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1986 NCAA Division I baseball season

1986 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 265
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Arizona
Runners-up Florida State
MOP Mike Senne (Arizona)
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#29 NC State y 11 2   .846     35 15   .700
#17 Georgia Tech y 10 4   .714     45 23   .662
Clemson 9 4   .692     42 21   .667
North Carolina 7 7   .500     33 22   .600
Virginia 6 7   .462     27 22   .551
Wake Forest 6 8   .429     29 21   .580
Maryland 3 10   .231     18 28   .391
Duke 2 12   .143     25 17   .595
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence x 11 7 0   .611     28 23 0   .549
#30 St. John's xy 11 7 0   .611     35 15 1   .696
Connecticut 10 8 0   .556     18 21 0   .462
Boston College 4 14 0   .222     14 23 0   .378
South Division
Seton Hall x 13 5 0   .722     32 26 0   .552
Georgetown 12 6 0   .667     23 22 0   .511
Villanova 8 10 0   .444     21 20 1   .512
Pittsburgh 3 15 0   .167     10 22 0   .313
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
#28 Michigan xy 13 3   .813     42 17   .712
Purdue 9 7   .563     37 27   .578
Indiana 7 9   .438     43 17   .717
Michigan State 7 9   .438     28 26   .519
Ohio State 4 12   .250     21 27   .438
West
Minnesota x 10 5   .667     40 19   .678
Wisconsin 10 6   .625     35 22   .614
Northwestern 9 7   .563     39 14   .736
Illinois 8 8   .500     34 19   .642
Iowa 2 13   .133     29 27   .518
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
#23 Oregon State xy 18 5   .783     39 15   .722
Gonzaga 13 10   .565     30 21   .588
Portland State 12 11   .522     39 23   .629
Washington State 11 12   .478     35 24   .593
Portland 10 13   .435     24 26   .480
Washington 9 14   .391     25 23   .521
Eastern Washington 8 16   .333     22 28   .440
Southern
#13 UCLA xy 21 9   .700     39 23   .629
#1 Arizona y 18 12   .600     49 19   .721
#15 Stanford y 18 12   .600     38 23   .623
Southern California 12 18   .400     26 29   .473
Arizona State 11 19   .367     34 28   .548
California 10 20   .333     32 25   .561
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 LSU y 22 5   .815     55 14   .797
#21 Alabama y 18 9   .667     43 20   .683
Auburn 15 12   .556     31 24   .564
Ole Miss 14 13   .519     38 17   .691
Georgia 14 13   .519     35 24   .593
Florida 14 13   .519     27 26   .509
Mississippi State 12 15   .444     34 21   .618
Tennessee 10 17   .370     27 23   .540
Vanderbilt 9 18   .333     25 29   .463
Kentucky 7 20   .259     25 28   .472
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1986 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State xy 15 2   .882     40 13   .755
East Tennessee State 9 9   .500     21 21   .500
VMI 7 11   .389     15 25   .375
Marshall 4 13   .235     15 18   .455
Southern
Western Carolina xy 12 5   .706     33 28   .541
Davidson 10 8   .556     21 20   .512
The Citadel 9 9   .500     29 20   .592
Furman 4 13   .235     15 24   .385
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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.



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