1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1961 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1961 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 fifteenth 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 25 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The College World Series was held in Omaha, NE from June 9 to June 14. The fifteenth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Littleton Fowler of runner-up Oklahoma State.

Tournament

''Games played at Syracuse, New York.''

''Games played at Ann Arbor, Michigan.''

Games played at Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Games played at Austin, Texas.

Games played at Laramie, Wyoming.

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 9	Game 1	Oklahoma State	3–2	[1961 1961 Duke Blue Devils baseball team\|Duke Blue Devils baseball team\|Duke]
June 10	Game 2		12–5
June 10	Game 3	[1961 1961 Boston College Eagles baseball team\|Boston College Eagles baseball team\|Boston College]	3–2	[1961 Western Michigan Broncos baseball\|Western Michigan Broncos baseball team\|Western Michigan]
June 10	Game 4	Southern California	8–6	[1961 Texas Longhorns baseball\|Texas Longhorns baseball team\|Texas]
June 11	Game 5	Duke	15–3		Colorado State College eliminated
June 11	Game 6	Western Michigan	8–2	Texas	Texas eliminated
June 11	Game 7	Oklahoma State	12–9
June 11	Game 8	Southern California	10–3	Boston College
June 12	Game 9	Boston College	4–3	Duke	Duke eliminated
June 12	Game 10		6–0	Western Michigan	Western Michigan eliminated
June 12	Game 11	Southern California	4–2	Oklahoma State
June 13	Game 12	Oklahoma State	8–0		Syracuse eliminated
June 13	Game 13	Southern California	4–3	Boston College	Boston College eliminated
June 14	Final	Southern California	1–0	Oklahoma State	Southern California wins CWS

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

Boston College: Duke: Ron DavisColorado State College: Oklahoma State: Don WallaceSouthern California: Dan Ardell, Mike Gillespie, Marcel Lachemann, Tom Satriano, Ron Stillwell, Wally Wolf: Bill Connors, Dave GiustiTexas: Bill BetheaWestern Michigan: Roger Theder, Frank Quilici