1986 College Baseball All-America Team

1986 All-Americans included five-time MLB All-Star Matt Williams.

This is a list of college baseball players named first team All-Americans for the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. From 1981 to 1990, there were three generally recognized All-America selectors for baseball: the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America , and The Sporting News . In order to be considered a "consensus" All-American, a player must have been selected by at least two of these.

Key

A	American Baseball Coaches Association [1]
B	Baseball America [2]
S	The Sporting News [3]
	Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame
	Consensus All-American – selected by all three organizations
	Consensus All-American – selected by two organizations

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	#	A	B	S	Other awards and honors
Pitcher	Kevin Brown	Georgia Tech	1	—	—	Y
Pitcher	Richie Lewis	Florida State	1	—	Y	—
Pitcher	Mike Loynd	Florida State	2	Y	Y	—	Golden Spikes Award Baseball America Pitcher of the Year
Pitcher	Rick Raether	Miami (FL)	2	Y	Y	—
Pitcher	Alex Sanchez	UCLA	1	—	Y	—
Pitcher	Greg Swindell	Texas	3	Y	Y	Y	Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year
Catcher	Doug Duke	Alabama	2	Y	Y	—
Catcher	Scott Hemond	South Florida	1	—	—	Y
First baseman	Rick Bernardo	Maine	1	Y	—	—
First baseman	George Canale	Virginia Tech	2	—	Y	Y
Second baseman	Scott Cerny	UC Santa Barbara	1	Y	—	—
Second baseman	Luis Alicea	Florida State	2	—	Y	Y
Shortstop	Matt Williams	UNLV	3	Y	Y	Y
Third baseman	Jeff King	Arkansas	2	Y	—	Y	The Sporting News Player of the Year First overall pick in the 1986 MLB Draft
Third baseman	Robin Ventura	Oklahoma State	1	—	Y	—	Baseball America Freshman of the Year
Outfielder	Todd Azar	Old Dominion	1	—	Y	—
Outfielder	Casey Close	Michigan	2	Y	Y	—	Baseball America Player of the Year
Outfielder	Gary Cooper	BYU	1	Y	—	—
Outfielder	Thomas Howard	Ball State	3	Y	Y	Y
Outfielder	Paul Meyers	Nebraska	1	—	—	Y
Outfielder	Rob Richie	Nevada	1	—	—	Y
Designated hitter	Kevin Burdick	Oklahoma	1	Y	—	—
Designated hitter	Craig Cooper	Georgia Southern	2	—	Y	Y
Utility player	Winfred Johnson	East Carolina	1	Y	—	—

See also

List of college baseball awards

References

1. "1986 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. I All-America Teams". ABCA. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
2. "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
3. "Howard is TSN All-America". Muncie Evening Press. July 11, 1986. Retrieved August 8, 2025.