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 StadiumGreenville, 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 FieldBristol, CTSeton Hall
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1987 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceEast - Campbell
West - Armstrong State
1987 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentTaylor FieldBuies Creek, NCWinthrop
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota
1987 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MIMichigan
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC Wilmington1987 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentThe DiamondRichmond, 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 FieldColumbia, 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 FieldAthens, GAMississippi State
Southern ConferenceNorth - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina
1987 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas1987 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentJ. I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, 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 174 .810  5114 .785
No. 10 Clemson  y 165 .762  5414 .794
North Carolina   137 .650  3122 .585
NC State  y 128 .600  3916 .709
Virginia   512 .294  1830 .375
Maryland   512 .294  1524 .385
Wake Forest   413 .235  1931 .380
Duke   314 .176  1826 .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 1141 .719  36141 .716
UMass   1040 .714  22160 .579
Temple   1051 .656  26201 .564
Rhode Island   4100 .286  9220 .290
Saint Joseph's   2140 .125  9260 .257
West
West Virginia  xy 920 .818  24141 .628
Penn State   1130 .786  29190 .604
George Washington   880 .500  19250 .432
St. Bonaventure   4100 .286  11180 .379
Duquesne   2140 .125  19170 .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 126 .667  2421 .533
Connecticut   117 .611  2316 .590
Boston College   810 .444  1321 .382
Providence   513 .278  1525 .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  xy 162 .889  4510 .818
Villanova   117 .611  3518 .660
Pittsburgh   513 .278  1318 .419
Georgetown   414 .222  1430 .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  156 .714  5913 .819
No. 26 Oklahoma  y 177 .708  4220 .677
Nebraska   128 .600  3621 .632
Missouri   1410 .583  3626 .581
Kansas State   912 .429  2824 .538
Iowa State   713 .350  2527 .481
Kansas   321 .125  1539 .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 820 .800  25200 .556
Winthrop   830 .727  3880 .826
UNC Asheville   350 .375  12201 .379
Radford   090 .000  11210 .344
West
Armstrong State  x 930 .750  47150 .758
Coastal Carolina   760 .538  27230 .540
Augusta State   670 .462  20230 .465
Baptist   390 .250  25170 .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  xy 133 .813  5212 .813
Purdue  y 106 .625  3624 .600
Indiana   79 .438  4317 .717
Michigan State   610 .375  3420 .630
Ohio State   412 .250  1927 .413
West
Minnesota  x 124 .750  3625 .590
Iowa   97 .563  2928 .509
Illinois   97 .563  3224 .571
Northwestern   511 .313  2320 .535
Wisconsin   511 .313  2824 .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   114 .733  3221 .604
Richmond   105 .667  2135 .375
George Mason   96 .600  3123 .574
East Carolina  y 87 .533  2617 .605
James Madison   69 .400  2821 .571
William & Mary   114 .067  531 .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 186 .750  4419 .698
Oregon State   159 .625  3115 .674
Portland State   1311 .542  3720 .649
Portland   1212 .500  3022 .577
Washington   1113 .458  2120 .512
Gonzaga   816 .333  2032 .385
Eastern Washington   717 .292  2432 .429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford  xy 219 .700  5317 .757
No. 12 UCLA  y 1614 .533  4025 .615
No. 8 Arizona State  y 1614 .533  4027 .597
Arizona  y 1317 .433  3426 .567
California   1218 .400  3625 .590
Southern California   1218 .400  3228 .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 188 .692  4221 .667
No. 20 Auburn  y 189 .667  4218 .700
Florida   179 .654  3224 .571
Kentucky   1611 .593  4015 .727
No. 4 LSU  y 1210 .545  4919 .721
Mississippi State  y 1313 .500  3922 .639
Alabama   1114 .440  2526 .490
Ole Miss   1116 .407  2526 .490
Vanderbilt   720 .259  2725 .519
Tennessee   518 .217  1727 .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 102 .833  2613 .667
VMI   84 .667  1616 .500
Marshall   57 .417  1617 .485
East Tennessee State   111 .083  919 .321
Southern
No. 30 Western Carolina  xy 133 .813  3620 .643
Davidson   107 .588  2517 .595
The Citadel   612 .333  1931 .380
Furman   512 .294  1126 .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 xy 135 .722  3330 .524
Stetson   126 .667  3722 .627
Mercer  69 .400  2722 .551
Samford  213 .133  641 .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x 106 .625  2731 .466
Arkansas–Little Rock  97 .563  2520 .556
Centenary  511 .313  1925 .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

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

References

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