1955 NCAA Baseball Tournament Facts for Kids

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1955 NCAA I
Baseball Tournament
Season	1955
Teams	25
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Wake Forest (1st title)
Runner-up	Western Michigan (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Taylor Sanford (1st title)
MOP	Tom Borland (Oklahoma A&M)
← 1954 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1956 →

The 1955 NCAA Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1955 NCAA baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its ninth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 25 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 16. The ninth tournament's champion was Wake Forest, coached by Taylor Sanford. The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Borland of Oklahoma A&M.

Tournament
College World Series
- Participants
- Bracket and Results
  - Game results

Tournament

District 1

Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.

Semi-Finals		Finals


Springfield	4

Boston College	3
		Springfield	17

		Massachusetts	6
[[{{{school}}}\|Massachusetts]]	1

[[{{{school}}}\|Holy Cross]]	0

District 2

Games played in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Semi-Finals		Finals


[[{{{school}}}\|Colgate]]	7

[[{{{school}}}\|Penn State]]	4
		Colgate	7

		Ithaca	6
[[{{{school}}}\|Ithaca]]	5

[[{{{school}}}\|Lafayette]]	0

District 3

District 3 consisted of two separate 3 game series. The first series was played between Wake Forest and Rollins, with the winner moving on to play West Virginia in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

Games played at Morgantown, West Virginia.

Semifinals				Finals





				Wake Forest	5	7	6

				West Virginia	1	9	5
[[{{{school}}}\|Rollins]]	0	2	–

Wake Forest	4	6	–

District 4

District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series. The first series was played between Alma and Western Michigan, with the winner moving on to play Ohio State in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

Games played at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Semifinals				Finals





				Western Michigan	1	5	7

				Ohio State	0¹⁰	8	5
[[{{{school}}}\|Alma]]	9	0	4

Western Michigan	8	3	15

District 5

Games played in Norman, Oklahoma.

Finals


[[{{{school}}}\|Oklahoma A&M]]	0	6	6

[[{{{school}}}\|Oklahoma]]	3	3	2

District 6

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

Finals


[[{{{school}}}\|Texas A&M]]	2	5	1

Arizona	6	0	2

District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.

Finals


[[{{{school}}}\|Wyoming]]	8	13	5

[[{{{school}}}\|Colorado State]]	17	7	12

District 8

District 8 consisted of two tiers of play. The first tier was a four-team double-elimination tournament with the winner moving on to play Southern California in a three-game series. The winner of that series moved onto the College World Series.

Games played at Fresno, California.

First Round		Semi-Finals		Finals


[[{{{school}}}\|Fresno State]]	6

[[{{{school}}}\|Willamette]]	3
		Fresno St.	1
Winner's bracket
		San Jose State	3
San Jose State	9

[[{{{school}}}\|Pepperdine]]	2
				San Jose State	4	1

				Fresno State	9	5
Willamette	11

Pepperdine	14
		Fresno State	8
Loser's bracket
		Pepperdine	7

Games played at Los Angeles, California.

Finals


Fresno State	2	2	-

Southern California	11	15	-

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
Arizona	Border	41–6 (6–0)	Frank Sancet	1 (last: 1954)	6th (1954)	1–2
Colgate	Independent	16–6–1	Red O'Hora	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Colorado State	RMC	24–2 (10–0)	Pete Butler	2 (last: 1953)	7th (1953)	0–4
Oklahoma A&M	MVC	24–1 (8–0)	Toby Greene	1 (last: 1954)	4th (1954)	2–2
Springfield	Independent	14–5	Archie Allen	1 (last: 1951)	5th (1951)	1–2
Southern California	CIBA	30–8 (14–2)	Rod Dedeaux	3 (last: 1951)	1st (1948)	5–5
Wake Forest	ACC	24–6 (11–3)	Taylor Sanford	1 (last: 1949)	2nd (1949)	2–2
Western Michigan	MAC	22–5 (9–0)	Charlie Maher	1 (last: 1952)	3rd (1952)	2–2

Bracket and Results

First round			Second round			Third round

Winner's bracket
	Oklahoma A&M	5
	Springfield	1
				Oklahoma A&M	4
				Western Michigan	5
	Western Michigan	4
	Arizona	1
							Western Michigan	9
							Wake Forest	0
	Colorado State	2
	Southern California	1
				Colorado State	0
				Wake Forest	10
	Wake Forest	1
	Colgate	0
			Loser's bracket
				Springfield	0
				Arizona	6		Colorado State	0
							Arizona	20
				Southern California	4
				Colgate	6		Oklahoma A&M	4
							Colgate	2

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semifinals

Western Michigan

Wake Forest

Oklahoma A&M

Arizona

Oklahoma A&M

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Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 10	Game 1	Oklahoma A&M	5–1	Springfield
	Game 2	Western Michigan	4–1	Arizona
	Game 3	Colorado State	2–1	Southern California
	Game 4	Wake Forest	1–0	Colgate
June 12	Game 5	Arizona	6–0	Springfield	Springfield eliminated
	Game 6	Colgate	6–4	Southern California	Southern California eliminated
	Game 7	Western Michigan	5–4	Oklahoma A&M
	Game 8	Wake Forest	10–0	Colorado State
June 13	Game 9	Arizona	20–0	Colorado State	Colorado State eliminated
	Game 10	Oklahoma A&M	4–2	Colgate	Colgate eliminated
	Game 11	Western Michigan	9–0	Wake Forest
June 14	Game 12	Oklahoma A&M	5–4 (12 innings)	Arizona	Arizona eliminated
June 14	Game 13	Wake Forest	10–7	Western Michigan
June 15	Game 14	Wake Forest	2–0	Oklahoma A&M	Oklahoma A&M eliminated
June 16	Final	Wake Forest	7–6	Western Michigan	Wake Forest wins CWS

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