# 1955 NCAA baseball season

The 1955 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1955. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1955 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the ninth time in 1955, 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. Wake Forest claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1955 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 | Wake Forest |
| Big Seven Conference | Oklahoma |
| Big Ten Conference | Ohio State |
| CIBA | Southern California |
| EIBL | Harvard |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon |
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Colorado State |
| Southeastern Conference | Alabama |
| Southern Conference | West Virginia |
| Southwest Conference | Texas A&M |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1955 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Wake Forest ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–3 .78629–7 .806 NC State ‍‍‍ 10–4 .71414–5 .737 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61512–12 .500 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50010–10 .500 Duke ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50010–11 .476 Maryland ‍‍‍ 6–7 .4629–11 .450 Clemson ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3577–11 .389 Virginia ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0006–16 .273 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the 1955 NCAA baseball tournament As of June 30, 1955 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1955 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–1 .90013–10 .565 Missouri ‍‍‍ 9–3 .75014–6 .700 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 10–4 .71415–5 .750 Colorado ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455– – Iowa State ‍‍‍ 5–8 .385– – Kansas State ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1674–11 .267 Kansas ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1676–16 .273 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1955 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1955 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Harvard ‍†‍‍ 8–1–0 .88918–5–0 .783 Yale ‍‍‍ 8–2–0 .80020–10–0 .667 Brown ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55610–8–0 .556 Princeton ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55614–8–0 .636 Army ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .44410–8–2 .550 Navy ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3759–9–0 .500 Penn ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3759–11–0 .450 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .33311–15–0 .423 Columbia ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2223–12–0 .200 Cornell ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2229–8–0 .529 † – Conference champion |
| 1955 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Western Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–0 1.00025–7 .781 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 7–3 .7008–5 .615 Western Reserve ‍‍‍ 5–5 .5005–5 .500 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 4–4 .5007–10 .412 Ohio ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50011–10 .524 Kent State ‍‍‍ 4–6 .4009–10 .474 Toledo ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2504–13 .235 Marshall ‍‍‍ 1–6 .1432–11 .154 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1955 | 1955 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oklahoma A&M ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–0 1.00027–3 .900 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 3–2 .600– – Detroit ‍‍‍ 2–2 .5008–9 .471 Bradley ‍‍‍ 2–3 .40016–5 .762 Houston ‍‍‍ 3–5 .3756–13 .316 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 3–6 .3336–12 .333 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 3–6 .3334–9 .308 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1955 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1955 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division Oregon ‍†‍‍ 10–3–0 .76918–8–0 .692 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–4–0 .66715–10–0 .600 Washington State ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .60013–8–1 .614 Washington ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50018–11–0 .621 Idaho ‍‍‍ 0–13–0 .0009–15–0 .375 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association USC ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–3–0 .80023–5–0 .821 UCLA ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60022–9–1 .703 Stanford ‍‍‍ 9–7–0 .56321–13–0 .618 California ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46717–16–0 .515 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 1–14–0 .06711–19–0 .367 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament |
| 1955 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colorado State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–0 1.00025–4 .862 Western State ‍‍‍ 2–2 .500– – Colorado Mines ‍‍‍ 2–6 .2503–8 .273 Colorado College ‍‍‍ 2–8 .2004–8 .333 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1955 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1955 season marked the ninth 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 Wake Forest claiming their first championship with a 7–6 win over Western Michigan 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 |
| Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Springfield | Springfield | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Springfield | Springfield | 1 | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 4 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 7 | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 1 | | | | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 7 | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 1 | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 0 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 1 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colgate | Colgate | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 2 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 7 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Springfield | Springfield | 0 | Arizona | Arizona | | | | | | 20 | | | | | |
| | | | Springfield | Springfield | 0 | Arizona | Arizona | | Arizona | Arizona | 4 | | 20 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 6 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 6 | | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5$^{12}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | | Oklahoma A&M | Oklahoma A&M | 5$^{12}$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 4 | Colgate | Colgate | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Colgate | Colgate | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |