1959 NCAA University Division baseball rankings

The following poll makes up the 1959 NCAA University Division baseball rankings. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, however 1959 is the first season for which records are available.

1959 NCAA University Division baseball season
Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsOklahoma State (1st title)
Runners-upArizona (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachToby Greene (1st title)
MOPJim Dobson (Oklahoma State)
Seasons
1960 →

Collegiate Baseball

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Currently, only the final poll from the 1959 season is available.[1][2]

Rank Team
1 Oklahoma State
2 Arizona
3 Fresno State
4 Penn State
5 Clemson
6 Western Michigan
7 Connecticut
8 Colorado State College[a]
9 Southern California
10 Notre Dame
11 Minnesota
12 Bradley
13 Texas A&M
14 Illinois
15 Santa Clara
16 Ole Miss
17 Georgia Tech
18 Missouri
19 Southern
20 Rollins

Notes

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  1. ^ Colorado 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.

References

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  1. ^ "1959 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 38. Retrieved June 19, 2012.