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
DurationJune 13–17, 1951
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runners-upTennessee (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJack Baer (1st title)
MOPSidney 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 SevenOklahomaNo Conference Tournament
Big TenOhio StateNo Conference Tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo Conference Tournament
EIBLPrincetonNo Conference Tournament
Missouri ValleyHouston1951 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentTulsa, OKHouston
Pacific Coast Conference NorthOregon StateNo Conference Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceTennesseeNo Conference Tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - Maryland
South - Clemson
1951 Southern Conference Baseball TournamentGreensboro, NCDuke
Southwest ConferenceTexas/Texas A&MNo Conference Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oklahoma  y 101 .909  199 .679
Missouri   94 .692  126 .667
Nebraska   54 .556  105 .667
Colorado   35 .375   
Kansas   59 .357  69 .400
Kansas State   510 .333  510 .333
Iowa State   37 .300  87 .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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Ohio State  y 1020 .833  23150 .605
Illinois   830 .727  1690 .640
Indiana   641 .591  16101 .611
Minnesota   660 .500  15100 .600
Wisconsin   551 .500  1481 .630
Northwestern   560 .455  1190 .550
Michigan State   460 .400  1790 .654
Iowa   480 .333  11130 .458
Michigan   480 .333  13100 .565
Purdue   290 .182  10121 .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
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Princeton  y 720 .778  2060 .769
Brown   620 .750  1250 .706
Columbia   630 .667  1070 .588
Cornell   530 .625  1350 .722
Navy   530 .625  10110 .476
Penn   450 .444  9100 .474
Harvard   350 .375  790 .438
Army   360 .333  8141 .370
Yale   260 .250  16140 .533
Dartmouth   170 .125  4221 .167
Conference champion
y Invited to the College World Series
1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Bradley  x 52 .714  205 .800
Detroit   23 .400  811 .421
Drake   13 .250  77 .500
Saint Louis   13 .250   
West
Houston  x 71 .875  169 .640
Tulsa   42 .667  98 .529
Oklahoma State   24 .333  98 .529
Wichita State   15 .167  49 .308
x Division champion
Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1951[5]; 
1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Tennessee  y 1610 .941  2030 .870
Alabama   1341 .750  1751 .761
Ole Miss   1040 .714  1540 .789
Florida   970 .563  1690 .640
LSU   660 .500  1060 .625
Auburn   880 .500  14110 .560
Tulane   790 .438  10110 .476
Mississippi State   690 .400  1190 .550
Georgia Tech   8120 .400  11120 .478
Kentucky   591 .367  8101 .447
Georgia   6110 .353  12130 .480
Vanderbilt   0131 .036  0181 .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

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 910              
  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

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References

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  3. 2020 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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