1987 NCAA Division I baseball season

1987 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Stanford
Runners-up	Oklahoma State
MOP	Paul Carey (Stanford)
Seasons
← 1986	1988 →

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.

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
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 Ten Conference	East - Michigan West - Minnesota	1987 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Michigan
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 #25 Georgia Tech †‡y 17 – 4   .810     51 – 14   .785 #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 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 #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 Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East #23 Michigan x‡y 13 – 3   .813     52 – 12   .813 Purdue 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 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northern #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 [[{{{school}}}|Gonzaga]] 8 – 16   .333     20 – 32   .385 [[{{{school}}}|Eastern Washington]] 7 – 17   .292     24 – 32   .429 Southern #1 Stanford xy 21 – 9   .700     53 – 17   .757 #12 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] y 16 – 14   .533     40 – 25   .615 #8 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona State]] y 16 – 14   .533     40 – 27   .597 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] y 13 – 17   .433     34 – 26   .567 [[{{{school}}}|California]] 12 – 18   .400     36 – 25   .590 [[{{{school}}}|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 #7 Georgia †y 18 – 8   .692     42 – 21   .667 #20 [[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] y 18 – 9   .667     42 – 18   .700 [[{{{school}}}|Florida]] 17 – 9   .654     32 – 24   .571 [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] 16 – 11   .593     40 – 15   .727 #4 [[{{{school}}}|LSU]] y 12 – 10   .545     49 – 19   .721 Mississippi State ‡y 13 – 13   .500     39 – 22   .639 [[{{{school}}}|Alabama]] 11 – 14   .440     25 – 26   .490 [[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] 11 – 16   .407     25 – 26   .490 [[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 7 – 20   .259     27 – 25   .519 [[{{{school}}}|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 [[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 8 – 4   .667     16 – 16   .500 [[{{{school}}}|Marshall]] 5 – 7   .417     16 – 17   .485 [[{{{school}}}|East Tennessee State]] 1 – 11   .083     9 – 19   .321 Southern #30 Western Carolina x‡y 13 – 3   .813     36 – 20   .643 [[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 10 – 7   .588     25 – 17   .595 [[{{{school}}}|The Citadel]] 6 – 12   .333     19 – 31   .380 [[{{{school}}}|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

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.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Oklahoma State	8
		[[{{{school}}}|Arizona State]]	3
							Oklahoma State	8
							LSU	7
		[[{{{school}}}|LSU]]	610
		Florida State	2
												Oklahoma State	6
												Stanford	2
		Texas	13
		[[{{{school}}}|Arkansas]]	6
							Texas	1
							Stanford	6
		Stanford	3
		Georgia	2
						Loser's Bracket
							Arizona State	0
							Florida State	3				Texas	610
												Florida State	4
							Arkansas	5
							Georgia	4				LSU	5
												Arkansas	2

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Oklahoma State	5									Oklahoma State	5
		Texas	6									Stanford	9
							Texas	3
							Stanford	9
		Stanford	610
		LSU	5