# 1958 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1958 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 1958. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1958 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twelfth time in 1958, 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. Southern California claimed the championship.

## Realignment

Prior to the 1958 season, Oklahoma A&M, now Oklahoma State, rejoined the Big Seven Conference, which then became known as the Big Eight.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1958 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 13 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 14 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular Season Winner | Tournament | Tournament Champion |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson/North Carolina | 1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Playoffs | Clemson |
| Big Eight Conference | Missouri | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| CIBA | Southern California | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| EIBL | Harvard | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon State | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Auburn | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southern Conference | George Washington/Richmond | No Tournament | No Tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No Tournament | No Tournament |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1958 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Clemson ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 11–3 .78622–8 .733 North Carolina ‍†‍‍ 11–3 .78619–8 .704 Duke ‍‍‍ 7–5 .5839–11 .450 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53812–9 .571 NC State ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46210–7 .588 Virginia ‍‍‍ 4–9 .3085–15 .250 Maryland ‍‍‍ 4–10 .2867–11 .389 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 3–10 .2317–14 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1958 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1958 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Missouri ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–3 .80021–7 .750 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72217–6 .739 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68812–8 .600 Kansas ‍‍‍ 11–6 .64714–8 .636 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57117–10 .630 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 8–12 .4008–15 .348 Colorado ‍‍‍ 5–16 .2387–19 .269 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 2–18 .1002–18 .100 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament | 1958 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Harvard ‍†‍‍ 7–0–0 1.00014–8–1 .630 Dartmouth ‍‍‍$^y$ 6–2–0 .75012–6–0 .667 Penn ‍‍‍ 6–2–0 .75015–7–0 .682 Cornell ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .5718–4–0 .667 Navy ‍‍‍ 4–3–0 .57111–7–0 .611 Yale ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .44411–13–0 .458 Princeton ‍‍‍ 3–5–0 .3758–12–1 .405 Army ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .33310–11–1 .477 Brown ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1254–8–0 .333 Columbia ‍‍‍ 1–7–0 .1254–10–1 .300 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament |
| 1958 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Western Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–0–0 1.00023–8–1 .734 Ohio ‍‍‍ 8–1–0 .88917–4–0 .810 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4447–7–0 .500 Kent State ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36412–10–0 .545 Toledo ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .3336–13–0 .316 Marshall ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .3338–10–0 .444 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2227–10–0 .412 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1958 | 1958 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division Oregon State ‍†‍‍ 10–4 .71418–11 .621 Washington State ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64319–11 .633 Oregon ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643– – Idaho ‍‍‍ 4–11 .267– – Washington ‍‍‍ 3–10 .23112–13 .480 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association Southern California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–2 .87529–3 .906 California ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56319–12 .613 Stanford ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43823–12 .657 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313– – UCLA ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31315–19 .441 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament |

## College World Series

The 1958 season marked the twelfth 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 Southern California claiming their second championship with an 8–7 win over Missouri 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 | Final |
| Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 1 | Missouri | Missouri | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 10 | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 5 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 3 | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 1 | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 3 | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 0 | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 3 | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 0 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 17 | | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 1 | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 1 | Clemson | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 0 | 7 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 7 | 8$^{12}$ |
| | | | | | | Clemson | Clemson | | | | | | 3 |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 4$^{10}$ | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | | | | | | 5 |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 4$^{10}$ | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 2 | | 5 |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 2 | |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 6 | |
| | | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | | Southern California | Southern California | 6 | 12 | |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 4 | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | | | | | 1 | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |