1961 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

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1961 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season 1961
Teams25
Finals site
Champions Southern California  (3rd title)
Runner-up Oklahoma State (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux  (3rd title)
MOP Littleton Fowler (Oklahoma State)

The 1961 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1961 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 fifteenth 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 9 to June 14. The fifteenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Littleton Fowler of runner-up Oklahoma State.

Contents

Tournament

District 1

Games played at Springfield, Massachusetts.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Boston College 11
Springfield 8
Boston College4
Connecticut1
Connecticut 15
Colby 1
Boston College214
Connecticut34
Lower round 1Lower final
Connecticut3
Springfield9Springfield1
Colby2

District 2

Games played at Syracuse, New York.

Semifinals Finals
    
St. John's 10
Villanova 4
Syracuse12
St. John's 5
Syracuse 2
Delaware 0

District 3

Games played at Gastonia, North Carolina.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Duke 7
Florida State 3Florida State2
West Virginia 1
Duke7
Lower finalWest Virginia3
Florida State3
West Virginia4

District 4

Games played at Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Western Michigan 3
Detroit 1
Western Michigan8
Cincinnati1
Cincinnati 310
Michigan 1
Western Michigan414
Michigan3
Lower round 1Lower final
Cincinnati1
Detroit3Michigan2
Michigan610

District 5

Games played at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Finals
    
Oklahoma State 1011
Northern Iowa 0 8

District 6

Games played at Austin, Texas.

Finals
    
Texas 85
Arizona 2 4

District 7

Games played at Laramie, Wyoming.

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Air Force 10
Wyoming 3Wyoming12
Colorado State College 2
Wyoming121
Lower finalColorado State College1612
Air Force6
Colorado State College10

District 8

Semifinals
Los Angeles, California
Finals
Pullman, Washington
        
Southern California 44 10
Fresno State 1 66
Southern California1310
Washington State 6 4

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
Boston College Independent16–4 Ed Peligrini 2
(last: 1960)
4th
(1953)
3–4
Colorado State College [lower-alpha 1] RMC 28–6 (14–0) Pete Butler 7
(last: 1960)
5th
(1955)
2–14
Duke ACC 15–9 (11–3) Ace Parker 2
(last: 1953)
5th
(1952, 1953)
2–4
Oklahoma State Big 8 24–1 (18–1) Toby Greene 4
(last: 1960)
1st
(1959)
12–7
Syracuse Independent16–3 Ted Kleinhans 0
(last: none)
none0–0
Texas SWC 22–4–2 (11–3) Bibb Falk 5
(last: 1957)
1st
(1949, 1950)
14–7
Southern California CIBA 31–7 (12–4) Rod Dedeaux 6
(last: 1960)
1st
(1948, 1958)
14–10
Western Michigan MAC 18–6 (11–0) Charlie Maher 4
(last: 1959)
2nd
(1955)
8–8

Results

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundSemifinalsFinal
Oklahoma State 3
Duke 2
Oklahoma State12
Syracuse9
Syracuse 12
Colorado State College 5
Oklahoma State2
Southern California4
Boston College 3
Oklahoma State8
Western Michigan 2
Boston College3Syracuse0
Southern California10
Southern California 8
Texas 6
Oklahoma State0
Lower first roundLower second round
Southern California1
Boston College410
Duke15Duke3
Southern California4
Colorado State College3
Boston College3
Syracuse6
Western Michigan8Western Michigan0
Texas2

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 9Game 1 Oklahoma State 3–2 Duke
June 10Game 2 Syracuse 12–5 Colorado State College
Game 3 Boston College 3–2 Western Michigan
Game 4 Southern California 8–6 Texas
June 11Game 5 Duke 15–3 Colorado State College Colorado State College eliminated
Game 6 Western Michigan 8–2 Texas Texas eliminated
Game 7 Oklahoma State 12–9 Syracuse
Game 8 Southern California 10–3 Boston College
June 12Game 9 Boston College 4–3 (10 innings) Duke Duke eliminated
Game 10 Syracuse 6–0 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
Game 11 Southern California 4–2 Oklahoma State
June 13Game 12 Oklahoma State 8–0 Syracuse Syracuse eliminated
Game 13 Southern California 4–3 Boston College Boston College eliminated
June 14Final Southern California 1–0 Oklahoma State Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Littleton Fowler (MOP)Oklahoma State
Larry Hankhammer USC
Jim Withers USC
C Larry Himes USC
1B William Ryan USC
2B Bruce Andrew Oklahoma State
3B Dave Sarette Syracuse
SS Don Wallace Oklahoma State
OF Ron Davis Duke
Art Ersepke USC
Bill Tomb Western Michigan

Notable players

Notes

  1. Colorado State College is currently known as the University of Northern Colorado. Not to be confused with Colorado State University, then known as Colorado A&M.

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References

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