| Year: | 1963 |
| Division: | University Division |
| Teams: | 23 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Southern California |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Runner-Up: | Arizona |
| Cwscount: | 4th |
| Coach: | Rod Dedeaux |
| Coachcount: | 4th |
| Mop: | Bud Hollowell |
| Mopteam: | Southern California |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
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.
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.
Holy Cross vs. Boston College was played at Newton, Massachusetts and Connecticut vs. Providence and Providence vs. Holy Cross were played at Worcester, Massachusetts.* Indicates game required 10 innings.
Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35–15 (8–4) | 6 (last: 1960) | 2nd (1956, 1958) | 12–12 | ||||
| n/a | 25–11 (n/a) | 2 (last: 1962) | 4th (1962) | 2–4 | |||
| n/a | 13–8 (n/a) | 3 (last: 1962) | 1st (1952) | 9–5 | |||
| 21–4 (15–3) | 4 (last: 1962) | 1st (1954) | 12–7 | ||||
| n/a | 13–4 (n/a) | 3 (last: 1959) | 2nd (1957) | 7–6 | |||
| 19–15–1 (12–3) | 7 (last: 1962) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 17–11 | ||||
| 30–9 (10–6) | 7 (last: 1961) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961) | 19–10 | ||||
| 24–4 (12–0) | 5 (last: 1961) | 2nd (1955) | 9–10 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Game 1 | 8–1 | ||||
| Game 2 | 5–2 | |||||
| Game 3 | 8–3 | |||||
| Game 4 | 3–0 | Holy Cross | ||||
| June 11 | Game 5 | 3–0 | Western Michigan eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 6–5 | Holy Cross eliminated | ||||
| Game 7 | 4–3 (11 innings) | |||||
| Game 8 | 3–2 | |||||
| June 12 | Game 9 | 6–4 (10 innings) | Penn State eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 4–3 | Florida State eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 6–4 | |||||
| June 13 | Game 12 | 12–3 | Missouri eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 10–8 | Texas eliminated | ||||
| June 14 | Game 14 | 6–4 | ||||
| June 16 | Final | 5–2 | Arizona | Southern California wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | style= | Arizona | |
| style= | USC | ||
| C | Bud Hollowell (MOP) | style= | USC |
| 1B | style= | USC | |
| 2B | style= | Arizona | |
| 3B | style= | Missouri | |
| SS | style= | Florida State | |
| OF | style= | Arizona | |
| Craig Morrison | style= | Arizona | |
| style= | USC |