# 1954 NCAA baseball season

The 1954 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1954. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1954 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the eighth time in 1954, 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. Missouri claimed the championship.

## Realignment

* Seven teams (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, NC State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) departed the Southern Conference. They, together with Virginia, created the new Atlantic Coast Conference. Both leagues adopted single division formats, instead of the SoCon's previous two division format. Neither conference held a postseason tournament in 1954.

### New program

* Texas Tech restarted its program, having been dormant since 1929. The Red Raiders played as an independent.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1954 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. Twelve teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship, and eleven teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular Season Winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson |
| Big Seven Conference | Missouri |
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan State |
| CIBA | Southern California |
| EIBL | Navy |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon |
| Southeastern Conference | Georgia |
| Southern Conference | Virginia Tech |
| Southwest Conference | Texas |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1954 Big Seven Conference baseball standings :
| 1954 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Missouri ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–1 .91722–4 .846 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66712–8 .600 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500– – Kansas ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44410–6 .625 Colorado ‍‍‍ 4–6 .400– – Nebraska ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33310–10 .500 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 3–10 .2318–12 .400 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1954 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1954 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Michigan State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–2–0 .84625–10–0 .714 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 10–3–0 .76917–7–1 .700 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66720–11–0 .645 Michigan ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66722–9–0 .710 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53815–11–0 .577 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40017–14–0 .548 Iowa ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33310–15–1 .404 Indiana ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .30812–14–0 .462 Purdue ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26713–13–0 .500 Illinois ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26716–15–0 .516 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1954 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1954 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Navy ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–1–0 .88916–5–1 .750 Princeton ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75015–8–0 .652 Yale ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70016–12–0 .571 Army ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62511–7–0 .611 Cornell ‍‍‍ 4–3–1 .56311–6–1 .639 Brown ‍‍‍ 3–3–1 .5009–8–2 .526 Harvard ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3757–15–0 .318 Penn ‍‍‍ 2–4–1 .3577–11–1 .395 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 1–5–1 .2145–16–1 .250 Columbia ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1255–9–0 .357 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament |
| 1954 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 2–0 1.000– – Oklahoma A&M ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–1 .88918–11 .621 Houston ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44412–10 .545 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44411–10 .524 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 2–7 .2224–9 .308 Detroit ‍‍‍ 0–2 .0006–12 .333 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1954 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1954 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division Oregon ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–5–0 .68818–8–0 .692 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62512–8–0 .600 Washington ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62518–10–0 .643 Washington State ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43818–12–0 .600 Idaho ‍‍‍ 2–14–0 .1250–0–0 – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association USC ‍†‍‍ 11–5–0 .68820–11–1 .641 Stanford ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56318–12–0 .600 California ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43819–11–0 .633 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43814–13–0 .519 UCLA ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37519–16–0 .543 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament |

## College World Series

The 1954 season marked the eighth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Missouri claiming their first championship with a 7–5 win over Texas 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 |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UMass | UMass | 5 | Michigan State | Michigan State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 12 | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 1 | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rollins | Rollins | 9$^{11}$ | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rollins | Rollins | 9$^{11}$ | | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5 | | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 2 | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5 | Rollins | Rollins | 4 | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 3$^{10}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 5 | Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rollins | Rollins | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 3 | Missouri | Missouri | 4 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | | | | | | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | UMass | UMass | 5 | UMass | UMass | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | UMass | UMass | 5 | UMass | UMass | | Missouri | Missouri | 7 | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 3 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oregon | Oregon | 3 | | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 3 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 4 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | | | | | 5$^{14}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |