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An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.

The NCAA recognizes two different All-America selectors for the 1986 college baseball season: the American Baseball Coaches Association (since 1947) and Baseball America (since 1981).

Key

All-Americans

Position	Name	School	ABCA	BA	Notes
Pitcher	Greg Swindell ♦	Texas	Y	Y	1989 MLB All-Star, 14 career shutouts (Division I record), 19 wins in a single season (1985) (T-3rd in Division I), 204 career strikeouts (T-11th in Division I)
Pitcher	Mike Loynd	Florida State	Y	Y	BA Pitcher of the Year, 223 strikeouts in a single season (1986) (3rd in Division I), 20 wins in a single season (1986) (T-Division I record)
Pitcher	Rick Raether	Miami	Y	Y
Pitcher	Alex Sanchez	Miami	—	Y
Pitcher	Richie Lewis	Florida State	—	Y	520 career strikeouts (3rd in Division I), 202 strikeouts in a single season (1986) (T-14th in Division I)
Catcher	Doug Duke	Alabama	Y	Y
First baseman	Rick Bernardo	Maine	Y	—
First baseman	George Canale	Virginia Tech	—	Y	76 career home runs (7th in Division I)
Second baseman	Scott Cerny	UC Santa Barbara	Y	Y
Second baseman	Luis Alicea	Florida State	—	Y
Third baseman	Jeff King	Arkansas	Y	—	First overall pick in 1986 Major League Baseball Draft
Third baseman	Robin Ventura ♦	Oklahoma State	—	Y	NCAA record 58-game hit streak, 302 career RBI (7th in Division I), 107 runs in a single season (1986) (T-9th in Division I),. 792 career slugging percentage (T-14th in Division I),. 428 career batting average (T-17th in Division I), 2x MLB All-Star, 6x Gold Glove Award winner, Gold Medal at 1988 Summer Olympics
Shortstop	Matt Williams	UNLV	Y	Y	5x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove Award winner, 4x Silver Slugger Award winner, 2001 World Series champion
Outfielder	Casey Close	Michigan	Y	Y	BA POY
Outfielder	Thomas Howard	Ball State	Y	Y
Outfielder	Gary Cooper (2)	BYU	Y	—	320 career runs (2nd in Division I), 359 career hits (10th in Division I)
Outfielder	Todd Azar	Old Dominion	—	Y
Designated hitter	Kevin Burdick	Oklahoma	Y	—
Designated hitter	Craig Cooper	Georgia Southern	—	Y
Utility player	Winfred Johnson	East Carolina	Y	—	Career .776 slugging percentage (22nd in Division I)

See also

• Baseball awards#U.S. college baseball

References

1. The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
2. ^ "NCAA Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
3. "College Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees". College Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
4. "Greg Swindell". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.
5. ^ "Division I Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
6. "1st Picks Overall in the MLB Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
7. AP (June 2, 2010). "Ventura, Wittels talk about streak". ESPN. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
8. ^ "Robin Ventura". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
9. "1988 United States Olympic Team Roster". USA Baseball. Archived from the original on February 2, 2009. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
10. ^ "Matt Williams". Baseball Reference. Retrieved April 11, 2012.

• College Baseball All-America Teams
• 1986 NCAA Division I baseball season