| Year: | 1951 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Omaha Municipal Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Oklahoma |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runner-Up: | Tennessee |
| Cwscount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jack Baer |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Sidney Hatfield |
| Mopteam: | Tennessee |
| Attendance: | 27,789 |
| Different Previous: | 1950 |
| Different Next: | 1952 |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The College World Series was the fifth NCAA-sanctioned baseball tournament that determined a national champion. The tournament was held as the conclusion of the 1951 NCAA baseball season and was played at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska from June 13 to June 17. The tournament's champion was the Oklahoma Sooners, coached by Jack Baer. The Most Outstanding Player was Sidney Hatfield of Tennessee.[1] Oklahoma won national championships in football, wrestling, and baseball in the 1950–51 academic year.
The tournament consisted of no preliminary round of play as teams were selected directly into the College World Series. From 1954 to the present, teams compete in the NCAA Division I baseball tournament preliminary round(s), to determine the eight teams that will play in the College World Series.[2]
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | Berth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23–13 (10–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District IV | ||||
| 15–9 (10–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | Won District V Playoff | ||||
| 20–4 (7–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District II | ||||
| Independent | 15–5 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | Won District I Playoff | |||
| 16–1 (16–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | Won District III playoff | ||||
| 20–9 (11–4) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District VI | ||||
| 20–8 (11–5) | 2 (last: 1949) | 1st (1948) | 3–3 | District VIII | ||||
| 15–1 (?–?) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | District VII |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13 | Game 1 | 4–1 | ||||
| Game 2 | 7–1 | |||||
| Game 3 | 9–8 (10) | |||||
| Game 4 | 5–1 | |||||
| June 14 | Game 5 | 3–2 | Princeton eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 3–2 | Ohio State eliminated | ||||
| Game 7 | 8–2 | |||||
| Game 8 | 7–1 | |||||
| June 15 | Game 9 | 2–0 | Springfield eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 15–8 | Texas A&M eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 4–1 | |||||
| June 16 | Game 12 | 5–4 | Utah eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 9–8 | Southern California eliminated | ||||
| June 17 | Final | 3–2 | Oklahoma wins CWS |