1964 NCAA University Division baseball season

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]

1964 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMinnesota (3rd title)
Runners-upMissouri (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDick Siebert (3rd title)
MOPJoe Ferris (Maine)
Seasons

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 ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
CIBASouthern California
EIBLHarvard
Mid-American ConferenceKent State/Ohio
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon
Southeastern ConferenceOle Miss
Southern ConferenceWest Virginia
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1964 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[3][4]; 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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Maine 5  
  Seton Hall 1    
      Maine 0  
      Minnesota 12    
  Minnesota 7          
  Texas A&M 3        
      Minnesota 6
      Southern California 5
  Southern California 3        
  Ole Miss 2          
      Southern California 3    
      Missouri 2  
  Missouri 7    
  Arizona State 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Seton Hall 14  
  Texas A&M 5     Missouri 3
    Seton Hall 1
  Arizona State 5  
  Ole Miss 0     Maine 4
    Arizona State 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Minnesota 1       Missouri 1
  Missouri 4           Minnesota 5
      Missouri 2    
      Maine 1  
  Maine 2    
  Southern California 1  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1964 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 5, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1964". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
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