1981 NCAA Division I baseball season

1981 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	248
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Arizona State
Runners-up	Oklahoma State
MOP	Stan Holmes (Arizona State)
Seasons
← 1980 1982 →

1981 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Clemson †‡^y	10	–	4	.714	34	–	24	.586
NC State †	10	–	4	.714	33	–	12	.733
Maryland	7	–	3	.700	23	–	13	.639
Virginia	8	–	5	.615	28	–	20	.583
Duke	6	–	6	.500	29	–	10	.744
North Carolina	6	–	7	.462	38	–	15	.717
Wake Forest	3	–	9	.250	17	–	13	.567
Georgia Tech	1	–	13	.071	14	–	24	.368

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Michigan ^x‡^y	10	–	4	.714	41	–	20	.672
Purdue	8	–	6	.571	34	–	30	.531
Ohio State	7	–	9	.438	34	–	18	.654
Michigan State	6	–	8	.429	23	–	28	.451
Indiana	5	–	9	.357	23	–	25	.479
West
Minnesota ^x	13	–	3	.813	37	–	16	.698
Illinois	11	–	3	.786	35	–	26	.574
Iowa	8	–	6	.571	44	–	21	.677
Wisconsin	3	–	13	.188	24	–	36	.400
Northwestern	3	–	13	.188	17	–	33	.340

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 Eastern 8 Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
Rutgers ^x‡	5	–	3	–	0	.625	18	–	19	–	1	.487
UMass	4	–	4	–	0	.500	22	–	17	–	0	.564
Rhode Island	3	–	5	–	0	.375	14	–	18	–	0	.438
West
West Virginia ^x	6	–	2	–	0	.750	17	–	18	–	0	.486
Pittsburgh	7	–	3	–	0	.700	25	–	8	–	0	.758
George Washington	3	–	3	–	0	.500	18	–	20	–	0	.474
Duquesne	0	–	8	–	0	.000	13	–	12	–	0	.520

x – Division champion ‡ – Championship Series champion As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Central Michigan †	13	–	3	–	0	.813	37	–	13	–	0	.740
Western Michigan	14	–	3	–	1	.806	32	–	21	–	1	.602
Miami	12	–	5	–	1	.694	22	–	27	–	1	.450
Eastern Michigan ‡^y	9	–	7	–	0	.563	37	–	29	–	0	.561
Toledo	8	–	9	–	0	.471	30	–	20	–	0	.600
Northern Illinois	6	–	10	–	2	.389	19	–	26	–	2	.426
Kent State	5	–	8	–	0	.385	13	–	18	–	1	.422
Bowling Green	5	–	8	–	0	.385	13	–	18	–	1	.422
Ohio	5	–	13	–	0	.278	12	–	34	–	0	.261
Ball State	4	–	12	–	0	.250	18	–	22	–	0	.450

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
Washington ^x	12	–	6	.667	34	–	18	.654
Oregon State	11	–	7	.611	29	–	14	.674
Washington State	11	–	7	.611	27	–	25	.519
Oregon	2	–	16	.111	16	–	21	.432
Southern
#1 Arizona State ^x^y	26	–	4	.867	55	–	13	.809
Stanford ^y	16	–	14	.533	43	–	22	.662
Southern California	15	–	15	.500	34	–	24	.586
Arizona	14	–	16	.467	30	–	22	.577
California	12	–	18	.400	31	–	31	.500
UCLA	7	–	23	.233	21	–	35	.375

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Division
#15 Florida ^x‡^y	16	–	7	.696	42	–	17	.712
Kentucky	13	–	9	.591	39	–	16	.709
Tennessee	10	–	13	.435	22	–	27	.449
Vanderbilt	9	–	12	.429	26	–	25	.510
Georgia	8	–	15	.348	23	–	23	.500
Western Division
#6 Mississippi State ^x^y	17	–	6	.739	46	–	17	.730
Alabama ^x	17	–	6	.739	41	–	15	.732
Ole Miss	8	–	14	.364	24	–	24	.500
LSU	7	–	14	.333	23	–	30	.434
Auburn	7	–	16	.304	27	–	27	.500

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1981 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East
Georgia Southern ^x	9	–	0	–	0	1.000	41	–	22	–	1	.648
Mercer ‡	3	–	4	–	0	.429	39	–	12	–	1	.760
Arkansas–Little Rock	0	–	6	–	0	.000	22	–	25	–	0	.468
West
Hardin–Simmons ^x	8	–	4	–	0	.667	20	–	28	–	0	.417
Centenary	8	–	4	–	0	.667	33	–	29	–	0	.532
Northeast Louisiana	6	–	6	–	0	.500	33	–	22	–	0	.600
Northwestern State	2	–	10	–	0	.167	16	–	42	–	0	.276

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1981; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1981. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1981 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty fifth time in 1981, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona State claimed the championship for the fifth time.

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1981 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

The 1981 season marked the thirty fifth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona State claiming their fifth championship with a 7–4 win over Oklahoma State in the final.

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