Season | 1983 |
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Teams | 36 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Texas (4th title) |
Runner-up | Alabama (2nd CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Cliff Gustafson (2nd title) |
MOP | Calvin Schiraldi (Texas) |
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.[1] The thirty-seventh tournament's champion was Texas, coached by Cliff Gustafson. The Most Outstanding Player was Calvin Schiraldi of Texas.