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Baseball season

1959 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachToby Greene (1st title)
MOPJim Dobson (Oklahoma State)
Seasons
← 19581960 →

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.

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.

Conference Regular season winner Tournament Tournament champion
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson/North Carolina/Wake Forest 1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball playoffs Clemson
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State no tournament
Big Ten Conference Minnesota no tournament
CIBA Southern California no tournament
EIBL Navy no tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio/Western Michigan no tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Washington no tournament
Rocky Mountain Conference Colorado State College no tournament
Southeastern Conference Ole Miss no tournament
Southern Conference George Washington no tournament
Southwest Conference Texas A&M no tournament
Yankee Conference Connecticut no tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍ 9 – 5   .643 24 – 8   .750
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 17 – 7   .708
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 13 – 8   .619
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 11 – 6   .647
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 10 – 9   .526
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 11 – 12   .478
Duke  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 9 – 16   .360
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 8 – 12   .400
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍ 17 – 3   .850 27 – 5   .844
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 15 – 8   .652
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556 11 – 12   .478
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 11 – 10   .524
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 12 – 11   .522
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 9 – 11   .450
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 4 – 9   .308
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 9 – 11   .450
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Fresno State  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4 – 0   .733 41 – 13 – 0   .759
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 28 – 9 – 0   .757
Cal State Los Angeles  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6 – 0   .600 24 – 18 – 2   .568
Cal Poly  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 17 – 18 – 0   .486
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 16 – 19 – 0   .457
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 2 – 13 – 0   .133 5 – 19 – 0   .208
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1959 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 24 – 9 – 0   .727
Ohio  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 0   .800 18 – 4 – 0   .818
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727 16 – 7 – 1   .688
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500 12 – 6 – 0   .667
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6 – 0   .400 12 – 10 – 0   .545
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 10 – 9 – 1   .525
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12 – 0   .000 2 – 16 – 0   .111
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1959 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Colorado State College  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 1   .909 24 – 7   .774
Adams State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 –   –
Western State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 –   –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 9 – 12   .429
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 13   .071 2 – 14   .125
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1959 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Connecticut  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 0   1.000 20 – 3   .870
Maine  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 12 – 8   .600
UMass  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 10 – 6   .625
Vermont  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400 15 – 11   .577
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 3 – 7   .300 7 – 11   .389
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 2 – 11   .154
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1959
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1959 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.

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Oklahoma State10
Western Michigan2
Oklahoma State8
Penn State6
Penn State5
Connecticut3
Oklahoma State3
Arizona5
Arizona3
Oklahoma State4
Clemson2
Arizona5Penn State3
Fresno State1
Fresno State6
Colorado State College5Oklahoma State5
Oklahoma State4Arizona3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Fresno State0
Penn State7
Clemson7Clemson0
Fresno State2
Colorado State College1
Arizona0
Fresno State7
Western Michigan14Western Michigan2
Connecticut6

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1959 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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