1963 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1963 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 1963. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1963 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventeenth time in 1963, 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. Southern California claimed the championship.[1]

1963 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (4th title)
Runners-upArizona (7th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (4th title)
MOPBud Hollowell (USC)
Seasons

Realignment

The NCAA realigned the Western Athletic Conference from District 6 to District 7.

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1963 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 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceWake ForestNo Tournament
Big Eight ConferenceMissouriNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIllinoisNo Tournament
CIBASouthern CaliforniaNo Tournament
EIBLColumbia/Dartmouth/NavyNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceWestern MichiganNo Tournament
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon StateNo Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceAuburnNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceWest VirginiaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas/TCUNo Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorthern - BYU
Southern - Arizona		1963 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesTucson, ArizonaArizona

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1963 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Division
No. 10 Oregon State ‍†‍‍y 11–4 .733  23–12 .657
No. 17 Oregon ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667  – –
Washington State ‍‍‍ 7–7 .500  24–8 .750
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214  7–17 .292
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 10–6 .625  35–10 .778
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  – –
No. 23 UCLA ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  30–17 .638
Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–8 .500  24–11 .686
California ‍‍‍ 4–12 .250  19–21 .475
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1963[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–3–0 .800  24–7–1 .766
No. 26 TCU  ‍†‍‍ 12–3–0 .800  21–4–0 .840
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  15–10–0 .600
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .467  13–11–0 .542
Rice  ‍‍‍ 2–11–0 .154  9–17–0 .346
SMU  ‍‍‍ 1–12–0 .077  5–17–0 .227
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1963[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1963 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 7–1 .875  22–12 .647
Utah  ‍‍‍ 4–4 .500  15–14 .517
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 1–7 .125  9–21 .300
Southern
No. 2 Arizona  x‍‍‡‍y 8–4 .667  39–17 .696
No. 20 Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  34–13 .723
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  18–16 .529
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1963[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1963 College World Series

The 1963 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 Southern California claiming their fourth championship with a 5–2 win over Arizona in the final.[1]

  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  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1963 College Baseball All-America Team

References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1963". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
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