1949 NCAA baseball season

The 1949 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1949. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament and 1949 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the third time in 1949, consisted of four remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and was held in Wichita, Kansas at Wichita Municipal Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed the championship by sweeping the four game tournament.[1]

1949 NCAA baseball season
Tournament
DurationJune 15–25, 1949
College World Series
DurationJune 22–25, 1949
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Runners-upWake Forest (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBibb Falk (1st title)
MOPTom Hamilton (Texas)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1949 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.[1]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament City Tournament Winner
Big SevenKansas
No Conference Tournament
CIBASouthern California
No Conference Tournament
EIBLPrinceton
No Conference Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
No Conference Tournament
Missouri Valley ConferenceOklahoma A&M1949 Missouri Valley Conference Baseball TournamentOklahoma A&M
Pacific Coast Conference NorthWashington State
No Conference Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State
No Conference Tournament
Southern ConferenceWake Forest
No Conference Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas
No Conference Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1949 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
Princeton   630 .667  1271 .625
Cornell   530 .625  10111 .477
Penn   530 .625  1081 .553
Dartmouth   540 .556  12100 .545
Harvard   540 .556  10120 .455
Brown   440 .500  981 .528
Columbia   450 .444  780 .467
Yale   450 .444  13123 .518
Navy   340 .429  1261 .658
Army   170 .125  6130 .316
Conference champion
1949 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wake Forest  y 131 .929  314 .886
South Carolina   135 .722  156 .714
Richmond   73 .700  129 .571
Clemson   105 .667  1112 .478
North Carolina   128 .600  209 .690
Maryland   54 .556  108 .556
William & Mary   65 .545   
VMI   55 .500   
NC State   811 .421   
Virginia Tech   57 .417  1011 .476
Duke   913 .409   
Furman   58 .385   
George Washington   25 .286   
Davidson   38 .273   
Washington and Lee   28 .200   
The Citadel   110 .091   
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1949[2]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1949 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Texas  y 123 .800  237 .767
Texas A&M   104 .714  178 .680
Baylor   96 .600  1712 .586
SMU   69 .400  812 .400
TCU   411 .267  614 .300
Rice   311 .214  414 .222
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1949[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1949 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
Washington State   124 .750  339 .786
Oregon   104 .714  187 .720
Oregon State   87 .533  158 .652
Washington   69 .400  69 .400
Idaho   214 .125  422 .154
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  y 122 .857  236 .793
Santa Clara   96 .600  1710 .630
UCLA   86 .571  2115 .583
Stanford   78 .467  1812 .600
California   510 .333  3117 .646
St. Mary's   312 .200  00 
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament

NCAA tournament

The 1949 season marked the third NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of eight teams divided into four regions. Each region held a three-game series to determine the four teams that advance to the College World Series, which was held in Wichita, Kansas. The four teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas sweeping the tournament and defeating Wake Forest in the final.

  First Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
Wake Forest 2  
Southern California 1  
  Wake Forest 1  
  Texas 8  
Texas 7
St. John's 1  
  Texas 10
  Wake Forest 3
Southern California 12  
St. John's 4  
  Wake Forest 212
  Southern California 1  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 14–16. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1949". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  4. "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
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