1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament

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1986 Atlantic Coast Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams7
FormatSeven-team double elimination
Finals site
Champions Georgia Tech  (2nd title)
Winning coach Jim Morris  (2nd title)
MVP Jeff Distasio (Georgia Tech)
Attendance22,638
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 29 NC State  y112 .8463515 .700
No. 17 Georgia Tech  y104 .7144523 .662
Clemson  94 .6924221 .667
North Carolina  77 .5003322 .600
Virginia  67 .4622722 .551
Wake Forest  68 .4292921 .580
Maryland  310 .2311828 .391
Duke  212 .1432517 .595
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament was the 1986 postseason baseball championship of the NCAA Division I Atlantic Coast Conference, held at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, North Carolina from May 14–17. Georgia Tech defeated NC State in the championship game, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament. [2]

Contents

Format and seeding

Seven of the eight ACC teams participated in the double-elimination tournament. Duke school policy did not allow the team to play after final exams had ended on April 28. [3]

TeamWLPCTGBSeed
NC State 112.846
1
Georgia Tech 104.714
1.5
2
Clemson 94.692
2
3
North Carolina 77.500
4.5
4
Virginia 67.462
5
5
Wake Forest 68.429
5.5
6
Maryland 310.231
8
7
Duke 212.143
9.5
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Bracket and results

 First round  Second round  Third round
              
 Winner's bracket
    
      
   1 NC State 711 
   4North Carolina6  
 4 North Carolina 510     
 5 Virginia 4    
   1NC State3
   2Georgia Tech7
 2 Georgia Tech 7    
 7 Maryland 5     
   2Georgia Tech16  
   3Clemson5 
 3 Clemson 614  
 6 Wake Forest 5 
 Loser's bracket
    
     4North Carolina9
  5Virginia7
 7Maryland9 
 6Wake Forest7  3Clemson710
  7Maryland2
 Semifinals  Finals  if needed
              
 Re-ordered Semifinals
 2Georgia Tech9     
 4North Carolina7       
   2Georgia Tech9  
   1NC State6 
 1NC State6  
 3Clemson4 

See also

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References

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  2. "2012 ACC Baseball Guide". TheACC.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1986". BoydsWorld.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.