| Season | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 25 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Minnesota (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Southern California (4th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Dick Siebert (2nd title) |
| MOP | John Erickson (Minnesota) |
The 1960 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its fourteenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 25 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 10 to June 20. The fourteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was John Erickson of Minnesota.
The official NCAA record book does not list any participants for District 5 as Oklahoma State was an automatic qualifier for the 1960 College World Series.
Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Boston College | 2 | ||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | ||||||
| Boston College | 5 | ||||||
| Holy Cross | 4 | ||||||
| Holy Cross | 5 | ||||||
| American International | 1 | ||||||
Games played at Cooperstown, New York.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
| Delaware | 15 | ||||||
| Colgate | 4 | ||||||
| Delaware | 3 | ||||||
| St. John's (NY) | 4 | ||||||
| St. John's | 7 | ||||||
| Villanova | 2 | ||||||
Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 6 | |||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 13 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 1 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 5 | Florida | 4 | |||||||||||
| Florida Southern | 0 6 | |||||||||||||
Games played at Saint Paul, Minnesota.
| First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Detroit | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Detroit | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Detroit | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Detroit | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 4 | Ohio | 4 | |||||||||||
| Ohio | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Semifinals Austin, Texas | Finals Tucson, Arizona | ||||||||
| Houston | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||
| Houston | 4 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | — | ||||
| Texas | 2 | ||||||||
Games played at Salt Lake City, Utah.
| Finals | |||||
| Colorado State College | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Utah | 24 | 2 | 2 | ||
Games played at Los Angeles, California.
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
| Washington State | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||
| Pepperdine | 3 | 3 | — | Southern California | 7 | 8 | 10 | ||||
| Southern California | 10 | 10 | — | ||||||||
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Border | 41–7 (2–2) | Frank Sancet | 5 (last: 1959) | 2nd (1956, 1958) | 10–10 |
| Boston College | Greater Boston | 14–4 (7–3) | Ed Peligrini | 1 (last: 1953) | 4th (1953) | 2–2 |
| Colorado State College [lower-alpha 1] | Rocky Mountain | 25–10 (15–1) | Pete Butler | 6 (last: 1959) | 5th (1955) | 2–12 |
| Minnesota | Big 10 | 29–6–1 (12–2) | Dick Siebert | 1 (last: 1956) | 1st (1956) | 5–1 |
| North Carolina | ACC | 22–5 (11–3) | Walt Rabb | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 15–5 (12–4) | Toby Greene | 3 (last: 1959) | 1st (1959) | 10–5 |
| Southern California | CIBA | 40–14 (12–4) | Rod Dedeaux | 5 (last: 1958) | 1st (1948, 1958) | 10–8 |
| St. John's | Metro | 19–5 (10–4) | Jack Kaiser | 1 (last: 1949) | 4th (1949) | 0–2 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1210 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State College | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 2 | Oklahoma State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 2 | 2 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Southern California | 4 11 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 7 | Oklahoma State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State College | 2 | St. John's | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Game 1 | Arizona | 2–1 | Oklahoma State | |
| June 14 | Game 2 | Minnesota | 8–3 | North Carolina | |
| Game 3 | Boston College | 8–3 | Colorado State | ||
| Game 4 | Southern California | 3–1 | St. John's | ||
| June 15 | Game 5 | Oklahoma State | 7–0 | North Carolina | Jim Wixson throws a no-hitter,North Carolina eliminated |
| Game 6 | St. John's | 3–2 (13) | Colorado State | Colorado State eliminated | |
| Game 7 | Minnesota | 8–5 | Arizona | ||
| June 16 | Game 8 | Southern California | 5–2 | Boston College | |
| June 17 | Game 9 | Oklahoma State | 1–0 | Boston College | Boston College eliminated |
| Game 10 | Arizona | 11–4 | St. John's | St. John's eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Minnesota | 12–11 (10) | Southern California | ||
| June 18 | Game 12 | Minnesota | 3–1 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State eliminated |
| Game 13 | Southern California | 13–1 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated | |
| June 19 | Game 14 | USC | 4–2 (11) | Minnesota | |
| June 20 | Final | Minnesota | 2–1 (10) | USC | Minnesota wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Bruce Gardner | USC |
| Jim Ward | Arizona | |
| Bob Wasko | Minnesota | |
| C | Bill Heath | USC |
| 1B | William Ryan | USC |
| 2B | John Erickson (MOP) | Minnesota |
| 3B | Cal Rolloff | Minnesota |
| SS | Dave Pflepsen | Minnesota |
| OF | Art Ersepke | USC |
| Bob Levingston | USC | |
| Mickey McNamee | USC |
Jim Wixson throws the second no-hitter in College World Series history.
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