Baseball season
1961 NCAA University Division baseball season |
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NCAA tournament |
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Duration | May 26–June 15, 1961 |
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College World Series |
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Champions | USC (3rd title) |
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Runners-up | Oklahoma State (5th CWS Appearance) |
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Winning Coach | Rod Dedeaux (3rd title) |
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MOP | Littleton Fowler (Oklahoma State) |
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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.[1]
Conference winners
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.[1][2]
Conference standings
The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1961 season marked the fifteenth 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.[1]
Award winners
All-America team
References
- ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 35–38. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". Boyds World. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1961". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
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