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

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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 Stadium • Greenville, SC Georgia Tech
Big East Conference North - Providence
South - Villanova 		1988 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT St. John's
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1988 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Michigan 1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann 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 Stadium • Tallahassee, 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 Field • Fayetteville, 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 x‡y 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

  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 December 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". 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 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  9. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.