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1957 NCAA University Division baseball season

1957 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams 166
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions California
Runners-up Penn State
MOP Cal Emery (Penn State)
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Iowa State y 11 6   .647     17 10   .630
Oklahoma 9 6   .600     10 8   .556
Missouri 10 7   .588     13 7   .650
Kansas 9 8   .529     11 11   .500
Nebraska 8 9   .471     12 10   .545
Kansas State 5 10   .333     7 10   .412
Colorado 5 11   .313     10 11   .476
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northwestern y 5 2   .714      
Iowa 7 4   .636     9 10   .474
Michigan 7 4   .636      
Illinois 7 4   .636      
Minnesota 6 5   .545      
Purdue 3 3   .500     9 5   .643
Michigan State 5 6   .455     18 13   .581
Ohio State 4 5   .444     15 6   .714
Wisconsin 3 7   .300      
Indiana 3 10   .231     13 15   .464
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Division
Oregon 11 3   .786      
Oregon State 8 7   .533     18 13   .581
Washington 8 8   .500     20 11   .645
Idaho 5 8   .385      
Washington State 5 11   .313     14 21   .400
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
California y 12 4   .750     35 10   .778
Southern California 12 4   .750     18 4   .818
Stanford 7 9   .438     17 13   .567
UCLA 5 9   .357     15 15   .500
Santa Clara 2 12   .143      
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1957; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1957. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1957 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the eleventh time in 1957, 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. California claimed the championship.

Prior to the 1957 baseball season, the NCAA divided into two divisions: the University Division for larger schools and the College Division for smaller schools.

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1957 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 11 teams earned at-large selections.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

The 1957 season marked the eleventh 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 California claiming their second championship with a 1–0 win over Penn State in the final.

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.



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