1958 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1958 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 1958. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1958 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twelfth time in 1958, 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. Southern California claimed the championship.[1]

1958 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (2nd title)
Runners-upMissouri (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (2nd title)
MOPBill Thom (USC)
Seasons

Realignment

Prior to the 1958 season, Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, rejoined the Big Seven Conference, which then became known as the Big Eight.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1958 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 13 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 14 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Tournament Tournament Champion
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson/North Carolina1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball PlayoffsClemson
Big Eight ConferenceMissouriNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNo Tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo Tournament
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern MichiganNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAuburnNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceGeorge Washington/RichmondNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 11–3 .786  22–8 .733
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 11–3 .786  19–8 .704
Duke  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  9–11 .450
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–6 .538  12–9 .571
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  10–7 .588
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .308  5–15 .250
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .286  7–11 .389
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .231  7–14 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1958[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1958 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 12–3 .800  21–7 .750
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .722  17–6 .739
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  12–8 .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11–6 .647  14–8 .636
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .571  17–10 .630
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .400  8–15 .348
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .238  7–19 .269
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2–18 .100  2–18 .100
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1958 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Harvard  ‍†‍‍ 7–0–0 1.000  14–8–1 .630
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍y 6–2–0 .750  12–6–0 .667
Penn  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .750  15–7–0 .682
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .571  8–4–0 .667
Navy  ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .571  11–7–0 .611
Yale  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  11–13–0 .458
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  8–12–1 .405
Army  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .333  10–11–1 .477
Brown  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  4–8–0 .333
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  4–10–1 .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1958 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 10–0–0 1.000  23–8–1 .734
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8–1–0 .889  17–4–0 .810
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  7–7–0 .500
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .364  12–10–0 .545
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .333  6–13–0 .316
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .333  8–10–0 .444
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .222  7–10–0 .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1958[4]; 
1958 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Oregon State ‍†‍‍ 10–4 .714  18–11 .621
Washington State ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643  19–11 .633
Oregon ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643  – –
Idaho ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 3–10 .231  12–13 .480
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California ‍†‍‍y 14–2 .875  29–3 .906
California ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  19–12 .613
Stanford ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  23–12 .657
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  – –
UCLA ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  15–19 .441
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament

College World Series
Main article: 1958 College World Series

The 1958 season marked the twelfth 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 Southern California claiming their second championship with an 8–7 win over Missouri in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Missouri 3  
    Western Michigan 1    
        Missouri 11  
        Colorado State 2    
  Colorado State 10          
  Lafayette 5        
        Missouri 4
        Holy Cross 1
  Holy Cross 3        
    Southern California 0          
        Holy Cross 17    
        Clemson 4  
  Arizona 1    
  Clemson 4  
  Loser's Bracket
  Western Michigan 410  
  Lafayette 3     Clemson 3
      Western Michigan 5
  Southern California 4  
  Arizona 0     Southern California 12
      Colorado State 1
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Missouri 3       Missouri 7
    Western Michigan 1           Southern California 812
        Missouri 0    
        Southern California 7  
  Holy Cross 2    
  Southern California 6  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1958 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. 31–34. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1958". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1958". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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