1968 NCAA University Division baseball tournament


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. 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. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 10Game 1St. John's2–0
June 10Game 27–6Southern Illinois
June 11Game 3[1968 Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball|Oklahoma State Cowboys baseball team|Oklahoma State]8–5[1968 1968 Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]
June 11Game 4[1968 1968 USC Trojans baseball team|USC Trojans baseball team|USC]5–3
June 11Game 5Southern Illinois2–1 Harvard eliminated
June 12Game 6Texas7–0BYU eliminated
June 12Game 7St. John's3–2
June 12Game 8USC6–5Oklahoma State
June 13Game 96–5TexasTexas eliminated
June 13Game 10Southern Illinois7–1Oklahoma StateOklahoma State eliminated
June 13Game 11USC7–6St. John's
June 14Game 12Southern Illinois15–0St. John'sSt. John's eliminated
June 14Game 13USC2–0NC State eliminated
June 15FinalUSC4–3Southern IllinoisUSC wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PBill LeeUSC
PTom Sowinski
CRalph Addonizio
1BBill Seinsoth USC
2BLou BagwellTexas
3BBarry O'Sullivan
SSDanny ThompsonOklahoma State
OFJerry Bond
OFMike Rogodzinski
OFWayne WeatherlyOklahoma State

Notable players

BYU: Ken Crosby, Doug HowardHarvard: Ray Peters, Pete VarneyNC State: Mike Caldwell, Tommy SmithOklahoma State: Danny ThompsonUSC: Jim Barr, Bill Lee, Brent StromSouthern Illinois: Skip Pitlock, Mike RogodzinskiSt. John's: Texas: Larry Hardy