The following poll makes up the 1961 NCAA University Division baseball rankings. Collegiate Baseball Newspaper published its first human poll of the top 20 teams in college baseball in 1957. The 1961 season was the first to rank the top 30 teams.
| 1961 NCAA University Division baseball season | |
|---|---|
| Tournament | |
| College World Series | |
| Champions | Southern California |
| Runners-up | Oklahoma State |
| MOP | Littleton Fowler (Oklahoma State) |
| Seasons | |
Collegiate Baseball
editCurrently, only the final poll from the 1961 season is available.[1][2]
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Southern California |
| 2 | Oklahoma State |
| 3 | Boston College |
| 4 | Syracuse |
| 5 | Western Michigan |
| 6 | Duke |
| 7 | Colorado State College |
| 8 | Texas |
| 9 | Fresno State |
| 10 | Arizona |
| 11 | Navy |
| 12 | Michigan |
| 13 | Arizona State |
| 14 | California |
| 15 | Indiana |
| 16 | Minnesota |
| 17 | Florida State |
| 18 | Cincinnati |
| 19 | Connecticut |
| 20 | Detroit |
| 21 | North Carolina |
| 22 | LSU |
| 23 | St. John's |
| 24 | West Virginia |
| 25 | Baylor |
| 26 | Delaware |
| 27 | Wake Forest |
| 28 | Washington State |
| 29 | Villanova |
| 30 | Florida A&M |
References
edit- ^ "1961 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on October 13, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
- ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 38. Retrieved June 20, 2012.