# 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1987 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1987 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 forty first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Each region was composed of six teams, resulting in 48 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The forty-first tournament's champion was Stanford, coached by Mark Marquess. The Most Outstanding Player was Paul Carey of Stanford.

## National seeds

For the first time, the NCAA selected eight national seeds and placed each in a different regional.
Bold indicates CWS participant.
* Arkansas
* Florida State
* Georgia Tech
* LSU
* Oklahoma State
* Pepperdine
* Stanford
* Texas

## Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, each consisting of six teams. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

### Atlantic Regional at Coral Gables, FL

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Florida State | Florida State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 5 | Florida State | Florida State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Alabama | South Alabama | 2* | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 12 | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 0 | | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 6 | | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | 9 |
| | | | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 1 | | | | | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 6 | 2 |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 11 | | | | | | | South Alabama | South Alabama | 3 | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 6 | | | | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 3 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 0 | | | | |
| | | | East Carolina | East Carolina | 9 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 17 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional at Austin, TX

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 6* | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lamar | Lamar | 5* | Texas | Texas | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 5 | | | | Texas | Texas | 15 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | Houston | Houston | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Houston | Houston | 8 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 13 | — |
| | | | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 4 | | | | | | | Houston | Houston | 4 | — |
| Houston | Houston | 10 | | | | | | | Houston | Houston | 4 | | | | |
| Indiana State | Indiana State | 5 | | | | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 10 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Indiana State | Indiana State | 10 | Indiana State | Indiana State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lamar | Lamar | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 3 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | NC State | NC State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 10 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 6 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 4 | | | | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 4 | 9 |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 7 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 7 | 11 |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 13 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 9 | | | | |
| Purdue | Purdue | 3 | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 1 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 6 | | | | |
| | | | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 8 | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Purdue | Purdue | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Northeast Regional at Atlanta, GA

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Rider | Rider | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 5 | Michigan | Michigan | 10 | Michigan | Michigan | 8 | | | | | | |
| Rider | Rider | 8 | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 10 | Georgia | Georgia | 10 | |
| Rider | Rider | 8 | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | Georgia | Georgia | 10 | Georgia | Georgia | 10 | |
| | | | Georgia Tech | Georgia Tech | 1 | | | | Fordham | Fordham | 4 | |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | 5 | | | | Fordham | Fordham | 4 | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 5 | Georgia | Georgia | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Rider | Rider | 5 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | Rider | Rider | 5 |
| Georgia | Georgia | 3 | Fordham | Fordham | 4 | | | | | | | Georgia | Georgia | 13 |
| | | | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 4 | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 2 | Fordham | Fordham | 0 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 0 | | | | Rider | Rider | 12 | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 0 | Rider | Rider | 6 | Rider | Rider | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 3 | | | | | | | | | |

### South I Regional at Huntsville, AL

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 7 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | West Virginia | West Virginia | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 15 | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 6 | | | | | | |
| Auburn | Auburn | 6 | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 3 | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 4 | — |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 6 | | | | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 2 | — |
| Clemson | Clemson | 8 | | | | | | | Clemson | Clemson | 6 | | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 0 | | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 3 | Auburn | Auburn | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Auburn | Auburn | 5 | Auburn | Auburn | 22 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

### South II Regional at New Orleans, LA

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Southern | Southern | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 0 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 5 | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 0 | | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 1 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 1 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 4 | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | | | | |
| | | | Tulane | Tulane | 0 | | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 5 | Tulane | Tulane | 0 | | | | Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 3 | — |
| Tulane | Tulane | 3 | | | | | | | LSU | LSU | 7 | — |
| Tulane | Tulane | 3 | LSU | LSU | 14 | | | | LSU | LSU | 7 | — |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1 | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 18 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 1 | LSU | LSU | 3 | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 5 | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 0 | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 5 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 0 | | | | |
| | | | Southern | Southern | 2 | | | | | | | |

### West I Regional at Stanford, CA

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Stanford | Stanford | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | Stanford | Stanford | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 10 | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 12 | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 5 | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington State | Washington State | 4 | | | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 9 | — |
| | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 3 | | | | | | | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 4 | — |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 4 | | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 13 | | | | |
| UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | 3 | | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 4 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 14 | | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 0 | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### West II Regional at Tempe, AZ

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 3 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 12 | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 2 | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 11 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 3 | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 14 | — |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 9 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 4 | — |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 9 | | | | | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 5 | | | | |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 5 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 16 | UCLA | UCLA | 21 | | | | |
| | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 6 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## College World Series

This was the last CWS to use a double-elimination format through the championship game. Under the format used from 1950 through 1987, the bracket was often adjusted after the field was pared to four teams in order to avoid rematches from earlier rounds. Starting in 1988 and continuing through 2002, the eight teams were divided into two four-team brackets, with the bracket winners meeting in a single championship game. In 2003, the single championship game was changed to a best-of-three series.
This CWS was best known for Stanford's dramatic 6-5 win over LSU in an elimination game. In that game, Stanford trailed 5-2 in the bottom of the 10th inning with 2 outs and nobody on base. Eventually, Freshman outfielder Paul Carey hit a walk off grand slam home run off LSU freshman (and future major leaguer) Ben McDonald to win the game.

### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona State | Pac-10 | 40–25 (16–14) | Jim Brock | 13 (last: 1984) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969, 1977, 1981) | 46–21 |
| Arkansas | SWC | 50–14–1 (17–4) | Norm DeBriyn | 2 (last: 1985) | 2nd (1979) | 5–4 |
| Florida State | Metro | 54–16 (19–4) | Mike Martin | 8 (last: 1986) | 2nd (1970, 1986) | 12–16 |
| Georgia | SEC | 42–19 (18–8) | Steve Webber | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| LSU | SEC | 47–17 (12–10) | Skip Bertman | 1 (last: 1986) | 6th (1986) | 1–2 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 56–11 (15–6) | Gary Ward | 14 (last: 1986) | 1st (1959) | 30–27 |
| Stanford | Pac-10 | 48–16 (21–9) | Mark Marquess | 5 (last: 1985) | 3rd (1967) | 7–10 |
| Texas | SWC | 58–9 (18–3) | Cliff Gustafson | 23 (last: 1985) | 1st (1949, 1950, 1975, 1983) | 55–40 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 3 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | LSU | LSU | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 6$^{10}$ | LSU | LSU | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 13 | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 13 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 6 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 6 | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | Texas | Texas | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 3 | Stanford | Stanford | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georgia | Georgia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | Stanford | Stanford | 9 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | | | | | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | Florida State | Florida State | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | Florida State | Florida State | | Stanford | Stanford | 6$^{10}$ | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | Stanford | Stanford | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | LSU | LSU | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | LSU | LSU | | LSU | LSU | 5 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 5 | Arkansas | Arkansas | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia | Georgia | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| May 29 | Game 1 | Oklahoma State | 8–3 | Arizona State | |
| May 29 | Game 2 | LSU | 6–2 (10 innings) | Florida State | |
| May 30 | Game 3 | Texas | 13–6 | Arkansas | |
| May 30 | Game 4 | Stanford | 3–2 | Georgia | |
| May 31 | Game 5 | Florida State | 3–0 | Arizona State | Arizona State eliminated |
| May 31 | Game 6 | Arkansas | 5–4 | Georgia | Georgia eliminated |
| June 1/2 | Game 7 | Oklahoma State | 8–7 | LSU | |
| June 2 | Game 8 | Stanford | 6–1 | Texas | |
| June 3 | Game 9 | LSU | 5–2 | Arkansas | Arkansas eliminated |
| June 3 | Game 10 | Texas | 6–4 (10 innings) | Florida State | Florida State eliminated |
| June 4 | Game 11 | Oklahoma State | 6–2 | Stanford | Oklahoma State qualified for final |
| June 5 | Game 12 | Stanford | 6–5 (10 innings) | LSU | LSU eliminated |
| June 5 | Game 13 | Texas | 6–5 | Oklahoma State | |
| June 6 | Game 14 | Stanford | 9–3 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 7 | Final | Stanford | 9–5 | Oklahoma State | Stanford wins CWS |
* The Oklahoma State-LSU game was suspended overnight due to severe thunderstorms.

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Pat Hope | Oklahoma State |
| P | Gregg Patterson | LSU |
| C | Adam Smith | Oklahoma State |
| 1B | Jimmy Barragan | Oklahoma State |
| 2B | Brad Beanblossom | Oklahoma State |
| 3B | Scott Coolbaugh | Texas |
| SS | David Esquer | Stanford |
| OF | Paul Carey (MOP) | Stanford |
| OF | Brian Cisarik | Texas |
| OF | Jack Voigt | LSU |
| DH | Mark Machtolf | Stanford |

### Notable players

* Arizona State: Mike Benjamin, Blas Minor, Mike Schwabe, Tim Spehr
* Arkansas: Jimmy Kremers, Mike Oquist, Tim Sherrill
* Florida State: Rafael Bournigal, Matt Dunbar, Richie Lewis, Jerry Nielsen, Deion Sanders
* Georgia: Cris Carpenter, Steve Carter, Derek Lilliquist
* LSU: Albert Belle, Mark Guthrie, Barry Manuel, Ben McDonald, Russ Springer, Jack Voigt
* Oklahoma State: Monty Fariss, Tim Pugh, Robin Ventura
* Stanford: Ruben Amaro, Paul Carey, Steve Chitren, Toi Cook, David Esquer, Brian Johnson, Brian Keyser, Mark Machtolf, Jack McDowell, Al Osuna, Ed Sprague, Ron Witmeyer
* Texas: Scott Coolbaugh, Todd Haney, Mark Petkovsek