1968 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1968. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1968 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty second time in 1968, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship.[1]

1968 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (5th title)
Runners-upSouthern Illinois (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (5th title)
MOPBill Seinsoth (Southern California)
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →

Realignment

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Conference winners

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This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1968 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 17 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast Conference NC State
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
EIBL Harvard
Mid-American Conference Ohio
Pacific-8 Conference Southern California
Southeastern Conference Alabama
Southern Conference East Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍y 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 13 7   .650 15 16   .484
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 13 14   .481
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 11   .450 11 16   .407
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 9 13   .409
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7 13   .350 10 15   .400
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 7 10   .412
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1968[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Southern California ‍‍‍y 16 2   .889 43 12   .782
No. 26 Stanford ‍‍‍ 13 4   .765 36 12   .750
Washington State ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 29 9   .763
UCLA ‍‍‍ 11 9   .550 35 20   .636
Oregon ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444  
California ‍‍‍ 7 12   .368 24 24   .500
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 23 13   .639
Washington ‍‍‍ 2 18   .100 15 26   .366
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1968[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
TCU  ‍‍‍ 13 5   .722 20 9   .690
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10 5   .667 21 7   .750
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 7   .563 14 13   .519
SMU  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 10 14   .417
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 10 15   .400
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 2 15   .118 9 20   .310
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1968[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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The 1968 season marked the twenty second NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their fifth championship with a 4–3 win over Southern Illinois in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Harvard0
St. John's2
St. John's312
NC State2
Southern Illinois6
NC State7
St. John's6
USC7
Texas5
USC2
Oklahoma State8
Oklahoma State5NC State0
USC6
BYU3
USC5
USC4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern Illinois3
Southern Illinois7
Harvard1Oklahoma State1
Southern Illinois15
Southern Illinois211
St. John's0
Texas5
Texas7NC State6
BYU0

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.