1986 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament

The 1986 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Durham Athletic Park in Durham, NC. 1986 saw the tournament move from mid-April to mid-May. Duke school policy did not allow the team to compete after final exams ended, which was on April 28. #2 Georgia Institute of Technology defeated #1 North Carolina State University for the title. 1st Baseman Jeff Distasio of Georgia Tech was named tournament MVP.

Participating Teams

Seed	School	Conf. Record	Head Coach
1	North Carolina State University	11-2	Sam Esposito
2	Georgia Institute of Technology	10-4	Jim Morris
3	Clemson University	9-4	Bill Wilhelm
4	University of North Carolina	7-7	Mike Roberts
5	University of Virginia	6-7	Dennis Womack
6	Wake Forest University	6-8	Marvin Crater
7	University of Maryland	3-10	Elton "Jack" Jackson

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 14
Game 1	University of North Carolina	5-4 (10)	University of Virginia
Game 2	Georgia Institute of Technology	7-5	University of Maryland
Game 3	Clemson University	6-5 (14)	Wake Forest University
May 15
Game 4	North Carolina State University	7-6 (11)	University of North Carolina
Game 5	University of Maryland	9-7	Wake Forest University	Wake Forest eliminated
Game 6	Georgia Institute of Technology	16-5	Clemson University
May 16
Game 7	University of North Carolina	9-7	University of Virginia	Virginia eliminated
Game 8	Clemson University	7-2 (10)	University of Maryland	Maryland eliminated
Game 9	Georgia Institute of Technology	7-3	North Carolina State University
May 17
Game 10	Georgia Institute of Technology	9-7	University of North Carolina	North Carolina eliminated
Game 11	North Carolina State University	6-4	Clemson University	Clemson eliminated
Game 12	Georgia Institute of Technology	6-9	North Carolina State University	Georgia Tech advances to NCAA tournament