| Year: | 1964 |
| Division: | University Division |
| Teams: | 21 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Minnesota |
| Titlecount: | 3rd |
| Runner-Up: | Missouri |
| Cwscount: | 6th |
| Coach: | Dick Siebert |
| Coachcount: | 3rd |
| Mop: | Joe Ferris |
| Mopteam: | Maine |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1964 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1964 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 eighteenth 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 21 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 8 to June 18. The eighteenth tournament's champion was Minnesota, coached by Dick Siebert. The Most Outstanding Player was Joe Ferris of third place Maine.
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 and District 5, was double-elimination. The winners of each district advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner. * indicates extra innings.
Texas A&M automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.
^ Note: Colorado State College of Education became Northern Colorado University in 1970.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43–5 (11–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 18–6 (8–2) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 27–11 (11–3) | 2 (last: 1960) | 1st (1956, 1960) | 10–2 | ||||
| 24–5 (11–1) | 1 (last: 1956) | 4th (1956) | 2–2 | ||||
| 23–3 (19–0) | 5 (last: 1963) | 1st (1954) | 14–9 | ||||
| 24–3 (n/a) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 39–13 (17–3) | 8 (last: 1963) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963) | 24–11 | ||||
| 19–6 (12–3) | 1 (last: 1951) | 6th (1951) | 1–2 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 8 | Game 1 | 5–1 | ||||
| Game 2 | 7–3 | |||||
| June 9 | Game 3 | 3–2 | ||||
| Game 4 | 7–0 | |||||
| June 10 | Game 5 | 14–5 | Texas A&M eliminated | |||
| Game 6 | 5–0 | Ole Miss eliminated | ||||
| June 12 | Game 7 | 12–0 | ||||
| Game 8 | 3–2 | |||||
| June 13 | Game 9 | 3–1 | Seton Hall eliminated | |||
| June 12 | Game 10 | 4–2 | Arizona State eliminated | |||
| June 13 | Game 11 | 6–5 | ||||
| June 15 | Game 12 | 4–1 | ||||
| Game 13 | 2–1 | Southern California eliminated | ||||
| June 17 | Game 14 | 2–1 | Maine eliminated | |||
| June 18 | Final | 5–1 | Minnesota wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | Joe Ferris (MOP) | style= | Maine |
| style= | Minnesota | ||
| C | style= | Minnesota | |
| 1B | style= | Minnesota | |
| 2B | style= | Minnesota | |
| 3B | Dave Thompson | style= | Maine |
| SS | style= | USC | |
| OF | Willie Brown | style= | USC |
| style= | Minnesota | ||
| Gary Woods | style= | Missouri |