# 1987 NCAA Division I 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.

## Realignment

* American discontinued their baseball program, leaving the Colonial Athletic Association with six schools sponsoring baseball.

## 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.
| 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 | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | 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 | No tournament | No tournament |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Cal State Fullerton | No tournament | No tournament | 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 :
| 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 25 Georgia Tech ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 17–4 .81051–14 .785 No. 10 Clemson ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–5 .76254–14 .794 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65031–22 .585 NC State ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–8 .60039–16 .709 Virginia ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29418–30 .375 Maryland ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29415–24 .385 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23519–31 .380 Duke ‍‍‍ 3–14 .17618–26 .409 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Rutgers $^x$‍‍‍ 11–4–1 .71936–14–1 .716 UMass ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71422–16–0 .579 Temple ‍‍‍ 10–5–1 .65626–20–1 .564 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .2869–22–0 .290 Saint Joseph's ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .1259–26–0 .257 West West Virginia $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–2–0 .81824–14–1 .628 Penn State ‍‍‍ 11–3–0 .78629–19–0 .604 George Washington ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50019–25–0 .432 St. Bonaventure ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .28611–18–0 .379 Duquesne ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .12519–17–0 .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 vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division St. John's $^x$‍‍‍ 12–6 .66724–21 .533 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61123–16 .590 Boston College ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44413–21 .382 Providence ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27815–25 .375 South Division No. 22 Seton Hall $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–2 .88945–10 .818 Villanova ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61135–18 .660 Pittsburgh ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–18 .419 Georgetown ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22214–30 .318 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1987 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 2 Oklahoma State $^{†‡y}$ ‍‍‍ 15–6 .71459–13 .819 No. 26 Oklahoma ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70842–20 .677 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 12–8 .60036–21 .632 Missouri ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58336–26 .581 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 9–12 .42928–24 .538 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35025–27 .481 Kansas ‍‍‍ 3–21 .12515–39 .278 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Big South Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Campbell $^x$‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .80025–20–0 .556 Winthrop ‍‍‡‍ 8–3–0 .72738–8–0 .826 UNC Asheville ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .37512–20–1 .379 Radford ‍‍‍ 0–9–0 .00011–21–0 .344 West Armstrong State $^x$‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75047–15–0 .758 Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53827–23–0 .540 Augusta State ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46220–23–0 .465 Baptist ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25025–17–0 .595 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 23 Michigan $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–3 .81352–12 .813 Purdue ‍‍‍$^y$ 10–6 .62536–24 .600 Indiana ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43843–17 .717 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37534–20 .630 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25019–27 .413 West Minnesota $^x$‍‍‍ 12–4 .75036–25 .590 Iowa ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56329–28 .509 Illinois ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56332–24 .571 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31323–20 .535 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31328–24 .538 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT UNC Wilmington ‍†‍‍ 11–4 .73332–21 .604 Richmond ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66721–35 .375 George Mason ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60031–23 .574 East Carolina ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 8–7 .53326–17 .605 James Madison ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40028–21 .571 William & Mary ‍‍‍ 1–14 .0675–31 .139 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Metro Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT South Carolina ‍‍‍ 13–1 .92939–14 .736 No. 6 Florida State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–3 .75055–18 .753 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64332–16 .667 Memphis State ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50033–23 .589 Southern Miss ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38936–25 .590 Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38531–22 .585 Louisville ‍‍‍ 1–14 .06712–36 .250 ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern No. 18 Washington State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 18–6 .75044–19 .698 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 15–9 .62531–15 .674 Portland State ‍‍‍ 13–11 .54237–20 .649 Portland ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50030–22 .577 Washington ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45821–20 .512 Gonzaga ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33320–32 .385 Eastern Washington ‍‍‍ 7–17 .29224–32 .429 Southern No. 1 Stanford $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 21–9 .70053–17 .757 No. 12 UCLA ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53340–25 .615 No. 8 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 16–14 .53340–27 .597 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 13–17 .43334–26 .567 California ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40036–25 .590 Southern California ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40032–28 .533 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Georgia ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–8 .69242–21 .667 No. 20 Auburn ‍‍‍$^y$ 18–9 .66742–18 .700 Florida ‍‍‍ 17–9 .65432–24 .571 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59340–15 .727 No. 4 LSU ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–10 .54549–19 .721 Mississippi State ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–13 .50039–22 .639 Alabama ‍‍‍ 11–14 .44025–26 .490 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40725–26 .490 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 7–20 .25927–25 .519 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 5–18 .21717–27 .386 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Appalachian State $^x$‍‍‍ 10–2 .83326–13 .667 VMI ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66716–16 .500 Marshall ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41716–17 .485 East Tennessee State ‍‍‍ 1–11 .0839–19 .321 Southern No. 30 Western Carolina $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 13–3 .81336–20 .643 Davidson ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58825–17 .595 The Citadel ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33319–31 .380 Furman ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29411–26 .297 x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT East No. 29 Georgia Southern $^x$‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 13–5 .72233–30 .524 Stetson ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66737–22 .627 Mercer ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40027–22 .551 Samford ‍‍‍ 2–13 .1336–41 .128 West Hardin–Simmons $^x$‍‍‍ 10–6 .62527–31 .466 Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56325–20 .556 Centenary ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31319–25 .432 x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1987 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## 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.
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |