1962 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1962 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 1962. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1962 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixteenth time in 1962, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.[1]

1962 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 16, 1962
College World Series
ChampionsMichigan (2nd title)
Runners-upSanta Clara (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDon Lund (1st title)
MOPBob Garibaldi (Santa Clara)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1962 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 8 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 19 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceWake Forest
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri
Big Ten ConferenceIllinois
CIBASanta Clara
EIBLNavy
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
Middle Atlantic ConferenceGettysburg
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon State
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida
Southern ConferenceWest Virginia
Southwest ConferenceTexas
Yankee ConferenceVermont

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
No. 15 Oregon State ‍†‍‍y 11–4 .733  26–6 .813
Oregon ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  – –
Washington State ‍‍‍ 8–5 .615  18–12 .600
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 3–13 .188  9–18 .333
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Santa Clara ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .750  39–8 .830
No. 23 Southern California ‍‍‍ 11–5 .688  29–12 .707
California ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  24–20 .545
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375  21–14 .600
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4–12 .250  23–22 .511
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1962 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 11 Illinois  ‍†‍‍y 13–2–0 .867  25–6–0 .806
No. 1 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 12–3–0 .800  31–13–0 .705
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .643  19–4–0 .826
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .500  17–13–0 .567
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .500  14–9–0 .609
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .429  16–13–0 .552
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .357  13–16–1 .450
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .357  11–6–0 .647
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .267  14–14–1 .500
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .231  14–16–0 .467
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1962 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–2 .857  26–7 .788
No. 18 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11–4 .733  18–7 .720
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .643  17–7 .708
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  12–11 .522
Rice  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .308  10–12 .455
SMU  ‍‍‍ 0–13 .000  0–21 .000
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1962 College World Series

The 1962 season marked the sixteenth 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 Michigan claiming their second championship with a 5–4, fifteen-inning win over Santa Clara in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Holy Cross 4  
  Colorado State College 3    
      Michigan 11  
      Holy Cross 4    
  Michigan 3          
  Texas 1        
      Michigan 10
      Florida State 7
  Ithaca 5        
  Missouri 1          
      Florida State 5    
      Ithaca 4  
  Florida State 5    
  Santa Clara 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Texas 12  
  Colorado State College 2     Ithaca 2
    Texas 3
  Santa Clara 712  
  Missouri 4     Holy Cross 7
    Santa Clara 12
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Santa Clara 11       Michigan 515
  Florida State 6           Santa Clara 4
      Santa Clara 410    
      Texas 3  
  Michigan 0    
  Texas 7  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1962 College Baseball All-America Team

References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 38–41. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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