1963 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

The 1963 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1963 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 seventeenth 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 23 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 11 to June 16. The seventeenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bud Hollowell of Southern California.

1963 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1963
Teams23
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (4th title)
Runner-upArizona (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (4th title)
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Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across seven district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

District 1

At Newton, MA

Finals
     
Holy Cross 4 7 —
Boston College 0 4 —

At Worcester, MA

     
                         
    Holy Cross 11 7 —
  Connecticut 4* 3 6     Providence 0 4 —
  Providence 3* 4 10  

* Indicates game required 10 innings.

District 2 at Princeton, NJ
Semifinals Finals
      
Rider 0
Penn State 3
Penn State 11
St. John's 2
Temple 0
St. John's 7

District 3 at Gastonia, NC
 
                             
Wake Forest 4  
West Virginia 3  
  Wake Forest 4  
  Florida State 12  
Auburn 3
Florida State 4  
  Florida State 5 11
  Wake Forest 6 5
West Virginia 2  
Auburn 1  
  Wake Forest 12
  West Virginia 8  

District 4 at Champaign, IL
 
                             
Valparaiso 2  
Illinois 13  
  Illinois 0  
  Western Michigan 1  
Western Michigan 2
Notre Dame 1  
  Western Michigan 0 7
  Illinois 8 0
Valparaiso 2  
Notre Dame 5  
  Illinois 4
  Notre Dame 0  

District 5 at Columbia, MO
Finals
     
Saint Louis 0 2 1
Missouri 16 1 7

District 6

Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.

District 7 at Tucson, AZ
Finals
     
Colorado 0 0 —
Arizona 13 10 —

District 8 at Corvallis, OR
Finals
     
Southern California 6 6 7
Oregon State 5 8 5

College World Series

Participants
SchoolConferenceRecord (Conference)Head CoachCWS AppearancesCWS Best FinishCWS Record
ArizonaWAC35–15 (8–4)Frank Sancet6
(last: 1960)		2nd
(1956, 1958)		12–12
Florida Staten/a25–11 (n/a)Danny Litwhiler2
(last: 1962)		4th
(1962)		2–4
Holy Crossn/a13–8 (n/a)Albert Riopel3
(last: 1962)		1st
(1952)		9–5
MissouriBig 821–4 (15–3)Hi Simmons4
(last: 1962)		1st
(1954)		12–7
Penn Staten/a13–4 (n/a)Chuck Medlar3
(last: 1959)		2nd
(1957)		7–6
TexasSWC19–15–1 (12–3)Bibb Falk7
(last: 1962)		1st
(1949, 1950)		17–11
Southern CaliforniaCIBA30–9 (10–6)Rod Dedeaux7
(last: 1961)		1st
(1948, 1958, 1961)		19–10
Western MichiganMAC24–4 (12–0)Charlie Maher5
(last: 1961)		2nd
(1955)		9–10

Bracket
  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona 8  
  Penn State 1    
      Arizona 411  
      Florida State 3    
  Florida State 5          
  Western Michigan 2        
      Arizona 6
      Missouri 4
  Texas 8        
  Southern California 3          
      Missouri 3    
      Texas 2  
  Missouri 3    
  Holy Cross 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Penn State 3  
  Western Michigan 0     Texas 610
    Penn State 4
  Southern California 6  
  Holy Cross 5     Florida State 3
    Southern California 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona 10       Arizona 2
  Texas 8           Southern California 5
      Arizona 4    
      Southern California 6  
  Missouri 3    
  Southern California 12  

Game results
DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 10Game 1Arizona8–1Penn State
Game 2Florida State5–2Western Michigan
Game 3Texas8–3Southern California
Game 4Missouri3–0Holy Cross
June 11Game 5Penn State3–0Western MichiganWestern Michigan eliminated
Game 6Southern California6–5Holy CrossHoly Cross eliminated
Game 7Arizona4–3 (11 innings)Florida State
Game 8Missouri3–2Texas
June 12Game 9Texas6–4 (10 innings)Penn StatePenn State eliminated
Game 10Southern California4–3Florida StateFlorida State eliminated
Game 11Arizona6–4Missouri
June 13Game 12Southern California12–3MissouriMissouri eliminated
Game 13Arizona10–8TexasTexas eliminated
June 14Game 14Southern California6–4Arizona
June 16FinalSouthern California5–2ArizonaSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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

PositionPlayerClassSchool
PitcherDoug HollikerSophomoreArizona
Walt PetersonSophomoreSouthern California
CatcherBud HollowellJuniorSouthern California
First basemanGary HolmanSophomoreSouthern California
Second basemanRon TheobaldSophomoreArizona
Third basemanDale HarveySophomore or JuniorMissouri
ShortstopWoody WoodwardJuniorFlorida State
OutfielderHector BarnetcheSophomoreArizona
Craig MorrisonSeniorArizona
Kenny WashingtonSeniorSouthern California

Notable players

References
  1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 193. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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