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Baseball season

1958 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (2nd title)
Runners-upMissouri (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (2nd title)
MOPBill Thom (USC)
Seasons
← 19571959 →

The 1958 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 1958. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1958 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twelfth time in 1958, 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. Southern California claimed the championship.

Realignment

Prior to the 1958 season, Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, rejoined the Big Seven Conference, which then became known as the Big Eight.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1958 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 13 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 14 teams earned at-large selections.

Conference Regular Season Winner Tournament Tournament Champion
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson/North Carolina 1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Playoffs Clemson
Big Eight Conference Missouri No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Minnesota No Tournament
CIBA Southern California No Tournament
EIBL Harvard No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Western Michigan No Tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon State No Tournament
Southeastern Conference Auburn No Tournament
Southern Conference George Washington/Richmond No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas No Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍ 11 – 3   .786 22 – 8   .733
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
Duke  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 9 – 11   .450
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 12 – 9   .571
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7   .462 10 – 7   .588
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 5 – 15   .250
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 7 – 11   .389
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 7 – 14   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1958
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1958 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 3   .800 21 – 7   .750
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 17 – 6   .739
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 12 – 8   .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 14 – 8   .636
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12 – 9   .571 17 – 10   .630
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 12   .400 8 – 15   .348
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5 – 16   .238 7 – 19   .269
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 18   .100 2 – 18   .100
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1958 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Harvard  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 0 – 0   1.000 14 – 8 – 1   .630
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750 12 – 6 – 0   .667
Penn  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750 15 – 7 – 0   .682
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 0   .571 8 – 4 – 0   .667
Navy  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 0   .571 11 – 7 – 0   .611
Yale  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 11 – 13 – 0   .458
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 8 – 12 – 1   .405
Army  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 10 – 11 – 1   .477
Brown  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 4 – 8 – 0   .333
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 4 – 10 – 1   .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament


1958 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 0 – 0   1.000 23 – 8 – 1   .734
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8 – 1 – 0   .889 17 – 4 – 0   .810
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 7 – 7 – 0   .500
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 12 – 10 – 0   .545
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 6 – 13 – 0   .316
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 0   .333 8 – 10 – 0   .444
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7 – 0   .222 7 – 10 – 0   .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1958
1958 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Oregon State ‍†‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 18 – 11   .621
Washington State ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 19 – 11   .633
Oregon ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 –   –
Idaho ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 –   –
Washington ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 12 – 13   .480
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California ‍†‍‍ 14 – 2   .875 29 – 3   .906
California ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
Stanford ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 23 – 12   .657
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 –   –
UCLA ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 15 – 19   .441
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

College World Series

Main article: 1958 College World Series

The 1958 season marked the twelfth 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 Southern California claiming their second championship with an 8–7 win over Missouri in the final.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Missouri3
Western Michigan1
Missouri11
Colorado State College2
Colorado State College10
Lafayette5
Missouri4
Holy Cross1
Holy Cross3
Missouri3
Southern California0
Holy Cross17Western Michigan1
Clemson4
Arizona1
Clemson4
Missouri07
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California78
Clemson3
Western Michigan4Western Michigan5
Holy Cross2
Lafayette3
Southern California6
Southern California12
Southern California4Colorado State College1
Arizona0

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1958 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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