1949 NCAA baseball season
Tournament
DurationJune 15–25, 1949
College World Series
DurationJune 22–25, 1949
ChampionsTexas (1st title)
Runners-upWake Forest (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBibb Falk (1st title)
MOPTom Hamilton (Texas)
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →

The 1949 NCAA baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1949. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1949 NCAA baseball tournament and 1949 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the third time in 1949, consisted of four remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and was held in Wichita, Kansas, at Wichita Municipal Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed the championship by sweeping the four team tournament.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1949 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.[1]

Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament city Tournament winner
Big Seven Kansas
No conference tournament
CIBA Southern California
No conference tournament
EIBL Princeton
No conference tournament
Mid-American Conference Western Michigan
No conference tournament
Missouri Valley Conference Oklahoma A&M 1949 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament Oklahoma A&M
Pacific Coast Conference North Washington State
No conference tournament
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State
No conference tournament
Southern Conference Wake Forest
No conference tournament
Southwest Conference Texas
No conference tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1949 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Princeton  ‍†‍‍ 6 – 3 – 0   .667 12 – 7 – 1   .625
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 10 – 11 – 1   .477
Penn  ‍‍‍ 5 – 3 – 0   .625 10 – 8 – 1   .553
Dartmouth  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 12 – 10 – 0   .545
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 10 – 12 – 0   .455
Brown  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 0   .500 9 – 8 – 1   .528
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 7 – 8 – 0   .467
Yale  ‍‍‍ 4 – 5 – 0   .444 13 – 12 – 3   .518
Navy  ‍‍‍ 3 – 4 – 0   .429 12 – 6 – 1   .658
Army  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7 – 0   .125 6 – 13 – 0   .316
† – Conference champion


1949 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wake Forest  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 1   .929 31 – 4   .886
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 13 – 5   .722 15 – 6   .714
Richmond  ‍‍‍ 7 – 3   .700 12 – 9   .571
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 11 – 12   .478
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 12 – 8   .600 20 – 9   .690
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4   .556 10 – 8   .556
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5   .545 –   –
VMI  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 –   –
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 11   .421 –   –
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 10 – 11   .476
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13   .409 –   –
Furman  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 –   –
George Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 – 5   .286 –   –
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8   .273 –   –
Washington and Lee  ‍‍‍ 2 – 8   .200 –   –
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 1 – 10   .091 –   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1949[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1949 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3   .800 23 – 7   .767
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 17 – 8   .680
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 17 – 12   .586
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 8 – 12   .400
TCU  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11   .267 6 – 14   .300
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 4 – 14   .222
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1949[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1949 Pacific Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
Washington State  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 33 – 9   .786
Oregon  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 18 – 7   .720
Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 15 – 8   .652
Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400 6 – 9   .400
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 2 – 14   .125 4 – 22   .154
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
USC  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 2   .857 23 – 6   .793
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 17 – 10   .630
UCLA  ‍‍‍ 8 – 6   .571 21 – 15   .583
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 18 – 12   .600
California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 31 – 17   .646
St. Mary's  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12   .200 0 – 0   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament

NCAA tournament

Main article: 1949 NCAA Baseball Tournament

The 1949 season marked the third NCAA Baseball Tournament, which consisted of eight teams divided into four regions. Each region held a three-game series to determine the four teams that advance to the College World Series, which was held in Wichita, Kansas. The four teams played a double-elimination format, with Texas sweeping the tournament and defeating Wake Forest in the final.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Wake Forest2
Southern California1
Wake Forest1
Texas8
Texas7
St. John's1
Texas10—
Wake Forest3—
Lower round 1Lower final
Wake Forest212
Southern California12Southern California1
St. John's4

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1949 College Baseball All-America Team

References

  1. ^ a b W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 14–16. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ivy League Baseball Record Book 2017-18" (PDF). Ivy League. June 2017. pp. 1–2. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1949". BoydsWorld.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1949". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2020.


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