1988 NCAA Division I baseball season

1988 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Stanford
Runners-up Arizona State
MOP Lee Plemel (Stanford)
Seasons

 1987

1989 

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]

Conference format change

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 Conference Clemson 1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Greenville Municipal StadiumGreenville, SC Georgia Tech
Big East Conference North - Providence
South - Villanova
1988 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy FieldBristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1988 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports StadiumOklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher StadiumAnn Arbor, MI Minnesota
EIBL Penn No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Notre Dame
South - Evansville
1988 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament South Bend, IN Evansville
Metro Conference South Carolina 1988 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament Seminole StadiumTallahassee, FL Florida State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Southwest Missouri State
1988 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Arizona State
No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Fresno State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Florida 1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS Florida
Southern Conference North - VMI
South - Western Carolina
1988 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament George Cole FieldFayetteville, AR Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Centenary
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA Stetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#21 Clemson y 18 2   .900     54 14   .794
#27 NC State y 13 6   .684     45 16   .738
#29 Georgia Tech y 12 8   .600     45 24   .652
Virginia 11 10   .524     32 19   .627
North Carolina 10 11   .476     34 27   .557
Wake Forest 7 12   .368     32 26   .552
Maryland 5 14   .263     20 24   .455
Duke 3 16   .158     10 35   .222
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Providence x 12 6 0   .667     22 29 0   .431
St. John's y 9 9 0   .500     29 21 1   .578
Boston College 8 10 0   .444     15 16 0   .484
Connecticut 7 11 0   .389     24 18 0   .571
South Division
Villanova x 16 2 0   .889     32 22 0   .593
Seton Hall 12 6 0   .667     39 16 0   .709
Georgetown 4 13 0   .235     12 31 0   .279
Pittsburgh 3 14 0   .176     9 20 0   .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 Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#19 Michigan y 20 8   .714     48 19   .716
Minnesota y 17 11   .607     38 28   .576
Michigan State 16 12   .571     41 20   .672
Ohio State 16 12   .571     32 28   .533
Wisconsin 15 13   .536     28 27   .509
Iowa 14 14   .500     29 25   .537
Illinois 12 16   .429     26 20   .565
Indiana 11 17   .393     39 29   .574
Northwestern 11 17   .393     28 28   .500
Purdue 8 20   .286     26 34   .433
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[6][7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
#16 Washington State xy 18 4   .818     52 14   .788
Oregon State 14 10   .583     30 19   .612
Portland State 12 9   .571     33 25   .569
Gonzaga 12 11   .522     28 28   .500
Portland 11 13   .458     28 27   .509
Washington 8 16   .333     17 28   .378
Eastern Washington 6 18   .250     25 34   .424
Southern
#2 Arizona State xy 21 9   .700     60 13   .822
#1 Stanford y 18 12   .600     46 23   .667
#8 California y 16 14   .533     40 25   .615
#13 Southern California y 13 17   .433     36 26   .581
UCLA 12 18   .400     31 28   .525
Arizona 10 20   .333     33 26   .559
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Florida y 21 6   .778     48 19   .716
#14 Kentucky y 18 9   .667     38 25   .603
#23 Mississippi State y 17 10   .630     44 20   .688
Auburn 16 10   .615     39 16   .709
LSU 16 11   .593     39 21   .650
Georgia 11 16   .407     29 28   .509
Vanderbilt 11 16   .407     30 23   .566
Alabama 9 17   .346     27 26   .509
Tennessee 9 18   .333     21 29   .420
Ole Miss 6 21   .222     24 29   .453
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
VMI x 11 7   .611     20 20   .500
Appalachian State 9 7   .563     29 17   .630
Marshall 7 9   .438     23 17   .575
East Tennessee State 7 11   .389     16 35   .314
Southern
Western Carolina xy 14 3   .824     38 24   .613
The Citadel 12 6   .667     33 20   .623
Davidson 7 11   .389     28 26   .519
Furman 2 15   .118     8 29   .216
x Division champion
SoCon Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[10]; 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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