1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1986 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1986
Teams40
Finals site
ChampionsArizona (3rd title)
Runner-upFlorida State (8th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJerry Kindall (3rd title)
MOPMike 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.

National seeds[edit]

Bold indicates CWS participant.

  • Florida State
  • LSU
  • Miami (FL)
  • Texas
  • UCLA

Regionals[edit]

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[edit]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Georgia Tech914
Navy8Georgia Tech811
Western Carolina7
South Carolina5Georgia Tech6
Alabama3Miami (FL)710
South Carolina5Miami (FL)15—
Miami (FL)7Georgia Tech9—
Miami (FL)10Georgia Tech12
Western Carolina8South Carolina7Alabama6
Navy1Alabama8
Alabama4

Central Regional at Austin, TX[edit]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Pepperdine11
Texas–Pan American0Pepperdine5
Southern Illinois3
Arizona26Pepperdine6
San Diego State5Arizona10
Arizona9Arizona5—
Texas3Pepperdine3—
Texas21Pepperdine2*
Southern Illinois7Texas9Texas0*
Texas–Pan American10Texas–Pan American5
San Diego State6

Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Indiana State7
Michigan1
Indiana State5
Central Michigan2
Central Michigan7
Oral Roberts2
Indiana State7*—
Central Michigan6*—
Lower round 1Lower final
Central Michigan6
Michigan4Oral Roberts2
Oral Roberts5

Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK[edit]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma State20
Richmond8Oklahoma State23
Appalachian State2
Arkansas4Oklahoma State16
Oregon State3Stanford8
Arkansas0Oklahoma State3—
Stanford2Stanford0—
Stanford11Stanford10
Appalachian State1Arkansas0Oregon State7
Richmond1Oregon State1
Oregon State7

Northeast Regional at Orono, ME[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
St. John's8
Rider2
St. John's7
Maine13
Maine5
Rutgers1
Maine21—
St. John's8—
Lower round 1Lower final
St. John's16
Rider9Rider3
Rutgers4

South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA[edit]

Round 1Round 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Louisiana Tech7
Tulane5Louisiana Tech14
Jackson State6
Oklahoma21Louisiana Tech4
Eastern Kentucky14LSU7
Oklahoma5LSU7—
LSU8Tulane6—
LSU14Louisiana Tech4
Jackson State11Oklahoma5Tulane9
Tulane16Tulane14
Eastern Kentucky6

South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Texas A&M10
South Florida2
Texas A&M9
Florida State12
Florida State10
NC State6
Florida State11—
South Florida7—
Lower round 1Lower final
South Florida10
South Florida12Texas A&M7
NC State4

West Regional at Los Angeles, CA[edit]

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
UC Santa Barbara11
Loyola Marymount5
UC Santa Barbara6
Hawaii8
Hawaii6
UCLA3
Hawaii65
Loyola Marymount1012
Lower round 1Lower final
UC Santa Barbara10
Loyola Marymount12Loyola Marymount11
UCLA10

College World Series[edit]

Participants[edit]

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[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Loyola Marymount4
LSU3
Loyola Marymount5
Arizona7
Arizona8
Maine7
Arizona9
Florida State5
Miami (FL)6
Arizona2
Oklahoma State2
Miami (FL)2Miami (FL)4
Florida State7
Florida State5
Indiana State3Arizona10
Miami (FL)3Florida State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Florida State4
Miami (FL)4
LSU8LSU3
Florida State6
Maine4
Oklahoma State5
Loyola Marymount5
Oklahoma State4Oklahoma State11
Indiana State0

Game results[edit]

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
May 30 Game 1 Loyola Marymount 4–3 LSU
Game 2 Arizona 8–7 Maine
May 31 Game 3 Miami (FL) 6–2 Oklahoma State
Game 4 Florida State 5–3 Indiana State
June 1 Game 5 LSU 8–4 Maine Maine eliminated
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
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[edit]

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

Position Player School
P Gary Alexander Arizona
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[edit]

Tournament notes[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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