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.
Holy Cross vs. Boston College was played at Newton, Massachusetts and Connecticut vs. Providence and Providence vs. Holy Cross were played at Worcester, Massachusetts.
Texas automatically qualified for the College World Series out of District 6.