Baseball season
The 1986 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 1986. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1986 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fortieth time in 1986, 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. Arizona claimed the championship for the third time.[1]
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1986 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Four regionals of four teams and four of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 25 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]
Conference
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Regular season Winner
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Conference tournament
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Tournament venue • city
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Tournament winner
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Atlantic Coast Conference |
NC State |
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament |
Durham Athletic Park • Durham, NC |
Georgia Tech
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Atlantic 10 Conference |
East - Rutgers West - West Virginia |
1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament |
Piscataway, New Jersey |
Rutgers
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Big East Conference |
North - Providence/St. John's South - Seton Hall |
1986 Big East Conference baseball tournament |
Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT |
St. John's
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Big Eight Conference |
Oklahoma State |
1986 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament |
All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK |
Oklahoma State
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Big South Conference |
East - Campbell West - Augusta State |
1986 Big South Conference baseball tournament |
Augusta, GA |
Coastal Carolina
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Big Ten Conference |
East - Michigan West - Minnesota |
1986 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament |
Siebert Field • Minneapolis, MN |
Michigan
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Colonial Athletic Association |
East Carolina/James Madison |
1986 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament |
Harrington Stadium • Greenville, NC |
Richmond
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EIBL |
Navy |
No tournament
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Mid-American Conference |
Central Michigan |
No tournament
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Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
North - Detroit South - Oral Roberts |
1986 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament |
Detroit, MI |
Oral Roberts
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Metro Conference |
Florida State |
1986 Metro Conference baseball tournament |
Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
Florida State
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Mid-Continent |
Blue - Cleveland State Gray - Southwest Missouri State |
1986 Association of Mid-Continent Universities baseball tournament |
Chicago, IL |
Southwest Missouri State
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Pacific-10 Conference |
North - Oregon State South - UCLA |
No tournament
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Pacific Coast Athletic Association |
UC Santa Barbara |
No tournament
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Southeastern Conference |
LSU |
1986 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament |
Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA |
LSU
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Southern Conference |
North - Appalachian State South - Western Carolina |
1986 Southern Conference baseball tournament |
Hennon Stadium • Cullowhee, NC |
Western Carolina
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Southwest Conference |
Texas/Texas A&M |
1986 Southwest Conference baseball tournament |
Olsen Field • College Station, TX |
Texas A&M
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Trans America Athletic Conference |
East - Georgia Southern West - Hardin–Simmons |
1986 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament |
Hunter Field • Abilene, TX |
Georgia Southern
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Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1986 season marked the fortieth 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 Arizona claiming their third championship with a 10–2 win over Florida State in the final.[1]
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | Semifinals | | | Preliminary final | | | Final |
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| Loyola Marymount | 4 |
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| LSU | 3 | | |
| | | Loyola Marymount | 5 |
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| | | Arizona | 7 | | |
| Arizona | 8 | | | | |
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| Maine | 7 | | |
| | | Arizona | 9 |
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| | | Florida State | 5 | |
| Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | Arizona | 2 |
| Oklahoma State | 2 | | | | |
| | | Miami (FL) | 2 | Miami (FL) | 4 | | |
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| | | Florida State | 7 | | | |
| Florida State | 5 | | | | | |
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| Indiana State | 3 | | | | Arizona | 10 |
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| | Miami (FL) | 3 | | | Florida State | 2 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | | | Florida State | 4 | |
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| | Miami (FL) | 4 |
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| LSU | 8 | | | LSU | 3 |
| | | Florida State | 6 |
| Maine | 4 | | | | | |
| | | Oklahoma State | 5 | | |
| | Loyola Marymount | 5 | | |
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| Oklahoma State | 4 | | | Oklahoma State | 11 |
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| Indiana State | 0 | | | |
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