1988 NCAA Division I baseball season

1988 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Stanford
Runners-up	Arizona State
MOP	Lee Plemel (Stanford)
Seasons
← 1987	1989 →

The 1988 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 1988. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1988 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the forty second time in 1988, 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 second time.^[1]

Conference format change

The Big Ten Conference dissolved its two division format, playing as a single conference of ten members.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1988 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. 27 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 21 teams earned at-large selections.^[1]^[2]

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament Venue • City	Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson	1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC	Georgia Tech
Big East Conference	North - Providence South - Villanova	1988 Big East Conference Baseball Tournament	Muzzy Field • Bristol, CT	St. John's
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	1988 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	Michigan	1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball Tournament	Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	Minnesota
EIBL	Penn	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Central Michigan	No Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate Conference	North - Notre Dame South - Evansville	1988 Midwestern City Conference Baseball Tournament	South Bend, IN	Evansville
Metro Conference	South Carolina	1988 Metro Conference Baseball Tournament	Seminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	Florida State
Mid-Continent Conference	Blue - Valparaiso Gray - Southwest Missouri State	1988 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball Tournament	Chicago, IL	Southwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 Conference	North - Washington State South - Arizona State	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association	Fresno State	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Florida	1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Dudy Noble Field • Starkville, MS	Florida
Southern Conference	North - VMI South - Western Carolina	1988 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Asheville, NC	Western Carolina
Southwest Conference	Texas	1988 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	George Cole Field • Fayetteville, AR	Texas
Trans America Athletic Conference	East - Georgia Southern West - Centenary	1988 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball Tournament	Centenary Park • Shreveport, LA	Stetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#21 Clemson †^y	18	–	2	.900	54	–	14	.794
#27 NC State ^y	13	–	6	.684	45	–	16	.738
#29 Georgia Tech ‡^y	12	–	8	.600	45	–	24	.652
Virginia	11	–	10	.524	32	–	19	.627
North Carolina	10	–	11	.476	34	–	27	.557
Wake Forest	7	–	12	.368	32	–	26	.552
Maryland	5	–	14	.263	20	–	24	.455
Duke	3	–	16	.158	10	–	35	.222

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988^[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1988 Big East Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
North Division
Providence ^x	12	–	6	–	0	.667	22	–	29	–	0	.431
St. John's ‡^y	9	–	9	–	0	.500	29	–	21	–	1	.578
Boston College	8	–	10	–	0	.444	15	–	16	–	0	.484
Connecticut	7	–	11	–	0	.389	24	–	18	–	0	.571
South Division
Villanova ^x	16	–	2	–	0	.889	32	–	22	–	0	.593
Seton Hall	12	–	6	–	0	.667	39	–	16	–	0	.709
Georgetown	4	–	13	–	0	.235	12	–	31	–	0	.279
Pittsburgh	3	–	14	–	0	.176	9	–	20	–	0	.310

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988^[4]^[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#19 Michigan †^y	20	–	8	.714	48	–	19	.716
Minnesota ‡^y	17	–	11	.607	38	–	28	.576
Michigan State	16	–	12	.571	41	–	20	.672
Ohio State	16	–	12	.571	32	–	28	.533
Wisconsin	15	–	13	.536	28	–	27	.509
Iowa	14	–	14	.500	29	–	25	.537
Illinois	12	–	16	.429	26	–	20	.565
Indiana	11	–	17	.393	39	–	29	.574
Northwestern	11	–	17	.393	28	–	28	.500
Purdue	8	–	20	.286	26	–	34	.433

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988^[6]^[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
#16 Washington State ^x^y	18	–	4	.818	52	–	14	.788
Oregon State	14	–	10	.583	30	–	19	.612
Portland State	12	–	9	.571	33	–	25	.569
Gonzaga	12	–	11	.522	28	–	28	.500
Portland	11	–	13	.458	28	–	27	.509
Washington	8	–	16	.333	17	–	28	.378
Eastern Washington	6	–	18	.250	25	–	34	.424
Southern
#2 Arizona State ^x^y	21	–	9	.700	60	–	13	.822
#1 Stanford ^y	18	–	12	.600	46	–	23	.667
#8 California ^y	16	–	14	.533	40	–	25	.615
#13 Southern California ^y	13	–	17	.433	36	–	26	.581
UCLA	12	–	18	.400	31	–	28	.525
Arizona	10	–	20	.333	33	–	26	.559

x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988^[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Florida †‡^y	21	–	6	.778	48	–	19	.716
#14 Kentucky ^y	18	–	9	.667	38	–	25	.603
#23 Mississippi State ^y	17	–	10	.630	44	–	20	.688
Auburn	16	–	10	.615	39	–	16	.709
LSU	16	–	11	.593	39	–	21	.650
Georgia	11	–	16	.407	29	–	28	.509
Vanderbilt	11	–	16	.407	30	–	23	.566
Alabama	9	–	17	.346	27	–	26	.509
Tennessee	9	–	18	.333	21	–	29	.420
Ole Miss	6	–	21	.222	24	–	29	.453

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988^[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern
VMI ^x	11	–	7	.611	20	–	20	.500
Appalachian State	9	–	7	.563	29	–	17	.630
Marshall	7	–	9	.438	23	–	17	.575
East Tennessee State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	35	.314
Southern
Western Carolina ^x‡^y	14	–	3	.824	38	–	24	.613
The Citadel	12	–	6	.667	33	–	20	.623
Davidson	7	–	11	.389	28	–	26	.519
Furman	2	–	15	.118	8	–	29	.216

x – Division champion ‡ – SoCon Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1988^[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1988 College World Series

The 1988 season marked the forty second 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 second championship with a 9–4 win over Arizona State in the final.^[1]

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Arizona State	4
8	California	2
			1	Arizona State	4

			4	Wichita State	7
4	Wichita State	5

5	Florida	4
						4	Wichita State	3	1

						1	Arizona State	4¹⁰	19
8	California	5

5	Florida	6
			1	Arizona State	10

			5	Florida	1



										1	Arizona State	4

										7	Stanford	9
7	Stanford	10

2	Fresno State	3
			7	Stanford	3

			6	Cal State Fullerton	5
6	Cal State Fullerton	9

3	Miami (FL)	3
						6	Cal State Fullerton	1	5

						7	Stanford	3	9
2	Fresno State	4

3	Miami (FL)	8¹²
			7	Stanford	2

			3	Miami (FL)	1

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1988 College Baseball All-America Team

References

1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.

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