1969 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1969 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 1969. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1969 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty third time in 1969, 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. Arizona State claimed the championship.[1]

1969 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams207
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (3rd title)
Runners-upTulsa (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachBobby Winkles (3rd title)
MOPJohn Dolinsek (Arizona State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1969 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 9 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 12 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
EIBLDartmouth
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific-8 ConferenceUCLA
Southeastern ConferenceOle Miss
Southern ConferenceNorth - William & Mary
South - Furman
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5–1 .83318–14 .563
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 4–2 .66712–6 .667
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 3–3 .50020–12 .625
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 0–6 .0009–13 .409
Western
No. 2 Tulsa  ‍†‍‡‍y 7–1 .87539–5 .886
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 5–3 .62517–12 .586
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 2–5 .28615–11 .577
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1–6 .1437–11 .389
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 21, 1969[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14–2 .87540–6 .870
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60022–8 .733
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56313–13 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53814–11 .560
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46715–11 .577
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35310–17 .370
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2–14 .1255–21 .192
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 18 BYU  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72230–15 .667
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61114–22 .389
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38920–22 .476
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–20 .394
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .83356–11 .836
No. 19 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55637–10 .787
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38931–17 .646
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22217–27 .386
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1969 College World Series

The 1969 season marked the twenty third 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 Arizona State claiming their third championship with a 10–1 win over Tulsa in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arizona State0
Texas4
Texas2
Tulsa4
UCLA5
Tulsa610
Tulsa2
NYU0
Southern Illinois0
Tulsa3
Massachusetts2
Massachusetts2Arizona State11
NYU9
Ole Miss3
NYU8Tulsa1
Arizona State4Arizona State10
Lower round 1Lower round 2NYU1
Arizona State4
Arizona State211Massachusetts2
NYU3
UCLA1
Texas2
Ole Miss1
Southern Illinois1Texas14
Ole Miss8

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1969 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 – 1969". Boyd's World. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  5. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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