1956 NCAA baseball season

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.

1956 NCAA baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Minnesota (1st title)
Runners-up	Arizona (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Dick Siebert (1st title)
MOP	Jerry Thomas (Minnesota)
Seasons

Conference winners

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.

Conference	Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Duke
Big Seven Conference	Oklahoma
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota
CIBA	Southern California
EIBL	Yale
Mid-American Conference	Ohio
Missouri Valley Conference	Bradley
Pacific Coast Conference	Washington State
Southeastern Conference	Florida
Southern Conference	George Washington
Southwest Conference	TCU

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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 1956 NCAA baseball tournament	1956 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Minnesota ‍†‍‍y 11 – 2 – 0   .846 33 – 9 – 0   .786 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 3 – 0   .750 18 – 7 – 0   .720 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 4 – 0   .667 20 – 7 – 0   .741 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5 – 0   .545 17 – 9 – 0   .654 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7 – 0   .462 10 – 8 – 0   .556 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 6 – 0   .455 13 – 15 – 0   .464 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8 – 0   .385 11 – 16 – 0   .407 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 16 – 13 – 0   .552 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10 – 0   .333 14 – 14 – 0   .500 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 15 – 18 – 1   .456 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament	1956 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT Yale  ‍†‍‍ 9 – 2 – 0   .818 19 – 15 – 0   .559 Princeton  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3 – 0   .700 11 – 9 – 1   .548 Columbia  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 11 – 5 – 1   .676 Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 10 – 8 – 0   .556 Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 18 – 6 – 0   .750 Army  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 9 – 10 – 0   .474 Navy  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 13 – 7 – 1   .643 Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 3 – 5 – 0   .375 4 – 11 – 0   .267 Penn  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 8 – 16 – 0   .333 Brown  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8 – 0   .111 2 – 15 – 0   .118 † – Conference champion
1956 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Bradley  ‍†‍‡‍y 7 – 2   .778 27 – 8   .771 Oklahoma A&M  ‍‍‍ 7 – 2   .778 11 – 10   .524 Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 6 – 3   .667 13 – 6   .684 Houston  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 14 – 10   .583 Tulsa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 8 – 12   .400 Detroit  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5   .444 9 – 11   .450 Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 4 – 13   .235 Drake  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111 4 – 13   .235 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1956 Rankings from Coaches' Poll	1956 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT North Division Washington State  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 3 – 0   .786 28 – 8 – 0   .778 Oregon  ‍‍‍ 8 – 5 – 0   .615 18 – 8 – 0   .692 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8 – 0   .467 17 – 13 – 0   .567 Washington  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 0   .357 5 – 11 – 0   .313 Idaho  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9 – 0   .308 0 – 0 – 0   – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association USC  ‍†‍‍ 14 – 2 – 0   .875 21 – 5 – 0   .808 California  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 25 – 9 – 0   .735 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7 – 0   .563 24 – 10 – 1   .700 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 11 – 21 – 2   .353 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13 – 0   .188 6 – 22 – 0   .214 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament	1956 Southeastern Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Florida  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 3   .813 20 – 4   .833 Ole Miss  ‍‍‍y 13 – 3   .813 24 – 10   .706 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 15 – 5   .750 18 – 7   .720 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 16 – 7   .696 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 9 – 7   .563 12 – 11   .522 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 10 – 13   .435 LSU  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 9 – 11   .450 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 11 – 11   .500 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 11 – 9   .550 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308 11 – 12   .478 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 6 – 15   .286 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 1 – 12   .077 4 – 18   .182 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 18, 1956 Rankings from Coaches' Poll
1956 Yankee Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT New Hampshire ‍†‍‍y 7 – 1 – 0   .875 13 – 7 – 0   .650 UMass ‍‍‍y 7 – 1 – 1   .833 10 – 6 – 1   .618 Vermont ‍‍‍y 1 – 3 – 0   .250 18 – 6 – 0   .750 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 9 – 8 – 2   .526 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 1 – 5 – 0   .167 10 – 7 – 0   .588 Maine ‍‍‍ 0 – 6 – 0   .000 7 – 11 – 1   .395 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1956

College World Series

Main 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.

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Final
	Arizona		3
	NYU		0
						Arizona		2
						Minnesota		3
	Minnesota		4
	Wyoming		0
											Minnesota		13
											Ole Miss		5
	Ole Miss		13
																Minnesota		8
	New Hampshire		2
						Ole Miss		4								Bradley		3
						Bradley		0
	Bradley		4
	Washington State		3
																					Minnesota		4	12
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Arizona		10	1
											Bradley		12
						NYU		2			Wyoming		8
																Ole Miss		3
						Wyoming		8
																Arizona		7
											Arizona		1
						New Hampshire		6			New Hampshire		0
						Washington State		3

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1956 College Baseball All-America Team