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

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.[1]

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.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Tournament Tournament Champion
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson/North Carolina1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball PlayoffsClemson
Big Eight ConferenceMissouriNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNo Tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo Tournament
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern MichiganNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAuburnNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceGeorge Washington/RichmondNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 11–3 .78622–8 .733
North Carolina  ‍†‍‍ 11–3 .78619–8 .704
Duke  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .5839–11 .450
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53812–9 .571
NC State  ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46210–7 .588
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .3085–15 .250
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .2867–11 .389
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .2317–14 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1958[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1958 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 12–3 .80021–7 .750
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72217–6 .739
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68812–8 .600
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64714–8 .636
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57117–10 .630
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 8–12 .4008–15 .348
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 5–16 .2387–19 .269
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 2–18 .1002–18 .100
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1958 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Harvard  ‍†‍‍ 7–0–0 1.00014–8–1 .630
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍y 6–2–0 .75012–6–0 .667
Penn  ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75015–7–0 .682
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .5718–4–0 .667
Navy  ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .57111–7–0 .611
Yale  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .44411–13–0 .458
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3758–12–1 .405
Army  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .33310–11–1 .477
Brown  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1254–8–0 .333
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1254–10–1 .300
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1958 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 10–0–0 1.00023–8–1 .734
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 8–1–0 .88917–4–0 .810
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4447–7–0 .500
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36412–10–0 .545
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .3336–13–0 .316
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .3338–10–0 .444
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2227–10–0 .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1958[4]
1958 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
Oregon State ‍†‍‍ 10–4 .71418–11 .621
Washington State ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64319–11 .633
Oregon ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643– –
Idaho ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 3–10 .23112–13 .480
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Southern California ‍†‍‍y 14–2 .87529–3 .906
California ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56319–12 .613
Stanford ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43823–12 .657
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313– –
UCLA ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31315–19 .441
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

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.[1]

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 California7812
Clemson3
Western Michigan410Western Michigan5
Holy Cross2
Lafayette3
Southern California6
Southern California12
Southern California4Colorado State College1
Arizona0

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. 31–34. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1958". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1958". Boyds World. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
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