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. ConferenceRegular season winnerTournamentTournament champion Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson// 1959 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball playoffs Clemson Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State no tournament Big Ten Conference no tournament CIBA no tournament EIBL no tournament Mid-American Conference /Western Michigan no tournament Pacific Coast Conference no tournament Rocky Mountain Conference Colorado State College no tournament Southeastern Conference no tournament Southern Conference no tournament Southwest Conference no tournament Yankee Conference Connecticut no tournament
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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.
Award winners
All-America team
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