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

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]

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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
No. 28 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 8–4 .66721–10 .677
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–6 .57127–14 .659
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–5 .545– –
Idaho ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 4–8 .33313–10 .565
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .75036–7 .837
No. 14 California ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68829–10 .744
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43825–15 .625
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 5–11 .313– –
Stanford ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31326–17 .605
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Duke  ‍†‍‡‍y 11–3 .78616–11 .593
No. 24 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .71415–7 .682
No. 27 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64323–7 .767
NC State  ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61513–5 .722
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42912–11 .522
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–8 .3858–12 .400
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–9 .3087–11 .389
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1–12 .0773–15 .167
† – Conference champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 18–1 .94727–3 .900
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 13–6 .68416–7 .696
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52921–11 .656
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50010–12 .455
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47410–15 .400
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .3899–14 .391
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .1885–14 .263
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 2–12 .1435–14 .263
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 11–0–0 1.00019–8–0 .704
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 9–2–0 .81812–7–0 .632
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 7–3–0 .70013–6–0 .684
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 3–6–0 .3335–11–1 .324
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 2–7–0 .2226–12–1 .342
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2–8–0 .2008–12–1 .405
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1002–16–0 .111
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1961 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 11–3 .78622–6 .786
No. 25 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 10–4 .71418–4 .818
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50013–11 .542
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42914–10 .583
TCU  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .4297–16 .304
SMU  ‍‍‍ 1–11 .0835–16 .238
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1961[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma State3
Duke2
Oklahoma State12
Syracuse9
Syracuse12
Colorado State College5
Oklahoma State2
Southern California4
Boston College3
Oklahoma State8
Western Michigan2
Boston College3Syracuse0
Southern California10
Southern California8
Texas6
Oklahoma State0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California1
Boston College410
Duke15Duke3
Southern California4
Colorado State College3
Boston College3
Syracuse6
Western Michigan8Western Michigan0
Texas2

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 35–38. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  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 November 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyds World. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  7. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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