1963 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1963 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 1963. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1963 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventeenth time in 1963, 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]

1963 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (4th title)
Runners-upArizona (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (4th title)
MOPBud Hollowell (USC)
Seasons

Realignment

The NCAA realigned the Western Athletic Conference from District 6 to District 7.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1963 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 8 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceWake Forestno tournament
Big Eight ConferenceMissourino tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIllinoisno tournament
CIBASouthern Californiano tournament
EIBLColumbia/Dartmouth/Navyno tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michiganno tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon Stateno tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAuburnno tournament
Southern ConferenceWest Virginiano tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas/TCUno tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorthern - BYU
Southern - Arizona		1963 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesTucson, ArizonaArizona

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Division
No. 10 Oregon State ‍†‍‍y 11–4 .73323–12 .657
No. 17 Oregon ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667– –
Washington State ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50024–8 .750
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 3–11 .2147–17 .292
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 10–6 .62535–10 .778
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563– –
No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56330–17 .638
Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–8 .50024–11 .686
California ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25019–21 .475
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Missouri  ‍†‍‍y 17–3 .85025–8 .758
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72214–10 .583
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61112–12 .500
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57915–10 .600
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 12–9 .57115–10 .600
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33310–16 .385
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .2227–14 .333
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 4–16 .2006–20 .231
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 Mid-American Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Western Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 12–0–0 1.00024–6–0 .800
Ohio  ‍‍‍ 9–3–0 .75017–8–0 .680
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍ 7–5–0 .58317–11–1 .603
Kent State  ‍‍‍ 5–6–0 .4558–16–0 .333
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍ 4–8–0 .33310–13–0 .435
Toledo  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .25010–14–0 .417
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 2–10–0 .1678–17–0 .320
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Campbell  ‍‍‍ – –11–5 .688
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍‍y – –26–13 .667
Elon  ‍‍‍ – –19–15 .559
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ – –8–9 .471
Mercer  ‍‍‍ – –8–13 .381
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ – –10–18 .357
Stetson  ‍‍‍ – –5–20 .200
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–3–0 .80024–7–1 .766
No. 26 TCU  ‍†‍‍ 12–3–0 .80021–4–0 .840
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .60015–10–0 .600
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46713–11–0 .542
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2–11–0 .1549–17–0 .346
SMU  ‍‍‍ 1–12–0 .0775–17–0 .227
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 7–1 .87522–12 .647
Utah  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .50015–14 .517
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 1–7 .1259–21 .300
Southern
No. 2 Arizona  x‍‍‡‍y 8–4 .66739–17 .696
No. 20 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58334–13 .723
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .25018–16 .529
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1963[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1963 College World Series

The 1963 season marked the sixteenth 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 fourth championship with a 5–2 win over Arizona in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arizona8
Penn State1
Arizona411
Florida State3
Florida State5
Western Michigan2
Arizona6
Missouri4
Texas8
Arizona10
Southern California3
Missouri3Texas8
Texas2
Missouri3
Holy Cross0
Arizona42
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California65
Texas610
Penn State3Penn State4
Missouri3
Western Michigan0
Southern California12
Florida State3
Southern California6Southern California4
Holy Cross5

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1963 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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