1963 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament

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1963 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament
Season1963
Teams23
Finals site
ChampionsSouthern California (4th title)
Runner-upArizona (4th CWS Appearance)
Winning coachRod Dedeaux (4th title)
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The 1963 NCAA University Division Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1963 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its seventeenth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 23 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 11 to June 16. The seventeenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bud Hollowell of Southern California.

Regionals[]

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across seven district sites across the country, each consisting of a field of two to four teams. Each district tournament, except District 2, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.

District 1[]

At Newton, MA

Finals
     
Holy Cross 4 7 —
Boston College 0 4 —

At Worcester, MA

Semifinals Finals
          
Holy Cross 11 7 —
Providence 0 4 —
Connecticut 4* 3 6
Providence 3* 4 10

* Indicates game required 10 innings.

District 2 at Princeton, NJ[]

Semifinals Finals
      
Rider 0
Penn State 3
Penn State 11
St. John's 2
Temple 0
St. John's 7

District 3 at Gastonia, NC[]

 
                             
Wake Forest 4  
West Virginia 3  
  Wake Forest 4  
  Florida State 12  
Auburn 3
Florida State 4  
  Florida State 5 11
  Wake Forest 6 5
West Virginia 2  
Auburn 1  
  Wake Forest 12
  West Virginia 8  

District 4 at Champaign, IL[]

 
                             
Valparaiso 2  
Illinois 13  
  Illinois 0  
  Western Michigan 1  
Western Michigan 2
Notre Dame 1  
  Western Michigan 0 7
  Illinois 8 0
Valparaiso 2  
Notre Dame 5  
  Illinois 4
  Notre Dame 0  

District 5 at Columbia, MO[]

Finals
     
Saint Louis 0 2 1
Missouri 16 1 7

District 6[]

Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.

District 7 at Tucson, AZ[]

Finals
     
Colorado 0 0 —
Arizona 13 10 —

District 8 at Corvallis, OR[]

Finals
     
Southern California 6 6 7
Oregon State 5 8 5

College World Series[]

Participants[]

School Conference Record (Conference) Head Coach CWS Appearances CWS Best Finish CWS Record
Arizona WAC 35–15 (8–4) Frank Sancet 6
(last: 1960)		 2nd
(1956, 1958)		 12–12
Florida State n/a 25–11 (n/a) Danny Litwhiler 2
(last: 1962)		 4th
(1962)		 2–4
Holy Cross n/a 13–8 (n/a) 3
(last: 1962)		 1st
(1952)		 9–5
Missouri Big 8 21–4 (15–3) Hi Simmons 4
(last: 1962)		 1st
(1954)		 12–7
Penn State n/a 13–4 (n/a) 3
(last: 1959)		 2nd
(1957)		 7–6
Texas SWC 19–15–1 (12–3) Bibb Falk 7
(last: 1962)		 1st
(1949, 1950)		 17–11
Southern California CIBA 30–9 (10–6) Rod Dedeaux 7
(last: 1961)		 1st
(1948, 1958, 1961)		 19–10
Western Michigan MAC 24–4 (12–0) Charlie Maher 5
(last: 1961)		 2nd
(1955)		 9–10

Results[]

Bracket[]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona 8  
  Penn State 1    
      Arizona 411  
      Florida State 3    
  Florida State 5          
  Western Michigan 2        
      Arizona 6
      Missouri 4
  Texas 8        
  Southern California 3          
      Missouri 3    
      Texas 2  
  Missouri 3    
  Holy Cross 0  
  Loser's Bracket
  Penn State 3  
  Western Michigan 0     Texas 610
    Penn State 4
  Southern California 6  
  Holy Cross 5     Florida State 3
    Southern California 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona 10       Arizona 2
  Texas 8           Southern California 5
      Arizona 4    
      Southern California 6  
  Missouri 3    
  Southern California 12  

Game results[]

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 10 Game 1 Arizona 8–1 Penn State
Game 2 Florida State 5–2 Western Michigan
Game 3 Texas 8–3 Southern California
Game 4 Missouri 3–0 Holy Cross
June 11 Game 5 Penn State 3–0 Western Michigan Western Michigan eliminated
Game 6 Southern California 6–5 Holy Cross Holy Cross eliminated
Game 7 Arizona 4–3 (11 innings) Florida State
Game 8 Missouri 3–2 Texas
June 12 Game 9 Texas 6–4 (10 innings) Penn State Penn State eliminated
Game 10 Southern California 4–3 Florida State Florida State eliminated
Game 11 Arizona 6–4 Missouri
June 13 Game 12 Southern California 12–3 Missouri Missouri eliminated
Game 13 Arizona 10–8 Texas Texas eliminated
June 14 Game 14 Southern California 6–4 Arizona
June 16 Final Southern California 5–2 Arizona Southern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team[]

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player Class School
Pitcher Sophomore Arizona
Sophomore Southern California
Catcher Bud Hollowell Junior Southern California
First baseman Gary Holman Sophomore Southern California
Second baseman Ron Theobald Sophomore Arizona
Third baseman Sophomore or Junior Missouri
Shortstop Woody Woodward Junior Florida State
Outfielder Sophomore Arizona
Craig Morrison Senior Arizona
Senior Southern California

Notable players[]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 193. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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