1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was the 1986 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference, held at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina, from May 14 through 17. Georgia Tech defeated NC State in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatSeven-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Morris (2nd title)
MVPJeff Distasio (Georgia Tech)
Attendance22,638
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 29 NC State  ‍‍‍y 11 2   .846 35 15   .700
No. 17 Georgia Tech  ‍‍y 10 4   .714 45 23   .662
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 9 4   .692 42 21   .667
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 33 22   .600
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 7   .462 27 22   .551
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 29 21   .580
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 3 10   .231 18 28   .391
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 12   .143 25 17   .595
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

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Seven of the eight ACC teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. Duke school policy did not allow the team to play after final exams had ended on April 28.[3]

Team W L PCT GB Seed
NC State 11 2 .846
1
Georgia Tech 10 4 .714
1.5
2
Clemson 9 4 .692
2
3
North Carolina 7 7 .500
4.5
4
Virginia 6 7 .462
5
5
Wake Forest 6 8 .429
5.5
6
Maryland 3 10 .231
8
7
Duke 2 12 .143
9.5
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Bracket and results

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
1NC State711
4North Carolina6
4North Carolina510
5Virginia4
1NC State3
2Georgia Tech7
2Georgia Tech7
2Georgia Tech9
7Maryland5
2Georgia Tech164North Carolina7
3Clemson5
3Clemson614
6Wake Forest5
2Georgia Tech9
Lower round 1Lower round 21NC State6
4North Carolina9
5Virginia7
1NC State6
3Clemson4
3Clemson710
7Maryland97Maryland2
6Wake Forest7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "2012 ACC Baseball Guide". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012. Retrieved June 2, 2012.