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1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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Season
  
1985

Champions
  
Miami (FL) (2nd title)

Teams
  
38

Winning coach
  
Ron Fraser (2nd title)

Finals Site
  
Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE

Runner-Up
  
Texas (23rd CWS Appearance)

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. The thirty-ninth tournament champion was Miami (FL), coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of Miami (FL).

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Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament 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.

All-Tournament Team

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

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, Rick Parker, Mark Petkovsek, Rusty Richards, Bruce Ruffin, Greg Swindell
  • References

    1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament Wikipedia