1955 NCAA baseball season

The 1955 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1955. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1955 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the ninth time in 1955, 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. Wake Forest claimed the championship.[1]

1955 NCAA baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsWake Forest (1st title)
Runners-upWestern Michigan (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachTaylor Sanford (1st title)
MOPTom Borland (Oklahoma A&M)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1955 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 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceWake Forest
Big Seven ConferenceOklahoma
Big Ten ConferenceOhio State
CIBASouthern California
EIBLHarvard
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado State
Southeastern ConferenceAlabama
Southern ConferenceWest Virginia
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wake Forest  y 113 .786  297 .806
NC State   104 .714  145 .737
North Carolina   85 .615  1212 .500
South Carolina   77 .500  1010 .500
Duke   66 .500  1011 .476
Maryland   67 .462  911 .450
Clemson   59 .357  711 .389
Virginia   012 .000  616 .273
Conference champion
y Invited to the 1955 NCAA Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1955[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1955 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oklahoma  y 91 .900  1310 .565
Missouri   93 .750  146 .700
Nebraska   104 .714  155 .750
Colorado   56 .455   
Iowa State   58 .385   
Kansas State   210 .167  411 .267
Kansas   210 .167  616 .273
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1955[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1955 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Harvard   810 .889  1850 .783
Yale   820 .800  20100 .667
Brown   540 .556  1080 .556
Princeton   540 .556  1480 .636
Army   450 .444  1082 .550
Navy   350 .375  990 .500
Penn   350 .375  9110 .450
Dartmouth   360 .333  11150 .423
Columbia   270 .222  3120 .200
Cornell   270 .222  980 .529
Conference champion
1955 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Western Michigan  y 90 1.000  257 .781
Bowling Green   73 .700  85 .615
Western Reserve   55 .500  55 .500
Miami (OH)   44 .500  710 .412
Ohio   44 .500  1110 .524
Kent State   46 .400  910 .474
Toledo   39 .250  413 .235
Marshall   16 .143  211 .154
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1955[5]; 
1955 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
North Division
Oregon   1030 .769  1880 .692
Oregon State   840 .667  15100 .600
Washington State   640 .600  1381 .614
Washington   770 .500  18110 .621
Idaho   0130 .000  9150 .375
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  y 1230 .800  2350 .821
UCLA   960 .600  2291 .703
Stanford   970 .563  21130 .618
California   780 .467  17160 .515
Santa Clara   1140 .067  11190 .367
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1955 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Colorado State  y 100 1.000  254 .862
Western State   22 .500   
Colorado Mines   26 .250  38 .273
Colorado College   28 .200  48 .333
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1955[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1955 season marked the ninth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Wake Forest claiming their first championship with a 7–6 win over Western Michigan in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Oklahoma A&M 5  
  Springfield 1    
      Oklahoma A&M 4  
      Western Michigan 5    
  Western Michigan 4          
  Arizona 1        
      Western Michigan 9
      Wake Forest 0
  Colorado State 2        
  Southern California 1          
      Colorado State 0    
      Wake Forest 10  
  Wake Forest 1    
  Colgate 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Springfield 0  
  Arizona 6     Colorado State 0
    Arizona 20
  Southern California 4  
  Colgate 6     Oklahoma A&M 4
    Colgate 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Western Michigan 7       Western Michigan 6
  Wake Forest 10           Wake Forest 7
      Wake Forest 2    
      Oklahoma A&M 0  
  Arizona 4    
  Oklahoma A&M 512  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1955". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1955". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1955". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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