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

Realignment

Conference winners

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 ConferenceNC State
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
EIBLHarvard
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific-8 ConferenceSouthern California
Southeastern ConferenceAlabama
Southern ConferenceEast Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Oklahoma State  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83323–9 .719
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65015–16 .484
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55613–14 .481
Iowa State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50011–16 .407
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45011–16 .407
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .3759–13 .409
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35010–15 .400
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .2787–10 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍y 16–2 .88943–12 .782
No. 26 Stanford ‍‍‍ 13–4 .76536–12 .750
Washington State ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61129–9 .763
UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55035–20 .636
Oregon ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444– –
California ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36824–24 .500
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33323–13 .639
Washington ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10015–26 .366
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1968[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–4 .75023–11 .676
TCU  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72220–9 .690
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66721–7 .750
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56314–13 .519
SMU  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38910–14 .417
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33310–15 .400
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .1189–20 .310
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1968[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1968 College World Series

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

All-America team
Main article: 1968 College Baseball All-America Team

References
  1. 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.
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