# 1962 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1962 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 1962. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1962 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the sixteenth time in 1962, 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. Michigan claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1962 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 19 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Wake Forest |
| Big Eight Conference | Missouri |
| Big Ten Conference | Illinois |
| CIBA | Santa Clara |
| EIBL | Navy |
| Mid-American Conference | Western Michigan |
| Middle Atlantic Conference | Gettysburg |
| Pacific Coast Conference | Oregon State |
| Southeastern Conference | Florida |
| Southern Conference | West Virginia |
| Southwest Conference | Texas |
| Yankee Conference | Vermont |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings :
| 1962 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT North Division No. 15 Oregon State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–4 .73326–6 .813 Oregon ‍‍‍ 10–5 .667– – Washington State ‍‍‍ 8–5 .61518–12 .600 Idaho ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333– – Washington ‍‍‍ 3–13 .1889–18 .333 California Intercollegiate Baseball Association No. 2 Santa Clara ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75039–8 .830 No. 23 Southern California ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68829–12 .707 California ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43824–20 .545 Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37521–14 .600 UCLA ‍‍‍ 4–12 .25023–22 .511 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1962 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 7 Missouri ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–5 .76222–7 .759 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 10–6 .62511–9 .550 Kansas ‍‍‍ 13–8 .61916–11 .593 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50010–10 .500 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 10–10 .50015–11 .577 Colorado ‍‍‍ 9–10 .47413–12 .520 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 8–13 .3819–17 .346 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 2–16 .1114–18 .182 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1962 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 11 Illinois ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–2–0 .86725–6–0 .806 No. 1 Michigan ‍‍‍$^y$ 12–3–0 .80031–13–0 .705 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .64319–4–0 .826 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50017–13–0 .567 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 6–6–0 .50014–9–0 .609 Indiana ‍‍‍ 6–8–0 .42916–13–0 .552 Iowa ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .35713–16–1 .450 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .35711–6–0 .647 Purdue ‍‍‍ 4–11–0 .26714–14–1 .500 Minnesota ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .23114–16–0 .467 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1962 NCAA University Division District 3 baseball independents standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Florida State ‍‍‍$^y$ – –23–14 .622 Louisville ‍‍‍ – –11–7 .611 Jacksonville ‍‍‍ – –12–11 .522 Elon ‍‍‍ – –16–15 .516 Georgetown ‍‍‍ – –4–10 .286 Stetson ‍‍‍ – –6–17 .261 Mercer ‍‍‍ – –5–16 .238 y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1962 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–2 .85726–7 .788 No. 18 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 11–4 .73318–7 .720 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64317–7 .708 TCU ‍‍‍ 6–9 .40012–11 .522 Rice ‍‍‍ 4–9 .30810–12 .455 SMU ‍‍‍ 0–13 .0000–21 .000 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1962 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1962 season marked the sixteenth 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 Michigan claiming their second championship with a 5–4, fifteen-inning win over Santa Clara 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 |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 3 | Michigan | Michigan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 3 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 1 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 5 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 5 | | | | | | | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 11 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 1 | | | | | | | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 11 | | | | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 1 | Florida State | Florida State | 5 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 5 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 5$^{15}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 4$^{10}$ | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 4 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | Texas | Texas | | | | | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | Texas | Texas | | Michigan | Michigan | 0 | | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Colorado State College | Colorado State College | 2 | | | | Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | | Texas | Texas | 7 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 7$^{12}$ | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | | | | | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | Missouri | Missouri | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |