1962 NCAA University Division baseball rankings

The following poll makes up the 1962 NCAA University Division baseball rankings. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957, and expanded to rank the top 30 teams in 1961.

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

Collegiate Baseball

Currently, only the final poll from the 1962 season is available.[1][2]

Rank Team
1 Michigan
2 Santa Clara
3 Texas
4 Florida State
5 Ithaca
6 Holy Cross
7 Missouri
8 Northern Colorado
9 Fresno State
10 Western Michigan
11 Illinois
12 Wake Forest
13 Florida
14 Mississippi State
15 Oregon State
16 Detroit
17 St. John's
18 Texas A&M
19 Arizona
20 West Virginia
21 Cal Poly Pomona
22 Cal State Los Angeles
23 USC
24 Navy
25 Army
26 Arizona State
27 Auburn
28 Gettysburg
29 Vermont
30 Harvard
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References

  1. "1962 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
  2. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 38. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
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