1957 NAIA College World Series

The 1957 NAIA College World Series was held in Alpine, TX from June 5 to June 7. It was the first NAIA College World Series. Sul Ross State College defeated Rollins College in the championship game.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Buena Vista College	Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	17-3 (9-0)	Jay Beekmann	0 (last:none)	none
Lincoln Memorial University			Dean Bailey	0 (last:none)	none
College of the Ozarks (AR)	Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference		Fritz Ehren	0 (last:none)	none
Rollins College	Florida Intercollegiate Conference	14-13	Joe Justice	0 (last:none)	none
Southwestern State College	Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference		Rankin Williams	0 (last:none)	none
Sul Ross State College			Pete Swain	0 (last:none)	none
Western Illinois University	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	14-11	Guy Ricci	0 (last:none)	none
William Jewell College			Norman Short	0 (last:none)	none

Results

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Sul Ross St.	9
		William Jewell	2
							Sul Ross St.	8
							Buena Vista	6
		Buena Vista	9
		Lincoln Memorial	8
												Sul Ross St.	8
												Rollins	7
		Western Illinois	13
		Southwestern St. (OK)	12
							Western Illinois	4
							Rollins	7
		Rollins	9
		Ozarks (AR)	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
Game 1	Sul Ross State College	9-2	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 2	Buena Vista College	9-8	Lincoln Memorial University	Lincoln Memorial eliminated
Game 3	Western Illinois University	13-12	Southwestern State College	Southwestern eliminated
Game 4	Rollins College	9-7	College of the Ozarks (AR)	Ozarks eliminated
Game 5	Lincoln Memorial University	11-8	William Jewell College	consolation bracket
Game 6	Southwestern State College	3-0	College of the Ozarks (AR)	consolation bracket
Game 7	Sul Ross State College	8-6	Buena Vista College	Semifinals
Game 8	Rollins College	7-4	Western Illinois University	Semifinals
Game 9	Southwestern State College	9-5	Lincoln Memorial University	5th place game
Game 10	Western Illinois University	14-6	Buena Vista College	3rd place game
Game 11	Sul Ross State College	8-7	Rollins College	Sul Ross wins CWS