1987 NCAA Division I baseball season

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (1st title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachMark Marquess (1st title)
MOPPaul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →

The 1987 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1987. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1987 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty first time in 1987, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska, at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Stanford claimed the championship for the first time.[1]

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1987 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Each of the eight regionals consisted of six teams competing in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 26 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 22 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season Winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Georgia Tech 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference East - Rutgers
West Virginia		 1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA West Virginia
Big East Conference North - St. John's
South - Seton Hall		 1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Seton Hall
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1987 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State
Big South Conference East - Campbell
West - Armstrong State		 1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC Winthrop
Big Ten Conference East - Michigan
West - Minnesota		 1987 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Michigan
Colonial Athletic Association UNC Wilmington 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament The Diamond • Richmond, VA East Carolina
EIBL Dartmouth No tournament
Mid-American Conference Central Michigan No tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - Xavier
South - Oral Roberts		 1987 Midwestern City Conference baseball tournament Evansville, IN Oral Roberts
Metro Conference South Carolina 1987 Metro Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Florida State
Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Valparaiso
Gray - Eastern Illinois		 1987 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference North - Washington State
South - Stanford		 No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Cal State Fullerton No tournament
Southeastern Conference Georgia 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Foley Field • Athens, GA Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - Appalachian State
South - Western Carolina		 1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament Asheville, NC Western Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas 1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference East - Georgia Southern
West - Hardin–Simmons		 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA Georgia Southern

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Georgia Tech  ‍†‍‡‍y 17 – 4   .810 51 – 14   .785
No. 10 Clemson  ‍‍‍y 16 – 5   .762 54 – 14   .794
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7   .650 31 – 22   .585
NC State  ‍‍‍y 12 – 8   .600 39 – 16   .709
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 18 – 30   .375
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 15 – 24   .385
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 19 – 31   .380
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 18 – 26   .409
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‍ 11 – 4 – 1   .719 36 – 14 – 1   .716
UMass  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714 22 – 16 – 0   .579
Temple  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 1   .656 26 – 20 – 1   .564
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10 – 0   .286 9 – 22 – 0   .290
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125 9 – 26 – 0   .257
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‡‍y 9 – 2 – 0   .818 24 – 14 – 1   .628
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 3 – 0   .786 29 – 19 – 0   .604
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 19 – 25 – 0   .432
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10 – 0   .286 11 – 18 – 0   .379
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14 – 0   .125 19 – 17 – 0   .528
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
St. John's  x‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 24 – 21   .533
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 23 – 16   .590
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 13 – 21   .382
Providence  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 15 – 25   .375
South Division
No. 22 Seton Hall  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 45 – 10   .818
Villanova  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611 35 – 18   .660
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 14 – 30   .318
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State †‡y ‍‍‍ 15 – 6   .714 59 – 13   .819
No. 26 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍y 17 – 7   .708 42 – 20   .677
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 36 – 21   .632
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10   .583 36 – 26   .581
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12   .429 28 – 24   .538
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 13   .350 25 – 27   .481
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 3 – 21   .125 15 – 39   .278
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big South Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Campbell  x‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 25 – 20 – 0   .556
Winthrop  ‍‍‡‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727 38 – 8 – 0   .826
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 12 – 20 – 1   .379
Radford  ‍‍‍ 0 – 9 – 0   .000 11 – 21 – 0   .344
West
Armstrong State  x‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 47 – 15 – 0   .758
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6 – 0   .538 27 – 23 – 0   .540
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7 – 0   .462 20 – 23 – 0   .465
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9 – 0   .250 25 – 17 – 0   .595
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1987[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 23 Michigan  x‍‍‡‍y 13 – 3   .813 52 – 12   .813
Purdue  ‍‍‍y 10 – 6   .625 36 – 24   .600
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 43 – 17   .717
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 34 – 20   .630
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 19 – 27   .413
West
Minnesota  x‍‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 36 – 25   .590
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 29 – 28   .509
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 32 – 24   .571
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 23 – 20   .535
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 28 – 24   .538
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[8][9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Wilmington  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 32 – 21   .604
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 21 – 35   .375
George Mason  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 31 – 23   .574
East Carolina  ‍‍‡‍y 8 – 7   .533 26 – 17   .605
James Madison  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 28 – 21   .571
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 1 – 14   .067 5 – 31   .139
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Metro Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 1   .929 39 – 14   .736
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 3   .750 55 – 18   .753
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 32 – 16   .667
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 33 – 23   .589
Southern Miss  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 36 – 25   .590
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 31 – 22   .585
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 1 – 14   .067 12 – 36   .250
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 18 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 18 – 6   .750 44 – 19   .698
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 15 – 9   .625 31 – 15   .674
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 11   .542 37 – 20   .649
Portland  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12   .500 30 – 22   .577
Washington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 13   .458 21 – 20   .512
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 8 – 16   .333 20 – 32   .385
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 7 – 17   .292 24 – 32   .429
Southern
No. 1 Stanford  x‍‍‍y 21 – 9   .700 53 – 17   .757
No. 12 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 40 – 25   .615
No. 8 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 16 – 14   .533 40 – 27   .597
Arizona  ‍‍‍y 13 – 17   .433 34 – 26   .567
California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 36 – 25   .590
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 12 – 18   .400 32 – 28   .533
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Georgia  ‍†‍‍y 18 – 8   .692 42 – 21   .667
No. 20 Auburn  ‍‍‍y 18 – 9   .667 42 – 18   .700
Florida  ‍‍‍ 17 – 9   .654 32 – 24   .571
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 – 11   .593 40 – 15   .727
No. 4 LSU  ‍‍‍y 12 – 10   .545 49 – 19   .721
Mississippi State  ‍‍‡‍y 13 – 13   .500 39 – 22   .639
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 11 – 14   .440 25 – 26   .490
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 – 16   .407 25 – 26   .490
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 7 – 20   .259 27 – 25   .519
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 18   .217 17 – 27   .386
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Appalachian State  x‍‍‍ 10 – 2   .833 26 – 13   .667
VMI  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 16 – 16   .500
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 16 – 17   .485
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 11   .083 9 – 19   .321
Southern
No. 30 Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 13 – 3   .813 36 – 20   .643
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 25 – 17   .595
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 19 – 31   .380
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 – 12   .294 11 – 26   .297
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 29 Georgia Southern x‍†‍‡‍y 13 – 5   .722 33 – 30   .524
Stetson  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 37 – 22   .627
Mercer ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 27 – 22   .551
Samford ‍‍‍ 2 – 13   .133 6 – 41   .128
West
Hardin–Simmons x‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 27 – 31   .466
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 25 – 20   .556
Centenary ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 19 – 25   .432
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1987[15]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1987 College World Series

The 1987 season marked the forty first NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Stanford claiming their first championship with a 9–5 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State8
Arizona State3
Oklahoma State8
LSU7
LSU610
Florida State2
Oklahoma State6
Stanford2
Texas13
Oklahoma State5
Arkansas6
Texas1Texas6
Stanford6
Stanford3
Georgia2Oklahoma State5
Texas3Stanford9
Lower round 1Lower round 2Stanford9
Texas610
Arizona State0Florida State4
Stanford610
Florida State3
LSU5
LSU5
Arkansas5Arkansas2
Georgia4

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1987 College Baseball All-America Team

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