1960 NAIA Area Tournaments

The winners of the 1960 NAIA Districts either advanced to an Area Tournament or were up for selection by the Area committee. Eight of the Areas are geographically grouped, with Area 9 being comprised of HBCUs. The top team in eight of the nine Areas advance to the 1960 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

Whitworth College from District 1 was chosen by the Area 1 committee as the representative in the CWS. Other districts in the area were District 2 (champion - Oregon College of Education 2nd choice) and District 3 (California, champion - ??).

Area 2

Sam Houston State Teachers College was chosen by the Area 2 committee as the representative in the CWS. St. Mary's University was the 2nd choice.

Area 3

• Omaha, NE

May 26-27

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	College of Emporia	10	1-2	3rd
	Minot State Teachers College		2-2	2nd
	Municipal University of Omaha	11	3-0	Advances to CWS
	South Dakota State College		0-2	4th

Area 4

Morningside College from District 15 was chosen by the Area 4 committee as the representative in the CWS. Other districts in the area were District 13 (Mankato State College), District 14 (Wisconsin State College-La Crosse), and District 16 (William Jewell College).

Area 5

The Area 5 representative was not chosen to participate in the CWS tournament . District 17 champion Arkansas State College or District 19 champion Saint Bernard College was probably chosen as the Area representative.

Area 6

Southern Illinois University from District 20 was chosen by the Area 6 committee as the representative in the CWS.

Area 7

• Statesboro, GA

May 27-28

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Carson-Newman College	27	1-2	2nd
	Georgia Southern College	25	2-1	Advances to CWS

Area 8

• East Stroudsburg, PA

May 30

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Boston State College	32	0-1	2nd
	Indiana State College	30	1-0	Advances to CWS

District 31 champion Trenton State College declined to play in Area 8 tournament.

Area 9

Southern University and A&M College chosen by the Area 9 committee as the representative in the CWS.