1950 NCAA baseball season

1950 NCAA baseball season
College World Series
DurationJune 15–23, 1950
ChampionsTexas (2nd title)
Runners-upWashington State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBibb Falk (2nd title)
MOPRay VanCleef (Rutgers)
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1950. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1950 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourth time in 1950, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed their second championship.[1]

Conference changes

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1950 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 Nebraska No conference tournament
Big Nine Wisconsin
Michigan		 No conference tournament
CIBA Stanford No conference tournament
EIBL Army
Princeton		 No conference tournament
Gulf Coast Conference Houston No conference tournament
Missouri Valley Conference East - Bradley
West - Oklahoma A&M		 1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Peoria, IL Bradley
Pacific Coast Conference North Washington State No conference tournament
Southeastern Conference Alabama No conference tournament
Southern Conference North - Virginia Tech
South - Wake Forest		 1950 Southern Conference baseball tournament Greensboro, NC Wake Forest
Southwest Conference Texas No conference tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nebraska  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 3   .786 16 – 8   .667
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615 11 – 9   .550
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 14 – 8   .636
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 10 – 8   .556
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 –   –
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7   .364 –   –
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 7 – 13   .350
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1950[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1950 Big Nine Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wisconsin  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 3   .750 19 – 9   .679
Michigan  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 3   .750 18 – 9   .667
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3   .727 19 – 6   .760
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 13 – 6   .684
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 17 – 12   .586
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4   .500 11 – 12   .478
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400 14 – 7   .667
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 12 – 14   .462
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 11 – 17   .393
As of June 16, 1950[4]
Rankings from D1Baseball
1950 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Army  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778 14 – 4 – 0   .778
Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 7 – 2 – 0   .778 14 – 8 – 0   .636
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 6 – 2 – 0   .750 13 – 6 – 0   .684
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5 – 2 – 0   .714 9 – 6 – 0   .600
Yale  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 14 – 13 – 0   .519
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 6 – 12 – 1   .342
Penn  ‍‍‍ 3 – 6 – 0   .333 10 – 12 – 0   .455
Brown  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5 – 0   .286 8 – 8 – 0   .500
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6 – 0   .250 4 – 11 – 0   .267
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 1 – 6 – 0   .143 8 – 23 – 0   .258
† – Conference champion


1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East
Bradley  x‍‍‡‍ 5 – 0 – 0   1.000 17 – 15 – 1   .530
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 3 – 2 – 0   .600 0 – 0 – 0   –
Detroit  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3 – 0   .250 10 – 6 – 0   .625
Drake  ‍‍‍ 0 – 4 – 0   .000 0 – 0 – 0   –
West
Oklahoma A&M  x‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 15 – 7 – 0   .682
Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 3 – 0   .500 6 – 10 – 0   .375
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 4 – 14 – 0   .222
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[6]
1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 2   .857 32 – 6   .842
Washington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 9 – 6   .600
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 –   –
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 7 – 12   .368
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 –   –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 19 – 15   .559
California  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 24 – 13   .649
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 –   –
Southern California  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 16 – 8   .667
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 –   –
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 19 – 21   .475
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1950 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
Kentucky  x‍‍‍ 11 – 2   .846 16 – 7   .696
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6   .625 18 – 10   .643
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 8 – 9   .471
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 7 – 11   .389
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 – 12   .368 12 – 13   .480
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4 – 13   .235 6 – 16   .273
Western
Alabama  x‍‍‡‍y 12 – 4   .750 23 – 12   .657
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 13 – 6   .684
Florida  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3   .625 20 – 9   .690
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 11 – 6   .647
LSU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 7   .222 5 – 9   .357
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 1 – 4   .200 4 – 9   .308
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 18, 1950[8][9]
Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1950 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Virginia Tech  x‍‍‍ 8 – 2   .800 13 – 9   .591
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3   .667 –   –
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3   .667 20 – 8   .714
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0   – 8 – 9   .471
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
VMI  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
Southern
Wake Forest  x‍‍‡‍ 14 – 3   .824 31 – 6   .838
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 6   .647 16 – 9   .640
NC State  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
Furman  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 11 – 11   .500 16 – 18   .471
Duke  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ –   – –   –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000 4 – 14   .222
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 30, 1950[10]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1950 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 1   .933 27 – 6   .818
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 17 – 11   .607
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 20 – 9   .690
TCU  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 14 – 9   .609
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 – 10   .167 9 – 12   .429
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2 – 11   .154 9 – 12   .429
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1950[11][12]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1950 College World Series

The 1950 season marked the fourth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. For the first time, the College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which became the permanent home of the event. 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 Texas claiming their second championship with a 3–0 win over Washington State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas2
Rutgers4
Rutgers5
Wisconsin3
Wisconsin7
Colorado A&M3
Rutgers1
Washington State310
Alabama9
Washington State1
Bradley2
Alabama1Texas12
Washington State9
Washington State3
Tufts1Washington State0
Texas15Texas3
Lower round 1Lower round 2Rutgers9
Wisconsin3
Alabama1
Wisconsin2
Texas3Rutgers16
Colorado A&M1
Texas7
Tufts0
Tufts5
Bradley4

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1950 College Baseball All-America Team

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