1947 NCAA baseball season

The 1947 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1947. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1947 NCAA baseball tournament and 1947 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the first time in 1947, consisted of the two remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and was held in Kalamazoo, Michigan at Hyames Field as a best of three series. California claimed the championship two games to none over Yale.

1947 NCAA baseball season
Tournament
Duration	June 20–28, 1947
College World Series
Duration	June 27–28, 1947
Champions	California (1st title)
Runners-up	Yale (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Clint Evans (1st title)
Seasons

Realignment

The Southern Conference resumed sponsoring baseball in 1947, with 16 teams.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1947 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.

Conference	Regular Season Winner	Conference Tournament	Tournament City	Tournament Winner
Big Nine	Illinois	No Conference Tournament
Big Six	Oklahoma	No Conference Tournament
CIBA	California/Southern California	No Conference Tournament
EIBL	Yale	No Conference Tournament
Metropolitan New York Conference	NYU	No Conference Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Ohio	No Conference Tournament
Missouri Valley Conference	Oklahoma A&M	1947 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament		Oklahoma A&M
Pacific Coast Conference North	Washington State	No Conference Tournament
Southeastern Conference	Alabama	No Conference Tournament
Southern Conference	Clemson	No Conference Tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas	No Conference Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1947 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Yale ‍†‍‍y 9 – 3 – 0   .750 19 – 10 – 1   .650 Columbia ‍‍‍ 7 – 5 – 0   .583 8 – 7 – 1   .531 Harvard ‍‍‍ 7 – 5 – 0   .583 12 – 13 – 0   .480 Princeton ‍‍‍ 7 – 5 – 0   .583 10 – 12 – 0   .455 Penn ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500 12 – 9 – 0   .571 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 3 – 9 – 0   .250 5 – 16 – 0   .238 Cornell ‍‍‍ 3 – 9 – 0   .250 8 – 17 – 0   .320 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament	1947 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT North Washington State  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 5   .688 23 – 11   .676 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 19 – 7   .731 Washington  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 9 – 7   .563 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 14 – 11   .560 Idaho  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 –   – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association California  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 4   .733 31 – 10   .756 Southern California  ‍†‍‍ 11 – 4   .733 16 – 6   .727 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 19 – 11   .633 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 29 – 15   .659 St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 –   – Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 10 – 15   .400 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament	1947 Southern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 2   .867 24 – 5   .828 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 8 – 3   .727 20 – 3   .870 Duke  ‍‍‍ 13 – 6   .684 –   – Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3   .571 11 – 6   .647 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 – 3   .571 10 – 10   .500 Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 –   – North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 15 – 11   .577 NC State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 –   – William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 15 – 8   .652 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 15 – 8   .652 Furman  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400 –   – South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 –   – VMI  ‍‍‍ 2 – 6   .250 –   – The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3   .250 2 – 5   .286 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 1 – 4   .200 –   – Davidson  ‍‍‍ 0 – 10   .000 –   – † – Conference champion As of June 30, 1947 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1947 Southwest Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 1   .933 20 – 4   .833 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 12 – 8   .600 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 14 – 8   .636 SMU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 6 – 9   .400 Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 5 – 11   .313 TCU  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 4 – 15   .211 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1947 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1947 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The 1947 season marked the first NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of eight teams divided into two brackets by region. The Eastern playoff was held in New Haven, Connecticut, while the Western playoff was held in Denver, Colorado. The winner of each single elimination bracket advanced to the inaugural College World Series in Kalamazoo, MI, where California defeated Yale in a best of three series.

	College World Series Finals
	California	17	8	–
	Yale	4	7	–

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1947 College Baseball All-America Team