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1979 NCAA Division I baseball season

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1979 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams246
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCal State Fullerton (1st title)
Runners-upArkansas (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachAugie Garrido (1st title)
MOPTony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton)
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →

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

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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 StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma
Big Ten Conference Michigan State No tournament
Eastern 8 1979 Eastern 8 Conference baseball tournament Hershey, PA George Washington
ECAC 1979 Eastern College Athletic Conference baseball tournament Worcester, MA Connecticut
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 FieldStarkville, MS Mississippi State
SCBA Cal State Fullerton No tournament
Southern Conference The Citadel No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas 1979 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference N/A 1979 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Centenary ParkShreveport, LA Mercer

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1979 Eastern College Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Metropolitan
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y   32 11   .744
No. 28 St. John's  ‍‍‍y   26 11   .703
Fordham  ‍‍‍   18 13   .581
Canisius  ‍‍‍   8 20   .286
New England
Maine  ‍‍‍   23 9   .719
No. 8 Connecticut  ‍‍y   31 13   .705
Fairfield  ‍‍‍   21 12   .636
UMass  ‍‍‍   24 17   .585
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍   16 13   .552
Providence  ‍‍‍   14 13   .519
South
George Washington  ‍‍‍y   22 9   .710
James Madison  ‍‍‍   31 13   .705
Richmond  ‍‍‍   23 18   .561
Catholic University  ‍‍‍   16 15   .516
Old Dominion  ‍‍‍   16 30   .348
Georgetown  ‍‍‍   8 23   .258
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   55 11   .833
No. 11 Hawaii  ‍‍‍y   69 15   .821
No. 23 Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍y   52 12   .813
Air Force  ‍‍‍   33 13   .717
No. 27 Florida State  ‍‍‍y   43 17   .717
Mercer  ‍‍‍   38 16   .704
Villanova  ‍‍‍   16 9   .640
Detroit  ‍‍‍   34 22   .607
No. 11 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍   25 17   .595
Stetson  ‍‍‍   26 24   .520
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍   15 16   .484
Campbell  ‍‍‍   17 20   .459
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍   14 19   .424
Louisville  ‍‍‍   18 27   .400
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍   11 17   .393
Lafayette  ‍‍‍   9 15   .375
Hofstra  ‍‍‍   6 18   .250
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 29 Washington State  x‍‍‍ 12 3   .800 40 10   .800
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 5   .688 37 13   .740
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 4 11   .267 21 19   .525
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 3 11   .214 14 27   .341
Southern
No. 9 UCLA  x‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 43 18   .705
No. 5 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 43 25   .632
California  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 31 25   .554
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 15 15   .500 33 24   .579
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 35 23   .603
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 32 31   .508
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 19 Florida  x‍‍‍y 16 8   .667 40 20   .667
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 29 18   .617
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 11   .500 24 18   .571
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 25 22   .532
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 8 14   .364 21 25   .457
Western Division
No. 6 Mississippi State  x‍‍y 17 2   .895 48 12   .800
LSU  ‍‍‍ 13 7   .650 34 20   .630
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 9 10   .474 24 13   .649
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 14   .333 21 21   .500
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 4 17   .190 18 27   .400
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southern California Baseball Association standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
#1 Cal State Fullerton y  ‍‍‍ 23 4   .852 60 14   .811
No. 3 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 19 9   .679 47 16   .746
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 17 10   .630 40 22   .645
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 14 12   .538 32 19   .627
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 12 16   .429 29 34   .460
Cal State Los Angeles  ‍‍‍ 9 19   .321 25 39   .391
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 8 19   .296 22 37   .373
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 17 31   .354
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1979 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍y 22 2   .917 61 8   .884
No. 2 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y 19 5   .792 49 15   .766
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 13 9   .591 34 15   .694
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 30 20   .600
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 27 17   .614
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 16 23   .410
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 21 26   .447
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 21 24   .467
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5 19   .208 20 29   .408
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1979[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
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[9]
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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arkansas5
Pepperdine4
Arkansas10
Arizona3
Arizona5
Miami (FL)1
Arkansas9
Texas4
Texas11
Arkansas10
Connecticut5
Texas8Cal State Fullerton13
Mississippi State2
Mississippi State6
Cal State Fullerton1Cal State Fullerton2
Cal State Fullerton8Arkansas1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Pepperdine5
Mississippi State4
Pepperdine9Pepperdine510
Texas4
Miami (FL)3
Pepperdine6
Arizona3
Connecticut3Cal State Fullerton16
Cal State Fullerton8

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1979". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
  9. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 2. Retrieved September 21, 2013.