1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

The 1984 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Perry Field in Gainesville, Florida, from May 11 through 14. Florida won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament.

1984 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Perry Field Gainesville, Florida
Champions	Florida (3rd title)
Winning coach	Joe Arnold (1st title)
MVP	Alan Cockrell (Tennessee)
← 1983 SEC baseball tournament 1985 →

1984 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Florida  x‍‍‡‍y	18	–	4		.818			43	–	16		.729
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			27	–	21		.563
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍	9	–	11		.450			28	–	17		.622
Kentucky  ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			24	–	22		.522
Georgia  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			25	–	23		.521
Western Division
No. 10 Mississippi State  x‍‍‍y	18	–	5		.783			45	–	16		.738
Alabama  ‍‍‍	12	–	10		.545			35	–	18		.660
LSU  ‍‍‍	12	–	12		.500			32	–	23		.582
Auburn  ‍‍‍	8	–	14		.364			27	–	24		.529
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	7	–	16		.304			22	–	24		.478
x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1984[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Regular season results

Team W L Pct GB Seed Eastern Division Florida 18 4 .818 1 Tennessee 11 12 .478 7.5 4 Vanderbilt 9 11 .450 8 — Kentucky 9 13 .409 9 — Georgia 7 14 .333 10.5 —

Team W L Pct GB Seed Western Division Mississippi State 18 5 .783 — 2 Alabama 12 10 .545 5.5 3 LSU 12 12 .500 6.5 — Auburn 8 14 .364 9.5 — Ole Miss 7 16 .304 11 —

Tournament

	First round					Semi-finals					Finals
	4	Tennessee	13
	2	Mississippi State	11
						4	Tennessee	2
						1	Florida	10
	3	Alabama	3
	1	Florida	5
											1	Florida	2	3
											4	Tennessee	3	1
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						2	Mississippi State	3
	2	Mississippi State	8			4	Tennessee	8
	3	Alabama	4

• LSU, Ole Miss, Auburn, Georgia, Kentucky and Vanderbilt did not make the tournament.

All-Tournament Team

Position	Player	School
1B	Mike Pitisci	Alabama
2B	Bruce Crabbe	Florida
3B	Mike Stanley	Florida
SS	Bob Parker	Mississippi State
C	Frank Vellaggia	Alabama
OF	Scott Ruskin	Florida
OF	Tom Stamps	Tennessee
OF	Dee Smithey	Alabama
UT	Ted McClendon	Alabama
P	Clay Daniel	Florida
P	Jeff Fischer	Florida
DH	Bobby Thigpen	Mississippi State
MVP	Alan Cockrell	Tennessee

See also

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Southeastern Conference baseball tournament