1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

The 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was the 1986 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference, held at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina from May 14–17. Georgia Tech defeated NC State in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[2]

1986 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatSeven-team double elimination
Finals site
ChampionsGeorgia Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Morris (2nd title)
MVPJeff Distasio, Georgia Tech
Attendance22,638
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 29 NC State  y 112 .846  3515 .700
No. 17 Georgia Tech  y 104 .714  4523 .662
Clemson   94 .692  4221 .667
North Carolina   77 .500  3322 .600
Virginia   67 .462  2722 .551
Wake Forest   68 .429  2921 .580
Maryland   310 .231  1828 .391
Duke   212 .143  2517 .595
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Format and seeding

Seven of the eight ACC teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. Duke school policy did not allow the team to play after final exams had ended on April 28.[3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
NC State112.846
1
Georgia Tech104.714
1.5
2
Clemson94.692
2
3
North Carolina77.500
4.5
4
Virginia67.462
5
5
Wake Forest68.429
5.5
6
Maryland310.231
8
7
Duke212.143
9.5
--

Bracket and results

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
       
           
      1 NC State 711  
      4 North Carolina 6    
  4 North Carolina 510          
  5 Virginia 4        
      1 NC State 3
      2 Georgia Tech 7
  2 Georgia Tech 7        
  7 Maryland 5          
      2 Georgia Tech 16    
      3 Clemson 5  
  3 Clemson 614    
  6 Wake Forest 5  
  Loser's Bracket
       
          4 North Carolina 9
    5 Virginia 7
  7 Maryland 9  
  6 Wake Forest 7     3 Clemson 710
    7 Maryland 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  2 Georgia Tech 9          
  4 North Carolina 7              
      2 Georgia Tech 9    
      1 NC State 6  
  1 NC State 6    
  3 Clemson 4  

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  2. "2012 ACC Baseball Guide". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.