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1992 NCAA Division I baseball season

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Number of teams
  
274

Runners-up
  
Cal State Fullerton

Champions
  
Pepperdine

MOP
  
Phil Nevin (Cal State Fullerton)

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 forty sixth 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.

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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 moved from the Trans America Athletic Conference to the Southern Conference.

    • Format changes

  • With the addition of two new teams, the SEC split into Eastern and Western divisions.
  • The Mid-Continent Conference reorganized its divisions, dropping the Blue/Gray alignment for 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.

    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.

    References

    1992 NCAA Division I baseball season Wikipedia
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