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
← 1963
1965 →

Conference winners

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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 Conference North Carolina
Big Eight Conference Missouri
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
CIBA Southern California
EIBL Harvard
Mid-American Conference Kent State/Ohio
Pacific Coast Conference Oregon
Southeastern Conference Ole Miss
Southern Conference West Virginia
Southwest Conference Texas A&M

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
North Division
No. 9 Oregon ‍‍‍y 11 5 0   .688 31 11 0   .738
No. 21 Washington State ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 31 9 0   .775
No. 22 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 25 11 0   .694
Washington ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 12 14 0   .462
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5 11 0   .313 0 0 0  
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 4 USC ‍‍‍y 17 3 0   .850 34 11 0   .756
No. 10 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 16 4 0   .800 28 8 0   .778
No. 19 UCLA ‍‍‍ 13 7 0   .650 35 16 2   .679
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5 15 0   .250 12 26 0   .316
California ‍‍‍ 5 15 0   .250 25 17 0   .595
Stanford ‍‍‍ 4 16 0   .200 20 24 0   .455
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1964 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Auburn  x‍‍‍ 12 3   .800 20 5   .800
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 16 7   .696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 9   .471 17 14   .548
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 5 9   .357 9 11   .450
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 7 14   .333
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 10   .231 7 15   .318
Western Division
No. 7 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 11 1   .917 19 5   .792
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 6 8   .429 10 10   .500
LSU  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 11 11   .500
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 4 10   .286 12 13   .480
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1964 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 12 3 1   .781 19 8 1   .696
No. 26 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 10 5 0   .667 18 7 0   .720
No. 12 Texas  ‍‍‍ 10 5 1   .656 16 7 1   .688
TCU  ‍‍‍ 5 8 0   .385 11 12 0   .478
SMU  ‍‍‍ 3 10 0   .231 6 14 0   .300
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3 12 0   .200 5 18 0   .217
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1964 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
Utah  ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 14 16   .467
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 5 5   .500 16 16   .500
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4 6   .400 18 24   .429
Southern
No. 5 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 11 1   .917 44 7   .863
No. 20 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 31 13   .705
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 0 12   .000 8 29   .216
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Maine5
Seton Hall1
Maine0
Minnesota12
Minnesota7
Texas A&M3
Minnesota6
Southern California5
Southern California3
Minnesota1
Ole Miss2
Southern California3Missouri4
Missouri2
Missouri7
Arizona State0Missouri1
Missouri2Minnesota5
Lower round 1Lower round 2Maine1
Missouri3
Seton Hall14Seton Hall1
Maine2
Texas A&M5
Southern California1
Maine4
Arizona State5Arizona State2
Ole Miss0

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  4. ^ 2012 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1964". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 5, 2021.