1954 NCAA baseball season

The 1954 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1954. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1954 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the eighth time in 1954, 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. Missouri claimed the championship.[1]

1954 NCAA baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMissouri (1st title)
Runners-upRollins (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachHi Simmons (1st title)
MOPTom Yewcic (Michigan State)
Seasons

Realignment

New program
  • Texas Tech restarted its program, having been dormant since 1929. The Red Raiders played as an independent.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1954 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Twelve teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship, and eleven teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson
Big Seven ConferenceMissouri
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan State
CIBASouthern California
EIBLNavy
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon
Southeastern ConferenceGeorgia
Southern ConferenceVirginia Tech
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1954 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 11–1 .91722–4 .846
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66712–8 .600
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500– –
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44410–6 .625
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .400– –
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33310–10 .500
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .2318–12 .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1954[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1954 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Michigan State  ‍†‍‍y 11–2–0 .84625–10–0 .714
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10–3–0 .76917–7–1 .700
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66720–11–0 .645
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66722–9–0 .710
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53815–11–0 .577
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40017–14–0 .548
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33310–15–1 .404
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .30812–14–0 .462
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26713–13–0 .500
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26716–15–0 .516
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1954[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1954 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Navy  ‍†‍‍y 8–1–0 .88916–5–1 .750
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75015–8–0 .652
Yale  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70016–12–0 .571
Army  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62511–7–0 .611
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 4–3–1 .56311–6–1 .639
Brown  ‍‍‍ 3–3–1 .5009–8–2 .526
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3757–15–0 .318
Penn  ‍‍‍ 2–4–1 .3577–11–1 .395
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 1–5–1 .2145–16–1 .250
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1255–9–0 .357
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1954 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 2–0 1.000– –
Oklahoma A&M  ‍†‍‍y 8–1 .88918–11 .621
Houston  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44412–10 .545
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44411–10 .524
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 2–7 .2224–9 .308
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 0–2 .0006–12 .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1954[6]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍†‍‍y 11–5–0 .68818–8–0 .692
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62512–8–0 .600
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62518–10–0 .643
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43818–12–0 .600
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .1250–0–0 –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍ 11–5–0 .68820–11–1 .641
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56318–12–0 .600
California  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43819–11–0 .633
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43814–13–0 .519
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37519–16–0 .543
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

College World Series
Main article: 1954 College World Series

The 1954 season marked the eighth 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 Missouri claiming their first championship with a 7–5 win over Texas in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Michigan State16
UMass5
Michigan State2
Arizona1
Arizona12
Oregon1
Michigan State4
Rollins5
Rollins911
Rollins2
Oklahoma A&M5
Rollins4Michigan State310
Missouri1
Missouri5
Lafayette3Rollins1
Michigan State3Missouri4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Missouri4
Missouri8
UMass5UMass1
Missouri7
Oregon3
Oklahoma A&M3
Arizona4
Oklahoma A&M4Oklahoma A&M514
Lafayette2

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1954 College Baseball All-America Team

References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1954". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1954". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
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