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1956 NCAA baseball season

1956 NCAA baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Minnesota
Runners-up Arizona
MOP Jerry Thomas (Minnesota)
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Oklahoma y 7 2   .778     11 7   .611
Nebraska 8 4   .667     12 8   .600
Kansas 6 5   .545     14 5   .737
Missouri 7 6   .538     14 7   .667
Iowa State 6 6   .500      
Colorado 3 8   .273      
Kansas State 3 9   .250     5 10   .333
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1956; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Minnesota 11 2   .846     33 9   .786
Ohio State 9 3   .750     18 7   .720
Wisconsin 8 4   .667      
Michigan 6 5   .545      
Northwestern 6 7   .462      
Indiana 5 6   .455     13 15   .464
Iowa 5 8   .385     11 16   .407
Michigan State 4 7   .364     16 13   .552
Purdue 5 10   .333     14 14   .500
Illinois 4 11   .267      
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the 1956 NCAA Baseball Tournament
As of June 30, 1956; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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.



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