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Baseball season
The 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of
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
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 Conference
Clemson
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament
Greenville Municipal Stadium • Greenville, SC
Georgia Tech
Atlantic 10 Conference
East - Rutgers West Virginia
1988 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball tournament
Bear Stadium • Boyertown, PA
Rutgers
Big East Conference
North -
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 South Conference
Coastal Carolina
1988 Big South Conference baseball tournament
Campbell
Big Ten Conference
Michigan
1988 Big Ten Conference baseball tournament
Ray Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI
Minnesota
Colonial Athletic Association
James Madison
1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball tournament
The Diamond • Richmond, VA
George Mason
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 - 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
Florida
Southern Conference
North - 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
Stetson
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1988 Colonial Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
L
T
PCT
James Madison † y
13
–
1
–
0
.929
43
–
11
–
2
.786
George Mason ‡ y
8
–
6
–
0
.571
34
–
27
–
1
.556
East Carolina
8
–
6
–
0
.571
33
–
14
–
0
.702
William & Mary
5
–
9
–
0
.357
17
–
28
–
0
.378
UNC Wilmington
4
–
10
–
0
.286
11
–
42
–
0
.208
Richmond
4
–
10
–
0
.286
26
–
33
–
0
.441
† – Conference champion ‡ –
1988 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
PCT
W
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
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
PCT
W
L
PCT
No. 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
No. 2 Arizona State x y
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[11] 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
4 10
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)
8 12
7
Stanford
2
3
Miami (FL)
1
Award winners
All-America team
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