1988 NCAA Division I baseball season

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]

1988 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams270
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsStanford (2nd title)
Runners-upArizona State (15th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGeorge Wolfman (1st title)
MOPLee Plemel (Stanford)
Seasons

Realignment and format changes
  • Armstrong State moved its athletic program back to NCAA Division II. The Big South Conference dissolved its two division format and played as a single conference of seven members.
  • 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 ConferenceClemson1988 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentGreenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SCGeorgia Tech
Atlantic 10 ConferenceEast - Rutgers
West Virginia		1988 Atlantic 10 Conference Baseball TournamentBear Stadium • Boyertown, PARutgers
Big East ConferenceNorth - Providence
South - Villanova		1988 Big East Conference Baseball TournamentMuzzy Field • Bristol, CTSt. John's
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State1988 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big South ConferenceCoastal Carolina1988 Big South Conference Baseball TournamentTaylor Field • Buies Creek, NCCampbell
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan1988 Big Ten Conference Baseball TournamentRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MIMinnesota
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceNorth - Notre Dame
South - Evansville		1988 Midwestern City Conference Baseball TournamentSouth Bend, INEvansville
Metro ConferenceSouth Carolina1988 Metro Conference Baseball TournamentSeminole Stadium • Tallahassee, FLFlorida State
Mid-Continent ConferenceBlue - Valparaiso
Gray - Southwest Missouri State		1988 Mid-Continent Conference Baseball TournamentChicago, ILSouthwest Missouri State
Pacific-10 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Arizona State		No Tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic AssociationFresno StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida1988 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentDudy Noble Field • Starkville, MSFlorida
Southern ConferenceNorth - VMI
South - Western Carolina		1988 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentAsheville, NCWestern Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas1988 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentGeorge Cole Field • Fayetteville, ARTexas
Trans America Athletic ConferenceEast - Georgia Southern
West - Centenary		1988 Trans America Athletic Conference Baseball TournamentCentenary Park • Shreveport, LAStetson

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 18–2 .900  54–14 .794
No. 27 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13–6 .684  45–16 .738
No. 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 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍y 14–2–0 .875  38–21–1 .642
UMass  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .563  36–16–0 .692
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  27–27–0 .500
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .313  10–28–0 .263
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .250  16–23–1 .413
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .750  33–17–1 .657
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .688  30–26–1 .535
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .500  24–26–0 .480
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .438  26–21–0 .553
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .125  13–16–0 .448
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big East Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 South Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 15–0 1.000  35–12 .745
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .632  27–16 .628
Campbell  ‍‍‡‍ 10–8 .556  32–16 .667
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  22–15 .595
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  16–27 .372
Radford  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .286  13–26 .333
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 1–15 .063  9–32 .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1988[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 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[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 16 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 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
No. 2 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .700  60–13 .822
No. 1 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .600  46–23 .667
No. 8 California  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .533  40–25 .615
No. 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[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Florida  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–6 .778  48–19 .716
No. 14 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .667  38–25 .603
No. 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[10]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[11]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍ 13–4 .765  30–27 .526
No. 20 Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 9–8 .529  35–25 .583
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7–10 .412  24–25 .490
Samford ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  8–49 .140
West
Centenary x‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  30–20 .600
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  27–29 .482
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  30–30 .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1988[12]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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
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