1986 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1986 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 9 through 11, 1986 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the eighth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[1]

1986 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (1st title)
MVPSam Ferretti (Rutgers, Player)
Ken Smith (West Virginia, Pitcher),
1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  xy 920 .818  28180 .609
Temple   830 .727  30171 .635
Rhode Island   471 .375  14151 .483
UMass   470 .364  16240 .400
Saint Joseph's   281 .227  6261 .197
West
West Virginia  x 920 .818  24141 .628
George Washington   820 .800  28131 .679
Penn State   740 .636  29190 .604
St. Bonaventure   290 .182  13260 .333
Duquesne   1100 .091  21100 .677
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers920.8181E
Temple830.72712E
Rhode Island471.3755.5
UMass470.3645
Saint Joseph's291.2087.5
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia920.8181W
George Washington820.800.52W
Penn State740.6362
St. Bonaventure290.1827
Duquesne1100.0918

Results

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
1E Rutgers 14  
2W George Washington 1  
  1E Rutgers 8  
  1W West Virginia 3  
1W West Virginia 16
2E Temple 3  
  1E Rutgers 4 10
  1W West Virginia 9 3
2W George Washington 6  
2E Temple 14  
  1W West Virginia '8
  2E Temple 6  

References

  1. Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
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