1957 NCAA University Division baseball season

1957 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams 166[1]
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions California
Runners-up Penn State
MOP Cal Emery (Penn State)
Seasons

 1956

1958 

The 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1957. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1957 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the eleventh time in 1957, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. California claimed the championship.[2]

Realignment

Prior to the 1957 baseball season, the NCAA divided into two divisions: the University Division for larger schools and the College Division for smaller schools.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1957 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 12 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 11 teams earned at-large selections.[2][1]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Duke
Big Seven Conference Iowa State
Big Ten Conference Northwestern
CIBA California
Southern California
EIBL Yale
Mid-American Conference Western Michigan
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon
Southeastern Conference Georgia Tech
Southern Conference George Washington
Southwest Conference Texas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Iowa State y 11 6   .647     17 10   .630
Oklahoma 9 6   .600     10 8   .556
Missouri 10 7   .588     13 7   .650
Kansas 9 8   .529     11 11   .500
Nebraska 8 9   .471     12 10   .545
Kansas State 5 10   .333     7 10   .412
Colorado 5 11   .313     10 11   .476
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northwestern y 5 2   .714      
Iowa 7 4   .636     9 10   .474
Michigan 7 4   .636      
Illinois 7 4   .636      
Minnesota 6 5   .545      
Purdue 3 3   .500     9 5   .643
Michigan State 5 6   .455     18 13   .581
Ohio State 4 5   .444     15 6   .714
Wisconsin 3 7   .300      
Indiana 3 10   .231     13 15   .464
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Division
Oregon 11 3   .786      
Oregon State 8 7   .533     18 13   .581
Washington 8 8   .500     20 11   .645
Idaho 5 8   .385      
Washington State 5 11   .313     14 21   .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California y 12 4   .750     35 10   .778
Southern California 12 4   .750     18 4   .818
Stanford 7 9   .438     17 13   .567
UCLA 5 9   .357     15 15   .500
Santa Clara 2 12   .143      
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1957 season marked the eleventh NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with California claiming their second championship with a 1–0 win over Penn State in the final.[2]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Texas 3  
   Connecticut 0    
       Texas 1  
       Penn State 4    
   Penn State 7          
   Florida State 0        
       Penn State 0
       California 8
   California 4        
   Colorado State 0          
       California 8    
       Iowa State 2  
   Iowa State 13*    
   Notre Dame 8*  
  Loser's Bracket
   Connecticut 5  
   Florida State 3      Iowa State 5
     Connecticut 2
   Colorado State 2  
   Notre Dame 23      Texas 0
     Notre Dame 9
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   California 9           
   Iowa State 1               
       California 1    
       Penn State 0  
   Penn State 5    
   Notre Dame 4  

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 31–34. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1957". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
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