1960 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1960 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 1960. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1960 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourteenth time in 1960, 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. Minnesota claimed the championship.[1]

1960 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Runners-upUSC (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDick Siebert (2nd title)
MOPJohn Erickson (Minnesota)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1960 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 16 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
CIBACalifornia
Southern California
EIBLArmy
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific Coast ConferenceWashington
Rocky Mountain ConferenceColorado State College
Southeastern ConferenceOle Miss
Southern ConferenceThe Citadel
Richmond
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
No. 12 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 9–2 .81829–6 .829
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58318–5 .783
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46720–12 .625
Idaho ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214– –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .75032–11 .744
No. 16 California ‍†‍‍ 12–4 .75030–14 .682
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375– –
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37520–17 .541
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25018–29 .383
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 11–3–0 .78622–7–0 .759
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9–4–1 .67913–8–1 .614
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .64312–8–0 .600
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53811–10–1 .523
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50014–7–0 .667
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .4179–9–1 .500
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3–11–1 .2333–15–2 .200
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3–11–0 .2144–18–0 .182
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .75017–7 .708
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66714–9 .609
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63213–10 .565
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60012–9 .571
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43810–12 .455
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38911–13 .458
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35310–13 .435
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3–14 .1765–18 .217
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 12–2–1 .83334–7–1 .821
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .60021–7–2 .733
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55614–6–1 .690
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .54517–9–0 .654
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50019–12–1 .609
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .50012–8–1 .595
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42921–10–0 .677
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36417–13–0 .567
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .35717–13–0 .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .2737–17–0 .292
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 Colorado State College  ‍†‍‍y 15–1 .93825–12 .676
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1–3 .250– –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0–4 .0005–12 .294
Adams State  ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000– –
Western State  ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000– –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1960[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1960 College World Series

The 1960 season marked the fourteenth 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 Minnesota claiming their second championship with a 2–1 win over Southern California in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arizona2
Oklahoma State1
Arizona5
Minnesota8
Minnesota8
North Carolina3
Minnesota1210
Southern California11
Boston College8
Minnesota3
Colorado State College3
Boston College2Oklahoma State1
Southern California5
Southern California3
St. John's1
Minnesota2210
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California4111
Boston College0
Oklahoma State7Oklahoma State1
Southern California13
North Carolina0
Arizona1
Arizona11
Colorado State College2St. John's4
St. John's313

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1960 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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