1951 NCAA baseball season

Baseball season

1951 NCAA baseball season

College World Series
Duration| June 13–17, 1951
Champions| Oklahoma (1st title)
Runners-up| Tennessee (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach| Jack Baer (1st title)
MOP| Sidney Hatfield (Tennessee)
Seasons

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1952 →

The 1951 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1951. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1951 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifth time in 1951, 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 claimed the championship.[1]

## Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1951 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

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Big Seven | Oklahoma | No conference tournament
Big Ten | Ohio State | No conference tournament
CIBA | Southern California | No conference tournament
EIBL | Princeton | No conference tournament
Missouri Valley | Houston | 1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Tulsa, OK | Houston
Pacific Coast Conference North | Oregon State | No conference tournament
Southeastern Conference | Tennessee | No conference tournament
Southern Conference | North - Maryland
South - Clemson | 1951 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Greensboro, NC | Duke
Southwest Conference | Texas/Texas A&M | No conference tournament

## Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1951 Big Seven Conference baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Oklahoma ‍†‍‍y | 10 | - | 1 |  | .909 |  |  | 19 | - | 9 |  | .679
Missouri ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 4 |  | .692 |  |  | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667
Nebraska ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 4 |  | .556 |  |  | 10 | - | 5 |  | .667
Colorado ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 5 |  | .375 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
Kansas ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 9 |  | .357 |  |  | 6 | - | 9 |  | .400
Kansas State ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 10 |  | .333 |  |  | 5 | - | 10 |  | .333
Iowa State ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 7 |  | .300 |  |  | 8 | - | 7 |  | .533
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1951 Big Ten Conference baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Ohio State ‍†‍‍y | 10 | - | 2 | - | 0 |  | .833 |  |  | 23 | - | 15 | - | 0 |  | .605
Illinois ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .727 |  |  | 16 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .640
Indiana ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 4 | - | 1 |  | .591 |  |  | 16 | - | 10 | - | 1 |  | .611
Minnesota ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 15 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .600
Wisconsin ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 5 | - | 1 |  | .500 |  |  | 14 | - | 8 | - | 1 |  | .630
Northwestern ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .455 |  |  | 11 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .550
Michigan State ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .400 |  |  | 17 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .654
Iowa ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 11 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .458
Michigan ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 13 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .565
Purdue ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .182 |  |  | 10 | - | 12 | - | 1 |  | .457
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[3][4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1951 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Princeton ‍†‍‍y | 7 | - | 2 | - | 0 |  | .778 |  |  | 20 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .769
Brown ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 2 | - | 0 |  | .750 |  |  | 12 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .706
Columbia ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .667 |  |  | 10 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .588
Cornell ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .625 |  |  | 13 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .722
Navy ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .625 |  |  | 10 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .476
Penn ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .444 |  |  | 9 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .474
Harvard ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .375 |  |  | 7 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .438
Army ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .333 |  |  | 8 | - | 14 | - | 1 |  | .370
Yale ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .250 |  |  | 16 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .533
Dartmouth ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .125 |  |  | 4 | - | 22 | - | 1 |  | .167
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the College World Series

1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
East
Bradley x‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 2 |  | .714 |  |  | 20 | - | 5 |  | .800
Detroit ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 3 |  | .400 |  |  | 8 | - | 11 |  | .421
Drake ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 3 |  | .250 |  |  | 7 | - | 7 |  | .500
Saint Louis ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 3 |  | .250 |  |  |  | - |  |  | –
West
Houston x‍‍‡‍ | 7 | - | 1 |  | .875 |  |  | 16 | - | 9 |  | .640
Tulsa ‍‍‍ | 4 | - | 2 |  | .667 |  |  | 9 | - | 8 |  | .529
Oklahoma A&M ‍‍‍ | 2 | - | 4 |  | .333 |  |  | 9 | - | 8 |  | .529
Wichita State ‍‍‍ | 1 | - | 5 |  | .167 |  |  | 4 | - | 9 |  | .308
x - Division champion
‡ - Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1951[6]

1951 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
North Division
Oregon State ‍†‍‍ | 10 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .714 |  |  | 23 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .793
Washington State ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .688 |  |  | 30 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .732
Washington ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .625 |  |  | 14 | - | 7 | - | 1 |  | .659
Oregon ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .438 |  |  | 14 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .500
Idaho ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 14 | - | 0 |  | .000 |  |  | 3 | - | 17 | - | 0 |  | .150
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC ‍†‍‍y | 11 | - | 5 | - | 0 |  | .688 |  |  | 22 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .688
UCLA ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .625 |  |  | 24 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .649
Stanford ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 21 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .618
California ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 10 | - | 0 |  | .375 |  |  | 22 | - | 16 | - | 0 |  | .579
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .313 |  |  | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 |  | –
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the NCAA Tournament

1951 Southeastern Conference baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | T |  | PCT
Tennessee ‍†‍‍y | 16 | - | 1 | - | 0 |  | .941 |  |  | 20 | - | 3 | - | 0 |  | .870
Alabama ‍‍‍ | 13 | - | 4 | - | 1 |  | .750 |  |  | 17 | - | 5 | - | 1 |  | .761
Ole Miss ‍‍‍ | 10 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .714 |  |  | 15 | - | 4 | - | 0 |  | .789
Florida ‍‍‍ | 9 | - | 7 | - | 0 |  | .563 |  |  | 16 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .640
LSU ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 10 | - | 6 | - | 0 |  | .625
Auburn ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 8 | - | 0 |  | .500 |  |  | 14 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .560
Tulane ‍‍‍ | 7 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .438 |  |  | 10 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .476
Mississippi State ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .400 |  |  | 11 | - | 9 | - | 0 |  | .550
Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .400 |  |  | 11 | - | 12 | - | 0 |  | .478
Kentucky ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 9 | - | 1 |  | .367 |  |  | 8 | - | 10 | - | 1 |  | .447
Georgia ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 11 | - | 0 |  | .353 |  |  | 12 | - | 13 | - | 0 |  | .480
Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ | 0 | - | 13 | - | 1 |  | .036 |  |  | 0 | - | 18 | - | 1 |  | .026
x - Division champion
y - Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1951[8][9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1951 Southwest Conference baseball standings |

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Texas A&M ‍†‍‍y | 11 | - | 4 |  | .733 |  |  | 21 | - | 11 |  | .656
Texas ‍‍‍ | 11 | - | 4 |  | .733 |  |  | 17 | - | 6 |  | .739
TCU ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 7 |  | .533 |  |  | 10 | - | 11 |  | .476
SMU ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 9 |  | .400 |  |  | 10 | - | 12 |  | .455
Baylor ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 9 |  | .400 |  |  | 10 | - | 10 |  | .500
Rice ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 12 |  | .200 |  |  | 8 | - | 13 |  | .381
† - Conference champion
y - Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

## College World Series

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Main article: 1951 College World Series

The 1951 season marked the fifth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which set a record for attendance of 27,789. 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 Oklahoma claiming their first championship with a 3–2 win over Tennessee in the final.[1]

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| Southern California| 4
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| Princeton| 1| |
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| Utah| 7| | | |
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| Tennessee| 1| |
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| Oklahoma| 910| | | | | | | | |
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| Ohio State| 8| |
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| Springfield| 5| | | | |
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| Texas A&M| 1| | | Oklahoma| 3
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| Lower round 1| Lower round 2| Lower round 3| Lower final|
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| Princeton| 2| | | Springfield| 0| | | | Tennessee| 9
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| Tennessee| 3| | | | Tennessee| 5| | | Southern California| 8| |
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| Ohio State| 2| | | Utah| 15| |
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| Texas A&M| 3| | |
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## Award winners

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### All-America team

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Main article: 1951 College Baseball All-America Team

## References

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1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 21–25. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
3. ^ 2020 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
5. ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017-18" (PDF). Ivy League. June 2017. pp. 1–2, 21. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
9. ^ "SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1951". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

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