# 1957 NCAA University Division baseball season

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.

## Realignment

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.

## Conference winners

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.
| Conference | Regular Season Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Duke |
| Big Seven Conference | Iowa State |
| Big Ten Conference | Northwestern |
| CIBA | California Southern California |
| EIBL | Yale |
| FIC | Florida State |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon |
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Colorado State |
| Southeastern Conference | Georgia Tech |
| Southern Conference | George Washington |
| Southwest Conference | Texas |
| Yankee Conference | UMass |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings :
| 1957 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Iowa State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–6 .64718–9 .667 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60010–8 .556 Missouri ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58813–7 .650 Kansas ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52911–11 .500 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47112–10 .545 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5–10 .3337–10 .412 Colorado ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31310–11 .476 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1957 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Northwestern ‍†‍‍$^y$ 5–2–0 .71415–6–0 .714 Iowa ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .6369–10–0 .474 Michigan ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .63617–7–0 .708 Illinois ‍‍‍ 7–4–0 .63617–9–0 .654 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .54516–8–2 .654 Purdue ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .5009–5–1 .633 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .45518–13–1 .578 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .44415–6–1 .705 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .30014–9–0 .609 Indiana ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23113–15–0 .464 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1957 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Yale ‍†‍‍ 7–1–1 .83313–21–1 .386 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .71411–7–0 .611 Columbia ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .7147–7–0 .500 Harvard ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66715–7–1 .674 Navy ‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66716–6–1 .717 Army ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55613–9–2 .583 Brown ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3337–8–0 .467 Princeton ‍‍‍ 2–6–1 .27812–10–1 .543 Cornell ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1257–8–0 .467 Penn ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1257–16–0 .304 † – Conference champion |
| 1957 Florida Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Florida State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–2 .77822–9 .710 Miami (FL) ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53811–12 .478 Stetson ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3577–17 .292 Rollins ‍‍‍ – –14–13 .519 Florida Southern ‍‍‍ – –7–12 .368 Tampa ‍‍‍ – –– – † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1957 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division Oregon ‍†‍‍ 11–3 .786– – Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53318–13 .581 Washington ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50020–11 .645 Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385– – Washington State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31314–21 .400 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75035–10 .778 Southern California ‍‍‍ 12–4 .75018–4 .818 Stanford ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43817–13 .567 UCLA ‍‍‍ 5–9 .35715–15 .500 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 2–12 .143– – † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament | 1957 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–1 .92320–7 .741 TCU ‍‍‍ 8–4 .6678–4 .667 SMU ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46211–10 .524 Baylor ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36410–11 .476 Rice ‍‍‍ 5–10 .3339–12 .429 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 4–10 .2865–15 .250 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1957 Yankee Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Vermont ‍‍‍ 5–1–0 .83315–7–0 .682 UMass ‍†‍‍ 6–4–0 .60011–9–0 .550 Connecticut ‍‍‍$^y$ 5–5–0 .50014–10–0 .583 New Hampshire ‍‍‍ 4–4–0 .5005–11–0 .313 Maine ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3756–14–0 .300 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 3–7–0 .3007–9–1 .441 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1957 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

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.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 0 | Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 7 | Penn State | Penn State | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 0 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | California | California | 8 | | | | | | | |
| California | California | 4 | | | | California | California | 8 | | | | | |
| California | California | 4 | | | | | | | California | California | 9 | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 0 | | | | | | | California | California | 9 | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 0 | California | California | 8 | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 1 | | |
| | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | Iowa State | 13$^{10}$ | Iowa State | Iowa State | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | California | California | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 0 |
| | | | | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 5 | Connecticut | Connecticut | | | | | | 2 |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 5 | Connecticut | Connecticut | | Penn State | Penn State | 5 | | 2 |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 5 | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 3 | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 4 | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | | | | | 9 | |
| | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 23 | | | | | | | | | | |