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
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Runners-upTexas (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRay Fisher (1st title)
MOPJ. 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 ConferenceOklahomaNo tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan
Illinois		No tournament
CIBAStanfordNo tournament
EIBLPrincetonNo conference tournament
Mid-American ConferenceOhioNo tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceHoustonNo tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregonNo tournament
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado StateNo tournament
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgiaNo tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - George Washington
South - North Carolina		1953 Southern Conference baseball tournamentGreensboro, NCDuke
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 7–2 .77811–11 .500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10–3 .76913–5 .722
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64311–8 .579
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .500– –
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .444– –
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .3336–10 .375
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 1–12 .0774–13 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Illinois  ‍†‍‍ 10–3 .76917–6 .739
Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 10–3 .76921–9 .700
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9–4 .69213–13 .500
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66715–10 .600
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58319–9 .679
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54519–8 .704
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46211–17 .393
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2–9 .18212–12 .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–9 .1825–13 .278
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0–11 .0009–4 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 8–2–1 .77314–7–1 .659
Yale  ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65016–8–2 .654
Penn  ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65010–11–1 .477
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62511–14–0 .440
Brown  ‍‍‍ 4–3–2 .5566–6–2 .500
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4447–8–2 .471
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4448–11–0 .421
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3337–6–0 .538
Army  ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .3136–9–3 .417
Navy  ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .11110–10–0 .500
† – Conference champion
1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Houston  ‍†‍‍y 6–2 .75015–11 .577
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 4–2 .66713–4 .765
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4–2 .66711–6 .647
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66711–7 .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 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍†‍‍ 9–3–0 .75015–4–0 .789
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8–3–0 .72715–9–0 .625
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50014–14–1 .500
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .4620–0–0 –
Washington  ‍‍‍ 1–11–0 .0834–15–1 .225
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 10–6–0 .62529–5–2 .833
USC  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62521–9–0 .700
California  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50022–15–0 .595
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37514–15–0 .483
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37516–20–0 .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1953 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Colorado State  ‍†‍‍y 8–1 .88914–7 .667
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 4–3 .571– –
Western State  ‍‍‍ 2–2 .500– –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0–8 .0000–8 .000
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Southern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
George Washington  x‍‍‍ 8–2 .800– –
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8–2 .80016–7 .696
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .5009–9 .500
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .4446–7 .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 .78619–8 .704
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 9–5 .64322–10 .688
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62511–6 .647
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61515–5 .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[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–3 .80025–7 .781
SMU  ‍†‍‍ 12–3 .80015–6 .714
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .5837–5 .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40010–15 .400
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3–11 .2147–16 .304
TCU  ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1547–15 .318
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[8][9]
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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Duke1
Texas7
Lafayette2
Lafayette6
Colorado State College2
Texas5
Michigan12
Boston College4
Michigan4
Houston1
Boston College3Texas6
Michigan6
Michigan4
Stanford0Michigan7
Texas13Texas5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lafayette3
Boston College711
Duke3Duke6
Boston College1
Colorado State College2
Lafayette211
Lafayette4
Houston6Stanford3
Stanford7

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1953 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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