1953 NCAA baseball season

1953 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
ChampionsMichigan (1st title)
Runners-upTexas (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRay Fisher (1st title)
MOPJ. L. Smith (Texas)
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →

The 1953 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1953. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1953 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventh time in 1953, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.[1]

Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1953 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
Big Seven Conference Oklahoma No tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan
Illinois		 No tournament
CIBA Stanford No tournament
EIBL Princeton No conference tournament
Mid-American Conference Ohio No tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Houston No tournament
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon No tournament
Rocky Mountain Conference Colorado State No tournament
Southeastern Conference Georgia No tournament
Southern Conference North - George Washington
South - North Carolina		 1953 Southern Conference baseball tournament Greensboro, NC Duke
Southwest Conference Texas No tournament

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oklahoma  ‍†‍‍y 7 – 2   .778 11 – 11   .500
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 10 – 3   .769 13 – 5   .722
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 11 – 8   .579
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500 –   –
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 –   –
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8   .333 6 – 10   .375
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12   .077 4 – 13   .235
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[2]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois  ‍†‍‍ 10 – 3   .769 17 – 6   .739
Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 10 – 3   .769 21 – 9   .700
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 4   .692 13 – 13   .500
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4   .667 15 – 10   .600
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 19 – 9   .679
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 19 – 8   .704
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7   .462 11 – 17   .393
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9   .182 12 – 12   .500
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 9   .182 5 – 13   .278
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 0 – 11   .000 9 – 4   .692
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[3][4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 8 – 2 – 1   .773 14 – 7 – 1   .659
Yale  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650 16 – 8 – 2   .654
Penn  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 1   .650 10 – 11 – 1   .477
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 11 – 14 – 0   .440
Brown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3 – 2   .556 6 – 6 – 2   .500
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 7 – 8 – 2   .471
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 8 – 11 – 0   .421
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 7 – 6 – 0   .538
Army  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 1   .313 6 – 9 – 3   .417
Navy  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 10 – 10 – 0   .500
† – Conference champion


1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Houston  ‍†‍‍y 6 – 2   .750 15 – 11   .577
Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 13 – 4   .765
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 4 – 2   .667 11 – 6   .647
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 2 – 1   .667 11 – 7   .611
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 1 – 2   .333 –   –
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 6   .000 –   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1951[6]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1953 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
Oregon  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 15 – 4 – 0   .789
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3 – 0   .727 15 – 9 – 0   .625
Washington State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 14 – 14 – 1   .500
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7 – 0   .462 0 – 0 – 0   –
Washington  ‍‍‍ 1 – 11 – 0   .083 4 – 15 – 1   .225
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍†‍‍y 10 – 6 – 0   .625 29 – 5 – 2   .833
USC  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 21 – 9 – 0   .700
California  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 22 – 15 – 0   .595
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 14 – 15 – 0   .483
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 16 – 20 – 0   .444
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1953 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Colorado State  ‍†‍‍y 8 – 1   .889 14 – 7   .667
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3   .571 –   –
Western State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 2   .500 –   –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0 – 8   .000 0 – 8   .000
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
George Washington  x‍‍‍ 8 – 2   .800 –   –
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8 – 2   .800 16 – 7   .696
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 9 – 9   .500
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 6 – 7   .462
VMI  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 –   –
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6   .333 –   –
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5   .286 –   –
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6   .250 –   –
Southern
North Carolina  x‍‍‍ 11 – 3   .786 19 – 8   .704
Duke  ‍‍‡‍y 9 – 5   .643 22 – 10   .688
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 11 – 6   .647
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615 15 – 5   .750
NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 6   .538 –   –
Furman  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 –   –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 7 – 10   .412 –   –
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 –   –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000 –   –
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3   .800 25 – 7   .781
SMU  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 3   .800 15 – 6   .714
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 7 – 5   .583
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 10 – 15   .400
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 7 – 16   .304
TCU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11   .154 7 – 15   .318
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1953[10][11]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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Main article: 1953 College World Series

The 1953 season marked the seventh NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. 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 Michigan claiming their first championship with a 7–5 win over Texas in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Duke1
Texas7
Lafayette2
Lafayette6
Colorado State College2
Texas5
Michigan12
Boston College4
Michigan4
Houston1
Boston College3Texas6
Michigan6
Michigan4
Stanford0Michigan7
Texas13Texas5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lafayette3
Boston College711
Duke3Duke6
Boston College1
Colorado State College2
Lafayette211
Lafayette4
Houston6Stanford3
Stanford7

Award winners

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All-America team

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Main article: 1953 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. 28–31. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  2. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2013.
  3. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". Boyd's World. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017-18" (PDF). Ivy League. June 2017. pp. 1–2. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1953". boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 12, 2013.
  11. ^ "Texas Baseball 2014 Factbook" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 114. Retrieved January 4, 2014.


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