| Season | 1956 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 24 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Arizona (3rd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Dick Siebert (1st title) |
| MOP | Jerry Thomas (Minnesota) |
The 1956 NCAA baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1956 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 tenth 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 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14. The tenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert, and the Most Outstanding Player was Jerry Thomas of Minnesota. [2]
Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Vermont | 8 | ||||||
| Massachusetts | 1 | ||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | ||||||
| Vermont | 0 | ||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | ||||||
| Boston University | 0 | ||||||
Games played at Allentown, Pennsylvania.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| St. John's | 3 | ||||||
| Delaware | 1 | ||||||
| St. John's | 2 | ||||||
| NYU | 6 | ||||||
| NYU | 15 | ||||||
| Penn State | 7 | ||||||
Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||||||
| Duke | 4 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | — | ||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | 2 | — | ||||||||
Games played at Athens, Ohio (Ohio vs. Cincinnati and Ohio vs. Minnesota) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (Minnesota vs. Notre Dame).
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||
| Ohio | 8 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 6 | ||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | 7 | — | ||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 1 | ||||||||
Games played in Stillwater, OK.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||
| Bradley | 11 | ||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | North Dakota State | 2 | ||||
| North Dakota State | 8 | ||||||
Games played at Tucson, Arizona.
| Finals | |||||
| Arizona | 7 | 8 | — | ||
| TCU | 5 | 2 | — | ||
Games played at Greeley, Colorado.
| Finals | |||||
| Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 9 | ||
| Colorado State College | 5 | 8 | 7 | ||
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Border | 45–6 (4–0) | Frank Sancet | 2 (last: 1955) | 4th (1954) | 3–4 |
| Bradley | MVC | 22–6 (7–2) | Leo Schrall | 1 (last: 1950) | 8th (1950) | 0–2 |
| Minnesota | Big 10 | 28–8 (11–2) | Dick Siebert | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| New Hampshire | Yankee | 12–5 (7–1) | Hank Swasey | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| NYU | MNYC | 16–4–1 (n/a) | Bill McCarthy | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Ole Miss | SEC | 22–8 (13–3) | Tom Swayze | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Washington State | PCC | 28–6 (11–4) | Buck Bailey | 1 (last: 1950) | 2nd (1950) | 3–2 |
| Wyoming | Skyline | 17–13 (7–2) | Bud Daniel | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | Bradley | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Arizona | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 2 | Wyoming | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 6 | New Hampshire | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 9 | Game 1 | Arizona | 3–0 | NYU | |
| Game 2 | Minnesota | 4–0 | Wyoming | ||
| Game 3 | Ole Miss | 13–2 | New Hampshire | ||
| Game 4 | Bradley | 4–3 | Washington State | ||
| June 10 | Game 5 | Wyoming | 8–2 | NYU | New York eliminated |
| Game 6 | New Hampshire | 6–3 | Washington State | Washington State eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Minnesota | 3–1 | Arizona | ||
| Game 8 | Ole Miss | 4–0 | Bradley | ||
| June 11 | Game 9 | Bradley | 12–8 | Wyoming | Wyoming eliminated |
| Game 10 | Arizona | 1–0 | New Hampshire | New Hampshire eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Minnesota | 13–5 | Ole Miss | ||
| June 12 | Game 12 | Arizona | 7–3 | Ole Miss | Ole Miss eliminated |
| Game 13 | Minnesota | 8–3 | Bradley | Bradley eliminated | |
| June 13 | Game 14 | Arizona | 10–4 | Minnesota | |
| June 14 | Final | Minnesota | 12–1 | Arizona | Minnesota wins CWS |