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Baseball season
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]
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 [ edit ]
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series [ edit ]
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 1 Upper round 2 Upper final Semifinals Preliminary final Final Oklahoma State 8 Arizona State 3 Oklahoma State 8 LSU 7 LSU 6 10 Florida State 2 Oklahoma State 6 Stanford 2 Texas 13 Oklahoma State 5 Arkansas 6 Texas 1 Texas 6 Stanford 6 Stanford 3 Georgia 2 Oklahoma State 5 Texas 3 Stanford 9 Lower round 1 Lower round 2 Stanford 9 Texas 6 10 Arizona State 0 Florida State 4 Stanford 6 10 Florida State 3 LSU 5 LSU 5 Arkansas 5 Arkansas 2 Georgia 4
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