1956 NCAA baseball season

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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
← 1955
1957 →

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]

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 Conference Duke
Big Seven Conference Oklahoma
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
CIBA Southern California
EIBL Yale
Mid-American Conference Ohio
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley
Pacific Coast Conference Washington State
Southeastern Conference Florida
Southern Conference George Washington
Southwest Conference TCU

Conference standings[]

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1956 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 7 – 2   .778 11 – 7   .611
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 12 – 8   .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 14 – 5   .737
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 14 – 7   .667
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 –   –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8   .273 –   –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9   .250 5 – 10   .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 1956 NCAA Baseball Tournament
1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Minnesota ‍†‍‍y 11 – 2 – 0   .846 33 – 9 – 0   .786
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 18 – 7 – 0   .720
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 20 – 7 – 0   .741
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5 – 0   .545 17 – 9 – 0   .654
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7 – 0   .462 10 – 8 – 0   .556
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6 – 0   .455 13 – 15 – 0   .464
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8 – 0   .385 11 – 16 – 0   .407
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 16 – 13 – 0   .552
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 14 – 14 – 0   .500
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 15 – 18 – 1   .456
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament


1956 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Yale  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818 19 – 15 – 0   .559
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700 11 – 9 – 1   .548
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 11 – 5 – 1   .676
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 10 – 8 – 0   .556
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 18 – 6 – 0   .750
Army  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 9 – 10 – 0   .474
Navy  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 13 – 7 – 1   .643
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 4 – 11 – 0   .267
Penn  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 8 – 16 – 0   .333
Brown  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 2 – 15 – 0   .118
† – Conference champion


1956 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bradley  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 2   .778 27 – 8   .771
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 11 – 10   .524
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3   .667 13 – 6   .684
Houston  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 14 – 10   .583
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 8 – 12   .400
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 9 – 11   .450
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 4 – 13   .235
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 4 – 13   .235
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1956[4]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Florida  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 3   .813 20 – 4   .833
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 18 – 7   .720
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 16 – 7   .696
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 12 – 11   .522
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 10 – 13   .435
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 9 – 11   .450
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 11 – 11   .500
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 11 – 9   .550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 11 – 12   .478
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 6 – 15   .286
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12   .077 4 – 18   .182
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1956[5][6]; Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1956 Yankee Conference baseball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
New Hampshire ‍†‍‍y 7 – 1 – 0   .875 13 – 7 – 0   .650
UMass ‍‍‍y 7 – 1 – 1   .833 10 – 6 – 1   .618
Vermont ‍‍‍y 1 – 3 – 0   .250 18 – 6 – 0   .750
Connecticut ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 9 – 8 – 2   .526
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 10 – 7 – 0   .588
Maine ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 7 – 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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona 3  
  NYU 0    
      Arizona 2  
      Minnesota 3    
  Minnesota 4          
  Wyoming 0        
      Minnesota 13
      Ole Miss 5
  Ole Miss 13        
  New Hampshire 2          
      Ole Miss 4    
      Bradley 0  
  Bradley 4    
  Washington State 3  
  Loser's Bracket
  NYU 2  
  Wyoming 8     Bradley 12
    Wyoming 8
  New Hampshire 6  
  Washington State 3     Arizona 1
    New Hampshire 0
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Minnesota 8       Minnesota 12
  Bradley 3           Arizona 1
      Minnesota 4    
      Arizona 10  
  Ole Miss 3    
  Arizona 7  

Award winners[]

All-America team[]

Main article: 1956 College Baseball All-America Team

References[]

  1. ^ a b c 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 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017-18" (PDF). Ivy League. June 2017. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1956". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1956". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2021.


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