| Year: | 1994 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 48 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Oklahoma |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Runner-Up: | Georgia Tech |
| Cwscount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Larry Cochell |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Chip Glass |
| Mopteam: | Oklahoma |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1994 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1994 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 forty eighth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The forty-eighth tournament's champion was Oklahoma, coached by Larry Cochell. The Most Outstanding Player was Chip Glass of Oklahoma.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of a six-team field. Each regional tournament is double-elimination. The winners of each regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| Seeding | School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | n/a | 48–12 (n/a) | 12 (last: 1992) | 1st (1982, 1985) | 26–21 | |||
| 2 | 47–16 (16–8) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 3 | 46–18 (21–6) | 6 (last: 1993) | 1st (1991, 1993) | 15–9 | ||||
| 4 | 46–17 (21–9) | 7 (last: 1992) | 1st (1951) | 10–12 | ||||
| 5 | 44–19 (16–13) | 2 (last: 1976) | 4th (1967) | 2–4 | ||||
| 6 | 52–20 (14–9) | 12 (last: 1992) | 2nd (1970, 1986) | 16–24 | ||||
| 7 | 45–14 (15–5) | 7 (last: 1992) | 1st (1979, 1984) | 16–12 | ||||
| 8 | 43–16 (20–10) | 16 (last: 1993) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 50–27 |
The teams in the CWS are divided into two pools of four, with each pool playing a double-elimination format. The winners of the two pools meet in the National Championship game.
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 3 | Game 1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Game 2 | 6–3 | |||||
| June 4 | Game 3 | 4–0 | ||||
| Game 4 | 5–4 | |||||
| June 5 | Game 5 | 12–4 (10 innings) | ||||
| Game 6 | 20–6 | LSU eliminated | ||||
| June 6 | Game 7 | 7–5 | Auburn eliminated | |||
| Game 8 | 4–3 (11 innings) | |||||
| June 7 | Game 9 | 10–3 | Florida State eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 9–5 | Miami (FL) eliminated | ||||
| June 8 | Game 11 | 3–2 (12 innings) | Cal State Fullerton eliminated | |||
| June 9 | Game 12 | 6–1 | Arizona State eliminated | |||
| June 11 | Final | 13–5 | Oklahoma wins CWS |
The following players were members of the College World Series All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | style= | Oklahoma | ||
| style= | Georgia Tech | |||
| C | style= | Georgia Tech | ||
| 1B | style= | Oklahoma | ||
| 2B | style= | Oklahoma | ||
| 3B | style= | Arizona State | ||
| SS | style= | Georgia Tech | ||
| OF | Chip Glass (MOP) | style= | Oklahoma | |
| style= | Cal State Fullerton | |||
| style= | Oklahoma | |||
| DH | style= | LSU |