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
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 11–3 .786  29–7 .806
NC State  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .714  14–5 .737
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .615  12–12 .500
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500  10–10 .500
Duke  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  10–11 .476
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  9–11 .450
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357  7–11 .389
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .000  6–16 .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 9–1 .900  13–10 .565
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–3 .750  14–6 .700
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .714  15–5 .750
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  – –
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385  – –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  4–11 .267
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  6–16 .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  ‍†‍‍ 8–1–0 .889  18–5–0 .783
Yale  ‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .800  20–10–0 .667
Brown  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .556  10–8–0 .556
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .556  14–8–0 .636
Army  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  10–8–2 .550
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  9–9–0 .500
Penn  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  9–11–0 .450
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .333  11–15–0 .423
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .222  3–12–0 .200
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .222  9–8–0 .529
† – Conference champion

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
Main article: 1955 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. 28–31. 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.
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