1955_NCAA_baseball_season

1955 NCAA baseball season

1955 NCAA baseball season

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]

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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 standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma A&M5
Springfield1
Oklahoma A&M4
Western Michigan5
Western Michigan4
Arizona1
Western Michigan9
Wake Forest0
Colorado State College2
Western Michigan7
Southern California1
Colorado State College0Wake Forest10
Wake Forest10
Wake Forest1
Colgate0Western Michigan6
Wake Forest2Wake Forest7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Oklahoma A&M0
Colorado State College0
Springfield0Arizona20
Arizona4
Arizona6
Oklahoma A&M512
Oklahoma A&M4
Southern California4Colgate2
Colgate6

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. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. 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.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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  7. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.

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