1949 NCAA baseball season

The 1949 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1949. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament and 1949 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the third time in 1949, consisted of four remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and was held in Wichita, Kansas at Wichita Municipal Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed the championship by sweeping the four game tournament.[1]

1949 NCAA baseball season
Tournament
DurationJune 15–25, 1949
College World Series
DurationJune 22–25, 1949
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Runners-upWake Forest (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBibb Falk (1st title)
MOPTom Hamilton (Texas)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1949 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid.[1]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament City Tournament Winner
Big SevenKansas
No Conference Tournament
CIBASouthern California
No Conference Tournament
EIBLPrinceton
No Conference Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
No Conference Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceOklahoma A&M1949 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentOklahoma A&M
Pacific Coast Conference NorthWashington State
No Conference Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State
No Conference Tournament
Southern ConferenceWake Forest
No Conference Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas
No Conference Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1949 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 6–3–0 .667  12–7–1 .625
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .625  10–11–1 .477
Penn  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .625  10–8–1 .553
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .556  12–10–0 .545
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .556  10–12–0 .455
Brown  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  9–8–1 .528
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  7–8–0 .467
Yale  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  13–12–3 .518
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3–4–0 .429  12–6–1 .658
Army  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  6–13–0 .316
† – Conference champion
1949 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍y 13–1 .929  31–4 .886
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .722  15–6 .714
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 7–3 .700  12–9 .571
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  11–12 .478
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12–8 .600  20–9 .690
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–4 .556  10–8 .556
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545  – –
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .500  – –
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .421  – –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  10–11 .476
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9–13 .409  – –
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385  – –
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 2–5 .286  – –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 3–8 .273  – –
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 2–8 .200  – –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1–10 .091  – –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1949[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1949 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–3 .800  23–7 .767
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .714  17–8 .680
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  17–12 .586
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  8–12 .400
TCU  ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267  6–14 .300
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214  4–14 .222
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1949[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1949 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍ 12–4 .750  33–9 .786
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .714  18–7 .720
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  15–8 .652
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  6–9 .400
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 2–14 .125  4–22 .154
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍y 12–2 .857  23–6 .793
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  17–10 .630
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8–6 .571  21–15 .583
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  18–12 .600
California  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333  31–17 .646
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 3–12 .200  0–0 –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

NCAA tournament
Main article: 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The 1949 season marked the third NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of eight teams divided into four regions. Each region held a three-game series to determine the four teams that advance to the College World Series, which was held in Wichita, Kansas. The four teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas sweeping the tournament and defeating Wake Forest in the final.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Wake Forest 2  
Southern California 1  
  Wake Forest 1  
  Texas 8  
Texas 7
St. John's 1  
  Texas 10 —
  Wake Forest 3 —
Southern California 12  
St. John's 4  
  Wake Forest 212
  Southern California 1  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1949 College Baseball All-America Team

References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 14–16. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1949". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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