1979 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1979 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 246
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Cal State Fullerton
Runners-up Arkansas
MOP Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons

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The 1979 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 1979. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1979 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty third time in 1979, 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 first time.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1979 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2] The Trans America Athletic Conference, as a new league, did not earn an automatic bid.

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson No Tournament
Big Eight Conference East - Oklahoma
West - Missouri		 1979 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma
Big Ten Conference Michigan State No Tournament
EIBL Navy No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) No Tournament
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - UCLA		 No Tournament
Southeastern Conference East - Florida
West - Mississippi State		 1979 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Mississippi State
Southern Conference The Citadel No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas 1979 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference N/A 1979 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA Mercer

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

Template:1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Template:1979 Southern California Baseball Association standings
1979 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Mercer ‡ 0 – 0   –     38 – 16   .704
Oklahoma City 0 – 0   –     31 – 23   .574
Centenary 0 – 0   –     28 – 19   .596
Northeast Louisiana 0 – 0   –     22 – 26   .458
Hardin–Simmons 0 – 0   –     14 – 25   .359
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1979[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1979 season marked the thirty third 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 first championship with a 2–1 win over Arkansas in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Arkansas 5  
   Pepperdine 4    
       Arkansas 10  
       Arizona 3    
   Arizona 5          
   Miami (FL) 1        
       Arkansas 9
       Texas 4
   Texas 11        
   Connecticut 5          
       Texas 8    
       Mississippi State 2  
   Mississippi State 6    
   Cal State Fullerton 1  
  Loser's Bracket
   Pepperdine 9  
   Miami (FL) 3      Mississippi State 4
     Pepperdine 510
   Connecticut 3  
   Cal State Fullerton 8      Arizona 3
     Cal State Fullerton 16
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   Arkansas 10        Cal State Fullerton 2
   Cal State Fullerton 13            Arkansas 1
       Cal State Fullerton 8    
       Pepperdine 5  
   Texas 4    
   Pepperdine 6  

Award winners

All-America team

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References

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