1955 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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The 1955 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1955 at various locations across the country. 25 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Contents 1 Tournament 1.1 District 1 1.2 District 2 1.3 District 3 1.4 District 4 1.5 District 5 1.6 District 6 1.7 District 7 1.8 District 8 2 College World Series 3 See also

[edit] Tournament

[edit] District 1

Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.

	Semi-Finals					Finals
	Springfield		4
	Boston College		3
						Springfield		17
						Massachusetts		6
	Massachusetts		1
	Holy Cross		0

[edit] District 2

Games played in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

	Semi-Finals					Finals
	Colgate		7
	Penn State		4
						Colgate		7
						Ithaca		6
	Ithaca		5
	Lafayette		0

[edit] 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.

	Series 1
		Rollins	0	2	-
		Wake Forest	4	6	-

	Series 2
		Wake Forest	5	7	6
		West Virginia	1	9	5

[edit] 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 St. in a three game series. The winner of that series moved on to the College World Series.

Games played at Kalamazoo, Michigan.

	Series 1
		Alma	9	0	4
		Western Michigan	8	3	15

	Series 2
		Western Michigan	1*	5	7
		Ohio St.	0*	8	5

[edit] District 5

Games played in Norman, Oklahoma.

	3 Game Series
		Oklahoma State	0	6	6
		Oklahoma	3	3	2

[edit] District 6

Games played at Tucson, Arizona.

	3 Game Series
		Texas A&M	2	5	1
		Arizona	6	0	2

[edit] District 7

Games played at Greeley, Colorado.

	3 Game Series
		Wyoming	8	13	5
		Northern Colorado	17	7	12

[edit] 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 3 game series. The winner of that series moved onto the College World Series.

Games played at Fresno, California.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Fresno St.	6
		Willamette	3
							Fresno St.	1
							San Jose St.	3
		San Jose St.	9
		Pepperdine	2
												San Jose St.	4	1
											Fresno St.	9	5
		Willamette	11
		Pepperdine	14
							Fresno St.	8
							Pepperdine	7

Games played at Los Angeles, California.

	3 Game Series
		Fresno St.	2	2	-
		Southern California	11	15	-

[edit] College World Series

Springfield, Colgate, Wake Forest, Western Michigan, Oklahoma St., Arizona, Northern Colorado and Southern California won their regionals and moved on to the 1955 College World Series.

Main article: 1955 College World Series

[edit] See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

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