1950 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
DurationJune 15–23, 1950
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Runners-upWashington State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBibb Falk (2nd title)
MOPRay VanCleef (Rutgers)
Seasons

The 1950 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1950. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1950 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourth time in 1950, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed their second championship.[1]

Conference changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1950 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Conference champions had to be chosen, unless all conference champions declined the bid.[1]

Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament city Tournament winner
Big SevenNebraskaNo conference tournament
Big NineWisconsin
Michigan
No conference tournament
CIBAStanfordNo conference tournament
EIBLArmy
Princeton
No conference tournament
Gulf Coast ConferenceHoustonNo conference tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceEast - Bradley
West - Oklahoma A&M
1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournamentPeoria, ILBradley
Pacific Coast Conference NorthWashington StateNo conference tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAlabamaNo conference tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - Virginia Tech
South - Wake Forest
1950 Southern Conference baseball tournamentGreensboro, NCWake Forest
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo conference tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Nebraska  y 113 .786168 .667
Missouri   85 .615119 .550
Oklahoma   75 .583148 .636
Kansas   88 .500108 .556
Iowa State   45 .444 
Colorado   47 .364 
Kansas State   511 .313713 .350
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1950[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1950 Big Nine Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wisconsin   93 .750199 .679
Michigan   93 .750189 .667
Iowa   83 .727196 .760
Illinois   65 .545136 .684
Ohio State   65 .5451712 .586
Indiana   44 .5001112 .478
Northwestern   46 .400147 .667
Purdue   28 .2001214 .462
Minnesota   18 .1111117 .393
As of June 16, 1950[4]
Rankings from D1Baseball
1950 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Army   720 .7781440 .778
Princeton   720 .7781480 .636
Cornell   620 .7501360 .684
Harvard   520 .714960 .600
Yale   540 .55614130 .519
Navy   360 .3336121 .342
Penn   360 .33310120 .455
Brown   250 .286880 .500
Columbia   260 .2504110 .267
Dartmouth   160 .1438230 .258
Conference champion
1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
East
Bradley  x 500 1.00017151 .530
Saint Louis   320 .600000 
Detroit   130 .2501060 .625
Drake   040 .000000 
West
Oklahoma A&M  x 630 .6671570 .682
Tulsa   330 .5006100 .375
Wichita State   150 .1674140 .222
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[5]
1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
Washington State  y 122 .857326 .842
Washington   96 .60096 .600
Oregon   610 .375 
Oregon State   59 .357712 .368
Idaho   510 .333 
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford   105 .6671915 .559
California   86 .5712413 .649
Santa Clara   87 .533 
Southern California   87 .533168 .667
St. Mary's   59 .357 
UCLA   510 .3331921 .475
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
1950 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
Kentucky  x 112 .846167 .696
Georgia   106 .6251810 .643
Tennessee   79 .43889 .471
Georgia Tech   711 .389711 .389
Auburn   712 .3681213 .480
Vanderbilt   413 .235616 .273
Western
Alabama  xy 124 .7502312 .657
Mississippi State   95 .643136 .684
Florida   53 .625209 .690
Ole Miss   55 .500116 .647
LSU   27 .22259 .357
Tulane   14 .20049 .308
x Division champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1950[6][7]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1950 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Virginia Tech  x 82 .800139 .591
George Washington   63 .667 
Maryland   63 .667208 .714
Washington and Lee     
Richmond   00 89 .471
William & Mary     
VMI     
Southern
Wake Forest  x 143 .824316 .838
Clemson   133 .8132011 .645
South Carolina   116 .647169 .640
NC State     
Furman     
North Carolina   1111 .5001618 .471
Duke     
Davidson     
The Citadel   012 .000414 .222
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1950 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas  y 141 .933276 .818
Texas A&M   95 .6431711 .607
Baylor   87 .533209 .690
TCU   78 .467149 .609
SMU   210 .167912 .429
Rice   211 .154912 .429
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1950[9][10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1950 season marked the fourth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. For the first time, the College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which became the permanent home of the event. Districts used a variety of selection methods to the event, from playoffs to a selection committee. District playoffs were not considered part of the NCAA Tournament, and the expansion to eight teams resulted in the end of regionals as they existed from 1947 through 1949. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas claiming their second championship with a 3–0 win over Washington State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Rutgers4
Rutgers5
Wisconsin3
Wisconsin7
Colorado A&M3
Rutgers1
Washington State310
Alabama9
Washington State1
Bradley2
Alabama1Texas12
Washington State9
Washington State3
Tufts1Texas3
Texas15Washington State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Rutgers9
Wisconsin3
Alabama1
Wisconsin2
Texas3Rutgers16
Colorado A&M1
Texas7
Tufts0
Tufts5
Bradley4

Award winners

All-America team

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