1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

1986 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season	1986
Teams	40
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium ; Omaha, NE ;
Champions	Arizona (3rd title)
Runner-up	Florida State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jerry Kindall (3rd title)
MOP	Mike Senne (Arizona)
	← 1985 ; NCAA Division I Baseball Championship ; 1987 →;

Last updated March 19, 2025

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.

National seeds
Regionals
Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL
Central Regional at Austin, TX
Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI
Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK
Northeast Regional at Orono, ME
South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA
South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL
West Regional at Los Angeles, CA
College World Series
Participants
Results
All-Tournament Team
Notable players
Tournament notes
See also
References

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.

Florida State
LSU
Miami (FL)
Texas
UCLA

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 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Georgia Tech	9¹⁴

Navy	8	Georgia Tech	8¹¹

		Western Carolina	7

South Carolina	5			Georgia Tech	6

Alabama	3			Miami (FL)	7¹⁰

		South Carolina	5					Miami (FL)	15	—

		Miami (FL)	7					Georgia Tech	9	—

Miami (FL)	10					Georgia Tech	12

Western Carolina	8			South Carolina	7	Alabama	6

		Navy	1	Alabama	8

		Alabama	4

Central Regional at Austin, TX


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Pepperdine	11

Texas–Pan American	0	Pepperdine	5

		Southern Illinois	3

Arizona	26			Pepperdine	6

San Diego State	5			Arizona	10

		Arizona	9					Arizona	5	—

		Texas	3					Pepperdine	3	—

Texas	21					Pepperdine	2*

Southern Illinois	7			Texas	9	Texas	0*

		Texas–Pan American	10	Texas–Pan American	5

		San Diego State	6

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Indiana State

7

Michigan

1

Indiana State

5

Central Michigan

2

Central Michigan

7

Oral Roberts

2

Indiana State

7*

—

Central Michigan

6*

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

Central Michigan

6

Michigan

4

Oral Roberts

2

Oral Roberts

5

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Oklahoma State	20

Richmond	8	Oklahoma State	23

		Appalachian State	2

Arkansas	4			Oklahoma State	16

Oregon State	3			Stanford	8

		Arkansas	0					Oklahoma State	3	—

		Stanford	2					Stanford	0	—

Stanford	11					Stanford	10

Appalachian State	1			Arkansas	0	Oregon State	7

		Richmond	1	Oregon State	1

		Oregon State	7

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



St. John's	8

Rider	2
		St. John's	7

		Maine	13
Maine	5

Rutgers	1
				Maine	21	—

				St. John's	8	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		St. John's	16

Rider	9	Rider	3

Rutgers	4

South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA


Round 1		Round 2		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Louisiana Tech	7

Tulane	5	Louisiana Tech	14

		Jackson State	6

Oklahoma	21			Louisiana Tech	4

Eastern Kentucky	14			LSU	7

		Oklahoma	5					LSU	7	—

		LSU	8					Tulane	6	—

LSU	14					Louisiana Tech	4

Jackson State	11			Oklahoma	5	Tulane	9

		Tulane	16	Tulane	14

		Eastern Kentucky	6

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



Texas A&M	10

South Florida	2
		Texas A&M	9

		Florida State	12
Florida State	10

NC State	6
				Florida State	11	—

				South Florida	7	—
Lower round 1		Lower final



		South Florida	10

South Florida	12	Texas A&M	7

NC State	4

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA


Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final



UC Santa Barbara	11

Loyola Marymount	5
		UC Santa Barbara	6

		Hawaii	8
Hawaii	6

UCLA	3
				Hawaii	6	5

				Loyola Marymount	10	12
Lower round 1		Lower final



		UC Santa Barbara	10

Loyola Marymount	12	Loyola Marymount	11

UCLA	10

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS 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)	none	0–0
Loyola Marymount	WCC	49–13 (n/a)	Dave Snow	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
LSU	SEC	54–12 (22–5)	Skip Bertman	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Maine	Eastern Collegiate	41–21 (13–1)	John Winkin	6 (last: 1984)	3rd (1964, 1982)	7–12
Miami (FL)	n/a	46–15 (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


Upper round 1		Upper round 2		Upper final		Semifinals		Preliminary final		Final



Loyola Marymount	4

LSU	3
		Loyola Marymount	5

		Arizona	7
Arizona	8

Maine	7
				Arizona	9

				Florida State	5
Miami (FL)	6
						Arizona	2
Oklahoma State	2
		Miami (FL)	2			Miami (FL)	4

		Florida State	7
Florida State	5

Indiana State	3									Arizona	10

								Miami (FL)	3	Florida State	2

		Lower round 1		Lower round 2				Florida State	4



				Miami (FL)	4

		LSU	8	LSU	3
						Florida State	6
		Maine	4
						Oklahoma State	5
				Loyola Marymount	5

		Oklahoma State	4	Oklahoma State	11

		Indiana State	0

Game results

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

All-Tournament Team

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

Position	Player	School
P	Gary Alexander	Arizona
P	Richie Lewis	Florida State
C	Bill Reynolds	Maine
1B	Todd Trafton	Arizona
2B	Luis Alicea	Florida State
3B	Robin Ventura	Oklahoma State
SS	Bien Figueroa	Florida State
OF	Mike Fiore	Miami (FL)
	Mike Senne (MOP)	Arizona
	Paul Sorrento	Florida State
DH	Gary Alexander	Arizona

Notable players

Tournament notes

In the Central Regional Arizona sets a tournament record scoring 26 runs in the first game.

References

↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 207. Retrieved April 22, 2012.

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[NCAA-1] "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved September 24, 2014.

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Contents

National seeds

Regionals

Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

Central Regional at Austin, TX

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME

South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

Notable players

Tournament notes

See also

References