# 1950 NCAA baseball season

The 1950 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1950. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1950 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourth time in 1950, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held for the first time in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed their second championship.

## Conference changes

* Montana left the Pacific Coast Conference for the Mountain States Conference. The PCC played as a 9-team league.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1950 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 Seven | Nebraska | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Big Nine | Wisconsin Michigan | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| CIBA | Stanford | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| EIBL | Army Princeton | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Gulf Coast Conference | Houston | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Missouri Valley Conference | East - Bradley West - Oklahoma A&M | 1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament | Peoria, IL | Bradley |
| Pacific Coast Conference North | Washington State | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Alabama | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Southern Conference | North - Virginia Tech South - Wake Forest | 1950 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Greensboro, NC | Wake Forest |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings :
| 1950 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Nebraska ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–3 .78616–8 .667 Missouri ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61511–9 .550 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58314–8 .636 Kansas ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50010–8 .556 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–5 .444– – Colorado ‍‍‍ 4–7 .364– – Kansas State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .3137–13 .350 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1950 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1950 Big Nine Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wisconsin ‍†‍‍ 9–3 .75019–9 .679 Michigan ‍†‍‍ 9–3 .75018–9 .667 Iowa ‍‍‍ 8–3 .72719–6 .760 Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54513–6 .684 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54517–12 .586 Indiana ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50011–12 .478 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40014–7 .667 Purdue ‍‍‍ 2–8 .20012–14 .462 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 1–8 .11111–17 .393 As of June 16, 1950 Rankings from D1Baseball | 1950 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Army ‍†‍‍ 7–2–0 .77814–4–0 .778 Princeton ‍†‍‍ 7–2–0 .77814–8–0 .636 Cornell ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75013–6–0 .684 Harvard ‍‍‍ 5–2–0 .7149–6–0 .600 Yale ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55614–13–0 .519 Navy ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3336–12–1 .342 Penn ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .33310–12–0 .455 Brown ‍‍‍ 2–5–0 .2868–8–0 .500 Columbia ‍‍‍ 2–6–0 .2504–11–0 .267 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 1–6–0 .1438–23–0 .258 † – Conference champion |
| 1950 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT East Bradley $^x$‍‍‡‍ 5–0–0 1.00017–15–1 .530 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 3–2–0 .6000–0–0 – Detroit ‍‍‍ 1–3–0 .25010–6–0 .625 Drake ‍‍‍ 0–4–0 .0000–0–0 – West Oklahoma A&M $^x$‍‍‍ 6–3–0 .66715–7–0 .682 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 3–3–0 .5006–10–0 .375 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 1–5–0 .1674–14–0 .222 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1950 | 1950 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division Washington State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–2 .85732–6 .842 Washington ‍‍‍ 9–6 .6009–6 .600 Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375– – Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3577–12 .368 Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333– – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association Stanford ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66719–15 .559 California ‍‍‍ 8–6 .57124–13 .649 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533– – Southern California ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53316–8 .667 St. Mary's ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357– – UCLA ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33319–21 .475 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament | 1950 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Kentucky $^x$‍‍‍ 11–2 .84616–7 .696 Georgia ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62518–10 .643 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 7–9 .4388–9 .471 Georgia Tech ‍‍‍ 7–11 .3897–11 .389 Auburn ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36812–13 .480 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 4–13 .2356–16 .273 Western Alabama $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 12–4 .75023–12 .657 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64313–6 .684 Florida ‍‍‍ 5–3 .62520–9 .690 Ole Miss ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50011–6 .647 LSU ‍‍‍ 2–7 .2225–9 .357 Tulane ‍‍‍ 1–4 .2004–9 .308 x – Division champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 18, 1950 Rankings from Coaches' Poll |
| 1950 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Virginia Tech $^x$‍‍‍ 8–2 .80013–9 .591 George Washington ‍‍‍ 6–3 .667– – Maryland ‍‍‍ 6–3 .66720–8 .714 Washington and Lee ‍‍‍ – –– – Richmond ‍‍‍ 0–0 –8–9 .471 William & Mary ‍‍‍ – –– – VMI ‍‍‍ – –– – Southern Wake Forest $^x$‍‍‡‍ 14–3 .82431–6 .838 Clemson ‍‍‍ 13–3 .81320–11 .645 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64716–9 .640 NC State ‍‍‍ – –– – Furman ‍‍‍ – –– – North Carolina ‍‍‍ 11–11 .50016–18 .471 Duke ‍‍‍ – –– – Davidson ‍‍‍ – –– – The Citadel ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0004–14 .222 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 30, 1950 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1950 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–1 .93327–6 .818 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64317–11 .607 Baylor ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53320–9 .690 TCU ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46714–9 .609 SMU ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1679–12 .429 Rice ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1549–12 .429 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1950 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1950 season marked the fourth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. For the first time, the College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska, which became the permanent home of the event. Districts used a variety of selection methods to the event, from playoffs to a selection committee. District playoffs were not considered part of the NCAA Tournament, and the expansion to eight teams resulted in the end of regionals as they existed from 1947 through 1949. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas claiming their second championship with a 3–0 win over Washington 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 | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 4 | Rutgers | Rutgers | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 7 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado A&M | Colorado A&M | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado A&M | Colorado A&M | 3 | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 3$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 9 | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 3$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 9 | | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 1 | | | | | |
| Bradley | Bradley | 2 | | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 1 | | | | | |
| Bradley | Bradley | 2 | Alabama | Alabama | 1 | | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | | |
| | | | Washington State | Washington State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Washington State | Washington State | 3 | Washington State | Washington State | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tufts | Tufts | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Washington State | Washington State | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 15 | Texas | Texas | 3 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 9 | | | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 16 | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado A&M | Colorado A&M | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado A&M | Colorado A&M | 1 | Texas | Texas | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tufts | Tufts | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Tufts | Tufts | 5 | Tufts | Tufts | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Bradley | Bradley | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |