1968 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

American college sports championship August 2023 1968 University Division 27 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Southern California 5th Southern Illinois 1st Rod Dedeaux 5th Bill Seinsoth Southern California NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1968 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-second year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 27 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA July 28, 2014 195 2009 The twenty-second tournament's champion was the Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Seinsoth of the Southern California. Tournament The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 196 2009 The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. District 1 at Storrs, CT 1968 Connecticut Huskies Connecticut 1 1968 Providence Friars Providence 0 1968 Harvard Crimson Harvard 4 1968 Boston University Terriers Boston University 1 Providence 4* Boston University 5* Connecticut 0 Harvard 3 Connecticut 8 Boston University 2 Harvard 3 — Connecticut 2 — District 2 at Princeton, NJ 1968 1968 St. John's Redmen baseball team St. John's 12 1968 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 0 1968 Temple Owls Temple 6 1968 NYU Violets NYU 5 NYU 5 Rutgers 0 St. John's 2 Temple 0 NYU 5 Temple 2 St. John's 1 — NYU 0 — District 3 at Gastonia, NC 1968 NC State Wolfpack NC State 3 1968 Alabama Crimson Tide Alabama 1 1968 East Carolina Pirates East Carolina 2* 1968 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 1* Florida State 6 Alabama 1 NC State 7 East Carolina 5 East Carolina 2 Florida State 3 NC State 12 4 Florida State 15 1 District 4 at Minneapolis, MN 1968 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 6 1968 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 4 Southern Illinois 6 1968 Ohio Bobcats Ohio 3 Valparaiso 0 Ohio 1 Minnesota 9 Southern Illinois 10 Minnesota 4 Ohio 5 Southern Illinois 3 — Ohio 0 — District 5 at Stillwater, OK 3 no Oklahoma State 13 3 — 1968 Bradley Braves Bradley 1 0 — District 6 at Austin, TX 3 no Texas 3 1* 10 1968 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 0 2* 6 District 7 at Ogden, UT yes 2 First Round 1 1968 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 4 1968 Weber State Wildcats Weber State 3 Weber State 7 1968 Denver Pioneers Denver 5 1 Upper Round Northern Colorado 15 Weber State 21 Lower Round Denver 15 Northern Colorado 6 Semifinal 2 Weber State 4 — Denver 1 — 3 1968 BYU Cougars BYU 17 7* — Weber State 7 6* — District 8 at Los Angeles, CA 3 no 1968 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles Cal State Los Angeles 2 5 — 1968 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 1 3 — Southern California 4 4* 5* Cal State Los Angeles 2 8* 4* College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record 1968 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU WAC 31–15 (8–4) Glen Tuckett 0(last: none) none 0–0 1968 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard EIBL 19–7 (8–1) Norman Shepard 0(last: none) none 0–0 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State ACC 23–7 (13–4) Sam Esposito 0(last: none) none 0–0 Oklahoma State Big 8 20–7 (15–3) Chet Bryan 7(last: 1967) 1st(1959) 18–13 Southern Illinois n/a 34–12 (n/a) Joe Lutz 0(last: none) none 0–0 St. John's n/a 23–8 (n/a) Jack Kaiser 3(last: 1966) 4th(1949, 1966) 3–6 Texas SWC 22–9 (12–4) Cliff Gustafson 10(last: 1966) 1st(1949, 1950) 20–17 USC Pac-8 38–12–1 (16–2) Rod Dedeaux 10(last: 1966) 1st(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963) 29–15 Results Bracket 2 1968 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard 0 St. John's 2 Southern Illinois 6 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State 7 Texas 5 Oklahoma State 8 1968 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU 3 USC 5 St. John's 312 NC State 2 Oklahoma State 5 USC 6 Harvard 1 Southern Illinois 211 Texas 7 BYU 0 St. John's 6 USC 7 Southern Illinois 7 Oklahoma State 1 Texas 5 NC State 6 USC 2 NC State 0 Southern Illinois 15 St. John's 0 USC 4 Southern Illinois 3 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 10 Game 1 St. John's 2–0 1968 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard Game 2 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State 7–6 Southern Illinois June 11 Game 3 Oklahoma State 8–5 Texas Game 4 USC 5–3 1968 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU Game 5 Southern Illinois 2–1 (11 innings) 1968 Harvard Crimson Harvard University Harvard Harvard eliminated June 12 Game 6 Texas 7–0 1968 BYU Cougars Brigham Young University BYU BYU eliminated Game 7 St. John's 3–2 (12 innings) 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State Game 8 USC 6–5 Oklahoma State June 13 Game 9 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State 6–5 Texas Texas eliminated Game 10 Southern Illinois 7–1 Oklahoma State Oklahoma State eliminated Game 11 USC 7–6 St. John's June 14 Game 12 Southern Illinois 15–0 St. John's St. John's eliminated Game 13 USC 2–0 1968 NC State Wolfpack North Carolina State University NC State NC State eliminated June 15 Final USC 4–3 Southern Illinois USC wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Bill Lee USC Tom Sowinski white St. John's C Ralph Addonizio white St. John's 1B Bill Seinsoth (MOP) USC 2B Lou Bagwell Texas 3B Barry O'Sullivan white Southern Illinois SS Danny Thompson Oklahoma State OF Jerry Bond white Southern Illinois Mike Rogodzinski white Southern Illinois Wayne Weatherly Oklahoma State Notable players BYU: Ken Crosby, Doug Howard Harvard: Ray Peters, Pete Varney NC State: Mike Caldwell, Tommy Smith Oklahoma State: Danny Thompson USC: Jim Barr, Bill Lee, Brent Strom Southern Illinois: Skip Pitlock, Mike Rogodzinski St. John's: Texas: Larry Hardy See also 1968 NCAA College Division baseball tournament (inaugural edition) 1968 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA University Division baseball tournament Category:Baseball in Austin, Texas