1987 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1987 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 1987. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1987 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty first time in 1987, 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. Stanford claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMark Marquess (1st title)
MOPPaul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →

Realignment

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Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1987 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 26 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 22 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Georgia Tech 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SC Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Rutgers
West Virginia
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA West Virginia
Big East Conference North - St. John's
South - Seton Hall
1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT Seton Hall
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1987 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big South Conference East - Campbell
West - Armstrong State
1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament Taylor FieldBuies Creek, NC Winthrop
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1987 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MI Michigan
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament The DiamondRichmond, VA East Carolina
EIBL Dartmouth No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts
1987 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Evansville, IN Oral Roberts
Metro Conference South Carolina 1987 Metro Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye FieldColumbia, SC Florida State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois
1987 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Stanford
No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Cal State Fullerton No tournament
Southeastern Conference Georgia 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Foley FieldAthens, GA Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina
1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk FieldAustin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament J. I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, GA Georgia Southern

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Georgia Tech  ‍y 17 4   .810 51 14   .785
No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 5   .762 54 14   .794
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 7   .650 31 22   .585
NC State  ‍‍‍y 12 8   .600 39 16   .709
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 18 30   .375
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 15 24   .385
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 19 31   .380
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3 14   .176 18 26   .409
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 11 4 1   .719 36 14 1   .716
UMass  ‍‍‍ 10 4 0   .714 22 16 0   .579
Temple  ‍‍‍ 10 5 1   .656 26 20 1   .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4 10 0   .286 9 22 0   .290
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 9 26 0   .257
West
West Virginia  x‍‍y 9 2 0   .818 24 14 1   .628
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11 3 0   .786 29 19 0   .604
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 19 25 0   .432
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 4 10 0   .286 11 18 0   .379
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2 14 0   .125 19 17 0   .528
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
St. John's  x‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 24 21   .533
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 23 16   .590
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 13 21   .382
Providence  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 15 25   .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  x‍‍y 16 2   .889 45 10   .818
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 35 18   .660
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 13 18   .419
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 14 30   .318
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ 15 6   .714 59 13   .819
No. 26 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17 7   .708 42 20   .677
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12 8   .600 36 21   .632
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 36 26   .581
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9 12   .429 28 24   .538
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 25 27   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3 21   .125 15 39   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 8 2 0   .800 25 20 0   .556
Winthrop  ‍‍ 8 3 0   .727 38 8 0   .826
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 12 20 1   .379
Radford  ‍‍‍ 0 9 0   .000 11 21 0   .344
West
Armstrong State  x‍‍‍ 9 3 0   .750 47 15 0   .758
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 27 23 0   .540
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 6 7 0   .462 20 23 0   .465
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 3 9 0   .250 25 17 0   .595
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1987[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 23 Michigan  x‍‍y 13 3   .813 52 12   .813
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 10 6   .625 36 24   .600
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 43 17   .717
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 34 20   .630
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 19 27   .413
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12 4   .750 36 25   .590
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 29 28   .509
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 32 24   .571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 23 20   .535
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 28 24   .538
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[8][9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 11 4   .733 32 21   .604
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 21 35   .375
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 31 23   .574
East Carolina  ‍‍y 8 7   .533 26 17   .605
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 28 21   .571
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 1 14   .067 5 31   .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 1   .929 39 14   .736
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍y 9 3   .750 55 18   .753
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 5   .643 32 16   .667
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 33 23   .589
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 36 25   .590
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5 8   .385 31 22   .585
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 1 14   .067 12 36   .250
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 18 6   .750 44 19   .698
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 31 15   .674
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 13 11   .542 37 20   .649
Portland  ‍‍‍ 12 12   .500 30 22   .577
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 13   .458 21 20   .512
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 20 32   .385
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 17   .292 24 32   .429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21 9   .700 53 17   .757
No. 12 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 40 25   .615
No. 8 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16 14   .533 40 27   .597
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 34 26   .567
California  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 36 25   .590
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 32 28   .533
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 18 8   .692 42 21   .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18 9   .667 42 18   .700
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17 9   .654 32 24   .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 11   .593 40 15   .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 12 10   .545 49 19   .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍y 13 13   .500 39 22   .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11 14   .440 25 26   .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 16   .407 25 26   .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 7 20   .259 27 25   .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 18   .217 17 27   .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 10 2   .833 26 13   .667
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 4   .667 16 16   .500
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 16 17   .485
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 1 11   .083 9 19   .321
Southern
No. 30 Western Carolina  x‍‍y 13 3   .813 36 20   .643
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 7   .588 25 17   .595
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 19 31   .380
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 11 26   .297
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern xy 13 5   .722 33 30   .524
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 37 22   .627
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 27 22   .551
Samford ‍‍‍ 2 13   .133 6 41   .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 10 6   .625 27 31   .466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 25 20   .556
Centenary ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 19 25   .432
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1987 season marked the forty first 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 Stanford claiming their first championship with a 9–5 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State8
Arizona State3
Oklahoma State8
LSU7
LSU610
Florida State2
Oklahoma State6
Stanford2
Texas13
Oklahoma State5
Arkansas6
Texas1Texas6
Stanford6
Stanford3
Georgia2Oklahoma State5
Texas3Stanford9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Stanford9
Texas610
Arizona State0Florida State4
Stanford610
Florida State3
LSU5
LSU5
Arkansas5Arkansas2
Georgia4

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  8. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  10. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  12. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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  15. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.