1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

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.[1] 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.

1961 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season1961
Teams25
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (3rd title)
Runner-upOklahoma State (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (3rd title)
MOPLittleton Fowler (Oklahoma State)

Tournament

District 1

Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Boston College11
Springfield8
Boston College4
Connecticut1
Connecticut15
Colby1
Boston College214
Connecticut34
Lower round 1Lower final
Connecticut3
Springfield9Springfield1
Colby2

District 2

Games played at Syracuse, New York.

Semifinals Finals
    
St. John's 10
Villanova 4
Syracuse 12
St. John's 5
Syracuse 2
Delaware 0

District 3

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Duke7
Florida State3Florida State2
West Virginia1
Duke7—
Lower final
West Virginia3—
Florida State3
West Virginia4

District 4

Games played at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Western Michigan3
Detroit1
Western Michigan8
Cincinnati1
Cincinnati310
Michigan1
Western Michigan414–
Michigan3–
Lower round 1Lower final
Cincinnati1
Detroit3Michigan2
Michigan610

District 5

Games played at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Finals
    
Oklahoma State 10 11 —
Northern Iowa 0 8 —

District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas.

Finals
    
Texas 8 5 —
Arizona 2 4 —

District 7

Games played at Laramie, Wyoming.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Air Force10
Wyoming3Wyoming12
Colorado State College2
Wyoming121
Lower final
Colorado State College1612
Air Force6
Colorado State College10

District 8
Semifinals
Los Angeles, California 		Finals
Pullman, Washington
        
Southern California 4 4 10
Fresno State 1 6 6
Southern California 13 10 —
Washington State 6 4 —

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Boston CollegeIndependent16–4Ed Peligrini2
(last: 1960)		4th
(1953)		3–4
Colorado State College[lower-alpha 1]RMC28–6 (14–0)Pete Butler7
(last: 1960)		5th
(1955)		2–14
DukeACC15–9 (11–3)Ace Parker2
(last: 1953)		5th
(1952, 1953)		2–4
Oklahoma StateBig 824–1 (18–1)Toby Greene4
(last: 1960)		1st
(1959)		12–7
SyracuseIndependent16–3Ted Kleinhans0
(last: none)		none0–0
TexasSWC22–4–2 (11–3)Bibb Falk5
(last: 1957)		1st
(1949, 1950)		14–7
Southern CaliforniaCIBA31–7 (12–4)Rod Dedeaux6
(last: 1960)		1st
(1948, 1958)		14–10
Western MichiganMAC18–6 (11–0)Charlie Maher4
(last: 1959)		2nd
(1955)		8–8

Bracket
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

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 9Game 1Oklahoma State3–2Duke
June 10Game 2Syracuse12–5Colorado State College
Game 3Boston College3–2Western Michigan
Game 4Southern California8–6Texas
June 11Game 5Duke15–3Colorado State CollegeColorado State College eliminated
Game 6Western Michigan8–2TexasTexas eliminated
Game 7Oklahoma State12–9Syracuse
Game 8Southern California10–3Boston College
June 12Game 9Boston College4–3 (10 innings)DukeDuke eliminated
Game 10Syracuse6–0Western MichiganWestern Michigan eliminated
Game 11Southern California4–2Oklahoma State
June 13Game 12Oklahoma State8–0SyracuseSyracuse eliminated
Game 13Southern California4–3Boston CollegeBoston College eliminated
June 14FinalSouthern California1–0Oklahoma StateSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
PLittleton Fowler (MOP)Oklahoma State
Larry HankhammerUSC
Jim WithersUSC
CLarry HimesUSC
1BWilliam RyanUSC
2BBruce AndrewOklahoma State
3BDave SaretteSyracuse
SSDon WallaceOklahoma State
OFRon DavisDuke
Art ErsepkeUSC
Bill TombWestern Michigan

Notable players

Notes
  1. Colorado 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.

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 192. Retrieved April 3, 2014.
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