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 →

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]

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 Conference Georgia Tech 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Georgia Tech
Big East Conference North - St. John's
South - Seton Hall 		1987 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Seton Hall
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1987 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota 		1987 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Michigan
EIBL Dartmouth No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts 		1987 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament Evansville, IN Oral Roberts
Metro Conference South Carolina 1987 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Florida State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois 		1987 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Stanford 		No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Cal State Fullerton No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Georgia 1987 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Foley Field • Athens, GA Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina 		1987 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1987 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons 		1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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[3]; 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[4][5]; 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[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
#18 Washington State xy 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 xy 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[8]; 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[9]; 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[10]; 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1987". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 20, 2014.