The following polls make up the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball rankings. Baseball America began publishing its poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1981. Beginning with the 1985 season, it expanded to the top 25. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.
| 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Arizona |
| Runners-up | Florida State |
| MOP | Mike Senne (Arizona) |
| Seasons | |
Baseball America
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1986 season is available.[1]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona |
| 2 | Florida State |
| 3 | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | LSU |
| 6 | Loyola Marymount |
| 7 | Texas |
| 8 | UCLA |
| 9 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 10 | South Florida |
| 11 | Texas A&M |
| 12 | Stanford |
| 13 | Tulane |
| 14 | Pepperdine |
| 15 | Indiana State |
| 16 | Michigan |
| 17 | Oklahoma |
| 18 | Georgia Tech |
| 19 | Arkansas |
| 20 | Maine |
| 21 | Oregon State |
| 22 | Central Michigan |
| 23 | UNLV |
| 24 | San Diego |
| 25 | Alabama |
Collegiate Baseball
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1986 season is available.[2][3]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona |
| 2 | Florida State |
| 3 | Miami (FL) |
| 4 | Oklahoma State |
| 5 | LSU |
| 6 | Loyola Marymount |
| 7 | Indiana State |
| 8 | Maine |
| 9 | South Florida |
| 10 | Hawaii |
| 11 | UC Santa Barbara |
| 12 | Tulane |
| 13 | UCLA |
| 14 | Pepperdine |
| 15 | Stanford |
| 16 | Texas |
| 17 | Georgia Tech |
| 18 | Texas A&M |
| 19 | Louisiana Tech |
| 20 | Central Michigan |
| 21 | Alabama |
| 22 | Oklahoma |
| 23 | Oregon State |
| 24 | Arkansas |
| 25 | Texas–Pan American |
| 26 | San Diego State |
| 27 | Oral Roberts |
| 28 | Michigan |
| 29 | NC State |
| 30 | St. John's (NY) |
References
edit- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 41. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ "1986 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 39. Retrieved July 14, 2012.