1961 NCAA University Division baseball season

Baseball season August 2023 July 2026 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season 1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament NCAA tournament May 26–June 15, 1961 1961 College World Series College World Series USC 3rd Oklahoma State 5th Rod Dedeaux 3rd Littleton Fowler Oklahoma State 1960 1962 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003 W.C. Madden Patrick J. Stewart amp McFarland & Co. 2004 35–38 9780786418428 April 4, 2014 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.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA April 4, 2014 7 2009 ConferenceRegular season winner Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State Big Ten Conference 1961 Michigan Wolverines Michigan CIBA Southern California EIBL 1961 Navy Midshipmen Navy Mid-American Conference Western Michigan Pacific Coast Conference 1961 Washington State Cougars Washington State Southeastern Conference 1961 LSU Tigers LSU Southern Conference 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia Southwest Conference Texas Yankee Conference 1961 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: College World Series 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. Award winners All-America team 1961 College Baseball All-America Team References