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1962 NCAA University Division baseball season

1962 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Michigan
Runners-up Santa Clara
MOP Bob Garibaldi (Santa Clara)
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 Illinois y 13 2   .867      
#1 Michigan y 12 3   .800     31 13   .705
Ohio State 9 5   .643     19 4   .826
Michigan State 6 6   .500     17 13   .567
Wisconsin 6 6   .500      
Indiana 6 8   .429     16 13   .552
Iowa 5 9   .357     13 16   .448
Northwestern 5 9   .357      
Purdue 4 11   .267     14 14   .500
Minnesota 3 10   .231     14 16   .467
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1962 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 1962. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1962 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixteenth time in 1962, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1962 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 19 teams earned at-large selections.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

The 1962 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 Michigan claiming their second championship with a 5–4, fifteen-inning win over Santa Clara in the final.

* - Indicates game required 12 innings.
† - Indicates game required 10 innings.
‡ - Indicates game required 15 innings.



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