1960 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1960. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1960 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourteenth time in 1960, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Minnesota claimed the championship.[1]

1960 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Runners-upUSC (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDick Siebert (2nd title)
MOPJohn Erickson (Minnesota)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1960 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 16 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
CIBACalifornia
Southern California
EIBLArmy
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado State College
Southeastern ConferenceOle Miss
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel
Richmond
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
No. 12 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 9–2 .818  29–6 .829
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  18–5 .783
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  20–12 .625
Idaho ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214  – –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .750  32–11 .744
No. 16 California ‍†‍‍ 12–4 .750  30–14 .682
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  – –
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  20–17 .541
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4–12 .250  18–29 .383
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1960[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 12–2–1 .833  34–7–1 .821
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .600  21–7–2 .733
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .556  14–6–1 .690
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .545  17–9–0 .654
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .500  19–12–1 .609
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .500  12–8–1 .595
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  21–10–0 .677
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .364  17–13–0 .567
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .357  17–13–0 .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .273  7–17–0 .292
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1960[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Colorado State College  ‍†‍‍y 15–1 .938  25–12 .676
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1–3 .250  – –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000  5–12 .294
Adams State  ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000  – –
Western State  ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000  – –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1960[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1960 College World Series

The 1960 season marked the fourteenth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Minnesota claiming their second championship with a 2–1 win over Southern California in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona 2  
  Oklahoma State 1    
      Arizona 5  
      Minnesota 8    
  Minnesota 8          
  North Carolina 3        
      Minnesota 12†
      Southern California 11†
  Boston College 8        
  Colorado State College 3          
      Boston College 2    
      Southern California 5  
  Southern California 3    
  St. John's 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Oklahoma State 7  
  North Carolina 0     Boston College 0
    Oklahoma State 1
  Colorado State College 2*  
  St. John's 3*     Arizona 11
    St. John's 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Minnesota 3       Minnesota 2†
  Oklahoma State 1           Southern California 1†
      Minnesota 2‡    
      Southern California 4‡  
  Southern California 13    
  Arizona 1  

* - Indicates game required 13 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings. ‡ - Indicates game required 11 innings.

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1960 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1960". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
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