1987 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1987 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 1987. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1987 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty first time in 1987, 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 first time.[1]

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMark Marquess (1st title)
MOPPaul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1987 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. 26 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 22 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceGeorgia Tech1987 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCGeorgia Tech
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Rutgers
West Virginia		1987 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball TournamentBear Stadium • Boyertown, PAWest Virginia
Big East ConferenceNorth - St. John's
South - Seton Hall		1987 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTSeton Hall
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1987 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceEast - Campbell
West - Armstrong State		1987 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentTaylor Field • Buies Creek, NCWinthrop
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota		1987 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIMichigan
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC Wilmington1987 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentThe Diamond • Richmond, VAEast Carolina
EIBLDartmouthNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts		1987 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentEvansville, INOral Roberts
Metro ConferenceSouth Carolina1987 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentSarge Frye Field • Columbia, SCFlorida State
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois		1987 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILSouthwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Stanford		No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic AssociationCal State FullertonNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgia1987 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentFoley Field • Athens, GAMississippi State
Southern ConferenceNorth - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina		1987 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas1987 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons		1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAGeorgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–4 .810  51–14 .785
No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16–5 .762  54–14 .794
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .650  31–22 .585
NC State  ‍‍‍y 12–8 .600  39–16 .709
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  18–30 .375
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  15–24 .385
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .235  19–31 .380
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–14 .176  18–26 .409
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 11–4–1 .719  36–14–1 .716
UMass  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .714  22–16–0 .579
Temple  ‍‍‍ 10–5–1 .656  26–20–1 .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .286  9–22–0 .290
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .125  9–26–0 .257
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 9–2–0 .818  24–14–1 .628
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11–3–0 .786  29–19–0 .604
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  19–25–0 .432
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .286  11–18–0 .379
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .125  19–17–0 .528
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
St. John's  x‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  24–21 .533
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  23–16 .590
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  13–21 .382
Providence  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  15–25 .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  x‍‍‡‍y 16–2 .889  45–10 .818
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  35–18 .660
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  13–18 .419
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  14–30 .318
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ 15–6 .714  59–13 .819
No. 26 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .708  42–20 .677
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12–8 .600  36–21 .632
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  36–26 .581
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .429  28–24 .538
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .350  25–27 .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .125  15–39 .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .800  25–20–0 .556
Winthrop  ‍‍‡‍ 8–3–0 .727  38–8–0 .826
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  12–20–1 .379
Radford  ‍‍‍ 0–9–0 .000  11–21–0 .344
West
Armstrong State  x‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .750  47–15–0 .758
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .538  27–23–0 .540
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .462  20–23–0 .465
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .250  25–17–0 .595
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1987[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 23 Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y 13–3 .813  52–12 .813
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 10–6 .625  36–24 .600
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  43–17 .717
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  34–20 .630
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–12 .250  19–27 .413
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12–4 .750  36–25 .590
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  29–28 .509
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  32–24 .571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  23–20 .535
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  28–24 .538
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[8][9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 11–4 .733  32–21 .604
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  21–35 .375
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  31–23 .574
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 8–7 .533  26–17 .605
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  28–21 .571
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .067  5–31 .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 18–6 .750  44–19 .698
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .625  31–15 .674
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .542  37–20 .649
Portland  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  30–22 .577
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  21–20 .512
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  20–32 .385
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .292  24–32 .429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  53–17 .757
No. 12 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  40–25 .615
No. 8 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  40–27 .597
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .433  34–26 .567
California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  36–25 .590
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .400  32–28 .533
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍†‍‍y 18–8 .692  42–21 .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .667  42–18 .700
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .654  32–24 .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .593  40–15 .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 12–10 .545  49–19 .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–13 .500  39–22 .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .440  25–26 .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .407  25–26 .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .259  27–25 .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .217  17–27 .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 10–2 .833  26–13 .667
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .667  16–16 .500
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  16–17 .485
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 1–11 .083  9–19 .321
Southern
No. 30 Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 13–3 .813  36–20 .643
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .588  25–17 .595
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  19–31 .380
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  11–26 .297
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍y 13–5 .722  33–30 .524
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  37–22 .627
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  27–22 .551
Samford ‍‍‍ 2–13 .133  6–41 .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 10–6 .625  27–31 .466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  25–20 .556
Centenary ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  19–25 .432
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1987[14]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1987 College World Series

The 1987 season marked the forty first 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 first championship with a 9–5 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Oklahoma State 8  
  Arizona State 3    
      Oklahoma State 8  
      LSU 7    
  LSU 610          
  Florida State 2        
      Oklahoma State 6
      Stanford 2
  Texas 13        
  Arkansas 6          
      Texas 1    
      Stanford 6  
  Stanford 3    
  Georgia 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Arizona State 0  
  Florida State 3     Texas 610
    Florida State 4
  Arkansas 5  
  Georgia 4     LSU 5
    Arkansas 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Oklahoma State 5       Oklahoma State 5
  Texas 6           Stanford 9
      Texas 3    
      Stanford 9  
  Stanford 610    
  LSU 5  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1987 College Baseball All-America Team

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