# 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.

## 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.
| 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

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings :
| 1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1964 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1964 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1964 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1964 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall 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 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.
| 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 | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Maine | Maine | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 1 | Maine | Maine | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 7 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 3 | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 2 | | | | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 2 | Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 7 | Missouri | Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | 2 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 5 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Maine | Maine | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri | Missouri | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 14 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 14 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | | Maine | Maine | 2 | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 5 | | | | Maine | Maine | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 5 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Maine | Maine | | Southern California | Southern California | 1 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 5 | Arizona State | Arizona State | | | | | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |