1987 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMark Marquess (1st title)
MOPPaul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons

Realignment

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 ConferenceGeorgia Tech1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCGeorgia Tech
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Rutgers
West Virginia		1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournamentBear Stadium • Boyertown, PAWest Virginia
Big East ConferenceNorth - St. John's
South - Seton Hall		1987 Big East Conference baseball tournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTSeton Hall
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1987 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceEast - Campbell
West - Armstrong State		1987 Big South Conference baseball tournamentTaylor Field • Buies Creek, NCWinthrop
Big Ten ConferenceEast - Michigan
West - Minnesota		1987 Big Ten Conference baseball tournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIMichigan
Colonial Athletic AssociationUNC Wilmington1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentThe Diamond • Richmond, VAEast Carolina
EIBLDartmouthNo tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts		1987 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournamentEvansville, INOral Roberts
Metro ConferenceSouth Carolina1987 Metro Conference baseball tournamentSarge Frye Field • Columbia, SCFlorida State
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois		1987 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournamentChicago, ILSouthwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Stanford		No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic AssociationCal State FullertonNo tournament
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgia1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentFoley Field • Athens, GAMississippi State
Southern ConferenceNorth - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina		1987 Southern Conference baseball tournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons		1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournamentJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAGeorgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–4 .81051–14 .785
No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16–5 .76254–14 .794
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65031–22 .585
NC State  ‍‍‍y 12–8 .60039–16 .709
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29418–30 .375
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29415–24 .385
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23519–31 .380
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–14 .17618–26 .409
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 11–4–1 .71936–14–1 .716
UMass  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71422–16–0 .579
Temple  ‍‍‍ 10–5–1 .65626–20–1 .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .2869–22–0 .290
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .1259–26–0 .257
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 9–2–0 .81824–14–1 .628
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11–3–0 .78629–19–0 .604
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50019–25–0 .432
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .28611–18–0 .379
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .12519–17–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
St. John's  x‍‍‍ 12–6 .66724–21 .533
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61123–16 .590
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44413–21 .382
Providence  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27815–25 .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  x‍‍‡‍y 16–2 .88945–10 .818
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61135–18 .660
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–18 .419
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22214–30 .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 Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ 15–6 .71459–13 .819
No. 26 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .70842–20 .677
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12–8 .60036–21 .632
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58336–26 .581
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42928–24 .538
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35025–27 .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12515–39 .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big South Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .80025–20–0 .556
Winthrop  ‍‍‡‍ 8–3–0 .72738–8–0 .826
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .37512–20–1 .379
Radford  ‍‍‍ 0–9–0 .00011–21–0 .344
West
Armstrong State  x‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75047–15–0 .758
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53827–23–0 .540
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46220–23–0 .465
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25025–17–0 .595
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1987[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 23 Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y 13–3 .81352–12 .813
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 10–6 .62536–24 .600
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43843–17 .717
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37534–20 .630
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25019–27 .413
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12–4 .75036–25 .590
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56329–28 .509
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56332–24 .571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31323–20 .535
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31328–24 .538
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[8][9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 11–4 .73332–21 .604
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66721–35 .375
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60031–23 .574
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 8–7 .53326–17 .605
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40028–21 .571
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .0675–31 .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Metro Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–1 .92939–14 .736
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 9–3 .75055–18 .753
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64332–16 .667
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50033–23 .589
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38936–25 .590
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38531–22 .585
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 1–14 .06712–36 .250
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 18–6 .75044–19 .698
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62531–15 .674
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54237–20 .649
Portland  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50030–22 .577
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45821–20 .512
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33320–32 .385
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29224–32 .429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .70053–17 .757
No. 12 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53340–25 .615
No. 8 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53340–27 .597
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43334–26 .567
California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40036–25 .590
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40032–28 .533
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍†‍‍y 18–8 .69242–21 .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .66742–18 .700
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17–9 .65432–24 .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59340–15 .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 12–10 .54549–19 .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 13–13 .50039–22 .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44025–26 .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40725–26 .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25927–25 .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21717–27 .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 10–2 .83326–13 .667
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66716–16 .500
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41716–17 .485
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 1–11 .0839–19 .321
Southern
No. 30 Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 13–3 .81336–20 .643
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58825–17 .595
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33319–31 .380
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29411–26 .297
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍y 13–5 .72233–30 .524
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66737–22 .627
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40027–22 .551
Samford ‍‍‍ 2–13 .1336–41 .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 10–6 .62527–31 .466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56325–20 .556
Centenary ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31319–25 .432
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1987 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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State8
Arizona State3
Oklahoma State8
LSU7
LSU610
Florida State2
Oklahoma State6
Stanford2
Texas13
Oklahoma State5
Arkansas6
Texas1Texas6
Stanford6
Stanford3
Georgia2Oklahoma State5
Texas3Stanford9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Stanford9
Texas610
Arizona State0Florida State4
Stanford610
Florida State3
LSU5
LSU5
Arkansas5Arkansas2
Georgia4

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1987 College Baseball All-America Team

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