| Year: | 1957 |
| Division: | University Division |
| Teams: | 23 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | California |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Runner-Up: | Penn State |
| Cwscount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | George Wolfman |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Cal Emery |
| Mopteam: | Penn State |
| Different Previous: | 1956 |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1957 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1957 NCAA University Division 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 eleventh 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 23 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 eleventh tournament's champion was California, coached by George Wolfman. The Most Outstanding Player was Cal Emery of Penn State.[2]
Games played at Brooklyn, New York
Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina
Games played at Kalamazoo, Michigan*–Indicates game required 10 innings.
Games played at Ames, Iowa
Games played at Austin, Texas
Games played at Greeley, Colorado
Games played at Portland, Oregon
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31–10 (12–4) | 1 (last: 1947) | 1st (1947) | 2–0 | ||||
| 24–6 | 3 (last: 1955) | 5th (1955) | 1–6 | ||||
| 18–8 (5–5) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| FIC | 19–4 (7–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | |||
| 15–8 (11–6) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| Independent | 14–8 | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | |||
| Independent | 19–0 | 1 (last: 1952) | 4th (1952) | 2–2 | |||
| 19–4 (12–1) | 4 (last: 1953) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 13–5 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 8 | Game 1 | 3–0 | ||||
| Game 2 | 7–0 | |||||
| Game 3 | 4–0 | |||||
| Game 4 | 13–8 (10) | |||||
| June 9 | Game 5 | 5–3 | Florida State eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 23–2 | Colorado State College eliminated | ||||
| Game 7 | 4–1 | |||||
| Game 8 | 8–2 | |||||
| June 10 | Game 9 | 5–2 | Connecticut eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 9–0 | Texas eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 8–0 | |||||
| June 11 | Game 12 | 5–4 | Notre Dame eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 9–1 | Iowa State eliminated | ||||
| June 12 | Final | 1–0 | California wins CWS |