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1961 NCAA University Division baseball season

1961 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Southern California
Runners-up Oklahoma State
MOP Littleton Fowler (Oklahoma State)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Division
#28 Washington State y 8 4   .667     21 10   .677
Oregon State 8 6   .571     27 14   .659
Oregon 6 5   .545      
Idaho 6 9   .400      
Washington 4 8   .333     13 10   .565
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
#1 Southern California y 12 4   .750     36 7   .837
#14 California 11 5   .688     29 10   .744
UCLA 7 9   .438     25 15   .625
Santa Clara 5 11   .313      
Stanford 5 11   .313     26 17   .605
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1961; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1961 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 1961. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1961 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fifteenth time in 1961, 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.

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1961 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 9 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 1961 season marked the fifrteenth 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 third championship with a 1–0 win over Oklahoma State in the final.

* - Indicates game required 10 innings.



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