1953 NCAA baseball season

The 1953 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1953. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1953 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventh time in 1953, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.[1]

1953 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
Champions	Michigan (1st title)
Runners-up	Texas (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Ray Fisher (1st title)
MOP	J. L. Smith (Texas)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1953 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 Conference	Oklahoma	No Tournament
Big Ten Conference	Michigan Illinois	No Tournament
CIBA	Stanford	No Tournament
EIBL	Princeton	No Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Ohio	No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Houston	No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference	Oregon	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Georgia	No Tournament
Southern Conference	North - George Washington South - North Carolina	1953 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament	Greensboro, NC	Duke
Southwest Conference	Texas	No Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍^y 7 – 2   .778     11 – 11   .500 Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 – 3   .769     13 – 5   .722 Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643     11 – 8   .579 Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500     –   – Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444     –   – Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333     6 – 10   .375 Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12   .077     4 – 13   .235 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1953 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Illinois  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 3   .769     17 – 6   .739 Michigan  ‍†‍‍^y 10 – 3   .769     21 – 9   .700 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 4   .692     13 – 13   .500 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667     15 – 10   .600 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583     19 – 9   .679 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545     19 – 8   .704 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7   .462     11 – 17   .393 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9   .182     12 – 12   .500 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9   .182     5 – 13   .278 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 11   .000     9 – 4   .692 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1953 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 1   .773     14 – 7 – 1   .659 Yale  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650     16 – 8 – 2   .654 Penn  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650     10 – 11 – 1   .477 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625     11 – 14 – 0   .440 Brown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556     6 – 6 – 2   .500 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     7 – 8 – 2   .471 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444     8 – 11 – 0   .421 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333     7 – 6 – 0   .538 Army  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313     6 – 9 – 3   .417 Navy  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111     10 – 10 – 0   .500 † – Conference champion
1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Houston  ‍†‍‍^y 6 – 2   .750     15 – 11   .577 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667     13 – 4   .765 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667     11 – 6   .647 Detroit  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667     11 – 7   .611 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333     –   – Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6   .000     –   – † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951[5]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll	1953 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northern George Washington  ^x‍‍‍ 8 – 2   .800     –   – Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2   .800     16 – 7   .696 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500     9 – 9   .500 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444     6 – 7   .462 VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444     –   – Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6   .333     –   – West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5   .286     –   – William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6   .250     –   – Southern North Carolina  ^x‍‍‍ 11 – 3   .786     19 – 8   .704 Duke  ‍‍‡‍^y 9 – 5   .643     –   – Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625     11 – 6   .647 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615     15 – 5   .750 NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538     –   – Furman  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467     –   – The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412     –   – South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389     –   – Davidson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000     –   – x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Texas  ‍†‍‍^y 12 – 3   .800     25 – 7   .781 SMU  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 3   .800     15 – 6   .714 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583     7 – 5   .583 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400     10 – 15   .400 Rice  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214     7 – 16   .304 TCU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11   .154     7 – 15   .318 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1953 College World Series

The 1953 season marked the seventh NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. 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 Michigan claiming their first championship with a 7–5 win over Texas in the final.[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Texas	2
		Duke	1
							Texas	7
							Lafayette	2
		Lafayette	6
		Colorado State	2
												Texas	5
												Michigan	12
		Boston College	4
		Houston	1
							Boston College	3
							Michigan	6
		Michigan	4
		Stanford	0
						Loser's Bracket
							Duke	3
							Colorado State	2				Boston College	7^11
												Duke	6
							Houston	6
							Stanford	7				Lafayette	4
												Stanford	3

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

Michigan

4

Michigan

7

Texas

6

Texas

5

Texas

13

Lafayette

3

Boston College

1

Lafayette

2^11

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1953 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
3. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
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5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
7. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
8. "Texas Baseball 2014 Factbook" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 114. Retrieved January 4, 2014.