1988 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (2nd title)
Runners-upArizona State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGeorge Wolfman (1st title)
MOPLee Plemel (Stanford)
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1988 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty second time in 1988, 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. Stanford claimed the championship for the second time.[1]

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1988 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Rutgers
West Virginia		 1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA Rutgers
Big East Conference North - Providence
South - Villanova		 1988 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1988 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big South Conference Coastal Carolina 1988 Big South Conference baseball tournament Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC Campbell
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1988 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Minnesota
Colonial Athletic Association James Madison 1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament The Diamond • Richmond, VA George Mason
EIBL Penn No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Notre Dame
South - Evansville		 1988 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament South Bend, IN Evansville
Metro Conference South Carolina 1988 Metro Conference baseball tournament Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL Florida State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Southwest Missouri State		 1988 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Arizona State		 No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Fresno State No tournament
Southeastern Conference Florida 1988 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Florida
Southern Conference North - VMI
South - Western Carolina		 1988 Southern Conference baseball tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1988 Southwest Conference baseball tournament George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Centenary		 1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA Stetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 21 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 2   .900 54 – 14   .794
No. 27 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13 – 6   .684 45 – 16   .738
No. 29 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 12 – 8   .600 45 – 24   .652
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 10   .524 32 – 19   .627
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10 – 11   .476 34 – 27   .557
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12   .368 32 – 26   .552
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 14   .263 20 – 24   .455
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3 – 16   .158 10 – 35   .222
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍y 14 – 2 – 0   .875 38 – 21 – 1   .642
UMass  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 36 – 16 – 0   .692
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 27 – 27 – 0   .500
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 10 – 28 – 0   .263
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12 – 0   .250 16 – 23 – 1   .413
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 33 – 17 – 1   .657
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5 – 0   .688 30 – 26 – 1   .535
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 24 – 26 – 0   .480
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438 26 – 21 – 0   .553
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125 13 – 16 – 0   .448
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence  x‍‍‍ 12 – 6 – 0   .667 22 – 29 – 0   .431
St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 9 – 0   .500 29 – 21 – 1   .578
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 15 – 16 – 0   .484
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11 – 0   .389 24 – 18 – 0   .571
South Division
Villanova  x‍‍‍ 16 – 2 – 0   .889 32 – 22 – 0   .593
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6 – 0   .667 39 – 16 – 0   .709
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13 – 0   .235 12 – 31 – 0   .279
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14 – 0   .176 9 – 20 – 0   .310
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 15 – 0   1.000 35 – 12   .745
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12 – 7   .632 27 – 16   .628
Campbell  ‍‍‡‍ 10 – 8   .556 32 – 16   .667
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 22 – 15   .595
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 16 – 27   .372
Radford  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 13 – 26   .333
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 1 – 15   .063 9 – 32   .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1988[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 8   .714 48 – 19   .716
Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 17 – 11   .607 38 – 28   .576
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 41 – 20   .672
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 12   .571 32 – 28   .533
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 15 – 13   .536 28 – 27   .509
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 14 – 14   .500 29 – 25   .537
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12 – 16   .429 26 – 20   .565
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 39 – 29   .574
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11 – 17   .393 28 – 28   .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 20   .286 26 – 34   .433
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 1 – 0   .929 43 – 11 – 2   .786
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 6 – 0   .571 34 – 27 – 1   .556
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6 – 0   .571 33 – 14 – 0   .702
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 0   .357 17 – 28 – 0   .378
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10 – 0   .286 11 – 42 – 0   .208
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10 – 0   .286 26 – 33 – 0   .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 0 – 0 – 0   – 52 – 14 – 1   .784
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 25 – 11 – 0   .694
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 38 – 18 – 0   .679
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 40 – 19 – 0   .678
UCF  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 40 – 20 – 0   .667
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 26 – 13 – 0   .667
No. 28 Tulane  ‍‍‍y 0 – 0 – 0   – 32 – 18 – 0   .640
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍y 0 – 0 – 0   – 30 – 18 – 0   .625
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 25 – 16 – 0   .610
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 28 – 21 – 0   .571
Akron  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 28 – 31 – 0   .475
United States International  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 18 – 26 – 0   .409
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 19 – 28 – 0   .404
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 18 – 29 – 0   .383
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 18 – 32 – 0   .360
Boston University  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 7 – 17 – 0   .292
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 9 – 23 – 0   .281
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 7 – 24 – 0   .226
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 16 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 18 – 4   .818 52 – 14   .788
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 30 – 19   .612
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 33 – 25   .569
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 12 – 11   .522 28 – 28   .500
Portland  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 28 – 27   .509
Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 17 – 28   .378
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 18   .250 25 – 34   .424
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 60 – 13   .822
No. 1 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12   .600 46 – 23   .667
No. 8 California  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 40 – 25   .615
No. 13 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 36 – 26   .581
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 31 – 28   .525
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20   .333 33 – 26   .559
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Fresno State  ‍†‍‍y 20 – 1 – 0   .952 56 – 12 – 0   .824
No. 25 UNLV  ‍‍‡‍ 14 – 7 – 0   .667 40 – 22 – 0   .645
No. 3 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‡‍ 12 – 8 – 0   .600 43 – 18 – 0   .705
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 11 – 0   .450 31 – 30 – 0   .508
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 30 – 28 – 1   .517
Pacific Tigers baseball  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 19 – 32 – 0   .373
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6 – 15 – 0   .286 23 – 39 – 0   .371
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 17 – 0   .190 14 – 45 – 0   .237
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Florida  ‍†‍‡‍y 21 – 6   .778 48 – 19   .716
No. 14 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 38 – 25   .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 – 10   .630 44 – 20   .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 16 – 10   .615 39 – 16   .709
LSU  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 39 – 21   .650
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 29 – 28   .509
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 30 – 23   .566
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9 – 17   .346 27 – 26   .509
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 – 18   .333 21 – 29   .420
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6 – 21   .222 24 – 29   .453
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
VMI  x‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 20 – 20   .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 29 – 17   .630
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 23 – 17   .575
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 16 – 35   .314
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 14 – 3   .824 38 – 24   .613
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 33 – 20   .623
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 28 – 26   .519
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2 – 15   .118 8 – 29   .216
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍ 13 – 4   .765 30 – 27   .526
No. 20 Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 8   .529 35 – 25   .583
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 24 – 25   .490
Samford ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 8 – 49   .140
West
Centenary x‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 30 – 20   .600
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 27 – 29   .482
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 30 – 30   .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1988 College World Series

The 1988 season marked the forty second 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 Stanford claiming their second championship with a 9–4 win over Arizona State in the final.[1]

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
             
1 Arizona State 4
8 California 2
1 Arizona State 4
4 Wichita State 7
4 Wichita State 5
5 Florida 4
4 Wichita State 3 1
1 Arizona State 410 19
8 California 5
5 Florida 6
1 Arizona State 10
5 Florida 1
1 Arizona State 4
7 Stanford 9
7 Stanford 10
2 Fresno State 3
7 Stanford 3
6 Cal State Fullerton 5
6 Cal State Fullerton 9
3 Miami (FL) 3
6 Cal State Fullerton 1 5
7 Stanford 3 9
2 Fresno State 4
3 Miami (FL) 812
7 Stanford 2
3 Miami (FL) 1

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1988 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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