1961 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1961 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 1961. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1961 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifteenth time in 1961, 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. Southern California claimed the championship.[1]

1961 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 26–June 15, 1961
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (3rd title)
Runners-upOklahoma State (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (3rd title)
MOPLittleton Fowler (Oklahoma State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1961 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 9 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 16 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDuke
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan
CIBASouthern California
EIBLNavy
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington State
Southeastern ConferenceLSU
Southern ConferenceWest Virginia
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
No. 28 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 8–4 .667  21–10 .677
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–6 .571  27–14 .659
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545  – –
Idaho ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 4–8 .333  13–10 .565
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .750  36–7 .837
No. 14 California ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  29–10 .744
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  25–15 .625
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  – –
Stanford ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313  26–17 .605
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1961[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 18–1 .947  27–3 .900
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13–6 .684  16–7 .696
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 9–8 .529  21–11 .656
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .500  10–12 .455
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .474  10–15 .400
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  9–14 .391
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .188  5–14 .263
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2–12 .143  5–14 .263
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1961[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 11–0–0 1.000  19–8–0 .704
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 9–2–0 .818  12–7–0 .632
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .700  13–6–0 .684
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .333  5–11–1 .324
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .222  6–12–1 .342
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .200  8–12–1 .405
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .100  2–16–0 .111
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1961[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 11–3 .786  22–6 .786
No. 25 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .714  18–4 .818
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  13–11 .542
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .429  14–10 .583
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .429  7–16 .304
SMU  ‍‍‍ 1–11 .083  5–16 .238
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1961[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1961 College World Series

The 1961 season marked the fifteenth 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 Southern California claiming their third championship with a 1–0 win over Oklahoma State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Oklahoma State 3  
  Duke 2    
      Oklahoma State 12  
      Syracuse 9    
  Syracuse 12          
  Colorado State College 5        
      Oklahoma State 2
      Southern California 4
  Boston College 3        
  Western Michigan 2          
      Boston College 3    
      Southern California 10  
  Southern California 8    
  Texas 6  
  Loser's Bracket
  Duke 15  
  Colorado State College 3     Boston College 410
    Duke 3
  Western Michigan 8  
  Texas 2     Syracuse 6
    Western Michigan 0
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Oklahoma State 8          
  Syracuse 0              
      Oklahoma State 0    
      Southern California 1  
  Southern California 4    
  Boston College 3  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1961 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1961". Boyds World. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
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