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. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference 1987 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC Atlantic 10 Conference East - 1987 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA Big East Conference North - South - 1987 Big East Conference baseball tournament Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State 1987 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Oklahoma State Big South Conference East - West - 1987 Big South Conference baseball tournament Taylor Field • Buies Creek, NC Big Ten Conference East - West - 1987 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI Colonial Athletic Association 1987 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament The Diamond • Richmond, VA EIBL No tournament Mid-American Conference No tournament Midwestern Collegiate Conference North - South - 1987 Midwestern Collegiate Conference baseball tournament Evansville, IN Metro Conference 1987 Metro Conference baseball tournament Sarge Frye Field • Columbia, SC Florida State Mid-Continent Conference Blue - Gray - 1987 Mid-Continent Conference baseball tournament Chicago, IL Pacific-10 Conference North - South - Stanford No tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association No tournament Southeastern Conference 1987 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Foley Field • Athens, GA Southern Conference North - South - 1987 Southern Conference baseball tournament Asheville, NC Southwest Conference Texas 1987 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Texas Trans America Athletic Conference East - West - 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball tournament J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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.
Award winners
All-America team
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