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1986 Atlantic 10 Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams 4
Format Double-elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] (2nd title)
Winning coach Fred Hill (1st title)
MVP Sam Ferretti (Rutgers, Player)
Ken Smith (West Virginia, Pitcher) ()
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1986 Atlantic 10 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
[[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]]  x‍‍‡‍y 9 – 2 – 0   .818 28 – 18 – 0   .609
[[{{{school}}}|Temple]]  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727 30 – 17 – 1   .635
[[{{{school}}}|Rhode Island]]  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 1   .375 14 – 15 – 1   .483
[[{{{school}}}|UMass]]  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 16 – 24 – 0   .400
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Joseph's]]  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8 – 1   .227 6 – 26 – 1   .197
West
West Virginia  x‍‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818 24 – 14 – 1   .628
[[{{{school}}}|George Washington]]  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 28 – 13 – 1   .679
[[{{{school}}}|Penn State]]  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4 – 0   .636 29 – 19 – 0   .604
[[{{{school}}}|St. Bonaventure]]  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9 – 0   .182 13 – 26 – 0   .333
[[{{{school}}}|Duquesne]]  ‍‍‍ 1 – 10 – 0   .091 21 – 10 – 0   .677
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1986; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1986 Atlantic Conference Baseball Tournament was held from May 9 through 11, 1986 to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I the Atlantic 10 Conference, for the 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season. This was the eighth iteration of the event, and was held on the campus of Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey. [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] won their second championship and earned the conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.

Format and seeding

The top two teams in each division advanced to the tournament, with each division winner playing the second place team from the opposite division in the first round. The teams played a double-elimination tournament.

Team W L T Pct GB Seed
East Division
[[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] 9 2 0 .818 — 1E
[[{{{school}}}|Temple]] 8 3 0 .727 1 2E
[[{{{school}}}|Rhode Island]] 4 7 1 .375 5.5 —
[[{{{school}}}|UMass]] 4 7 0 .364 5 —
[[{{{school}}}|Saint Joseph's]] 2 9 1 .208 7.5 —
Team W L T Pct GB Seed
Western Division
West Virginia 9 2 0 .818 — 1W
[[{{{school}}}|George Washington]] 8 2 0 .800 .5 2W
[[{{{school}}}|Penn State]] 7 4 0 .636 2 —
[[{{{school}}}|St. Bonaventure]] 2 9 0 .182 7 —
[[{{{school}}}|Duquesne]] 1 10 0 .091 8 —

Results

First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                   
1E [[{{{school}}}|Rutgers]] 14
2W [[{{{school}}}|George Washington]] 1
1E Rutgers 8
Winner's bracket
1W West Virginia 3
1W West Virginia 16
2E [[{{{school}}}|Temple]] 3
1E Rutgers 4 10
1W West Virginia 9 3
2W George Washington 6
2E Temple 14
1W West Virginia 8
Loser's bracket
2E Temple 6
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