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

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]

Realignment and format changes

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
Colonial Athletic AssociationJames Madison1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournamentThe Diamond • Richmond, VAGeorge Mason
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 21 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 18–2 .90054–14 .794
No. 27 NC State  ‍‍‍y 13–6 .68445–16 .738
No. 29 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‡‍y 12–8 .60045–24 .652
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 11–10 .52432–19 .627
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .47634–27 .557
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36832–26 .552
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–14 .26320–24 .455
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–16 .15810–35 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Rutgers  x‍‍‡‍y 14–2–0 .87538–21–1 .642
UMass  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56336–16–0 .692
Temple  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50027–27–0 .500
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .31310–28–0 .263
Saint Joseph's  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .25016–23–1 .413
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .75033–17–1 .657
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .68830–26–1 .535
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50024–26–0 .480
St. Bonaventure  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43826–21–0 .553
Duquesne  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .12513–16–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Providence  x‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66722–29–0 .431
St. John's  ‍‍‡‍y 9–9–0 .50029–21–1 .578
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44415–16–0 .484
Connecticut  ‍‍‍ 7–11–0 .38924–18–0 .571
South Division
Villanova  x‍‍‍ 16–2–0 .88932–22–0 .593
Seton Hall  ‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66739–16–0 .709
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ 4–13–0 .23512–31–0 .279
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3–14–0 .1769–20–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Coastal Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 15–0 1.00035–12 .745
Baptist  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63227–16 .628
Campbell  ‍‍‡‍ 10–8 .55632–16 .667
Winthrop  ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50022–15 .595
Augusta State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44416–27 .372
Radford  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28613–26 .333
UNC Asheville  ‍‍‍ 1–15 .0639–32 .220
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1988[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 19 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 20–8 .71448–19 .716
Minnesota  ‍‍‡‍y 17–11 .60738–28 .576
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57141–20 .672
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 16–12 .57132–28 .533
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 15–13 .53628–27 .509
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 14–14 .50029–25 .537
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–16 .42926–20 .565
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39339–29 .574
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 11–17 .39328–28 .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–20 .28626–34 .433
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[7][8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
James Madison  ‍†‍‍y 13–1–0 .92943–11–2 .786
George Mason  ‍‍‡‍y 8–6–0 .57134–27–1 .556
East Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–6–0 .57133–14–0 .702
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .35717–28–0 .378
UNC Wilmington  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .28611–42–0 .208
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 4–10–0 .28626–33–0 .441
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y 0–0–0 –52–14–1 .784
Delaware State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –25–11–0 .694
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –38–18–0 .679
FIU  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –40–19–0 .678
UCF  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –40–20–0 .667
Florida A&M  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –26–13–0 .667
No. 28 Tulane  ‍‍‍y 0–0–0 –32–18–0 .640
Southwestern Louisiana  ‍‍‍y 0–0–0 –30–18–0 .625
UMBC  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –25–16–0 .610
Nicholls State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –28–21–0 .571
Akron  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –28–31–0 .475
United States International  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –18–26–0 .409
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –19–28–0 .404
Chicago State  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –18–29–0 .383
Liberty  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –18–32–0 .360
Boston University  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –7–17–0 .292
Bethune–Cookman  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –9–23–0 .281
Maryland Eastern Shore  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –7–24–0 .226
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific-10 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 16 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 18–4 .81852–14 .788
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58330–19 .612
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57133–25 .569
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52228–28 .500
Portland  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45828–27 .509
Washington  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33317–28 .378
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .25025–34 .424
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 21–9 .70060–13 .822
No. 1 Stanford  ‍‍‍y 18–12 .60046–23 .667
No. 8 California  ‍‍‍y 16–14 .53340–25 .615
No. 13 Southern California  ‍‍‍y 13–17 .43336–26 .581
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 12–18 .40031–28 .525
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 10–20 .33333–26 .559
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 7 Fresno State  ‍†‍‍y 20–1–0 .95256–12–0 .824
No. 25 UNLV  ‍‍‡‍ 14–7–0 .66740–22–0 .645
No. 3 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‡‍ 12–8–0 .60043–18–0 .705
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 9–11–0 .45031–30–0 .508
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42930–28–1 .517
Pacific Tigers baseball  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42919–32–0 .373
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 6–15–0 .28623–39–0 .371
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 4–17–0 .19014–45–0 .237
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Florida  ‍†‍‡‍y 21–6 .77848–19 .716
No. 14 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y 18–9 .66738–25 .603
No. 23 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17–10 .63044–20 .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 16–10 .61539–16 .709
LSU  ‍‍‍ 16–11 .59339–21 .650
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40729–28 .509
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 11–16 .40730–23 .566
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34627–26 .509
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9–18 .33321–29 .420
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 6–21 .22224–29 .453
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[13]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
VMI  x‍‍‍ 11–7 .61120–20 .500
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56329–17 .630
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43823–17 .575
East Tennessee State  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38916–35 .314
Southern
Western Carolina  x‍‍‡‍y 14–3 .82438–24 .613
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66733–20 .623
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38928–26 .519
Furman  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .1188–29 .216
x – Division champion
‡ – SoCon Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[14]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1988 Trans America Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Georgia Southern x‍†‍‍ 13–4 .76530–27 .526
No. 20 Stetson ‍‍‡‍y 9–8 .52935–25 .583
Mercer ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41224–25 .490
Samford ‍‍‍ 5–12 .2948–49 .140
West
Centenary x‍‍‍ 11–5 .68830–20 .600
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50027–29 .482
Hardin–Simmons ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31330–30 .500
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1988[15]
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

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ 2012 Big East Baseball Media Guide. Big East Conference. p. 62. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  6. ↑ "2019 Baseball Record Book" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. p. 4. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  7. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  9. ↑ 2020 Baseball Record Book (PDF). Colonial Athletic Association. p. 17. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  10. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  11. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1988". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
  15. ↑ Atlantic Sun Baseball Record Book (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. p. 5. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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