1964 NCAA University Division baseball season

1964 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	Minnesota (3rd title)
Runners-up	Missouri (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Dick Siebert (3rd title)
MOP	Joe Ferris (Maine)
Seasons
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The 1964 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 1964. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1964 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the eighteenth time in 1964, 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]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1964 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 13 teams earned at-large selections. ^{[1] [2]}

Conference	Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	North Carolina
Big Eight Conference	Missouri
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota
CIBA	Southern California
EIBL	Harvard
Mid-American Conference	Kent State/Ohio
Pacific Coast Conference	Oregon
Southeastern Conference	Ole Miss
Southern Conference	West Virginia
Southwest Conference	Texas A&M

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT North Division No. 9 Oregon  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 5 – 0   .688 31 – 11 – 0   .738 No. 21 Washington State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 6 – 0   .625 31 – 9 – 0   .775 No. 22 Oregon State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8 – 0   .500 25 – 11 – 0   .694 Washington  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 12 – 14 – 0   .462 Idaho  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11 – 0   .313 0 – 0 – 0   – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association No. 4 USC  ‍†‍‍y 17 – 3 – 0   .850 34 – 11 – 0   .756 No. 10 Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 16 – 4 – 0   .800 28 – 8 – 0   .778 No. 19 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 13 – 7 – 0   .650 35 – 16 – 2   .679 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 12 – 26 – 0   .316 California  ‍‍‍ 5 – 15 – 0   .250 25 – 17 – 0   .595 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 4 – 16 – 0   .200 20 – 24 – 0   .455 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964 [3] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1964 Big Ten Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 3 – 0   .786 31 – 12 – 0   .721 Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714 19 – 16 – 0   .543 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 21 – 10 – 0   .677 No. 25 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 22 – 12 – 0   .647 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 15 – 10 – 0   .600 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7 – 0   .533 14 – 14 – 0   .500 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8 – 0   .467 23 – 12 – 0   .657 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7 – 8 – 0   .467 13 – 16 – 1   .450 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267 9 – 17 – 0   .346 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1 – 14 – 0   .067 9 – 22 – 0   .290 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964 [4] [5] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Division No. 13 Auburn  x‍‍‍ 12 – 3   .800 20 – 5   .800 Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667 16 – 7   .696 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 17 – 14   .548 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 9 – 11   .450 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 7 – 14   .333 Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 7 – 15   .318 Western Division No. 7 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 11 – 1   .917 19 – 5   .792 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8   .429 10 – 10   .500 LSU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 11 – 11   .500 Tulane  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 12 – 13   .480 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964 [6] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1964 Southern Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT No. 15 West Virginia  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 2   .875 24 – 5   .828 Furman  ‍‍‍ 10 – 3   .769 17 – 11   .607 Davidson  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643 14 – 13   .519 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 12 – 10   .545 Richmond  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7   .417 8 – 11   .421 George Washington  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8   .385 6 – 12   .333 VMI  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 10 – 12   .455 The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 7 – 12   .368 William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 2 – 14   .125 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1964 [7] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1964 Southwest Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 3 – 1   .781 19 – 8 – 1   .696 No. 26 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 0   .667 18 – 7 – 0   .720 No. 12 Texas  ‍‍‍ 10 – 5 – 1   .656 16 – 7 – 1   .688 TCU  ‍‍‍ 5 – 8 – 0   .385 11 – 12 – 0   .478 SMU  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10 – 0   .231 6 – 14 – 0   .300 Rice  ‍‍‍ 3 – 12 – 0   .200 5 – 18 – 0   .217 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964 [8] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1964 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings v t e Conf. Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern Utah  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4   .600 14 – 16   .467 Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500 16 – 16   .500 BYU  ‍‍‍ 4 – 6   .400 18 – 24   .429 Southern No. 5 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 1   .917 44 – 7   .863 No. 20 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 31 – 13   .705 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 0 – 12   .000 8 – 29   .216 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1964 [9] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1964 College World Series

The 1964 season marked the eighteenth 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 third championship with a 5–1 win over Missouri in the final. ^[1]

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Maine		5
	Seton Hall		1
						Maine		0
						Minnesota		12
	Minnesota		7
	Texas A&M		3
											Minnesota		6
											Southern California		5
	Southern California		3
																Minnesota		1
	Ole Miss		2
						Southern California		3								Missouri		4
						Missouri		2
	Missouri		7
	Arizona State		0																							Missouri		1
																					Missouri		2			Minnesota		5
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Maine		1
											Missouri		3
						Seton Hall		14			Seton Hall		1
																Maine		2
						Texas A&M		5
																Southern California		1
											Maine		4
						Arizona State		5			Arizona State		2
						Ole Miss		0

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1964 College Baseball All-America Team

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