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1951 NCAA baseball season


1951 NCAA baseball season
June 13–17, 1951
Oklahoma (1st title)
Tennessee (1st CWS Appearance)
Jack Baer (1st title)
Sidney Hatfield (Tennessee)

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.

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.

ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament cityTournament winner
Big SevenOklahomaNo conference tournament
Big TenOhio StateNo conference tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo conference tournament
EIBLPrincetonNo conference tournament
Missouri ValleyHouston1951 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournamentTulsa, OKHouston
Pacific Coast Conference NorthOregon StateNo conference tournament
Southeastern ConferenceTennesseeNo conference tournament
Southern ConferenceNorth - MarylandSouth - Clemson1951 Southern Conference baseball tournamentGreensboro, NCDuke
Southwest ConferenceTexas/Texas A&MNo conference tournament
Yankee ConferenceConnecticutNo conference tournament

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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.

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