1951 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
DurationJune 13–17, 1951
ChampionsOklahoma (1st title)
Runners-upTennessee (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJack Baer (1st title)
MOPSidney Hatfield (Tennessee)
Seasons

The 1951 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1951. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1951 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifth time in 1951, 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. Oklahoma claimed the championship.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1951 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 SevenOklahomaNo conference tournament
Big TenOhio StateNo conference tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo conference tournament
EIBLPrincetonNo conference tournament
Missouri ValleyHouston1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournamentTulsa, OKHouston
Pacific Coast Conference NorthOregon StateNo conference tournament
Southeastern ConferenceTennesseeNo conference tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - Maryland
South - Clemson		1951 Southern Conference baseball tournamentGreensboro, NCDuke
Southwest ConferenceTexas/Texas A&MNo conference tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 10–1 .90919–9 .679
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–4 .69212–6 .667
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5–4 .55610–5 .667
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 3–5 .375– –
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3576–9 .400
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .3335–10 .333
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3–7 .3008–7 .533
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1951 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Ohio State  ‍†‍‍y 10–2–0 .83323–15–0 .605
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–3–0 .72716–9–0 .640
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–4–1 .59116–10–1 .611
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50015–10–0 .600
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5–5–1 .50014–8–1 .630
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45511–9–0 .550
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .40017–9–0 .654
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33311–13–0 .458
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33313–10–0 .565
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–9–0 .18210–12–1 .457
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[3][4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1951 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‍y 7–2–0 .77820–6–0 .769
Brown  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75012–5–0 .706
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66710–7–0 .588
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62513–5–0 .722
Navy  ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62510–11–0 .476
Penn  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4449–10–0 .474
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3757–9–0 .438
Army  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3338–14–1 .370
Yale  ‍‍‍ 2–6–0 .25016–14–0 .533
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1254–22–1 .167
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Bradley  x‍‍‍ 5–2 .71420–5 .800
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 2–3 .4008–11 .421
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1–3 .2507–7 .500
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 1–3 .250– –
West
Houston  x‍‍‡‍ 7–1 .87516–9 .640
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4–2 .6679–8 .529
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 2–4 .3339–8 .529
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1–5 .1674–9 .308
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1951[5]
1951 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
Oregon State  ‍†‍‍ 10–4–0 .71423–6–0 .793
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .68830–11–0 .732
Washington  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62514–7–1 .659
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43814–14–0 .500
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 0–14–0 .0003–17–0 .150
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍y 11–5–0 .68822–10–0 .688
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62524–13–0 .649
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50021–13–0 .618
California  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37522–16–0 .579
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .3130–0–0 –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Tennessee  ‍†‍‍y 16–1–0 .94120–3–0 .870
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13–4–1 .75017–5–1 .761
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71415–4–0 .789
Florida  ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56316–9–0 .640
LSU  ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50010–6–0 .625
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50014–11–0 .560
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43810–11–0 .476
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40011–9–0 .550
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 8–12–0 .40011–12–0 .478
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 5–9–1 .3678–10–1 .447
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 6–11–0 .35312–13–0 .480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 0–13–1 .0360–18–1 .026
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1951[6][7]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1951 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 11–4 .73321–11 .656
Texas  ‍‍‍ 11–4 .73317–6 .739
TCU  ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53310–11 .476
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40010–12 .455
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40010–10 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3–12 .2008–13 .381
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1951 season marked the fifth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which set a record for attendance of 27,789. 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 Oklahoma claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Tennessee in the final.[1]

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 21–25. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ 2020 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  7. ↑ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  8. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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