1987 NCAA Division I baseball season

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Stanford
Runners-up	Oklahoma State
MOP	Paul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons
← 1986 1988 →

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#25 Georgia Tech †‡^y	17	–	4	.810	51	–	14	.785
#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; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		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
Team	W		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
#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; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
#23 Michigan ^x‡^y	13	–	3	.813	52	–	12	.813
Purdue	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; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
#18 Washington State ^x^y	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
#1 Stanford ^x^y	21	–	9	.700	53	–	17	.757
#12 UCLA ^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	25	.615
#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; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#7 Georgia †^y	18	–	8	.692	42	–	21	.667
#20 Auburn ^y	18	–	9	.667	42	–	18	.700
Florida	17	–	9	.654	32	–	24	.571
Kentucky	16	–	11	.593	40	–	15	.727
#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; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1987 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		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
#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; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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.

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