# 1953 NCAA baseball season

The 1953 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1953. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1953 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventh time in 1953, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1953 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 Conference | Oklahoma | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan Illinois | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| CIBA | Stanford | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| EIBL | Princeton | No conference tournament | No conference tournament | No conference tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Missouri Valley Conference | Houston | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Colorado State | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Georgia | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southern Conference | North - George Washington South - North Carolina | 1953 Southern Conference baseball tournament | Greensboro, NC | Duke |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings :
| 1953 Big Seven Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Oklahoma ‍†‍‍$^y$ 7–2 .77811–11 .500 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 10–3 .76913–5 .722 Missouri ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64311–8 .579 Colorado ‍‍‍ 4–4 .500– – Iowa State ‍‍‍ 4–5 .444– – Kansas ‍‍‍ 4–8 .3336–10 .375 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 1–12 .0774–13 .235 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1953 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Illinois ‍†‍‍ 10–3 .76917–6 .739 Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–3 .76921–9 .700 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 9–4 .69213–13 .500 Iowa ‍‍‍ 8–4 .66715–10 .600 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58319–9 .679 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–5 .54519–8 .704 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 6–7 .46211–17 .393 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 2–9 .18212–12 .500 Purdue ‍‍‍ 2–9 .1825–13 .278 Indiana ‍‍‍ 0–11 .0009–4 .692 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1953 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT Princeton ‍†‍‍ 8–2–1 .77314–7–1 .659 Yale ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65016–8–2 .654 Penn ‍‍‍ 6–3–1 .65010–11–1 .477 Dartmouth ‍‍‍ 5–3–0 .62511–14–0 .440 Brown ‍‍‍ 4–3–2 .5566–6–2 .500 Columbia ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4447–8–2 .471 Harvard ‍‍‍ 4–5–0 .4448–11–0 .421 Cornell ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3337–6–0 .538 Army ‍‍‍ 2–5–1 .3136–9–3 .417 Navy ‍‍‍ 1–8–0 .11110–10–0 .500 † – Conference champion |
| 1953 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Houston ‍†‍‍$^y$ 6–2 .75015–11 .577 Oklahoma A&M ‍‍‍ 4–2 .66713–4 .765 Tulsa ‍‍‍ 4–2 .66711–6 .647 Detroit ‍‍‍ 2–1 .66711–7 .611 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 1–2 .333– – Wichita State ‍‍‍ 0–6 .000– – † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1951 Rankings from Coaches' Poll | 1953 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT North Division Oregon ‍†‍‍ 9–3–0 .75015–4–0 .789 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–3–0 .72715–9–0 .625 Washington State ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50014–14–1 .500 Idaho ‍‍‍ 6–7–0 .4620–0–0 – Washington ‍‍‍ 1–11–0 .0834–15–1 .225 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association Stanford ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–6–0 .62529–5–2 .833 USC ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62521–9–0 .700 California ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50022–15–0 .595 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37514–15–0 .483 UCLA ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37516–20–0 .444 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament | 1953 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Colorado State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–1 .88914–7 .667 Colorado College ‍‍‍ 4–3 .571– – Western State ‍‍‍ 2–2 .500– – Colorado Mines ‍‍‍ 0–8 .0000–8 .000 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1953 Southern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern George Washington $^x$‍‍‍ 8–2 .800– – Maryland ‍‍‍ 8–2 .80016–7 .696 Richmond ‍‍‍ 5–5 .5009–9 .500 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍ 4–5 .4446–7 .462 VMI ‍‍‍ 4–5 .444– – Washington and Lee ‍‍‍ 3–6 .333– – West Virginia ‍‍‍ 2–5 .286– – William & Mary ‍‍‍ 2–6 .250– – Southern North Carolina $^x$‍‍‍ 11–3 .78619–8 .704 Duke ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 9–5 .64322–10 .688 Clemson ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62511–6 .647 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61515–5 .750 NC State ‍‍‍ 7–6 .538– – Furman ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467– – The Citadel ‍‍‍ 7–10 .412– – South Carolina ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389– – Davidson ‍‍‍ 0–12 .000– – x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1953 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–3 .80025–7 .781 SMU ‍†‍‍ 12–3 .80015–6 .714 Baylor ‍‍‍ 7–5 .5837–5 .583 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40010–15 .400 Rice ‍‍‍ 3–11 .2147–16 .304 TCU ‍‍‍ 2–11 .1547–15 .318 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1953 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1953 season marked the seventh NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. 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 Michigan 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 |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | Duke | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duke | Duke | 1 | Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lafayette | Lafayette | 6 | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 4 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 4 | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 1 | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 4 | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 1 | Boston College | Boston College | 3 | | | | Texas | Texas | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 4 | Michigan | Michigan | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 13 | Texas | Texas | 5 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Boston College | Boston College | | | | | | 7$^{11}$ | | | | | |
| | | | Duke | Duke | 3 | Duke | Duke | | | | | | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | Duke | Duke | 3 | Duke | Duke | | Boston College | Boston College | 1 | | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | Boston College | Boston College | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2$^{11}$ | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Lafayette | Lafayette | | Lafayette | Lafayette | 2$^{11}$ | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Houston | Houston | 6 | Stanford | Stanford | | | | | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |