# 1960 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1960 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 1960. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1960 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the fourteenth time in 1960, 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.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1960 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 16 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | North Carolina |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota |
| CIBA | California Southern California |
| EIBL | Army |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Washington |
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Colorado State College |
| Southeastern Conference | Ole Miss |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel Richmond |
| Southwest Conference | Texas |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings :
| 1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division No. 12 Washington State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–2 .81829–6 .829 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58318–5 .783 Oregon ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500– – Washington ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46720–12 .625 Idaho ‍‍‍ 3–11 .214– – California Intercollegiate Baseball Association No. 2 Southern California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75032–11 .744 No. 16 California ‍†‍‍ 12–4 .75030–14 .682 Santa Clara ‍‍‍ 6–10 .375– – Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37520–17 .541 UCLA ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25018–29 .383 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1960 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1960 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 North Carolina ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–3–0 .78622–7–0 .759 Duke ‍‍‍ 9–4–1 .67913–8–1 .614 NC State ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .64312–8–0 .600 Clemson ‍‍‍ 7–6–0 .53811–10–1 .523 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50014–7–0 .667 Maryland ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .4179–9–1 .500 Virginia ‍‍‍ 3–11–1 .2333–15–2 .200 South Carolina ‍‍‍ 3–11–0 .2144–18–0 .182 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1960 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1960 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75017–7 .708 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66714–9 .609 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63213–10 .565 Missouri ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60012–9 .571 Colorado ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43810–12 .455 Kansas ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38911–13 .458 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35310–13 .435 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 3–14 .1765–18 .217 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1960 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1960 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 1 Minnesota ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–2–1 .83334–7–1 .821 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 6–4–0 .60021–7–2 .733 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 5–4–0 .55614–6–1 .690 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 6–5–0 .54517–9–0 .654 Michigan ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .50019–12–1 .609 Purdue ‍‍‍ 4–4–1 .50012–8–1 .595 Illinois ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42921–10–0 .677 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 4–7–0 .36417–13–0 .567 Indiana ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .35717–13–0 .567 Iowa ‍‍‍ 3–8–0 .2737–17–0 .292 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1960 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1960 Rocky Mountain Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Colorado State College ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–1 .93825–12 .676 Colorado College ‍‍‍ 1–3 .250– – Colorado Mines ‍‍‍ 0–4 .0005–12 .294 Adams State ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000– – Western State ‍‍‍ 0–4 .000– – † – Conference champion y – Invited to the College World Series As of June 30, 1960 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1960 season marked the fourteenth 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 second championship with a 2–1 win over Southern California in the final.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona | Arizona | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | Arizona | Arizona | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 8 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina | North Carolina | 3 | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 12$^{10}$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 8 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 11 | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 8 | | | | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 3 | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 3 | | | | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 3 | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 3 | Boston College | Boston College | 2 | | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 1 | | |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 2 | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | Boston College | Boston College | | | | | | 0 |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 7 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 7 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | Southern California | Southern California | 13 | | 1 |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 0 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 13 | |
| | | | North Carolina | North Carolina | 0 | | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | |
| | | | | | | Arizona | Arizona | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | 11 | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | St. John's | St. John's | | | | | 4 | |
| | | | St. John's | St. John's | 3$^{13}$ | | | | | | | | | | |