1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

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1986 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatSeven-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Morris (2nd title)
MVP (Georgia Tech)
Attendance22,638
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
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 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

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 14–17. Georgia Tech defeated NC State in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

Format and seeding[]

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[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
       
           
      1 NC State 711  
      4 North Carolina 6    
  4 North Carolina 510          
  5 Virginia 4        
      1 NC State 3
      2 Georgia Tech 7
  2 Georgia Tech 7        
  7 Maryland 5          
      2 Georgia Tech 16    
      3 Clemson 5  
  3 Clemson 614    
  6 Wake Forest 5  
  Loser's Bracket
       
          4 North Carolina 9
    5 Virginia 7
  7 Maryland 9  
  6 Wake Forest 7     3 Clemson 710
    7 Maryland 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  2 Georgia Tech 9          
  4 North Carolina 7              
      2 Georgia Tech 9    
      1 NC State 6  
  1 NC State 6    
  3 Clemson 4  

See also[]

References[]

  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 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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