Baseball season
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]
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.
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 [ edit ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series [ edit ]
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 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Semifinals Preliminary final Final Loyola Marymount 4 LSU 3 Loyola Marymount 5 Arizona 7 Arizona 8 Maine 7 Arizona 9 Florida State 5 Miami (FL) 6 Arizona 2 Oklahoma State 2 Miami (FL) 2 Miami (FL) 4 Florida State 7 Florida State 5 Indiana State 3 Arizona 10 Miami (FL) 3 Florida State 2 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Florida State 4 Miami (FL) 4 LSU 8 LSU 3 Florida State 6 Maine 4 Oklahoma State 5 Loyola Marymount 5 Oklahoma State 4 Oklahoma State 11 Indiana State 0
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