1955 NCAA baseball season
| 1955 NCAA baseball season | |
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| NCAA Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Wake Forest |
| Runners-up | Western Michigan |
| MOP | Tom Borland (Oklahoma A&M) |
| Seasons | |
The 1955 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1955. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1955 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the ninth time in 1955, 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. Wake Forest claimed the championship.[1]
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1955 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 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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College World Series
The 1955 season marked the ninth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Wake Forest claiming their first championship with a 7–6 win over Western Michigan in the final.[1] Template:8TeamBracket-ACC80-03 * - Indicates game required 12 innings.
Award winners
All-America team
References
- ^ a b c W.C. Madden; Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 28–31. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|last-author-amp=ignored (|name-list-style=suggested) (help) - ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1955". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.