1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1986 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament

Season	1986
Teams	40
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Arizona (3rd title)
Runner-up	Florida State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jerry Kindall (3rd title)
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← 1985  NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1987 →

The 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fortieth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Four regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while the remaining four regions included six teams, resulting in 40 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.^[1] The fortieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Senne of Arizona.

National seeds[]

Bold indicates CWS participant.

• Florida State
• LSU
• Miami (FL)
• Texas
• UCLA

Regionals[]

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, four consisting of four teams and four of six teams.^[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL[]

		Georgia Tech	914
		Navy	8				Georgia Tech	811
							Western Carolina	7
		South Carolina	5									Georgia Tech	6
		Alabama	3									Miami (FL)	710
							South Carolina	5														Miami (FL)	15	—
							Miami (FL)	7														Georgia Tech	9	—
		Miami (FL)	10														Georgia Tech	12
		Western Carolina	8									South Carolina	7				Alabama	6
							Navy	1				Alabama	8
							Alabama	4

Central Regional at Austin, TX[]

		Pepperdine	11
		Texas–Pan American	0				Pepperdine	5
							Southern Illinois	3
		Arizona	26									Pepperdine	6
		San Diego State	5									Arizona	10
							Arizona	9														Arizona	5	—
							Texas	3														Pepperdine	3	—
		Texas	21														Pepperdine	2*
		Southern Illinois	7									Texas	9				Texas	0*
							Texas–Pan American	10				Texas–Pan American	5
							San Diego State	6

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI[]

		Indiana State	7
		Michigan	1
							Indiana State	5
							Central Michigan	2
		Central Michigan	7
		Oral Roberts	2
												Indiana State	7*	—
											Central Michigan	6*	—
		Michigan	4
		Oral Roberts	5
							Central Michigan	6
							Oral Roberts	2

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK[]

		Oklahoma State	20
		Richmond	8				Oklahoma State	23
							Appalachian State	2
		Arkansas	4									Oklahoma State	16
		Oregon State	3									Stanford	8
							Arkansas	0														Oklahoma State	3	—
							Stanford	2														Stanford	0	—
		Stanford	11														Stanford	10
		Appalachian State	1									Arkansas	0				Oregon State	7
							Richmond	1				Oregon State	1
							Oregon State	7

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME[]

		St. John's	8
		Rider	2
							St. John's	7
							Maine	13
		Maine	5
		Rutgers	1
												Maine	21	—
											St. John's	8	—
		Rider	9
		Rutgers	4
							St. John's	16
							Rider	3

South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA[]

		Louisiana Tech	7
		Tulane	5				Louisiana Tech	14
							Jackson State	6
		Oklahoma	21									Louisiana Tech	4
		Eastern Kentucky	14									LSU	7
							Oklahoma	5														LSU	7	—
							LSU	8														Tulane	6	—
		LSU	14														Louisiana Tech	4
		Jackson State	11									Oklahoma	5				Tulane	9
							Tulane	16				Tulane	14
							Eastern Kentucky	6

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL[]

		Texas A&M	10
		South Florida	2
							Texas A&M	9
							Florida State	12
		Florida State	10
		NC State	6
												Florida State	11	—
											South Florida	7	—
		South Florida	12
		NC State	4
							South Florida	10
							Texas A&M	7

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA[]

		UC Santa Barbara	11
		Loyola Marymount	5
							UC Santa Barbara	6
							Hawaii	8
		Hawaii	6
		UCLA	3
												Hawaii	6	5
											Loyola Marymount	10	12
		Loyola Marymount	12
		UCLA	10
							UC Santa Barbara	10
							Loyola Marymount	11

College World Series[]

Participants[]

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
Arizona	Pac-10	45–18 (18–12)	Jerry Kindall	13 (last: 1985)	1st (1976, 1980)	27–24
Florida State	Metro	57–11 (4–1)	Mike Martin	7 (last: 1980)	2nd (1970)	8–14
Indiana State	MVC	48–19 (10–10)	Bob Warn	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Loyola Marymount	WCC	49–13 (n/a)	Dave Snow	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
LSU	SEC	54–12 (22–5)	Skip Bertman	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Maine	Eastern Collegiate	41–21 (13–1)	John Winkin	6 (last: 1984)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7–12
Miami (FL)	n/a	46–15 (n/a)	Ron Fraser	8 (last: 1985)	1st (1982, 1985)	19–13
Oklahoma State	Big 8	54–13 (18–5)	Gary Ward	13 (last: 1985)	1st (1959)	28–25

Results[]

Bracket[]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Loyola Marymount	4
		LSU	3
							Loyola Marymount	5
							Arizona	7
		Arizona	8
		Maine	7
												Arizona	9
												Florida State	5
		Miami (FL)	6
		Oklahoma State	2
							Miami (FL)	2
							Florida State	7
		Florida State	5
		Indiana State	3
						Loser's Bracket
							LSU	8
							Maine	4				Miami (FL)	4
												LSU	3
							Oklahoma State	4
							Indiana State	0				Loyola Marymount	5
												Oklahoma State	11

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Arizona	2									Arizona	10
		Miami (FL)	4									Florida State	2
							Miami (FL)	3
							Florida State	4
		Florida State	6
		Oklahoma State	5

Game results[]

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 30	Game 1	Loyola Marymount	4–3	LSU
	Game 2	Arizona	8–7	Maine
May 31	Game 3	Miami (FL)	6–2	Oklahoma State
	Game 4	Florida State	5–3	Indiana State
June 1	Game 5	LSU	8–4	Maine	Maine eliminated
	Game 6	Oklahoma State	4–0	Indiana State	Indiana State eliminated
June 2	Game 7	Arizona	7–5	Loyola Marymount
June 3	Game 8	Florida State	7–2	Miami (FL)
June 4	Game 9	Oklahoma State	11–5	Loyola Marymount	Loyola Marymount eliminated
June 5	Game 10	Miami (FL)	4–3	LSU	LSU eliminated
June 6	Game 11	Arizona	9–5	Florida State	Arizona qualified for final
June 7	Game 12	Florida State	6–5	Oklahoma State	Oklahoma State eliminated
	Game 13	Miami (FL)	4–2	Arizona
June 8	Game 14	Florida State	4–3	Miami (FL)	Miami (FL) eliminated
June 9	Final	Arizona	10–2	Florida State	Arizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Gary Alexander	Junior	Arizona
	Richie Lewis	Sophomore	Florida State
Catcher		Senior	Maine
First baseman	Todd Trafton	Senior	Arizona
Second baseman	Luis Alicea	Junior	Florida State
Third baseman	Robin Ventura	Freshman	Oklahoma State
Shortstop	Bien Figueroa	Senior	Florida State
Outfielder	Mike Fiore	Sophomore	Miami (FL)
	Mike Senne	Senior	Arizona
	Paul Sorrento	Junior	Florida State
Designated hitter	Gary Alexander	Junior	Arizona

Notable players[]

• Arizona: Chip Hale, Gil Heredia, Tommy Hinzo
• Florida State: Luis Alicea, Bien Figueroa, Richie Lewis, Mike Loynd, Paul Sorrento
• Indiana State: Mike Gardiner
• Loyola Marymount: Chris Donnels, Billy Bean, Tim Layana
• LSU: Albert Belle, , Jim Bowie, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Jeff Reboulet, Jack Voigt
• Maine: Mike Bordick, Jeff Plympton
• Miami (FL): Chris Howard, Greg Vaughn
• Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Gordon Dillard, Monty Fariss, Tim Pugh, Robin Ventura,

Tournament notes[]

• In the Central Regional Arizona sets a tournament record scoring 26 runs in the first game.

References[]