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1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1963 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its seventeenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The seventeenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bud Hollowell of Southern California.

1963 NCAA University Division
baseball tournament
Season1963
Teams23
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (4th title)
Runner-upArizona (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (4th title)
MOPBud Hollowell (Southern California)

Regionals

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The opening rounds of the tournament were played across seven district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

District 1

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Holy Cross vs. Boston College was played at Newton, Massachusetts and Connecticut vs. Providence and Providence vs. Holy Cross were played at Worcester, Massachusetts.

Semifinals Finals
        
Holy Cross 4 7 —
Boston College 0 4 —
Holy Cross 11 7 —
Providence 0 4 —
Connecticut 4* 3 6
Providence 3* 4 10

* Indicates game required 10 innings.

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

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Semifinals Finals
    
Rider 0
Penn State 3
Penn State 11
St. John's 2
Temple 0
St. John's 7

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Wake Forest4
West Virginia3
Wake Forest4
Florida State12
Auburn3
Florida State4
Florida State511
Wake Forest65
Lower round 1Lower final
Wake Forest12
West Virginia2West Virginia8
Auburn1

District 4 at Champaign, IL

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Valparaiso2
Illinois13
Illinois0
Western Michigan1
Western Michigan2
Notre Dame1
Western Michigan07
Illinois80
Lower round 1Lower final
Illinois4
Valparaiso2Notre Dame0
Notre Dame5

District 5 at Columbia, MO

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Finals
    
Saint Louis 0 2 1
Missouri 16 1 7

District 6

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Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.

District 7 at Tucson, AZ

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Finals
    
Colorado 0 0 —
Arizona 13 10 —

District 8 at Corvallis, OR

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Finals
    
Southern California 6 6 7
Oregon State 5 8 5

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Arizona WAC 35–15 (8–4) Frank Sancet 6
(last: 1960)		 2nd
(1956, 1958)		 12–12
Florida State n/a 25–11 (n/a) Danny Litwhiler 2
(last: 1962)		 4th
(1962)		 2–4
Holy Cross n/a 13–8 (n/a) Albert Riopel 3
(last: 1962)		 1st
(1952)		 9–5
Missouri Big 8 21–4 (15–3) Hi Simmons 4
(last: 1962)		 1st
(1954)		 12–7
Penn State n/a 13–4 (n/a) Chuck Medlar 3
(last: 1959)		 2nd
(1957)		 7–6
Texas SWC 19–15–1 (12–3) Bibb Falk 7
(last: 1962)		 1st
(1949, 1950)		 17–11
Southern California CIBA 30–9 (10–6) Rod Dedeaux 7
(last: 1961)		 1st
(1948, 1958, 1961)		 19–10
Western Michigan MAC 24–4 (12–0) Charlie Maher 5
(last: 1961)		 2nd
(1955)		 9–10

Results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Arizona8
Penn State1
Arizona411
Florida State3
Florida State5
Western Michigan2
Arizona6
Missouri4
Texas8
Arizona10
Southern California3
Missouri3Texas8
Texas2
Missouri3
Holy Cross0
Arizona42
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California65
Texas610
Penn State3Penn State4
Missouri3
Western Michigan0
Southern California12
Florida State3
Southern California6Southern California4
Holy Cross5

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 10 Game 1 Arizona 8–1 Penn State
Game 2 Florida State 5–2 Western Michigan
Game 3 Texas 8–3 Southern California
Game 4 Missouri 3–0 Holy Cross
June 11 Game 5 Penn State 3–0 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
Game 6 Southern California 6–5 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 7 Arizona 4–3 (11 innings) Florida State
Game 8 Missouri 3–2 Texas
June 12 Game 9 Texas 6–4 (10 innings) Penn State Penn State eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 4–3 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 11 Arizona 6–4 Missouri
June 13 Game 12 Southern California 12–3 Missouri Missouri eliminated
Game 13 Arizona 10–8 Texas Texas eliminated
June 14 Game 14 Southern California 6–4 Arizona
June 16 Final Southern California 5–2 Arizona Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player School
P Doug Holliker Arizona
Walt Peterson USC
C Bud Hollowell (MOP) USC
1B Gary Holman USC
2B Ron Theobald Arizona
3B Dale Harvey Missouri
SS Woody Woodward Florida State
OF Hector Barnetche Arizona
Craig Morrison Arizona
Kenny Washington USC

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 193. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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