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 113 .786  228 .733
North Carolina   113 .786  198 .704
Duke   75 .583  911 .450
Wake Forest   76 .538  129 .571
NC State   67 .462  107 .588
Virginia   49 .308  515 .250
Maryland   410 .286  711 .389
South Carolina   310 .231  714 .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 123 .800  217 .750
Oklahoma State   135 .722  176 .739
Oklahoma   115 .688  128 .600
Kansas   116 .647  148 .636
Nebraska   129 .571  1710 .630
Iowa State   812 .400  815 .348
Colorado   516 .238  719 .269
Kansas State   218 .100  218 .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   700 1.000  1481 .630
Dartmouth  y 620 .750  1260 .667
Penn   620 .750  1570 .682
Cornell   430 .571  840 .667
Navy   430 .571  1170 .611
Yale   450 .444  11130 .458
Princeton   350 .375  8121 .405
Army   360 .333  10111 .477
Brown   170 .125  480 .333
Columbia   170 .125  4101 .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 1000 1.000  2381 .734
Ohio   810 .889  1740 .810
Bowling Green   450 .444  770 .500
Kent State   470 .364  12100 .545
Toledo   480 .333  6130 .316
Marshall   480 .333  8100 .444
Miami (OH)   270 .222  7100 .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  104 .714  1811 .621
Washington State  95 .643  1911 .633
Oregon  95 .643   
Idaho  411 .267   
Washington  310 .231  1213 .480
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California y 142 .875  293 .906
California  97 .563  1912 .613
Stanford  79 .438  2312 .657
Santa Clara  511 .313   
UCLA  511 .313  1519 .441
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament

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

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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