1959 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1959 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 1959. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1959 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirteenth time in 1959, 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. Oklahoma State claimed the championship.[1]

1959 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Oklahoma State (1st title)
Runners-up	Arizona (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Toby Greene (1st title)
MOP	Jim Dobson (Oklahoma State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1959 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Tournament	Tournament Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference	Clemson/North Carolina/Wake Forest	1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Playoffs	Clemson
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota	No Tournament
CIBA	Southern California	No Tournament
EIBL	Navy	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Ohio/Western Michigan	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	Washington	No Tournament
Rocky Mountain Conference	Colorado State College	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Ole Miss	No Tournament
Southern Conference	George Washington	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas A&M	No Tournament
Yankee Conference	Connecticut	No Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍^y 9 – 5   .643     24 – 8   .750 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 5   .643     17 – 7   .708 Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 5   .643     13 – 8   .619 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538     11 – 6   .647 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429     10 – 9   .526 South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385     11 – 12   .478 Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357     9 – 16   .360 NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357     8 – 12   .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1959[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 1 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍^y 17 – 3   .850     27 – 5   .844 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733     15 – 8   .652 Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556     11 – 12   .478 Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467     11 – 10   .524 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412     12 – 11   .522 Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313     9 – 11   .450 Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308     4 – 9   .308 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214     9 – 11   .450 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1959[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1959 Mid-American Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 6 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍^y 8 – 2 – 0   .800     24 – 9 – 0   .727 Ohio  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800     18 – 4 – 0   .818 Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727     16 – 7 – 1   .688 Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500     12 – 6 – 0   .667 Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400     12 – 10 – 0   .545 Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364     10 – 9 – 1   .525 Toledo  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000     2 – 16 – 0   .111 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1959[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1959 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 8 Colorado State College  ‍†‍‍^y 10 – 1   .909     24 – 7   .774 Adams State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643     –   – Western State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583     –   – Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400     9 – 12   .429 Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 13   .071     2 – 14   .125 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1959[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1959 Yankee Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 7 Connecticut  ‍†‍‍^y 10 – 0   1.000     20 – 3   .870 Maine  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700     12 – 8   .600 UMass  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444     10 – 6   .625 Vermont  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400     15 – 11   .577 New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300     7 – 11   .389 Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111     2 – 11   .154 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1959; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1959 season marked the thirteenth 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 Oklahoma State claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Arizona in the final.[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Oklahoma State	10
		Western Michigan	2
							Oklahoma State	8
							Penn State	6
		Penn State	5
		Connecticut	3
												Oklahoma State	3
												Arizona	5
		Arizona	3^12
		Clemson	2
							Arizona	5
							Fresno State	1
		Fresno State	6
		Colorado State	5
						Loser's Bracket
							Clemson	7
							Colorado State	1				Penn State	7
												Clemson	0
							Western Michigan	14
							Connecticut	6				Fresno State	7
												Western Michigan	2

	Semifinals					Finals					if needed
	Re-ordered Semi-finals
		Oklahoma State	4									Oklahoma State	5
		Penn State	3									Arizona	3
							Oklahoma State	4
							Fresno State	0
		Fresno State	2
		Arizona	0

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. 31–34. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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