1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1986 Division I 40 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Arizona 3rd Florida State 8th Jerry Kindall 3rd Mike Senne Arizona NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA September 24, 2014 195 2009 The fortieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Senne of Arizona. 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 207 2009 The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL 1986 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 914 1986 Navy Midshipmen Navy 8 1986 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 5 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 3 Miami (FL) 10 1986 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina 8 Georgia Tech 811 Western Carolina 7 South Carolina 5 Miami (FL) 7 Navy 1 Alabama 4 Georgia Tech 6 Miami (FL) 710 South Carolina 7 Alabama 8 Georgia Tech 12 Alabama 6 Miami (FL) 15 — Georgia Tech 9 — Central Regional at Austin, TX 1986 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 11 1986 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 0 Arizona 26 1986 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State 5 1986 Texas Longhorns Texas 21 1986 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 7 Pepperdine 5 Southern Illinois 3 Arizona 9 Texas 3 Texas–Pan American 10 San Diego State 6 Pepperdine 6 Arizona 10 Texas 9 Texas–Pan American 5 Pepperdine 210 Texas 0 Arizona 5 — Pepperdine 3 — Mideast Regional at Ann Arbor, MI 1986 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State 7 1986 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1 1986 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 7 1986 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Oral Roberts 2 Michigan 4 Oral Roberts 5 Indiana State 5 Central Michigan 2 Central Michigan 6 Oral Roberts 2 Indiana State 711 — Central Michigan 6 — Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK Oklahoma State 20 1986 Richmond Spiders Richmond 8 1986 Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas 4 1986 Oregon State Beavers Oregon State 3 1986 Stanford Cardinal Stanford 11 1986 Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State 1 Oklahoma State 23 Appalachian State 2 Arkansas 0 Stanford 2 Richmond 1 Oregon State 7 Oklahoma State 16 Stanford 8 Arkansas 0 Oregon State 1 Stanford 10 Oregon State 7 Oklahoma State 3 — Stanford 0 — Northeast Regional at Orono, ME 1986 St. John's Redmen St. John's 8 1986 Rider Broncs Rider 2 Maine 5 1986 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 1 Rider 9 Rutgers 4 St. John's 7 Maine 13 St. John's 16 Rider 3 Maine 21 — St. John's 8 — South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA 1986 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech 7 1986 Tulane Green Wave Tulane 5 1986 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 21 1986 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky 14 LSU 14 1986 Jackson State Tigers Jackson State 11 Louisiana Tech 14 Jackson State 6 Oklahoma 5 LSU 8 Tulane 16 Eastern Kentucky 6 Louisiana Tech 4 LSU 7 Oklahoma 5 Tulane 14 Louisiana Tech 4 Tulane 9 LSU 7 — Tulane 6 — South II Regional at Tallahassee, FL 1986 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 10 1986 South Florida Bulls South Florida 2 Florida State 10 1986 NC State Wolfpack NC State 6 South Florida 12 NC State 4 Texas A&M 9 Florida State 12 South Florida 10 Texas A&M 7 Florida State 11 — South Florida 7 — West Regional at Los Angeles, CA 1986 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 1110 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 5 1986 Hawaii Warriors Hawaii 6 1986 UCLA Bruins UCLA 3 Loyola Marymount 12 UCLA 10 UC Santa Barbara 6 Hawaii 8 UC Santa Barbara 6 Loyola Marymount 1411 Hawaii 6 5 Loyola Marymount 10 12 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 1986 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State MVC 48–19 (10–10) Bob Warn 0(last: none) none 0–0 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions 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 2 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount 4 LSU 3 Arizona 8 Maine 7 Miami (FL) 6 Oklahoma State 2 Florida State 5 1986 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State 3 Loyola Marymount 5 Arizona 7 Miami (FL) 2 Florida State 7 LSU 8 Maine 4 Oklahoma State 4 Indiana State 0 Arizona 9 Florida State 5 Miami (FL) 4 LSU 3 Loyola Marymount 5 Oklahoma State 11 Arizona 2 Miami (FL) 4 Florida State 6 Oklahoma State 5 Miami (FL) 3 Florida State 4 Arizona 10 Florida State 2 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 30 Game 1 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions 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 1986 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State June 1 Game 5 LSU 8–4 Maine Maine eliminated Game 6 Oklahoma State 4–0 1986 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Indiana State eliminated June 2 Game 7 Arizona 7–5 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount June 3 Game 8 Florida State 7–2 Miami (FL) June 4 Game 9 Oklahoma State 11–5 1986 Loyola Marymount Lions 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 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 Arizona: Chip Hale, Gil Heredia, Tommy Hinzo Florida State: Luis Alicea, Bien Figueroa, Richie Lewis, Mike Loynd, Paul Sorrento Indiana State: Mike Gardiner Loyola Marymount: Chris Donnels, Billy Bean, Tim Layana LSU: Albert Belle, Jeff Yurtin, Jim Bowie, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Jeff Reboulet, Jack Voigt Maine: Mike Bordick, Jeff Plympton Miami (FL): Chris Howard, Greg Vaughn Oklahoma State: Jeff Bronkey, Gordon Dillard, Monty Fariss, Tim Pugh, Robin Ventura, Scott Wilkinson Tournament notes In the Central Regional Arizona sets a tournament record scoring 26 runs in the first game. 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