1960 NCAA University Division baseball season

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.[1]

1960 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Runners-upUSC (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDick Siebert (2nd title)
MOPJohn Erickson (Minnesota)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →

Conference winners

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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.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
CIBA California
Southern California
EIBL Army
Mid-American Conference Ohio
Pacific Coast Conference Washington
Rocky Mountain Conference Colorado State College
Southeastern Conference Ole Miss
Southern Conference The Citadel
Richmond
Southwest Conference Texas

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
No. 12 Washington State ‍‍‍y 9 2   .818 29 6   .829
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 18 5   .783
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500  
Washington ‍‍‍ 7 8   .467 20 12   .625
Idaho ‍‍‍ 3 11   .214  
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Southern California ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 32 11   .744
No. 16 California ‍‍‍ 12 4   .750 30 14   .682
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375  
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 20 17   .541
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 18 29   .383
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 11 3 0   .786 22 7 0   .759
Duke  ‍‍‍ 9 4 1   .679 13 8 1   .614
NC State  ‍‍‍ 9 5 0   .643 12 8 0   .600
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 11 10 1   .523
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 14 7 0   .667
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 7 0   .417 9 9 1   .500
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 11 1   .233 3 15 2   .200
South Carolina  ‍‍‍ 3 11 0   .214 4 18 0   .182
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 17 7   .708
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 14 9   .609
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 12 7   .632 13 10   .565
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 6   .600 12 9   .571
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 10 12   .455
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 11 13   .458
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 6 11   .353 10 13   .435
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 3 14   .176 5 18   .217
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 12 2 1   .833 34 7 1   .821
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 4 0   .600 21 7 2   .733
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 4 0   .556 14 6 1   .690
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 5 0   .545 17 9 0   .654
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 19 12 1   .609
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4 4 1   .500 12 8 1   .595
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 8 0   .429 21 10 0   .677
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 7 0   .364 17 13 0   .567
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 9 0   .357 17 13 0   .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 8 0   .273 7 17 0   .292
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Colorado State College  ‍‍‍y 15 1   .938 25 12   .676
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1 3   .250  
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000 5 12   .294
Adams State  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000  
Western State  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000  
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1960[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arizona2
Oklahoma State1
Arizona5
Minnesota8
Minnesota8
North Carolina3
Minnesota1210
Southern California11
Boston College8
Minnesota3
Colorado State College3
Boston College2Oklahoma State1
Southern California5
Southern California3
St. John's1
Minnesota2210
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California4111
Boston College0
Oklahoma State7Oklahoma State1
Southern California13
North Carolina0
Arizona1
Arizona11
Colorado State College2St. John's4
St. John's313

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 31–34. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 4, 2013.
  6. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.