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1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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Season
  
1984

Teams
  
36

Finals Site
  
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE

Champions
  
Cal State Fullerton (2nd title)

Runner-Up
  
Texas (22nd CWS Appearance)

Winning coach
  
Augie Garrido (2nd title)

The 1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1984 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 eighth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Six regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while two regions included six teams, resulting in 36 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-eighth tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was John Fishel of Cal State Fullerton.

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National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  • Arizona State
  • Cal State Fullerton
  • North Carolina
  • Oklahoma State
  • Texas
  • Regionals

    The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

    Bold indicates winner.

    All-Tournament Team

    The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

    Notable players

  • Arizona State: Chris Beasley, Barry Bonds, Mike Devereaux, Shawn Gilbert, Doug Henry, Oddibe McDowell, Luis Medina, Don Wakamatsu
  • Cal State Fullerton: John Fishel, Greg Mathews, José Mota, Shane Turner
  • Maine: Mike Bordick, Bill Swift
  • Miami (FL):
  • Michigan: Scott Kamieniecki, Barry Larkin, Hal Morris, Gary Wayne
  • New Orleans: Jim Bullinger, Mark Higgins, Wally Whitehurst
  • Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Doug Dascenzo, Carlos Diaz, John Farrell, Gary Green, Mike Henneman, Pete Incaviglia
  • Texas: Billy Bates, Dennis Cook, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell
  • Tournament Notes

    Gary Green and Bill Swift appear in their fourth College World Series. Michigan's appearance was the last for the Big Ten until 2013 when Indiana made the College World Series.

    References

    1984 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Wikipedia