1956 NCAA baseball season

The 1956 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1956. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1956 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the tenth time in 1956, 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. Minnesota claimed the championship.[1]

1956 NCAA baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMinnesota (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDick Siebert (1st title)
MOPJerry Thomas (Minnesota)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1956 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 Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDuke
Big Seven ConferenceOklahoma
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
CIBASouthern California
EIBLYale
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Missouri Valley ConferenceBradley
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington State
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida
Southern ConferenceGeorge Washington
Southwest ConferenceTCU

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1956 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 7–2 .77811–7 .611
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66712–8 .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54514–5 .737
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53814–7 .667
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500– –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3–8 .273– –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2505–10 .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 1956 NCAA baseball tournament
1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Minnesota ‍†‍‍y 11–2–0 .84633–9–0 .786
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75018–7–0 .720
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66720–7–0 .741
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .54517–9–0 .654
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .46210–8–0 .556
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45513–15–0 .464
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .38511–16–0 .407
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36416–13–0 .552
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33314–14–0 .500
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26715–18–1 .456
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1956 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Yale  ‍†‍‍ 9–2–0 .81819–15–0 .559
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70011–9–1 .548
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66711–5–1 .676
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55610–8–0 .556
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55618–6–0 .750
Army  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .5009–10–0 .474
Navy  ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .50013–7–1 .643
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3754–11–0 .267
Penn  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1258–16–0 .333
Brown  ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .1112–15–0 .118
† – Conference champion
1956 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Bradley  ‍†‍‡‍y 7–2 .77827–8 .771
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 7–2 .77811–10 .524
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6–3 .66713–6 .684
Houston  ‍‍‍ 5–4 .55614–10 .583
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 5–4 .5568–12 .400
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 4–5 .4449–11 .450
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .1114–13 .235
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .1114–13 .235
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1956[3]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Florida  ‍†‍‍y 13–3 .81320–4 .833
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 13–3 .81324–10 .706
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15–5 .75018–7 .720
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66716–7 .696
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56312–11 .522
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46710–13 .435
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .4389–11 .450
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43811–11 .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40011–9 .550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .30811–12 .478
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 3–12 .2006–15 .286
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1–12 .0774–18 .182
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1956[4][5]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1956 Yankee Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
New Hampshire ‍†‍‍y 7–1–0 .87513–7–0 .650
UMass ‍‍‍y 7–1–1 .83310–6–1 .618
Vermont ‍‍‍y 1–3–0 .25018–6–0 .750
Connecticut ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .5009–8–2 .526
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 1–5–0 .16710–7–0 .588
Maine ‍‍‍ 0–6–0 .0007–11–1 .395
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1956

College World Series
Main article: 1956 College World Series

The 1956 season marked the tenth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Minnesota claiming their first championship with a 12–1 win over Arizona in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arizona3
NYU0
Arizona2
Minnesota3
Minnesota4
Wyoming0
Minnesota13
Ole Miss5
Ole Miss13
Minnesota8
New Hampshire2
Ole Miss4Bradley3
Bradley0
Bradley4
Washington State3
Minnesota412
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona101
Bradley12
NYU2Wyoming8
Ole Miss3
Wyoming8
Arizona7
Arizona1
New Hampshire6New Hampshire0
Washington State3

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1956 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1956". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  5. "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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