1960 NAIA College World Series

The 1960 NAIA College World Series was held in Sioux City, IA. Whitworth College defeated Georgia Southern College in the championship game. Teams qualified as champions of eight of the nine NAIA districts, either by winning an area tournament or committee selection. Area 5 (Southeast) was not represented. Ray Washburn of Whitworth was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Georgia Southern College		21-11	J.I. Clements	0 (last:none)	none
Indiana State College	Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	14-5	Sam Smith	0 (last:none)	none
Morningside College	Northern State College Conference‎		Don Protexter	0 (last:none)	none
Municipal University of Omaha		19-5	Virgil Yelkin	1 (last:1959)	2nd
Sam Houston State Teachers College		23-11	Ray Benge	0 (last:none)	none
Southern Illinois University	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	18-14	Glenn "Abe" Martin	1 (last:1959)	5th
Southern University and A&M College			Robert Henry Lee	1 (last:1959)	1st
Whitworth College			Paul Merkel	0 (last:none)	none

Results

1960 College World series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Southern U.	3
		Southern Illinois	1
							Southern U.	10
							Sam Houston St.	8
		Sam Houston St.	6
		Indiana St.	1
												Southern U.	0
												Whitworth	7
		Georgia Southern	4
		Omaha	2
							Georgia Southern	0
							Whitworth	1
		Whitworth	10
		Morningside	4
						Loser's bracket
							Southern Illinois	1
							Indiana St.	2				Georgia Southern	5
												Indiana St.	2
							Omaha	8
							Morningside	1				Sam Houston St.	4
												Omaha	1

	Semifinals					Elimination					Final
	Re-ordered Semifinals
		Whitworth	1									Whitworth	4
		Georgia Southern	12									Georgia Southern	0
							Georgia Southern	3
							Southern U.	1
		Southern U.	8
		Sam Houston St.	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 6
Game 1	Southern University and A&M College	3-1	Southern Illinois University
Game 2	Georgia Southern College	4-2	Municipal University of Omaha
Game 3	Sam Houston State Teachers College	6-1	Indiana State College
Game 4	Whitworth College	10-4	Morningside College
June 7
Game 5	Indiana State College	2-1	Southern Illinois University	Southern Illinois eliminated
Game 6	Municipal University of Omaha	8-1	Morningside College	Morningside eliminated
Game 7	Southern University and A&M College	10-8	Sam Houston State Teachers College
Game 8	Whitworth College	1-0	Georgia Southern College
June 8
Game 9	Georgia Southern College	5-2	Indiana State College	Indiana eliminated
Game 10	Sam Houston State Teachers College	4-1	Municipal University of Omaha	Nebraska-Omaha eliminated
Game 11	Whitworth College	7-0	Southern University and A&M College
June 9
Game 12	Georgia Southern College	12-1	Whitworth College
June 10
Game 13	Southern University and A&M College	8-6	Sam Houston State Teachers College	Sam Houston eliminated
Game 14	Georgia Southern College	3-1	Southern University and A&M College	Southern eliminated
June 11
Game 15	Whitworth College	4-0	Georgia Southern College	Whitworth wins CWS