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.

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	270
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	Stanford (1st title)
Runners-up	Oklahoma State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Mark Marquess (1st title)
MOP	Paul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons

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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Oklahoma State		8
	Arizona State		3
						Oklahoma State		8
						LSU		7
	LSU		610
	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		610
						Arizona State		0			Florida State		4
																Stanford		610
						Florida State		3
																LSU		5
											LSU		5
						Arkansas		5			Arkansas		2
						Georgia		4

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1987 College Baseball All-America Team