1986 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams265
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona (3rd title)
Runners-upFlorida State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJerry Kindall (3rd title)
MOPMike Senne (Arizona)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →

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

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 1986 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament 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 Harrington Stadium • Greenville, NC Richmond
EIBL Navy No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Detroit
South - Oral Roberts		 1986 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Detroit, MI Oral Roberts
Metro Conference Florida State 1986 Metro Conference baseball tournament 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 East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7 – 0   .611 28 – 23 – 0   .549
No. 30 St. John's  x‍‍‡‍y 11 – 7 – 0   .611 35 – 15 – 1   .696
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8 – 0   .556 18 – 21 – 0   .462
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14 – 0   .222 14 – 23 – 0   .378
South Division
Seton Hall  x‍‍‍ 13 – 5 – 0   .722 32 – 26 – 0   .552
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6 – 0   .667 23 – 22 – 0   .511
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 21 – 20 – 1   .512
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15 – 0   .167 10 – 22 – 0   .313
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[4][5]
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 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 3   .833 61 – 13   .824
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 40 – 16   .714
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 11 – 6   .647 43 – 23   .652
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 38 – 21   .644
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 26 – 28   .481
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 31 – 30   .508
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13   .188 18 – 33   .353
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986[11]
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  x‍‍‍y 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  x‍‍‍y 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  x‍‍‍y 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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Loyola Marymount4
LSU3
Loyola Marymount5
Arizona7
Arizona8
Maine7
Arizona9
Florida State5
Miami (FL)6
Arizona2
Oklahoma State2
Miami (FL)2Miami (FL)4
Florida State7
Florida State5
Indiana State3Arizona10
Miami (FL)3Florida State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Florida State4
Miami (FL)4
LSU8LSU3
Florida State6
Maine4
Oklahoma State5
Loyola Marymount5
Oklahoma State4Oklahoma State11
Indiana State0

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1986 College Baseball All-America Team

References

  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  7. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  9. ^ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1992". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  12. ^ 2021 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Summit League. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  14. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  15. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved October 25, 2014.
  16. ^ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 14, 2019.


Category