1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1961 University Division 25 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Southern California 3rd Oklahoma State 5th Rod Dedeaux 3rd Littleton Fowler Oklahoma State NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fifteenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 25 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA April 3, 2014 192 2009 The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14. The fifteenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Littleton Fowler of runner-up Oklahoma State. Tournament District 1 Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Boston College 11 1961 Springfield Pride Springfield 8 1961 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 15 1961 Colby Mules Colby 1 Springfield 9 Colby 2 Boston College 4 Connecticut 1 Connecticut 3 Springfield 1 Boston College 2 14 Connecticut 3 4 District 2 Games played at Syracuse, New York. no 1961 St. John's Redmen St. John's 10 1961 Villanova Wildcats Villanova 4 Syracuse 2 1961 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware 0 Syracuse 12 St. John's 5 District 3 Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina. no 1961 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 3 1961 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 1 Duke 7 Florida State 2 Florida State 3 West Virginia 4 Duke 7 — West Virginia 3 — District 4 Games played at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Western Michigan 3 1961 Detroit Titans Detroit 1 1961 Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 310 1961 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 1 Detroit 3 Michigan 610 Western Michigan 8 Cincinnati 1 Cincinnati 1 Michigan 2 Western Michigan 414 – Michigan 3 – District 5 Games played at Stillwater, Oklahoma. 3 no Oklahoma State 10 11 — 1961 Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa 0 8 — District 6 Games played at Austin, Texas. 3 no Texas 8 5 — 1961 Arizona Wildcats Arizona 2 4 — District 7 Games played at Laramie, Wyoming. no 1961 Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 3 1961 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 2 1961 Air Force Falcons Air Force 10 Wyoming 12 Air Force 6 Colorado State College 10 Wyoming 12 1 Colorado State College 16 12 District 8 1 3 no SemifinalsLos Angeles, California FinalsPullman, Washington Southern California 4 4 10 1961 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State 1 6 6 Southern California 13 10 — 1961 Washington State Cougars Washington State 6 4 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Boston College Independent 16–4 Ed Peligrini 2(last: 1960) 4th(1953) 3–4 Colorado State CollegeColorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M. RMC 28–6 (14–0) Pete Butler 7(last: 1960) 5th(1955) 2–14 Duke ACC 15–9 (11–3) Ace Parker 2(last: 1953) 5th(1952, 1953) 2–4 Oklahoma State Big 8 24–1 (18–1) Toby Greene 4(last: 1960) 1st(1959) 12–7 Syracuse Independent 16–3 Ted Kleinhans 0(last: none) none 0–0 Texas SWC 22–4–2 (11–3) Bibb Falk 5(last: 1957) 1st(1949, 1950) 14–7 Southern California CIBA 31–7 (12–4) Rod Dedeaux 6(last: 1960) 1st(1948, 1958) 14–10 Western Michigan MAC 18–6 (11–0) Charlie Maher 4(last: 1959) 2nd(1955) 8–8 Results Bracket 2 Oklahoma State 3 Duke 2 Syracuse 12 1961 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College 5 Boston College 3 Western Michigan 2 Southern California 8 Texas 6 Oklahoma State 12 Syracuse 9 Boston College 3 Southern California 10 Duke 15 Colorado State College 3 Western Michigan 8 Texas 2 Oklahoma State 2 Southern California 4 Boston College 410 Duke 3 Syracuse 6 Western Michigan 0 Oklahoma State 8 Syracuse 0 Southern California 4 Boston College 3 Oklahoma State 0 Southern California 1 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 9 Game 1 Oklahoma State 3–2 Duke June 10 Game 2 1961 Syracuse Orange Syracuse 12–5 1961 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College Game 3 Boston College 3–2 Western Michigan Game 4 Southern California 8–6 Texas June 11 Game 5 Duke 15–3 1961 Northern Colorado Bears Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated Game 6 Western Michigan 8–2 Texas Texas eliminated Game 7 Oklahoma State 12–9 1961 Syracuse Orange Syracuse Game 8 Southern California 10–3 Boston College June 12 Game 9 Boston College 4–3 (10 innings) Duke Duke eliminated Game 10 1961 Syracuse Orange Syracuse 6–0 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated Game 11 Southern California 4–2 Oklahoma State June 13 Game 12 Oklahoma State 8–0 1961 Syracuse Orange Syracuse Syracuse eliminated Game 13 Southern California 4–3 Boston College Boston College eliminated June 14 Final Southern California 1–0 Oklahoma State Southern California wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Littleton Fowler (MOP) Oklahoma State Larry Hankhammer USC Jim Withers USC C Larry Himes USC 1B William Ryan USC 2B Bruce Andrew Oklahoma State 3B Dave Sarette #000E54 Syracuse SS Don Wallace Oklahoma State OF Ron Davis Duke Art Ersepke USC Bill Tomb Western Michigan Notable players Boston College: Duke: Ron Davis Colorado State College: Oklahoma State: Don Wallace Southern California: Dan Ardell, Mike Gillespie, Marcel Lachemann, Tom Satriano, Ron Stillwell, Wally Wolf Syracuse Orange Syracuse University Syracuse: Bill Connors, Dave Giusti Texas: Bill Bethea Western Michigan: Roger Theder, Frank Quilici Notes See also 1961 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA University Division baseball tournament Category:20th century in Omaha, Nebraska Category:Baseball competitions in Omaha, Nebraska Category:College baseball tournaments in Nebraska