| Year: | 1986 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 40 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Arizona |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Runner-Up: | Florida State |
| Cwscount: | 8th |
| Coach: | Jerry Kindall |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mop: | Mike Senne |
| Mopteam: | Arizona |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1986 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1986 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 fortieth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Four regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while the remaining four regions included six teams, resulting in 40 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The fortieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Mike Senne of Arizona.
Bold indicates CWS participant.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, four consisting of four teams and four of six teams.[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45–18 (18–12) | 13 (last: 1985) | 1st (1976, 1980) | 27–24 | ||||
| 57–11 (4–1) | 7 (last: 1980) | 2nd (1970) | 8–14 | ||||
| 48–19 (10–10) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 49–13 (n/a) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 54–12 (22–5) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 41–21 (13–1) | 6 (last: 1984) | 3rd (1964, 1982) | 7–12 | ||||
| n/a | 46–15 (n/a) | 8 (last: 1985) | 1st (1982, 1985) | 19–13 | |||
| 54–13 (18–5) | 13 (last: 1985) | 1st (1959) | 28–25 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30 | Game 1 | 4–3 | ||||
| Game 2 | 8–7 | |||||
| May 31 | Game 3 | 6–2 | ||||
| Game 4 | 5–3 | |||||
| June 1 | Game 5 | 8–4 | Maine eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 4–0 | Indiana State eliminated | ||||
| June 2 | Game 7 | 7–5 | ||||
| June 3 | Game 8 | 7–2 | ||||
| June 4 | Game 9 | 11–5 | Loyola Marymount eliminated | |||
| June 5 | Game 10 | 4–3 | LSU eliminated | |||
| June 6 | Game 11 | 9–5 | Arizona qualified for final | |||
| June 7 | Game 12 | 6–5 | Oklahoma State eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 4–2 | |||||
| June 8 | Game 14 | 4–3 | Miami (FL) eliminated | |||
| June 9 | Final | 10–2 | Arizona wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Gary Alexander | style= | Arizona | |
| style= | Florida State | |||
| C | style= | Maine | ||
| 1B | Todd Trafton | style= | Arizona | |
| 2B | style= | Florida State | ||
| 3B | style= | Oklahoma State | ||
| SS | Bien Figueroa | style= | Florida State | |
| OF | style= | Miami (FL) | ||
| Mike Senne (MOP) | style= | Arizona | ||
| style= | Florida State | |||
| DH | Gary Alexander | style= | Arizona |