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1960 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsMinnesota (2nd title)
Runners-upUSC (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachDick Siebert (2nd title)
MOPJohn Erickson (Minnesota)
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →

The 1960 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 1960. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1960 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourteenth time in 1960, 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 1960 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 16 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
CIBA California
Southern California
EIBL Army
Mid-American Conference Ohio
Pacific Coast Conference Washington
Rocky Mountain Conference Colorado State College
Southeastern Conference Ole Miss
Southern Conference The Citadel
Richmond
Southwest Conference Texas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Division
No. 12 Washington State ‍†‍‍y 9 – 2   .818 29 – 6   .829
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7 – 5   .583 18 – 5   .783
Oregon ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500 –   –
Washington ‍‍‍ 7 – 8   .467 20 – 12   .625
Idaho ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 –   –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 2 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 12 – 4   .750 32 – 11   .744
No. 16 California ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4   .750 30 – 14   .682
Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 –   –
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 20 – 17   .541
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 18 – 29   .383
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 2 – 1   .833 34 – 7 – 1   .821
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 4 – 0   .600 21 – 7 – 2   .733
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 5 – 4 – 0   .556 14 – 6 – 1   .690
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6 – 5 – 0   .545 17 – 9 – 0   .654
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 7 – 7 – 0   .500 19 – 12 – 1   .609
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4 – 4 – 1   .500 12 – 8 – 1   .595
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8 – 0   .429 21 – 10 – 0   .677
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 4 – 7 – 0   .364 17 – 13 – 0   .567
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 0   .357 17 – 13 – 0   .567
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 3 – 8 – 0   .273 7 – 17 – 0   .292
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1960[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1960 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Colorado State College  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 1   .938 25 – 12   .676
Colorado College  ‍‍‍ 1 – 3   .250 –   –
Colorado Mines  ‍‍‍ 0 – 4   .000 5 – 12   .294
Adams State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 4   .000 –   –
Western State  ‍‍‍ 0 – 4   .000 –   –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1960[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1960 College World Series

The 1960 season marked the fourteenth 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 second championship with a 2–1 win over Southern California in the final.[1] Template:8TeamBracket-ACC80-03 * - Indicates game required 13 innings. † - Indicates game required 10 innings. ‡ - Indicates game required 11 innings.

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1960 College Baseball All-America Team

References

  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 31–34. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". Boyd's World. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1960". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.


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