1986 NCAA Division I baseball season Number of teams 265 Champions Arizona (3rd title)Runners-up Florida State (8th CWS Appearance) Winning Coach Jerry Kindall (3rd title)MOP Mike Senne (Arizona )
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]
Realignment and format changes [ ]
The Big South Conference was granted NCAA Division I status, joining after one season in the NAIA . The members were Armstrong State , Augusta State , Baptist , Campbell , Coastal Carolina , Radford , UNC Asheville , and Winthrop .
The Colonial Athletic Association began sponsoring baseball, with American , East Carolina , George Mason , James Madison , Richmond , UNC Wilmington , and William & Mary composing the seven team league.
The Southeastern Conference dissolved its two division format, playing as a single conference with all teams playing a three-game series against every other conference member.
Stetson joined the Trans America Athletic Conference . They had previously played as an independent.
Conference winners [ ]
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 Park • Durham, 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 Field • Bristol, CT
St. John's
Big Eight Conference
Oklahoma State
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma 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 Field • Minneapolis, MN
Michigan
Colonial Athletic Association
East Carolina /James Madison
1986 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball Tournament
• Greenville, NC
Richmond
EIBL
Navy
No Tournament
Mid-American Conference
Central Michigan
No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
North - Detroit South - Oral Roberts
Detroit, MI
Oral Roberts
Metro Conference
Florida State
Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, 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 Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA
LSU
Southern Conference
North - Appalachian State South - Western Carolina
1986 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament
Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC
Western Carolina
Southwest Conference
Texas /Texas A&M
1986 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament
Olsen Field • College Station, TX
Texas A&M
Trans America Athletic Conference
East - Georgia Southern West - Hardin–Simmons
1986 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament
Hunter Field • Abilene, TX
Georgia Southern
Conference standings [ ]
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 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
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 x ‡ y
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 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 x y
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 x y
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 x y
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 x ‡ y
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 [ ]
Main article: 1986 College World Series
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]
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
Award winners [ ]
All-America team [ ]
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