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

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]

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
FICFlorida State
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Iowa State  y 116 .647189 .667
Oklahoma   96 .600108 .556
Missouri   107 .588137 .650
Kansas   98 .5291111 .500
Nebraska   89 .4711210 .545
Kansas State   510 .333710 .412
Colorado   511 .3131011 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Northwestern  y 520 .7141560 .714
Iowa   740 .6369100 .474
Michigan   740 .6361770 .708
Illinois   740 .6361790 .654
Minnesota   650 .5451682 .654
Purdue   330 .500951 .633
Michigan State   560 .45518131 .578
Ohio State   450 .4441561 .705
Wisconsin   370 .3001490 .609
Indiana   3100 .23113150 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Yale   711 .83313211 .386
Dartmouth   520 .7141170 .611
Columbia   520 .714770 .500
Harvard   630 .6671571 .674
Navy   630 .6671661 .717
Army   540 .5561392 .583
Brown   360 .333780 .467
Princeton   261 .27812101 .543
Cornell   170 .125780 .467
Penn   170 .1257160 .304
Conference champion
1957 Florida Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida State  y 72 .778229 .710
Miami (FL)   76 .5381112 .478
Stetson   59 .357717 .292
Rollins    1413 .519
Florida Southern    712 .368
Tampa     
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
Oregon  113 .786 
Oregon State  87 .5331813 .581
Washington  88 .5002011 .645
Idaho  58 .385 
Washington State  511 .3131421 .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California y 124 .7503510 .778
Southern California  124 .750184 .818
Stanford  79 .4381713 .567
UCLA  59 .3571515 .500
Santa Clara  212 .143 
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
1957 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas  y 121 .923207 .741
TCU   84 .66784 .667
SMU   67 .4621110 .524
Baylor   47 .3641011 .476
Rice   510 .333912 .429
Texas A&M   410 .286515 .250
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Yankee Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Vermont   510 .8331570 .682
UMass   640 .6001190 .550
Connecticut  y 550 .50014100 .583
New Hampshire   440 .5005110 .313
Maine   350 .3756140 .300
Rhode Island   370 .300791 .441
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1957
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Texas3
Connecticut0
Texas1
Penn State4
Penn State7
Florida State0
Penn State0
California8
California4
California9
Colorado State College0
California8Iowa State1
Iowa State2
Iowa State1310
Notre Dame8
California1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Penn State0
Iowa State5
Connecticut5Connecticut2
Penn State5
Florida State3
Notre Dame4
Texas0
Colorado State College2Notre Dame9
Notre Dame23

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 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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