This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1956 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 12 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]
The 1956 season marked the tenth 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 Minnesota claiming their first championship with a 12–1 win over Arizona in the final.[1]
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^"NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
^"SEC Baseball Record Book" (PDF). www.espn.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
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The 1956 NCAA baseball season play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA began in the spring of 1956 The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1956 College World Series The College World Series held for the tenth time in 1956 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 Minnesota claimed the championship 1 1956 NCAA baseball seasonNCAA TournamentCollege World SeriesChampionsMinnesota 1st title Runners upArizona 3rd CWS Appearance Winning CoachDick Siebert 1st title MOPJerry Thomas Minnesota Seasons 19551957 Contents 1 Conference winners 2 Conference standings 3 College World Series 4 Award winners 4 1 All America team 5 ReferencesConference winners EditThis is a partial list of conference champions from the 1956 season Each of the eight geographical districts chose by various methods the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament 12 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at large selections 1 2 Conference Regular Season WinnerAtlantic Coast Conference DukeBig Seven Conference OklahomaBig Ten Conference MinnesotaCIBA Southern CaliforniaEIBL YaleMid American Conference OhioMissouri Valley Conference BradleyPacific Coast Conference Washington StateSoutheastern Conference FloridaSouthern Conference George WashingtonSouthwest Conference TCUConference standings EditThe following is an incomplete list of conference standings 1956 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTOklahoma y 7 2 778 11 7 611Nebraska 8 4 667 12 8 600Kansas 6 5 545 14 5 737Missouri 7 6 538 14 7 667Iowa State 6 6 500 Colorado 3 8 273 Kansas State 3 9 250 5 10 333 Conference champion y Invited to the 1956 NCAA baseball tournament 1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T PCT W L T PCTMinnesota y 11 2 0 846 33 9 0 786Ohio State 9 3 0 750 18 7 0 720Wisconsin 8 4 0 667 20 7 0 741Michigan 6 5 0 545 17 9 0 654Northwestern 6 7 0 462 10 8 0 556Indiana 5 6 0 455 13 15 0 464Iowa 5 8 0 385 11 16 0 407Michigan State 4 7 0 364 16 13 0 552Purdue 5 10 0 333 14 14 0 500Illinois 4 11 0 267 15 18 1 456 Conference champion y Invited to the NCAA tournament 1956 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T PCT W L T PCTYale 9 2 0 818 19 15 0 559Princeton 7 3 0 700 11 9 1 548Columbia 6 3 0 667 11 5 1 676Cornell 5 4 0 556 10 8 0 556Harvard 5 4 0 556 18 6 0 750Army 4 4 0 500 9 10 0 474Navy 4 4 0 500 13 7 1 643Dartmouth 3 5 0 375 4 11 0 267Penn 1 7 0 125 8 16 0 333Brown 1 8 0 111 2 15 0 118 Conference champion1956 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTBradley y 7 2 778 27 8 771Oklahoma A amp M 7 2 778 11 10 524Saint Louis 6 3 667 13 6 684Houston 5 4 556 14 10 583Tulsa 5 4 556 8 12 400Detroit 4 5 444 9 11 450Wichita State 1 8 111 4 13 235Drake 1 8 111 4 13 235 Conference champion Tournament championy Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30 1956 7 Rankings from Coaches Poll 1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTFlorida y 13 3 813 20 4 833Ole Miss y 13 3 813 24 10 706Alabama 15 5 750 18 7 720Georgia 10 5 667 16 7 696Auburn 9 7 563 12 11 522Tennessee 7 8 467 10 13 435LSU 7 9 438 9 11 450Tulane 7 9 438 11 11 500Mississippi State 6 9 400 11 9 550Georgia Tech 4 9 308 11 12 478Vanderbilt 3 12 200 6 15 286Kentucky 1 12 077 4 18 182 Conference champion y Invited to the College World Series As of June 18 1956 8 9 Rankings from Coaches Poll 1956 Yankee Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T PCT W L T PCTNew Hampshire y 7 1 0 875 13 7 0 650UMass y 7 1 1 833 10 6 1 618Vermont y 1 3 0 250 18 6 0 750Connecticut 4 4 1 500 9 8 2 526Rhode Island 1 5 0 167 10 7 0 588Maine 0 6 0 000 7 11 1 395 Conference champion y Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30 1956College World Series EditMain article 1956 College World Series The 1956 season marked the tenth 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 Minnesota claiming their first championship with a 12 1 win over Arizona in the final 1 Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinalArizona3NYU0Arizona2Minnesota3Minnesota4Wyoming0Minnesota13Ole Miss5Ole Miss13Minnesota8New Hampshire2Ole Miss4Bradley3Bradley0Bradley4Washington State3Minnesota412Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona101Bradley12NYU2Wyoming8Ole Miss3Wyoming8Arizona7Arizona1New Hampshire6New Hampshire0Washington State3Award winners EditAll America team Edit Main article 1956 College Baseball All America TeamReferences Edit a b c W C Madden amp Patrick J Stewart 2004 The College World Series A Baseball History 1947 2003 McFarland amp Co pp 28 31 ISBN 9780786418428 Retrieved August 2 2013 NCAA Men s College World Series Records PDF NCAA 2009 p 7 Retrieved August 2 2013 College Baseball Conference Standings 1956 Boyd s World Retrieved August 1 2013 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book PDF Big Ten Conference p 101 Retrieved August 2 2013 College Baseball Conference Standings 1956 Boyd s World Retrieved August 2 2013 Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017 18 PDF Ivy League June 2017 pp 1 3 Retrieved May 30 2018 College Baseball Conference Standings 1956 BoydsWorld com Retrieved February 26 2014 College Baseball Conference Standings 1956 Boydsworld com Retrieved April 11 2021 SEC Baseball Record Book PDF www espn com ESPN Internet Ventures Retrieved April 11 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 NCAA baseball season amp oldid 1170769694, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,