1986 Division II College World Series

The 1986 Division II College World Series was held at Paterson Field in Montgomery, AL. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Troy State University, coached by Chase Riddle. The runner-up was the Columbus State University. Troy St. third basemen Wendell Stephens was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State University, Sacramento	Northern California Athletic Conference	40-24-1	John Smith	0 (last:none)	none
Columbus College	Independent	45-16	Derek Mann	1 (last:1984)	6th
Mankato State University	North Central Conference	36-14 (8-4)	Dean Bowyer	3 (last:1980)	2nd
University of New Haven	New England Collegiate Conference	31-5 (11-1)	Frank Vieira	8 (last:1985)	3rd
University of Tampa	Sunshine State Conference	36-23 (16-8)	Ken Dominguez	0 (last:none)	none
Troy State University	Gulf South Conference	38-6 (--)	Chase Riddle	4 (last:1985)	3rd

Results

1986 Colege World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
		Sacramento St.	14
		Tampa	12				Sacramento St.	5
							Columbus	6
												Columbus	14
												Mankato St.	12
							Tampa	2
							Mankato St.	6
		Troy St.	8														Columbus	0	x
		Mankato St.	6														Troy St.	5	x
							Troy St.	7
							New Haven	5
		New Haven	11									Troy St.	9
		Columbus	7									Sacramento St.	1
							Sacramento St.	9
							New Haven	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 23
Game 1	California State University, Sacramento	14 - 12	University of Tampa
Game 2	Troy State University	8 - 6	Mankato State University
May 24
Game 3	Mankato State University	6 - 2	University of Tampa	Tampa elminated
Game 4	University of New Haven	11 - 7	Columbus College
May 25
Game 5	Columbus College	6 - 5	California State University, Sacramento
Game 6	Troy State University	7 - 5	University of New Haven
May 26
Game 7	California State University, Sacramento	9 - 4	University of New Haven	New Haven elminated
Game 8	Columbus College	14 - 12	Mankato State University	Mankato St. elminated
Game 9	Troy State University	9 - 1	California State University, Sacramento	Sacramento St. elminated
May 27
Game 10	Troy State University	5 - 0	Columbus College	Troy St. wins CWS