1968 NCAA University Division baseball season
1968 NCAA University Division baseball season | |
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NCAA tournament | |
College World Series | |
Champions | USC (5th title) |
Runners-up | Southern Illinois (1st CWS Appearance) |
Winning Coach | Rod Dedeaux (5th title) |
MOP | Bill Seinsoth (Southern California) |
Seasons |
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]
Realignment
[edit]- Texas Tech joined the Southwest Conference, leaving the ranks of independents.
Conference winners
[edit]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 standings
[edit]The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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College World Series
[edit]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 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 312 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 5 | NC State | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Southern Illinois | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 1 | Oklahoma State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 211 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 7 | NC State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Award winners
[edit]All-America team
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
- ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1968". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.