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1960 NCAA University Division baseball season

1960 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Minnesota
Runners-up Southern California
MOP John Erickson (Minnesota)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Minnesota y 12 2   .857      
Ohio State 6 4   .600     21 7   .750
Wisconsin 5 4   .556      
Northwestern 6 5   .545      
Michigan 7 7   .500      
Purdue 4 4   .500     12 8   .600
Illinois 6 8   .429      
Michigan State 4 7   .364     17 13   .567
Indiana 5 9   .357     17 13   .567
Iowa 3 8   .273     7 17   .292
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1960; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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.

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.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

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.

* - Indicates game rquired 13 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings. ‡ - Indicates game required 11 innings.



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