1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament

1986 Atlantic 10 Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatDouble-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsRutgers (2nd title)
Winning coachFred Hill (1st title)
MVPSam Ferretti (Rutgers, Player)
Ken Smith (West Virginia, Pitcher) ()
1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍y 9 – 2 – 0   .818 28 – 18 – 0   .609
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727 30 – 17 – 1   .635
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 1   .375 14 – 15 – 1   .483
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 16 – 24 – 0   .400
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 1   .227 6 – 26 – 1   .197
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818 24 – 14 – 1   .628
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 28 – 13 – 1   .679
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4 – 0   .636 29 – 19 – 0   .604
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9 – 0   .182 13 – 26 – 0   .333
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 1 – 10 – 0   .091 21 – 10 – 0   .677
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1986
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball


The 1986 Atlantic Conference baseball tournament was held from May 9 through 11, 1986 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the eighth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[1]

Format and seeding

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
East Division
Rutgers 9 2 0 .818 — 1E
Temple 8 3 0 .727 1 2E
Rhode Island 4 7 1 .375 5.5 —
UMass 4 7 0 .364 5 —
Saint Joseph's 2 9 1 .208 7.5 —
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 9 2 0 .818 — 1W
George Washington 8 2 0 .800 .5 2W
Penn State 7 4 0 .636 2 —
St. Bonaventure 2 9 0 .182 7 —
Duquesne 1 10 0 .091 8 —

Results

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
1ERutgers14
2WGeorge Washington1
1ERutgers8
1WWest Virginia3
1WWest Virginia16
2ETemple3
1ERutgers410
1WWest Virginia93
Lower round 1Lower final
1WWest Virginia8
2WGeorge Washington62ETemple6
2ETemple14

References

  1. ^ Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. p. 20. Retrieved June 11, 2017.