1953 NCAA baseball season

1953 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
Champions Michigan
Runners-up Texas
MOP J. L. Smith (Texas)
Seasons

← 1952

1954 →

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]

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 Conference Oklahoma No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan
Illinois 		No Tournament
CIBA Stanford No Tournament
EIBL Princeton No Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio No Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Houston No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Georgia No Tournament
Southern Conference North - George Washington
South - North Carolina 		1953 Southern Conference Baseball Tournament Greensboro, NC Duke
Southwest Conference Texas No Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Oklahoma †y 7 – 2   .778     11 – 11   .500
Nebraska 10 – 3   .769     13 – 5   .722
Missouri 9 – 5   .643     11 – 8   .579
Colorado 4 – 4   .500     –   –
Iowa State 4 – 5   .444     –   –
Kansas 4 – 8   .333     6 – 10   .375
Kansas State 1 – 12   .077     4 – 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
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Illinois † 10 – 3   .769     –   –
Michigan †y 10 – 3   .769     21 – 9   .700
Ohio State 9 – 4   .692     13 – 13   .500
Iowa 8 – 4   .667     15 – 10   .600
Minnesota 7 – 5   .583     19 – 9   .679
Wisconsin 6 – 5   .545     –   –
Michigan State 6 – 7   .462     11 – 17   .393
Northwestern 2 – 9   .182     –   –
Purdue 2 – 9   .182     5 – 13   .278
Indiana 0 – 11   .000     9 – 4   .692
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Houston †y 6 – 2   .750     15 – 11   .577
Oklahoma State 4 – 2   .667     13 – 4   .765
Tulsa 4 – 2   .667     11 – 6   .647
Detroit 2 – 1   .667     11 – 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 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
George Washington x 8 – 2   .800     –   –
Maryland 8 – 2   .800     16 – 7   .696
Richmond 5 – 5   .500     9 – 9   .500
Virginia Tech 4 – 5   .444     6 – 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   .786     19 – 8   .704
Duke ‡y 9 – 5   .643     –   –
Clemson 10 – 6   .625     11 – 6   .647
Wake Forest 8 – 5   .615     15 – 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[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Texas †y 12 – 3   .800     25 – 7   .781
SMU † 12 – 3   .800     15 – 6   .714
Baylor 7 – 5   .583     7 – 5   .583
Texas A&M 6 – 9   .400     10 – 15   .400
Rice 3 – 11   .214     7 – 16   .304
TCU 2 – 11   .154     7 – 15   .318
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[7][8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
   Texas 2  
   Duke 1    
       Texas 7  
       Lafayette 2    
   Lafayette 6          
   Colorado State 2        
       Texas 5
       Michigan 12
   Boston College 4        
   Houston 1          
       Boston College 3    
       Michigan 6  
   Michigan 4    
   Stanford 0  
  Loser's Bracket
   Duke 3  
   Colorado State 2      Boston College 7*
     Duke 6*
   Houston 6  
   Stanford 7      Lafayette 4
     Stanford 3
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
   Michigan 4        Michigan 7
   Texas 6            Texas 5
       Texas 13    
       Lafayette 3  
   Boston College 1    
   Lafayette 2*  

* - Indicates game required 11 innings.

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. 28–31. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Texas Baseball 2014 Factbook" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 114. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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