1957 NCAA University Division baseball season

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]

1957 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams166[1]
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsCalifornia (2nd title)
Runners-upPenn State (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachGeorge Wolfman (1st title)
MOPCal Emery (Penn State)
Seasons

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.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDuke
Big Seven ConferenceIowa State
Big Ten ConferenceNorthwestern
CIBACalifornia
Southern California
EIBLYale
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado State
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgia Tech
Southern ConferenceGeorge Washington
Southwest ConferenceTexas
Yankee ConferenceUMass

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Iowa State  y 116 .647  1710 .630
Oklahoma   96 .600  108 .556
Missouri   107 .588  137 .650
Kansas   98 .529  1111 .500
Nebraska   89 .471  1210 .545
Kansas State   510 .333  710 .412
Colorado   511 .313  1011 .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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Northwestern  y 520 .714  1560 .714
Iowa   740 .636  9100 .474
Michigan   740 .636  1770 .708
Illinois   740 .636  1790 .654
Minnesota   650 .545  1682 .654
Purdue   330 .500  951 .633
Michigan State   560 .455  18131 .578
Ohio State   450 .444  1561 .705
Wisconsin   370 .300  1490 .609
Indiana   3100 .231  13150 .464
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Yale   711 .833  13211 .386
Dartmouth   520 .714  1170 .611
Columbia   520 .714  770 .500
Harvard   630 .667  1571 .674
Navy   630 .667  1661 .717
Army   540 .556  1392 .583
Brown   360 .333  780 .467
Princeton   261 .278  12101 .543
Cornell   170 .125  780 .467
Penn   170 .125  7160 .304
Conference champion
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Oregon  113 .786   
Oregon State  87 .533  1813 .581
Washington  88 .500  2011 .645
Idaho  58 .385   
Washington State  511 .313  1421 .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California y 124 .750  3510 .778
Southern California  124 .750  184 .818
Stanford  79 .438  1713 .567
UCLA  59 .357  1515 .500
Santa Clara  212 .143   
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1957 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas  y 121 .923  207 .741
TCU   84 .667  84 .667
SMU   67 .462  1110 .524
Baylor   47 .364  1011 .476
Rice   510 .333  912 .429
Texas A&M   410 .286  515 .250
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Vermont   510 .833  1570 .682
UMass   640 .600  1190 .550
Connecticut  y 550 .500  14100 .583
New Hampshire   440 .500  5110 .313
Maine   350 .375  6140 .300
Rhode Island   370 .300  791 .441
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957; 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 1310    
  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  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 31–34. ISBN 9780786418428. 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". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
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