1963 NCAA University Division baseball season
The 1963 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 1963. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1963 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the seventeenth time in 1963, 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. Southern California claimed the championship. Realignment. The NCAA realigned the Western Athletic Conference from  District 6 to District 7. Conference winners. This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1963 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 15 teams earned at-large selections. Conference standings. The following is an incomplete list of conference standings: College World Series. The 1963 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 Southern California claiming their fourth championship with a 5–2 win over Arizona in the final.