1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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1986 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament
Season 1986
Teams40
Finals site
Champions Arizona  (3rd title)
Runner-up Florida State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Jerry Kindall  (3rd title)
MOP Mike Senne (Arizona)

The 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fortieth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Four regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while the remaining four regions included six teams, resulting in 40 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The fortieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Senne of Arizona.

Contents

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, four consisting of four teams and four of six teams. [2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Georgia Tech 914
Navy 8Georgia Tech811
Western Carolina7
South Carolina 5Georgia Tech6
Alabama 3Miami (FL)710
South Carolina5Miami (FL)15
Miami (FL)7Georgia Tech9
Miami (FL) 10Georgia Tech12
Western Carolina 8South Carolina7Alabama6
Navy1Alabama8
Alabama4

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Pepperdine 11
Texas–Pan American 0Pepperdine5
Southern Illinois3
Arizona 26Pepperdine6
San Diego State 5Arizona10
Arizona9Arizona5
Texas3Pepperdine3
Texas 21Pepperdine2*
Southern Illinois 7Texas9Texas0*
Texas–Pan American10Texas–Pan American5
San Diego State6

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Indiana State 7
Michigan 1
Indiana State5
Winner's bracket
Central Michigan 2
Central Michigan 7
Oral Roberts 2
Indiana State7*
Central Michigan 6*
Michigan 4
Oral Roberts5
Central Michigan6
Loser's bracket
Oral Roberts 2

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma State 20
Richmond 8Oklahoma State23
Appalachian State2
Arkansas 4Oklahoma State16
Oregon State 3Stanford8
Arkansas0Oklahoma State3
Stanford2Stanford0
Stanford 11Stanford10
Appalachian State 1Arkansas0Oregon State7
Richmond1Oregon State1
Oregon State7

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
St. John's 8
Rider 2
St. John's 7
Winner's bracket
Maine13
Maine 5
Rutgers 1
Maine21
St. John's 8
Rider9
Rutgers 4
St. John's16
Loser's bracket
Rider 3

South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Louisiana Tech 7
Tulane 5Louisiana Tech14
Jackson State6
Oklahoma 21Louisiana Tech4
Eastern Kentucky 14LSU7
Oklahoma5LSU7
LSU8Tulane6
LSU 14Louisiana Tech4
Jackson State 11Oklahoma5Tulane9
Tulane16Tulane14
Eastern Kentucky6

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
Texas A&M 10
South Florida 2
Texas A&M 9
Winner's bracket
Florida State12
Florida State 10
NC State 6
Florida State11
South Florida 7
South Florida12
NC State 4
South Florida10
Loser's bracket
Texas A&M 7

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
          
UC Santa Barbara 11
Loyola Marymount 5
UC Santa Barbara 6
Winner's bracket
Hawaii8
Hawaii 6
UCLA 3
Hawaii 6 5
Loyola Marymount1012
Loyola Marymount12
UCLA 10
UC Santa Barbara 10
Loser's bracket
Loyola Marymount11

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
Arizona Pac-10 45–18 (18–12) Jerry Kindall 13
(last: 1985)
1st
(1976, 1980)
27–24
Florida State Metro 57–11 (4–1) Mike Martin 7
(last: 1980)
2nd
(1970)
8–14
Indiana State MVC 48–19 (10–10) Bob Warn 0
(last: none)
none0–0
Loyola Marymount WCC 49–13 (n/a) Dave Snow 0
(last: none)
none0–0
LSU SEC 54–12 (22–5) Skip Bertman 0
(last: none)
none0–0
Maine Eastern Collegiate 41–21 (13–1) John Winkin 6
(last: 1984)
3rd
(1964, 1982)
7–12
Miami (FL) n/a46–15 (n/a) Ron Fraser 8
(last: 1985)
1st
(1982, 1985)
19–13
Oklahoma State Big 8 54–13 (18–5) Gary Ward 13
(last: 1985)
1st
(1959)
28–25

Results

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Loyola Marymount 4
LSU 3
Loyola Marymount5
Arizona7
Arizona 8
Maine 7
Arizona9
Florida State5
Miami (FL) 6
Arizona2
Oklahoma State 2
Miami (FL)2Miami (FL)4
Florida State7
Florida State 5
Arizona10
Indiana State 3
Miami (FL)3Florida State2
Lower first roundLower second round
Florida State4
Miami (FL)4
LSU8LSU3
Florida State6
Maine4
Oklahoma State5
Loyola Marymount5
Oklahoma State4Oklahoma State11
Indiana State0

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 30Game 1 Loyola Marymount 4–3 LSU
Game 2 Arizona 8–7 Maine
May 31Game 3 Miami (FL) 6–2 Oklahoma State
Game 4 Florida State 5–3 Indiana State
June 1Game 5 LSU 8–4 Maine Maine eliminated
Game 6 Oklahoma State 4–0 Indiana State Indiana State eliminated
June 2Game 7 Arizona 7–5 Loyola Marymount
June 3Game 8 Florida State 7–2 Miami (FL)
June 4Game 9 Oklahoma State 11–5 Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount eliminated
June 5Game 10 Miami (FL) 4–3 LSU LSU eliminated
June 6Game 11 Arizona 9–5 Florida State Arizona qualified for final
June 7Game 12 Florida State 6–5 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated
Game 13 Miami (FL) 4–2 Arizona
June 8Game 14 Florida State 4–3 Miami (FL) Miami (FL) eliminated
June 9Final Arizona 10–2 Florida State Arizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PGary AlexanderArizona
Richie Lewis Oklahoma State
C Bill Reynolds Maine
1BTodd TraftonArizona
2B Luis Alicea Florida State
3B Robin Ventura Oklahoma State
SSBien FigueroaFlorida State
OF Mike Fiore Miami (FL)
Mike Senne (MOP)Arizona
Paul Sorrento Florida State
DHGary AlexanderArizona

Notable players


Tournament notes

See also

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