1949 NCAA baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1949 8 Lawrence–Dumont Stadium Wichita, KS Texas 1st Wake Forest 1st Bibb Falk 1st Tom Hamilton Texas NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 1950 The 1949 NCAA baseball tournament was the third NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1949 NCAA baseball season. The College World Series was played at Wichita Municipal Stadium in Wichita, Kansas from June 22 to June 25.http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1949 https://web.archive.org/web/20111226191647/http://dataomaha.com/cws/year/1949 dead December 26, 2011 1949 College World Series August 31, 2019 Omaha.com The third tournament's champion was the Texas Longhorns, coached by Bibb Falk. The Most Outstanding Player was named for the first time, with the inaugural award going to Tom Hamilton of Texas. This was the first of six championships for the Longhorns through the 2023 season. Tournament The tournament was divided into four regional brackets, Region A, Region B, Region C and Region D, with each region consisting of two teams playing a best-of-three-game series. The winner of each bracket advanced to the College World Series. This was the first and only year of this format.https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 W.C. Madden Patrick J. Stewart amp McFarland & Co. 2004 14–16 9780786418428 2012-07-19http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/CWSPrelims.pdf NCAA Regional/Super Regional Results 8 January 29, 2026 Field As in previous years, each representative of the eight districts were determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs. School Conference Record (Conference) Berth Previous NCAA Appearances 1949 Boston College Eagles Boston College Independent District I Selection None 1949 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State CollegeColorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M. RMC District VII Selection 11948 1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Independent Won District IV Playoff None 1949 Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma A&M MVC Won District V playoff 11948 Southern California CIBA 20–3 (12–2) District VIII Selection (Won PCC) 11948 St. John's MNYC 19–4 Won District II Playoff None Texas SWC 18–7 (12–3) District VI Selection (Won SWC) 11947 Wake Forest Southern 27–2 (13–1) Won District III Playoff None Region A At Brooklyn, New York June 13https://www.newspapers.com/image/686249504 14 Jun 1949, 14 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com 1949-06-14 2022-06-05https://www.newspapers.com/image/433401823 14 Jun 1949, 26 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com 1949-06-14 2022-06-05http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/recordbook1011.pdf 2011 Baseball Record Book St. John's University 46 2012-07-19 2014-11-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20141103201213/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stjo/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/recordbook1011.pdf dead 3 no Region A Playoff St. John's 10 7 — 1949 Boston College Eagles Boston College 5 2 — Region B At South Bend, Indiana June 17–18http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NCAAHistoryChampionshipTeams12.pdf NCAA tournament History/Championship Teams Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1 2012-07-19 2014-05-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140514151903/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/wake/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/NCAAHistoryChampionshipTeams12.pdf dead 3 no Region B Playoff Wake Forest 4 10 — 1949 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 1 7 — Region C At Austin, Texas June 16–17http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tex/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/m-basebl-fact-book-2011.pdf 2011 Fact Book University of Texas 2012-07-19 76 2013-12-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20131219080038/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tex/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/m-basebl-fact-book-2011.pdf dead 3 no Region C Playoff Texas 7 3 — 1949 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys Oklahoma A&M 3 2 — Region D At Los Angeles, California June 16–17http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012_USC_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf 94 2012 USC Baseball Guide USC 2012-07-18 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112170010/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/usc/sports/m-basebl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2012_USC_Baseball_Media_Guide.pdf dead 3 no Region D Playoff Southern California 12 2 8 1949 Colorado State Bears Colorado State College 2 6 7 College World Series Following financial losses in Kalamazoo, Michigan the previous year, the NCAA moved the tournament to Wichita for the 1949 edition. This would be the only year in Wichita, as the 1950 edition would take place in Omaha, Nebraska, as it has been every year since and will be through 2036. Participants School Conference Record (Conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS Best finish CWS record St. John's MNYC 21–4 (9–1) Frank McGuire 0(last: none) none 0–0 Southern California CIBA 22–4 (12–2) Sam Barry 1(last: 1948) 1st(1948) 2–1 Texas SWC 20–7 (12–3) Bibb Falk 0(last: none) none 0–0 Wake Forest Southern 29–2 (13–1) Taylor Sanford 0(last: none) none 0–0 Results Bracket First Round Semi-Finals Finals Wake Forest 2 Southern California 1 Texas 7 St. John's 1 Southern California 12 St. John's 4 Wake Forest 1 Texas 8 Wake Forest 212 Southern California 1 Texas 10 — Wake Forest 3 — Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 22 Game 1 Wake Forest 2–1 USC Game 2 Texas 7–1 St. John's June 23 Game 3 Texas 8–1 Wake Forest Game 4 USC 12–4 St. John's St. John's eliminated June 24 Game 5 Wake Forest 2–112 USC Southern California eliminated June 25 Final Texas 10–3 Wake Forest Texas wins CWS Notable players Southern California: Jim Brideweser, Rudy Regalado St. John's: Jack Kaiser Texas: Charlie Gorin, Tom Hamilton, Murray Wall Wake Forest: Charlie Teague Notes References Tournament Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament NCAA baseball tournament NCAA baseball tournament Category:Baseball competitions in Kansas Category:Sports competitions in Wichita, Kansas