van Cleve Mississippi State DH Greg Ellena (MOP) Miami (FL) Notable players Arizona: Chip Hale, Tommy Hinzo, Joe Magrane, Dave Rohde Arkansas: Kevin Campbell, Howard Hilton, Fred Farwell, Jeff King, Jimmy Kremers, Pat Rice Miami (FL): Mississippi State: Jeff Brantley, Will Clark, Rafael Palmeiro, Bobby Thigpen Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, Gordon Dillard, Pete Incaviglia South Carolina: Mike Cook, Dave Hollins Stanford: Rubén Amaro, Jr., Jeff Ballard, Mark Davis, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, John Ramos, Pete Stanicek Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, James Castillion, Rick Parker, Mark Petkovsek, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell See also 1985 NCAA Division I softball tournament 1985 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1985 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1985 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:June 1985 sports events in the United States Category:1985 in sports in Nebraska Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska