1961 NCAA University Division baseball rankings

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
ChampionsSouthern California
Runners-upOklahoma State
MOPLittleton Fowler (Oklahoma State)
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →

Collegiate Baseball

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Currently, 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

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  1. ^ "1961 NCAA DIV I Final Poll". Collegiate Baseball. Archived from the original on October 13, 2003. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
  2. ^ "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 38. Retrieved June 20, 2012.