1962 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1962 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 1962. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1962 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixteenth time in 1962, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.[1]

1962 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
DurationMay 29–June 16, 1962
College World Series
ChampionsMichigan (2nd title)
Runners-upSanta Clara (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDon Lund (1st title)
MOPBob Garibaldi (Santa Clara)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1962 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 19 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceWake Forest
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri
Big Ten ConferenceIllinois
CIBASanta Clara
EIBLNavy
Mid-American ConferenceWestern Michigan
Middle Atlantic ConferenceGettysburg
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon State
Southeastern ConferenceFlorida
Southern ConferenceWest Virginia
Southwest ConferenceTexas
Yankee ConferenceVermont

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
No. 15 Oregon State y 114 .733  266 .813
Oregon  105 .667   
Washington State  85 .615  1812 .600
Idaho  510 .333   
Washington  313 .188  918 .333
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Santa Clara y 124 .750  398 .830
No. 23 Southern California  115 .688  2912 .707
California  79 .438  2420 .545
Stanford  610 .375  2114 .600
UCLA  412 .250  2322 .511
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1962 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 11 Illinois  y 1320 .867  2560 .806
No. 1 Michigan  y 1230 .800  31130 .705
Ohio State   950 .643  1940 .826
Michigan State   660 .500  17130 .567
Wisconsin   660 .500  1490 .609
Indiana   680 .429  16130 .552
Iowa   590 .357  13161 .450
Northwestern   590 .357  1160 .647
Purdue   4110 .267  14141 .500
Minnesota   3100 .231  14160 .467
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1962 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Texas  y 122 .857  267 .788
No. 18 Texas A&M   114 .733  187 .720
Baylor   95 .643  177 .708
TCU   69 .400  1211 .522
Rice   49 .308  1012 .455
SMU   013 .000  021 .000
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1962[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1962 season marked the sixteenth 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 Michigan claiming their second championship with a 5–4, fifteen-inning win over Santa Clara in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Holy Cross 4  
  Colorado State College 3    
      Michigan 11  
      Holy Cross 4    
  Michigan 3          
  Texas 1        
      Michigan 10
      Florida State 7
  Ithaca 5        
  Missouri 1          
      Florida State 5    
      Ithaca 4  
  Florida State 5    
  Santa Clara 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Texas 12  
  Colorado State College 2     Ithaca 2
    Texas 3
  Santa Clara 712  
  Missouri 4     Holy Cross 7
    Santa Clara 12
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Santa Clara 11       Michigan 515
  Florida State 6           Santa Clara 4
      Santa Clara 410    
      Texas 3  
  Michigan 0    
  Texas 7  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 38–41. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
  4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
  6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
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