1988 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1988 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty second time in 1988, 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 second time.[1]

1988 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (2nd title)
Runners-upArizona State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGeorge Wolfman (1st title)
MOPLee Plemel (Stanford)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1988 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. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SCGeorgia Tech
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Rutgers
West Virginia
1988 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball TournamentBear Stadium • Boyertown, PARutgers
Big East ConferenceNorth - Providence
South - Villanova
1988 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy FieldBristol, CTSt. John's
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1988 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina1988 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentTaylor FieldBuies Creek, NCCampbell
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MIMinnesota
Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison1988 Colonial Athletic Association Baseball TournamentThe DiamondRichmond, VAGeorge Mason
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Notre Dame
South - Evansville
1988 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INEvansville
Metro ConferenceSouth Carolina1988 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentSeminole StadiumTallahassee, FLFlorida State
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Valparaiso
Gray - Southwest Missouri State
1988 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILSouthwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Arizona State
No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic AssociationFresno StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble FieldStarkville, MSFlorida
Southern ConferenceNorth - VMI
South - Western Carolina
1988 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas1988 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentGeorge Cole FieldFayetteville, ARTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Centenary
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary ParkShreveport, LAStetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Clemson  y 182 .900  5414 .794
No. 27 NC State  y 136 .684  4516 .738
No. 29 Georgia Tech  y 128 .600  4524 .652
Virginia   1110 .524  3219 .627
North Carolina   1011 .476  3427 .557
Wake Forest   712 .368  3226 .552
Maryland   514 .263  2024 .455
Duke   316 .158  1035 .222
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  xy 1420 .875  38211 .642
UMass   970 .563  36160 .692
Temple   880 .500  27270 .500
Rhode Island   5110 .313  10280 .263
Saint Joseph's   4120 .250  16231 .413
West
West Virginia  x 1240 .750  33171 .657
George Washington   1150 .688  30261 .535
Penn State   880 .500  24260 .480
St. Bonaventure   790 .438  26210 .553
Duquesne   2140 .125  13160 .448
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
Providence  x 1260 .667  22290 .431
St. John's  y 990 .500  29211 .578
Boston College   8100 .444  15160 .484
Connecticut   7110 .389  24180 .571
South Division
Villanova  x 1620 .889  32220 .593
Seton Hall   1260 .667  39160 .709
Georgetown   4130 .235  12310 .279
Pittsburgh   3140 .176  9200 .310
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coastal Carolina   150 1.000  3512 .745
Baptist   127 .632  2716 .628
Campbell   108 .556  3216 .667
Winthrop   88 .500  2215 .595
Augusta State   810 .444  1627 .372
Radford   410 .286  1326 .333
UNC Asheville   115 .063  932 .220
Conference champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1988[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Michigan  y 208 .714  4819 .716
Minnesota  y 1711 .607  3828 .576
Michigan State   1612 .571  4120 .672
Ohio State   1612 .571  3228 .533
Wisconsin   1513 .536  2827 .509
Iowa   1414 .500  2925 .537
Illinois   1216 .429  2620 .565
Indiana   1117 .393  3929 .574
Northwestern   1117 .393  2828 .500
Purdue   820 .286  2634 .433
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
James Madison  y 1310 .929  43112 .786
George Mason  y 860 .571  34271 .556
East Carolina   860 .571  33140 .702
William & Mary   590 .357  17280 .378
UNC Wilmington   4100 .286  11420 .208
Richmond   4100 .286  26330 .441
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 16 Washington State  xy 184 .818  5214 .788
Oregon State   1410 .583  3019 .612
Portland State   129 .571  3325 .569
Gonzaga   1211 .522  2828 .500
Portland   1113 .458  2827 .509
Washington   816 .333  1728 .378
Eastern Washington   618 .250  2534 .424
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  xy 219 .700  6013 .822
No. 1 Stanford  y 1812 .600  4623 .667
No. 8 California  y 1614 .533  4025 .615
No. 13 Southern California  y 1317 .433  3626 .581
UCLA   1218 .400  3128 .525
Arizona   1020 .333  3326 .559
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Florida  y 216 .778  4819 .716
No. 14 Kentucky  y 189 .667  3825 .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  y 1710 .630  4420 .688
Auburn   1610 .615  3916 .709
LSU   1611 .593  3921 .650
Georgia   1116 .407  2928 .509
Vanderbilt   1116 .407  3023 .566
Alabama   917 .346  2726 .509
Tennessee   918 .333  2129 .420
Ole Miss   621 .222  2429 .453
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
VMI  x 117 .611  2020 .500
Appalachian State   97 .563  2917 .630
Marshall   79 .438  2317 .575
East Tennessee State   711 .389  1635 .314
Southern
Western Carolina  xy 143 .824  3824 .613
The Citadel   126 .667  3320 .623
Davidson   711 .389  2826 .519
Furman   215 .118  829 .216
x Division champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Georgia Southern x 134 .765  3027 .526
No. 20 Stetson y 98 .529  3525 .583
Mercer  710 .412  2425 .490
Samford  512 .294  849 .140
West
Centenary x 115 .688  3020 .600
Arkansas–Little Rock  88 .500  2729 .482
Hardin–Simmons  511 .313  3030 .500
x Division champion
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[13]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1988 season marked the forty second 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 second championship with a 9–4 win over Arizona State in the final.[1]

  First round Second round Semifinals Finals
                                       
1 Arizona State 4  
8 California 2  
  1 Arizona State 4  
  4 Wichita State 7  
4 Wichita State 5
5 Florida 4  
  4 Wichita State 3 1  
  1 Arizona State 410 19  
8 California 5  
5 Florida 6  
  1 Arizona State 10
  5 Florida 1  
  1 Arizona State 4
  7 Stanford 9
7 Stanford 10  
2 Fresno State 3  
  7 Stanford 3
  6 Cal State Fullerton 5  
6 Cal State Fullerton 9
3 Miami (FL) 3  
  6 Cal State Fullerton 1 5
  7 Stanford 3 9  
2 Fresno State 4  
3 Miami (FL) 812  
  7 Stanford 2
  3 Miami (FL) 1  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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