# 1959 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1959 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 1959. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1959 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirteenth time in 1959, 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. Oklahoma State claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1959 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner | Tournament | Tournament champion |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Clemson/North Carolina/Wake Forest | 1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball playoffs | Clemson |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State | no tournament | no tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota | no tournament | no tournament |
| CIBA | Southern California | no tournament | no tournament |
| EIBL | Navy | no tournament | no tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio/Western Michigan | no tournament | no tournament |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Washington | no tournament | no tournament |
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Colorado State College | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | Ole Miss | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southern Conference | George Washington | no tournament | no tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas A&M | no tournament | no tournament |
| Yankee Conference | Connecticut | no tournament | no tournament |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings :
| 1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Clemson ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 9–5 .64324–8 .750 North Carolina ‍†‍‍ 9–5 .64317–7 .708 Wake Forest ‍†‍‍ 9–5 .64313–8 .619 Maryland ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53811–6 .647 Virginia ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42910–9 .526 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 5–8 .38511–12 .478 Duke ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3579–16 .360 NC State ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3578–12 .400 † – Conference champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1959 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1959 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–3 .85027–5 .844 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 11–4 .73315–8 .652 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55611–12 .478 Colorado ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46711–10 .524 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41212–11 .522 Kansas ‍‍‍ 5–11 .3139–11 .450 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 4–9 .3084–9 .308 Missouri ‍‍‍ 3–11 .2149–11 .450 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1959 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1959 California Collegiate Athletic Association baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 3 Fresno State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–4–0 .73341–13–0 .759 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66728–9–0 .757 Cal State Los Angeles ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60024–18–2 .568 Cal Poly ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53317–18–0 .486 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 5–10–0 .33316–19–0 .457 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .1335–19–0 .208 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1959 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1959 Mid-American Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 6 Western Michigan ‍†‍‍$^y$ 8–2–0 .80024–9–0 .727 Ohio ‍†‍‍ 8–2–0 .80018–4–0 .818 Kent State ‍‍‍ 8–3–0 .72716–7–1 .688 Bowling Green ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50012–6–0 .667 Marshall ‍‍‍ 4–6–0 .40012–10–0 .545 Miami (OH) ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36410–9–1 .525 Toledo ‍‍‍ 0–12–0 .0002–16–0 .111 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1959 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1959 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 8 Colorado State College ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–1 .90924–7 .774 Adams State ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643– – Western State ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583– – Colorado Mines ‍‍‍ 6–9 .4009–12 .429 Colorado College ‍‍‍ 1–13 .0712–14 .125 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1959 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1959 Yankee Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Connecticut ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–0 1.00020–3 .870 Maine ‍‍‍ 7–3 .70012–8 .600 UMass ‍‍‍ 4–5 .44410–6 .625 Vermont ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40015–11 .577 New Hampshire ‍‍‍ 3–7 .3007–11 .389 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 1–8 .1112–11 .154 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1959 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1959 season marked the thirteenth 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 Oklahoma State claiming their second championship with a 5–3 win over Arizona 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 State | Oklahoma State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 2 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 5 | Penn State | Penn State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 3 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 3$^{12}$ | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 2 | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 2 | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 6 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 4 | Arizona | Arizona | 3 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Penn State | Penn State | | | | | | 7 | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 7 | Clemson | Clemson | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 7 | Clemson | Clemson | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 1 | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 1 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | | Arizona | Arizona | 0 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | 14 | Western Michigan | Western Michigan | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |