The 1992 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 1992. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1992 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the 46th time in 1992, 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. Pepperdine claimed the championship for the first time.
Realignment Florida State and South Carolina departed the Metro Conference for the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Southeastern Conference, respectively. Arkansas left the Southwest Conference for the Southeastern Conference. Georgia Southern and Arkansas–Little Rock moved from the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) to the Southern Conference and the Sun Belt Conference, respectively. Old Dominion left the Sun Belt Conference and joined the Colonial Athletic Association. College of Charleston and Southeastern Louisiana joined the TAAC after reclassifying to NCAA Division I. Meanwhile, Georgia State restarted its program in the TAAC after 5 seasons without varsity baseball. Wright State and Youngstown State joined the Mid-Continent Conference, leaving the ranks of independents. Northern Iowa departed the Mid-Continent Conference for the Missouri Valley Conference.
Format changes With the addition of two new teams, the SEC split into Eastern and Western divisions.
Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1992 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. 24 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 24 teams earned at-large selections. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference TournamentTournament Venue • CityTournament Winner Atlantic 10 Conference East - 1992 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1992 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Big East Conference 1992 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Big Eight Conference 1992 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Big South Conference 1992 Big South Conference baseball tournament Charles Watson Stadium • Conway, SC Big Ten Conference 1992 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Trautman Field • Columbus, OH Big West Conference no tournament Colonial Athletic Association 1992 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Harrington Field • Greenville, NC EIBL no tournament Metro Conference 1992 Metro Conference baseball tournament Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA Mid-American Conference 1992 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament Gene Michael Field • Kent, OH Midwestern Collegiate Conference 1992 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Stanley Coveleski Regional Stadium • South Bend, IN Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Gray - 1992 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Pacific-10 Conference North - South - Arizona no tournament Southeastern Conference Eastern - Western - 1992 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA Southern Conference 1992 Southern Conference baseball tournament College Park • Charleston, SC Southwest Conference Texas No tournament Trans America Athletic Conference East - /West - 1992 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Southeastern Louisiana Diamond • Hammond, LA West Coast Conference Pepperdine No tournament
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1992 season marked the forty sixth 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 Pepperdine claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Cal State Fullerton in the final.
Award winners
All-America team
References