1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


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, coached by Ron Fraser. The Most Outstanding Player was Greg Ellena of Miami.

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.

Atlantic Regional at [Coral [Gables, Florida|Coral Gables, FL]]

Central Regional at Austin, TX">Austin, Texas">Austin, TX

East Regional at Columbia, SC">Columbia, South Carolina">Columbia, SC

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK">Stillwater, Oklahoma">Stillwater, OK

South I Regional at Starkville, MS">Starkville, Mississippi">Starkville, MS

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL">Tallahassee, Florida">Tallahassee, FL

West I Regional at Stanford, CA">Stanford, California">Stanford, CA

West II Regional at Fresno, CA">Fresno, California">Fresno, CA

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 31Game 11–0
May 31Game 212–3
June 1Game 3Miami 17–3
June 1Game 4Texas2–1
June 2Game 516–11South Carolina eliminated
June 2Game 69–2Arizona eliminated
June 3Game 75–4
June 5Game 8Texas8–4Miami
June 6Game 910–4Stanford eliminated
June 6Game 10Miami 2–1Oklahoma State eliminated
June 7Game 11Texas12–7
June 8Game 12Miami 6–5Mississippi State eliminated
June 8Game 13Texas8–7 Arkansas eliminated
June 9Game 14Miami 2–1Texas
June 11FinalMiami 10–6TexasMiami wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherKevin ShearySophomoreMiami
PitcherGreg SwindellSophomoreTexas
CatcherChris MagnoJuniorMiami
First basemanWill ClarkJuniorMississippi State
Second basemanBilly BatesJuniorTexas
Third basemanJeff KingSophomoreArkansas
ShortstopFrank DavisSeniorMississippi State
OutfielderDennis CookSeniorTexas
OutfielderRalph KrausJuniorArkansas
OutfielderDan Van CleveSeniorMississippi State
Designated hitterGreg EllenaJuniorMiami

Notable players