1995 NCAA Division I baseball season
Baseball season
The 1995 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 1995. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1995 College World Series . The College World Series, held for the forty ninth time in 1995, 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 second time.[ 1]
Realignment
With the addition of six schools, the Midwestern Collegiate Conference divided into East and West Divisions.
The Trans America Athletic Conference dissolved its divisions.
The Patriot League also dissolved its divisions and did not host a Tournament for the 1995 season.
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1995 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. In order to provide all conference champions with an automatic bid, 12 conference champions participated in a play-in round. The six winners joined the other 18 conference champions with automatic bids, 24 teams earned at-large selections.[ 1] [ 2]
Conference
Regular season winner
Conference Tournament
Tournament Venue • City
Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
Clemson
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament
Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC
Florida State
Big East Conference
Providence
1995 Big East Conference baseball tournament
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT
Pittsburgh Panthers baseball
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State
1995 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK
Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference
Ohio State
1995 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
Trautman Field • Columbus, OH
Ohio State
Big West Conference
Cal State Fullerton
1995 Big West Conference baseball tournament
Blair Field • Long Beach, CA
Cal State Fullerton
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison
1995 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
Grainger Stadium • Kinston, NC
Old Dominion
Ivy League
Gehrig - Penn Rolfe - Yale
1995 Ivy League Baseball Championship Series
Yale Field • New Haven, CT
Penn
Metro Conference
1995 Metro Conference baseball tournament
Tom and Lib Phillips Field • Charlotte, NC
South Florida
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Northern - Le Moyne Southern - Fairfield
1995 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Heritage Park • Colonie, NY
Siena
Mid-American Conference
Bowling Green
1995 Mid-American Conference baseball tournament
Warren E. Steller Field • Bowling Green, OH
Central Michigan
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
East - Detroit West - Notre Dame
1995 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament
South Bend, IN
Wright State
Mid-Continent Conference
Youngstown State
1995 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament
Monier Field • Charleston, IL
Troy
North Atlantic Conference
Delaware
1995 North Atlantic Conference baseball tournament
Frawley Stadium • Wilmington, DE
Delaware
Northeast Conference
Rider
1995 Northeast Conference baseball tournament
Ewing Township, NJ
Rider
Pacific-10 Conference
North - Washington State South - Southern California
no tournament
Patriot League
Navy
no tournament
Southeastern Conference
Eastern - Tennessee
1995 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament [ a]
Lindsey Nelson Stadium • Knoxville, TN
Tennessee
Western - Auburn
Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS
Alabama
Southern Conference
The Citadel
1995 Southern Conference baseball tournament
College Park • Charleston, SC
The Citadel
Southland Conference
Northwestern State
1996 Southland Conference baseball tournament
Fair Grounds Field • Shreveport, LA
Northeast Louisiana
Southwest Conference
Texas Tech
1995 Southwest Conference baseball tournament
Olsen Field • College Station, TX
Texas Tech
Trans America Athletic Conference
FIU
1995 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament
Homestead Sports Complex • Homestead, FL
UCF
West Coast Conference
Pepperdine
No tournament
^ The SEC held separate tournaments for its Eastern and Western Divisions in 1995. Tennessee was awarded the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1995 season marked the forty-ninth 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 third championship with an 11–5 win over Southern California in the final.[ 1]
Bracket
First round
Second round
Semifinals
Finals
6
Southern California
0
3
Miami (FL)
15
3
Miami (FL)
4
2
Florida State
2
7
Oklahoma
2
2
Florida State
3
3
Miami (FL)
5
3
Bracket One
6
Southern California
7
7
7
Oklahoma
4
6
Southern California
9
2
Florida State
11
6
Southern California
16
6
Southern California
5
1
Cal State Fullerton
11
5
Tennessee
3
4
Clemson
1
5
Tennessee
1
1
Cal State Fullerton
11
8
Stanford
5
1
Cal State Fullerton
6
1
Cal State Fullerton
11
—
Bracket Two
5
Tennessee
0
—
8
Stanford
8
4
Clemson
3
5
Tennessee
6
8
Stanford
2
Award winners
All-America team
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^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF) . Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019 .