Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series, but for the first time the preliminary tournament rounds hosted by each district were sanctioned NCAA events.
Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 24 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.
The eighth tournament's champion was Missouri, coached by John "Hi" Simmons.
The Most Outstanding Player was Tom Yewcic of Michigan State.
District 4 consisted of two separate 3 game series'.