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

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]

Conference winners

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 ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceMissouri
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
CIBASouthern California
EIBLHarvard
Mid-American ConferenceKent State/Ohio
Pacific Coast ConferenceOregon
Southeastern ConferenceOle Miss
Southern ConferenceWest Virginia
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
North Division
No. 9 Oregon ‍†‍‍y 11–5–0 .68831–11–0 .738
No. 21 Washington State ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62531–9–0 .775
No. 22 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50025–11–0 .694
Washington ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .37512–14–0 .462
Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–11–0 .3130–0–0 –
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
No. 4 USC ‍†‍‍y 17–3–0 .85034–11–0 .756
No. 10 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 16–4–0 .80028–8–0 .778
No. 19 UCLA ‍‍‍ 13–7–0 .65035–16–2 .679
UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25012–26–0 .316
California ‍‍‍ 5–15–0 .25025–17–0 .595
Stanford ‍‍‍ 4–16–0 .20020–24–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 11–3–0 .78631–12–0 .721
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71419–16–0 .543
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66721–10–0 .677
No. 25 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53322–12–0 .647
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53315–10–0 .600
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–7–0 .53314–14–0 .500
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46723–12–0 .657
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .46713–16–1 .450
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .2679–17–0 .346
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 1–14–0 .0679–22–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Auburn  x‍‍‍ 12–3 .80020–5 .800
Florida  ‍‍‍y 13–5 .72223–11 .676
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66716–7 .696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47117–14 .548
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 5–9 .3579–11 .450
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 4–12 .2507–14 .333
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .2317–15 .318
Western Division
No. 7 Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 11–1 .91719–5 .792
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7–7 .50017–12 .586
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 6–8 .42910–10 .500
LSU  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41711–11 .500
Tulane  ‍‍‍ 4–10 .28612–13 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 12–3–1 .78119–8–1 .696
No. 26 Baylor  ‍‍‍ 10–5–0 .66718–7–0 .720
No. 12 Texas  ‍‍‍ 10–5–1 .65616–7–1 .688
TCU  ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .38511–12–0 .478
SMU  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .2316–14–0 .300
Rice  ‍‍‍ 3–12–0 .2005–18–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
Utah  ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60014–16 .467
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50016–16 .500
BYU  ‍‍‍ 4–6 .40018–24 .429
Southern
No. 5 Arizona State  ‍†‍‍y 11–1 .91744–7 .863
No. 20 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58331–13 .705
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0008–29 .216
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1964[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved May 5, 2014.
  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.
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