1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#College World Series

{{Infobox NCAA Baseball Tournament

| Year=1983

| Division=Division I

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=36

| CollegeWorldSeriesBallpark=Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium

| City=Omaha, NE

| Champions=Texas

| TitleCount=4th

| Runner-Up=Alabama

| CWSCount=2nd

| Coach=Cliff Gustafson

| CoachCount=2nd

| MOP=Calvin Schiraldi

| MOPTeam=Texas

| Attendance=

| Television=

| tournament_link=NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

}}

The 1983 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1983 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 seventh 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.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=September 24, 2014|page=195|year=2009}} The thirty-seventh tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson. The Most Outstanding Player was Calvin Schiraldi of Texas.

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

BYU
Florida State
Michigan
Stanford
Texas

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played at eight regional sites across the country, six consisting of four teams and two of six teams.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 April 2012|page=205|year=2009}} The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

=Central Regional at [[Austin, TX]]=

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| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Texas–Pan American Broncs|title=Texas–Pan American}}

| RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}

| RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Texas

| RD1-score5=15

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks|title=Louisiana–Monroe}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Texas–Pan American

| RD2-score1=9

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Louisiana–Monroe

| RD2-score2=8

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Mississippi State

| RD2-score3=6

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Texas

| RD2-score4=2

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Grambling State

| RD2-score5=7*

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Tulane

| RD2-score6=8*

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Mississippi State

| RD3-score1=7

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Texas–Pan American

| RD3-score2=5

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Texas

| RD3-score3=7

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Tulane

| RD3-score4=5

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Texas–Pan American

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Texas

| RD4-score2=6

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Mississippi State

| RD5-score1a=0

| RD5-score1b=3

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Texas

| RD5-score2a=7

| RD5-score2b=12

}}

=East Regional at [[Chapel Hill, NC]]=

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| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}

| RD1-score1=9

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| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}

| RD1-score2=0

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| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=The Citadel Bulldogs|title=The Citadel}}

| RD1-score3=14

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Delaware Fighting Blue Hens|title=Delaware}}

| RD1-score4=5

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=North Carolina Tar Heels|title=North Carolina}}

| RD1-score5=11

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=William & Mary Tribe|title=William & Mary}}

| RD1-score6=0

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=James Madison

| RD2-score1=13

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=William & Mary

| RD2-score2=8

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=The Citadel

| RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=North Carolina

| RD2-score4=3

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=South Carolina

| RD2-score5=11*

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Delaware

| RD2-score6=12*

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=James Madison

| RD3-score1=5

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=The Citadel

| RD3-score2=2

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=North Carolina

| RD3-score3=5

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Delaware

| RD3-score4=6

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=The Citadel

| RD4-score1=1

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Delaware

| RD4-score2=7

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=James Madison

| RD5-score1a=6

| RD5-score1b=—

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Delaware

| RD5-score2a=5

| RD5-score2b=—

}}

=Mideast Regional at [[Ann Arbor, MI]]=

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Michigan

| RD1-score1=4

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Morehead State Eagles|title=Morehead State}}

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Miami RedHawks|title=Miami (OH)}}

| RD1-score3=7

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}

| RD1-score4=4

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Indiana State

| RD1-score5=2

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Morehead State

| RD1-score6=7

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Michigan

| RD2-score1=6

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Miami (OH)

| RD2-score2=4

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Morehead State

| RD2-score3=9

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Miami (OH)

| RD2-score4=7

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Michigan

| RD3-score1-1=10

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Morehead State

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=Midwest Regional at [[Stillwater, OK]]=

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| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}

| RD1-score1=7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD1-score2=6

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Oklahoma State

| RD1-score3=9

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Wichita State Shockers|title=Wichita State}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Arkansas

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Wichita State

| RD1-score6=6

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Oral Roberts

| RD2-score1=8

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Oklahoma State

| RD2-score2=9

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Oral Roberts

| RD2-score3=6

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Wichita State

| RD2-score4=5

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Oklahoma State

| RD3-score1-1=10

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Oral Roberts

| RD3-score2-1=9

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=Northeast Regional at [[Orono, ME]]=

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| RD1=

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| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}

| RD1-score1=2

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}}

| RD1-score3=8

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=NYIT Bears|title=NYIT}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Temple

| RD1-score5=10

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=NYIT

| RD1-score6=5

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Harvard

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Maine

| RD2-score2=6

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Harvard

| RD2-score3=3

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Temple

| RD2-score4=2

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Maine

| RD3-score1-1=4

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Harvard

| RD3-score2-1=3

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=South Regional at [[Tallahassee, FL]]=

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Alabama

| RD1-score1=6

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}}

| RD1-score2=4

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Florida State Seminoles|title=Florida State}}

| RD1-score3=8

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=South Alabama Jaguars|title=South Alabama}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=South Alabama

| RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Miami (FL)

| RD1-score6=14

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Alabama

| RD2-score1=7

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Florida State

| RD2-score2=5

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Miami (FL)

| RD2-score3=10

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Florida State

| RD2-score4=5

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Alabama

| RD3-score1-1=11

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Miami (FL)

| RD3-score2-1=9

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=West I Regional at [[Stanford, CA]]=

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| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=San Diego State Aztecs|title=San Diego State}}

| RD1-score1=7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos|title=UC Santa Barbara}}

| RD1-score2=5

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Stanford

| RD1-score3=14

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Oregon State

| RD1-score5=3

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=UC Santa Barbara

| RD1-score6=7

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=San Diego State

| RD2-score1=3*

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Stanford

| RD2-score2=4*

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=UC Santa Barbara

| RD2-score3=9

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=San Diego State

| RD2-score4=5

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Stanford

| RD3-score1-1=11

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=UC Santa Barbara

| RD3-score2-1=5

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

=West II Regional at [[Tempe, AZ]]=

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}

| RD1-score1=7

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}

| RD1-score2=5

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Arizona State

| RD1-score3=19

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=BYU Cougars|title=BYU}}

| RD1-score4=11

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=BYU

| RD1-score5=6

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Fresno State

| RD1-score6=13

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Cal State Fullerton

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Arizona State

| RD2-score2=8

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Fresno State

| RD2-score3=6

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Cal State Fullerton

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Arizona State

| RD3-score1-1=7

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Fresno State

| RD3-score2-1=2

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

College World Series

=Participants=

class="wikitable" ! School !! Conference !! Record (conference) !! Head coach !! CWS appearances !! CWS best finish !! CWS record
align=center \| Alabama	SEC	43–9 (14–7)	Barry Shollenberger	1 (last: 1950)	6th (1950)	1–2
align=center \| Arizona State	Pac-10	42–22 (17–13)	Jim Brock	11 (last: 1981)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981)	42–17
align=center \| {{CBSB link\|year=1983\|team=James Madison Dukes\|title=James Madison}}	Eastern Collegiate	37–11 (n/a)	Brad Babcock	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
align=center \| {{CBSB link\|year=1983\|team=Maine Black Bears\|title=Maine}}	Eastern Collegiate	29–14 (n/a)	John Winkin	4 (last: 1982)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7–8
align=center \| Michigan	Big 10	48–7 (13–2)	Bud Middaugh	5 (last: 1981)	1st (1953, 1962)	10–7
align=center \| Oklahoma State	Big 8	47–14 (11–3)	Gary Ward	10 (last: 1982)	1st (1959)	23–19
align=center \| Stanford	Pac-10	40–15–1 (20–10)	Mark Marquess	3 (last: 1982)	3rd (1967)	5–6
align=center \| Texas	SWC	61–14 (18–3)	Cliff Gustafson	20 (last: 1982)	1st (1949, 1950, 1975)	43–36

=Results=

==Bracket==

{{8TeamBracket-2Elim |style=2

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Texas

| RD1-score1=12

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=James Madison Dukes|title=James Madison}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Oklahoma State

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Stanford

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Michigan

| RD1-score5=6

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{CBSB link|year=1983|team=Maine Black Bears|title=Maine}}

| RD1-score6=5

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Alabama

| RD1-score7=6¹¹

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Arizona State

| RD1-score8=5

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Texas

| RD2-score1=6¹¹

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Oklahoma State

| RD2-score2=5

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Michigan

| RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Alabama

| RD2-score4=6

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=James Madison

| RD2-score5=1

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Stanford

| RD2-score6=3

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Maine

| RD2-score7=0

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=Arizona State

| RD2-score8=7

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Texas

| RD3-score1=6¹⁰

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Alabama

| RD3-score2=4

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Michigan

| RD3-score3=11

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Stanford

| RD3-score4=4

| RD3-seed5=

| RD3-team5=Oklahoma State

| RD3-score5=5

| RD3-seed6=

| RD3-team6=Arizona State

| RD3-score6=6

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Texas

| RD4-score1=4

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Michigan

| RD4-score2=2

| RD4-seed3=

| RD4-team3=Alabama

| RD4-score3=6

| RD4-seed4=

| RD4-team4=Arizona State

| RD4-score4=0

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Texas

| RD5-score1=4

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Alabama

| RD5-score2=3

}}

==Game results==

class="wikitable" ! Date !! Game !! Winner !! Score !! Loser !! Notes
align=center \|rowspan=2\| June 3	Game 1	Texas	12–0	{{CBSB link\|year=1983\|team=James Madison Dukes\|title=James Madison}}
align=center \| Game 2	Oklahoma State	3–1	Stanford
align=center \|rowspan=2\| June 4	Game 3	Michigan	6–5	{{CBSB link\|year=1983\|team=Maine Black Bears\|title=Maine}}
align=center \| Game 4	Alabama	6–5 (11 innings)	Arizona State
align=center \|rowspan=2\| June 5	Game 5	Stanford	3–1	{{CBSB link\|year=1983\|team=James Madison Dukes\|title=James Madison}}	James Madison eliminated
align=center \| Game 6	Arizona State	7–0	{{CBSB link\|year=1983\|team=Maine Black Bears\|title=Maine}}	Maine eliminated
align=center \| June 6	Game 7	Texas	6–5 (11 innings)	Oklahoma State
align=center \| June 7	Game 8	Alabama	6–5	Michigan
align=center \|rowspan=2\| June 8	Game 9	Arizona State	6–5	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
align=center \| Game 10	Michigan	11–4	Stanford	Stanford eliminated
align=center \| June 9	Game 11	Texas	6–4 (10 innings)	Alabama
align=center \|rowspan=2\| June 10	Game 12	Alabama	6–0	Arizona State	Arizona State eliminated
align=center \| Game 13	Texas	4–2	Michigan	Michigan eliminated
align=center \| June 11	Final	Texas	4–3	Alabama	Texas wins CWS

Texas was the last school to go undefeated in the CWS under the true double-elimination format, which was used from 1950 through 1987. No CWS team would go undefeated again until LSU in 1991.

=All-Tournament Team=

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

Position	Player	School
class="wikitable" style=text-align:center
rowspan=2\| P	Tim Meacham	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Alabama Crimson Tide\|border=0}}\|Alabama
Calvin Schiraldi (MOP)	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|border=0}}\|Texas
C	Jeff Hearron	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|border=0}}\|Texas
1B	Dave Magadan	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Alabama Crimson Tide\|border=0}}\|Alabama
2B	Billy Bates	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|border=0}}\|Texas
3B	Chris Sabo	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Michigan Wolverines\|border=0}}\|Michigan
SS	Mike Brumley	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Texas Longhorns\|border=0}}\|Texas
rowspan=3\| OF	Barry Bonds	style={{CollegeSecondaryStyle\|Arizona State Sun Devils\|border=0}}\|Arizona State
Tim Knapp	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Oklahoma State Cowboys\|border=0}}\|Oklahoma State
Dale Sklar	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Michigan Wolverines\|border=0}}\|Michigan
DH	Pete Incaviglia	style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Oklahoma State Cowboys\|border=0}}\|Oklahoma State