1962 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1962 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 1962. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1962 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixteenth time in 1962, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.[1]

1962 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA Tournament
Duration	May 29–June 16, 1962
College World Series
Champions	Michigan (2nd title)
Runners-up	Santa Clara (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Don Lund (1st title)
MOP	Bob Garibaldi (Santa Clara)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1962 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 19 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference	Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference	Wake Forest
Big Eight Conference	Missouri
Big Ten Conference	Illinois
CIBA	Santa Clara
EIBL	Navy
Mid-American Conference	Western Michigan
Middle Atlantic Conference	Gettysburg
Pacific Coast Conference	Oregon State
Southeastern Conference	Florida
Southern Conference	West Virginia
Southwest Conference	Texas
Yankee Conference	Vermont

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT North Division No. 15 Oregon State ‍†‍‍^y 11 – 4   .733     26 – 6   .813 Oregon ‍‍‍ 10 – 5   .667     –   – Washington State ‍‍‍ 8 – 5   .615     18 – 12   .600 Idaho ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333     –   – Washington ‍‍‍ 3 – 13   .188     9 – 18   .333 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association No. 2 Santa Clara ‍†‍‍^y 12 – 4   .750     39 – 8   .830 No. 23 Southern California ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688     29 – 12   .707 California ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438     24 – 20   .545 Stanford ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375     21 – 14   .600 UCLA ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250     23 – 22   .511 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1962[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1962 Big Ten Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 11 Illinois  ‍†‍‍^y 13 – 2 – 0   .867     25 – 6 – 0   .806 No. 1 Michigan  ‍‍‍^y 12 – 3 – 0   .800     31 – 13 – 0   .705 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5 – 0   .643     19 – 4 – 0   .826 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500     17 – 13 – 0   .567 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6 – 0   .500     14 – 9 – 0   .609 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 6 – 8 – 0   .429     16 – 13 – 0   .552 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 0   .357     13 – 16 – 1   .450 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 5 – 9 – 0   .357     11 – 6 – 0   .647 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 4 – 11 – 0   .267     14 – 14 – 1   .500 Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10 – 0   .231     14 – 16 – 0   .467 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1962[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1962 Southwest Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 3 Texas  ‍†‍‍^y 12 – 2   .857     26 – 7   .788 No. 18 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4   .733     18 – 7   .720 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5   .643     17 – 7   .708 TCU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9   .400     12 – 11   .522 Rice  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9   .308     10 – 12   .455 SMU  ‍‍‍ 0 – 13   .000     0 – 21   .000 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 1962[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1962 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 Michigan claiming their second championship with a 5–4, fifteen-inning win over Santa Clara in the final.[1]

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Holy Cross	4
		Colorado State College	3
							Michigan	11
							Holy Cross	4
		Michigan	3
		Texas	1
												Michigan	10
												Florida State	7
		Ithaca	5
		Missouri	1
							Florida State	5
							Ithaca	4
		Florida State	5
		Santa Clara	1
						Loser's Bracket
							Texas	12
							Colorado State College	2				Ithaca	2
												Texas	3
							Santa Clara	7^12
							Missouri	4				Holy Cross	7
												Santa Clara	12

Semifinals

Finals

if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals

Santa Clara

11

Michigan

5^15

Florida State

6

Santa Clara

4

Santa Clara

4^10

Texas

3

Michigan

0

Texas

7

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1962 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. 38–41. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved February 22, 2020.
4. 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
5. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
6. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1962". boydsworld.com. Retrieved February 22, 2020.