1951 NCAA baseball season

The 1951 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1951. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1951 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifth time in 1951, 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 claimed the championship.[1]

1951 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
Duration	June 13–17, 1951
Champions	Oklahoma (1st title)
Runners-up	Tennessee (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Jack Baer (1st title)
MOP	Sidney Hatfield (Tennessee)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1951 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 Seven	Oklahoma	No Conference Tournament
Big Ten	Ohio State	No Conference Tournament
CIBA	Southern California	No Conference Tournament
EIBL	Princeton	No Conference Tournament
Missouri Valley	Houston	1951 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball Tournament	Tulsa, OK	Houston
Pacific Coast Conference North	Oregon State	No Conference Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Tennessee	No Conference Tournament
Southern Conference	North - Maryland South - Clemson	1951 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Greensboro, NC	Duke
Southwest Conference	Texas/Texas A&M	No Conference Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍^y 10 – 1   .909     19 – 9   .679 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 4   .692     12 – 6   .667 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556     10 – 5   .667 Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5   .375     –   – Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357     6 – 9   .400 Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333     5 – 10   .333 Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300     8 – 7   .533 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1951 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Ohio State  ‍†‍‍^y 10 – 2 – 0   .833     23 – 15 – 0   .605 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727     16 – 9 – 0   .640 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 1   .591     16 – 10 – 1   .611 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500     15 – 10 – 0   .600 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5 – 1   .500     14 – 8 – 1   .630 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6 – 0   .455     11 – 9 – 0   .550 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400     17 – 9 – 0   .654 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333     11 – 13 – 0   .458 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333     13 – 10 – 0   .565 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9 – 0   .182     10 – 12 – 1   .457 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1951 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Princeton  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 2 – 0   .778     20 – 6 – 0   .769 Brown  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750     12 – 5 – 0   .706 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667     10 – 7 – 0   .588 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625     13 – 5 – 0   .722 Navy  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625     10 – 11 – 0   .476 Penn  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     9 – 10 – 0   .474 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375     7 – 9 – 0   .438 Army  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333     8 – 14 – 1   .370 Yale  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250     16 – 14 – 0   .533 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125     4 – 22 – 1   .167 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series
1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT East Bradley  ^x‍‍‍ 5 – 2   .714     20 – 5   .800 Detroit  ‍‍‍ 2 – 3   .400     8 – 11   .421 Drake  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3   .250     7 – 7   .500 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3   .250     –   – West Houston  ^x‍‍‡‍ 7 – 1   .875     16 – 9   .640 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667     9 – 8   .529 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 4   .333     9 – 8   .529 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5   .167     4 – 9   .308 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1951[5];	1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Tennessee  ‍†‍‍^y 16 – 1 – 0   .941     20 – 3 – 0   .870 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4 – 1   .750     17 – 5 – 1   .761 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714     15 – 4 – 0   .789 Florida  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563     16 – 9 – 0   .640 LSU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500     10 – 6 – 0   .625 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500     14 – 11 – 0   .560 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9 – 0   .438     10 – 11 – 0   .476 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9 – 0   .400     11 – 9 – 0   .550 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12 – 0   .400     11 – 12 – 0   .478 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 1   .367     8 – 10 – 1   .447 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 11 – 0   .353     12 – 13 – 0   .480 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0 – 13 – 1   .036     0 – 18 – 1   .026 x – Division champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 18, 1951[6][7]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll

College World Series

Main article: 1951 College World Series

The 1951 season marked the fifth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which set a record for attendance of 27,789. 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 Oklahoma claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Tennessee in the final.[1]

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Round 4					Final
	Winner's Bracket
		Southern California	4
		Princeton	1
							Southern California	8
							Utah	2
		Utah	7
		Tennessee	1
												Southern California	1
												Oklahoma	4
		Oklahoma	9^10
		Ohio State	8
							Oklahoma	7
							Springfield	1
		Springfield	5
		Texas A&M	1																			Oklahoma	3
																						Tennessee	2
	Loser's Bracket
		Princeton	2
		Tennessee	3				Tennessee	2
							Springfield	0
												Tennessee	5
		Ohio State	2									Utah	4				Tennessee	9
		Texas A&M	3				Texas A&M	8									Southern California	8
							Utah	15

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1951 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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