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 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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[4]; 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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  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        
  Oklahoma State 8          
      Oklahoma State 5    
      USC 6  
  BYU 3    
  USC 5  
  Loser's Bracket
  Harvard 1  
  Southern Illinois 211     Southern Illinois 7
    Oklahoma State 1
  Texas 7  
  BYU 0     Texas 5
    NC State 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  USC 2      
  NC State 0          
      USC 4    
      Southern Illinois 3  
  Southern Illinois 15    
  St. John's 0  

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 August 15, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1968". boydsworld.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
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