Season | 1979 |
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Teams | 34 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Cal State Fullerton (1st title) |
Runner-up | Arkansas (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Augie Garrido (1st title) |
MOP | Tony Hudson (Cal State Fullerton) |
The 1979 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 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 third year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The thirty-third tournament's champion was Cal State Fullerton, coached by Augie Garrido. The Most Outstanding Player was Tony Hudson of Cal State Fullerton.