1959 NCAA University Division baseball season
| NCAA Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Oklahoma State |
| Runners-up | Arizona |
| MOP | Jim Dobson (Oklahoma State) |
| Seasons | |
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← 1958 |
1960 → |
The 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1959. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1959 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirteenth time in 1959, 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 State claimed the championship.[1]
Conference winners
This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1959 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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College World Series
The 1959 season marked the thirteenth 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 Oklahoma State claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Arizona in the final.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||
| Winner's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3* | ||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2* | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Loser's Bracket | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | Penn State | 7 | ||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 6 | Fresno State | 7 | ||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | if needed | |||||||||||
| Re-ordered Semi-finals | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | Oklahoma State | 5 | ||||||||||
| Penn State | 3 | Arizona | 3 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | ||||||||||||
* - Indicates game required 12 innings.
Award winners
All-America team
References
- 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 31–34. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1959". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 4, 2013.