1986 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

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1986 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (1st title)
MVPSam Ferretti (Rutgers, Player)
Ken Smith (West Virginia, Pitcher) ()
1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍y 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

The 1986 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 9 through 11, 1986 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the eighth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

Format and seeding[]

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers 9 2 0 .818 — 1E
Temple 8 3 0 .727 1 2E
Rhode Island 4 7 1 .375 5.5 —
UMass 4 7 0 .364 5 —
Saint Joseph's 2 9 1 .208 7.5 —
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 9 2 0 .818 — 1W
George Washington 8 2 0 .800 .5 2W
Penn State 7 4 0 .636 2 —
St. Bonaventure 2 9 0 .182 7 —
Duquesne 1 10 0 .091 8 —

Results[]

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Rutgers 14  
2W George Washington 1  
  1E Rutgers 8  
  1W West Virginia 3  
1W West Virginia 16
2E Temple 3  
  1E Rutgers 4 10
  1W West Virginia 9 3
2W George Washington 6  
2E Temple 14  
  1W West Virginia '8
  2E Temple 6  

References[]

  1. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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