1985 Division II College World Series

The 1985 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. This is was the first of 23 straight DII World Series to be played in Montgomery. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Florida Southern College, coached by Chuck Anderson. The runner-up was the Cal Poly Pomona. Florida Southern first basemen Tom Temrowski was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	39-29-1 (23-7)	John Scolinos	4 (last:1983)	1st
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	54-10 (21-3)	Chuck Anderson	13 (last:1984)	1st
University of New Haven	New England Collegiate Conference	28-6 (10-3)	Frank Vieira	7 (last:1984)	3rd
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Independent	36-15-1	Gary Collins	4 (last:1983)	2nd
Troy State University	Gulf South Conference	40-13 (4-2)	Chase Riddle	3 (last:1984)	3rd
Valdosta State College	Gulf South Conference	37-15 (--)	Tommy Thomas	5 (last:1983)	1st

Results

1985 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round					Semi-finals					Finals
		Florida Southern	12
		SIU Edwardsville	5				Florida Southern	10
							Troy St.	5
		Cal Poly Pomona	6									Florida Southern	10
		New Haven	5									Cal Poly Pomona	3
							Cal Poly Pomona	10														Florida Southern	15	x
							Valdosta St.	0														Cal Poly Pomona	5	x
		Valdosta St.	19														Cal Poly Pomona	7
		Troy St.	1									Valdosta St.	9				New Haven	2
							SIU Edwardsville	9				New Haven	11
							New Haven	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 25
Game 1	Florida Southern College	12 - 5	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Game 2	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	6 - 5	University of New Haven
Game 3	Valdosta State College	19 - 1	Troy State University
May 26
Game 4	University of New Haven	10 - 9	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	SIU Edwardsville elminated
Game 5	Florida Southern College	10 - 5	Troy State University	Troy St. elminated
Game 6	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	10 - 0	Valdosta State College
May 27
Game 7	Florida Southern College	10 - 3	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Game 8	University of New Haven	11 - 9	Valdosta State College	Valdosta St. elminated
Game 9	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	7 - 2	University of New Haven	New Haven elminated
May 29
Game 10	Florida Southern College	15 - 5	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	Florida Southern wins CWS