1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament


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. The fortieth tournament's champion was [1986 Arizona Wildcats baseball|Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona], coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Senne of Arizona.

National seeds

Bold indicates CWS participant.
  • Florida State
  • LSU
  • Miami
  • 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. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
May 30Game 14–3LSU
May 30Game 2Arizona8–7
May 31Game 3Miami (FL)6–2[1986 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]
May 31Game 4Florida State5–3
June 1Game 5LSU8–4Maine eliminated
June 1Game 6Oklahoma State4–0Indiana State eliminated
June 2Game 7Arizona7–5
June 3Game 8Florida State7–2Miami (FL)
June 4Game 9Oklahoma State11–5Loyola Marymount eliminated
June 5Game 10Miami (FL)4–3LSULSU eliminated
June 6Game 11Arizona9–5Florida StateArizona qualified for final
June 7Game 12Florida State6–5Oklahoma StateOklahoma State eliminated
June 7Game 13Miami (FL)4–2Arizona
June 8Game 14Florida State4–3Miami (FL)Miami eliminated
June 9FinalArizona10–2Florida StateArizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PGary AlexanderArizona
PRichie LewisFlorida State
CBill ReynoldsMaine
1BTodd TraftonArizona
2BLuis AliceaFlorida State
3BRobin VenturaOklahoma State
SSBien FigueroaFlorida State
OFMike FioreMiami
OFMike Senne Arizona
OFPaul SorrentoFlorida State
DHGary AlexanderArizona

Notable players

Arizona: Chip Hale, Gil Heredia, Tommy HinzoFlorida State: Luis Alicea, Bien Figueroa, Richie Lewis, Mike Loynd, Paul SorrentoIndiana State: Mike GardinerLoyola Marymount: Chris Donnels, Billy Bean, Tim LayanaLSU: Albert Belle, Jeff Yurtin, Jim Bowie, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Jeff Reboulet, Jack VoigtMaine: Mike Bordick, Jeff PlymptonMiami (FL): Chris Howard, Greg VaughnOklahoma 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.