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 11–6 .647  17–10 .630
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  10–8 .556
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .588  13–7 .650
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 9–8 .529  11–11 .500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .471  12–10 .545
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333  7–10 .412
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  10–11 .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 5–2–0 .714  15–6–0 .714
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  9–10–0 .474
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  17–7–0 .708
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .636  17–9–0 .654
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  16–8–2 .654
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .500  9–5–1 .633
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .455  18–13–1 .578
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .444  15–6–1 .705
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .300  14–9–0 .609
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .231  13–15–0 .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  ‍†‍‍ 7–1–1 .833  13–21–1 .386
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .714  11–7–0 .611
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .714  7–7–0 .500
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .667  15–7–1 .674
Navy  ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .667  16–6–1 .717
Army  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .556  13–9–2 .583
Brown  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .333  7–8–0 .467
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 2–6–1 .278  12–10–1 .543
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  7–8–0 .467
Penn  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .125  7–16–0 .304
† – Conference champion
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Oregon ‍†‍‍ 11–3 .786  – –
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  18–13 .581
Washington ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  20–11 .645
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385  – –
Washington State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  14–21 .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .750  35–10 .778
Southern California ‍‍‍ 12–4 .750  18–4 .818
Stanford ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  17–13 .567
UCLA ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357  15–15 .500
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 2–12 .143  – –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1957 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–1 .923  20–7 .741
TCU  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .667  8–4 .667
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .462  11–10 .524
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .364  10–11 .476
Rice  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333  9–12 .429
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .286  5–15 .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  ‍‍‍ 5–1–0 .833  15–7–0 .682
UMass  ‍†‍‍ 6–4–0 .600  11–9–0 .550
Connecticut  ‍‍‍y 5–5–0 .500  14–10–0 .583
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .500  5–11–0 .313
Maine  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .375  6–14–0 .300
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .300  7–9–1 .441
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1957 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
Main article: 1957 College Baseball 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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