1986 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1986 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 1986. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1986 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fortieth time in 1986, 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 claimed the championship for the third time.[1]

1986 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams265
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona (3rd title)
Runners-upFlorida State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJerry Kindall (3rd title)
MOPMike Senne (Arizona)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →

Realignment and format changes

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Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1986 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Four regionals of four teams and four of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference NC State 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Durham Athletic ParkDurham, NC Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Rutgers
West - West Virginia
1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Piscataway, New Jersey Rutgers
Big East Conference North - Providence/St. John's
South - Seton Hall
1986 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1986 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big South Conference East - Campbell
West - Augusta State
1986 Big South Conference baseball tournament Augusta, GA Coastal Carolina
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1986 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Siebert FieldMinneapolis, MN Michigan
Colonial Athletic Association East Carolina/James Madison 1986 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament Harrington StadiumGreenville, NC Richmond
EIBL Navy No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts
1986 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Detroit, MI Oral Roberts
Metro Conference Florida State 1986 Metro Conference baseball tournament Seminole StadiumTallahassee, FL Florida State
Mid-Continent Blue - Cleveland State
Gray - Southwest Missouri State
1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Oregon State
South - UCLA
No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UC Santa Barbara No tournament
Southeastern Conference LSU 1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Alex Box StadiumBaton Rouge, LA LSU
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina
1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament Hennon StadiumCullowhee, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas/Texas A&M 1986 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Olsen FieldCollege Station, TX Texas A&M
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons
1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Hunter FieldAbilene, TX Georgia Southern

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍y 9 2 0   .818 28 18 0   .609
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8 3 0   .727 30 17 1   .635
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4 7 1   .375 14 15 1   .483
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4 7 0   .364 16 24 0   .400
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 8 1   .227 6 26 1   .197
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 9 2 0   .818 24 14 1   .628
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 2 0   .800 28 13 1   .679
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 29 19 0   .604
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 2 9 0   .182 13 26 0   .333
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 1 10 0   .091 21 10 0   .677
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence  x‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 28 23 0   .549
No. 30 St. John's  x‍‍y 11 7 0   .611 35 15 1   .696
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 18 21 0   .462
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 14 23 0   .378
South Division
Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 32 26 0   .552
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 23 22 0   .511
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 21 20 1   .512
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 15 0   .167 10 22 0   .313
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 14 3   .824 31 20   .608
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 37 10   .787
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 6 11   .353 17 32   .347
Radford  ‍‍‍ 1 14   .067 14 22   .389
West
Augusta State  x‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 36 23   .610
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍ 9 9   .500 31 19   .620
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 32 19   .627
Armstrong State  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 37 20   .649
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1986[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 28 Michigan  x‍‍y 13 3   .813 42 17   .712
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 37 27   .578
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 43 17   .717
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 28 26   .519
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 21 27   .438
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 40 19   .678
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10 6   .625 35 22   .614
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 39 14   .736
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 8   .500 34 19   .642
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 13   .133 29 27   .518
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 40 10 0   .800
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 35 14 0   .714
Richmond  ‍‍y 12 6 0   .667 24 31 0   .436
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 29 28 0   .509
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 27 20 1   .573
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 4 14 0   .222 7 38 0   .156
American  ‍‍‍ 3 15 0   .167 8 26 0   .235
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UCF  ‍‍‍   46 13   .780
No. 12 Tulane  ‍‍‍y   49 15   .766
No. 3 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y   49 17   .742
FIU  ‍‍‍   41 18   .695
No. 25 Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍y   42 19   .689
Liberty  ‍‍‍   26 14   .650
Pace  ‍‍‍   24 15   .615
West Chester  ‍‍‍   23 15   .605
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍   33 26   .559
New Orleans  ‍‍‍   29 30   .492
United States International  ‍‍‍   28 32   .467
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍   20 26   .435
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍   18 24   .429
Tennessee State  ‍‍‍   17 25   .405
Dayton  ‍‍‍   16 25   .390
Manhattan  ‍‍‍   9 17   .346
Puget Sound  ‍‍‍   12 24   .333
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍   15 30   .333
Boston University  ‍‍‍   5 30   .143
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍y 15 3   .833 61 13   .824
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 11 5   .688 40 16   .714
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 11 6   .647 43 23   .652
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 6   .647 38 21   .644
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 26 28   .481
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 31 30   .508
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 13   .188 18 33   .353
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Blue Division
Cleveland State  x‍‍‍ 7 4 0   .636 23 24 0   .489
UIC  ‍‍‍ 6 6 0   .500 26 26 0   .500
Valparaiso  ‍‍‍ 4 7 0   .364 22 25 1   .469
Gray Division
Southwest Missouri State  x‍‍ 11 1 0   .917 47 14 0   .770
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 6 0   .500 19 22 0   .463
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 7 0   .364 29 22 1   .567
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ 2 9 0   .182 25 18 1   .580
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1986[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 23 Oregon State  x‍‍‍y 18 5   .783 39 15   .722
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 13 10   .565 30 21   .588
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12 11   .522 39 23   .629
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 35 24   .593
Portland  ‍‍‍ 10 13   .435 24 26   .480
Washington  ‍‍‍ 9 14   .391 25 23   .521
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 22 28   .440
Southern
No. 13 UCLA  x‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 39 23   .629
No. 1 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 49 19   .721
No. 15 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18 12   .600 38 23   .623
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 26 29   .473
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 34 28   .548
California  ‍‍‍ 10 20   .333 32 25   .561
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 LSU  ‍y 22 5   .815 55 14   .797
No. 21 Alabama  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 43 20   .683
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 15 12   .556 31 24   .564
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 38 17   .691
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 35 24   .593
Florida  ‍‍‍ 14 13   .519 27 26   .509
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 12 15   .444 34 21   .618
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 10 17   .370 27 23   .540
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 9 18   .333 25 29   .463
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 25 28   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍y 15 2   .882 40 13   .755
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 21 21   .500
VMI  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 15 25   .375
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 15 18   .455
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍y 12 5   .706 33 28   .541
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 21 20   .512
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 29 20   .592
Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 15 24   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍‍ 12 6   .667 36 23   .610
Mercer ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 25 24   .510
Georgia State ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 23 29   .442
Samford ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 14 37   .275
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍ 12 4   .750 38 25   .603
Centenary ‍‍‍ 8 7   .533 27 28   .491
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 11 35   .239
Stetson  ‍‍‍   36 22   .621
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[16]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1986 season marked the fortieth 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 claiming their third championship with a 10–2 win over Florida State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Loyola Marymount4
LSU3
Loyola Marymount5
Arizona7
Arizona8
Maine7
Arizona9
Florida State5
Miami (FL)6
Arizona2
Oklahoma State2
Miami (FL)2Miami (FL)4
Florida State7
Florida State5
Indiana State3Arizona10
Miami (FL)3Florida State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Florida State4
Miami (FL)4
LSU8LSU3
Florida State6
Maine4
Oklahoma State5
Loyola Marymount5
Oklahoma State4Oklahoma State11
Indiana State0

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  6. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
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  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  9. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  12. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
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