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.[1] 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.

1968 NCAA University Division
Baseball Tournament

Season	1968
Teams	27
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Southern California (5th title)
Runner-up	Southern Illinois (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Rod Dedeaux (5th title)
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Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams.[2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

District 1 at Storrs, CT

		Connecticut	1
		Providence	0
							Connecticut	0
							Harvard	3
		Harvard	4
		Boston University	1
												Harvard	3	—
											Connecticut	2	—
		Providence	4*
		Boston University	5*
							Connecticut	8
							Boston University	2

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

		St. John's	12
		Rutgers	0
							St. John's	2
							Temple	0
		Temple	6
		NYU	5
												St. John's	1	—
											NYU	0	—
		NYU	5
		Rutgers	0
							NYU	5
							Temple	2

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

		NC State	3
		Alabama	1
							NC State	7
							East Carolina	5
		East Carolina	2*
		Florida State	1*
												NC State	12	4
											Florida State	15	1
		Florida State	6
		Alabama	1
							East Carolina	2
							Florida State	3

District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

		Minnesota	6
		Valparaiso	4
							Minnesota	9
							Southern Illinois	10
		Southern Illinois	6
		Ohio	3
												Southern Illinois	3	—
											Ohio	0	—
		Valparaiso	0
		Ohio	1
							Minnesota	4
							Ohio	5

District 5 at Stillwater, OK

	Finals
		Oklahoma State	13	3	—
		Bradley	1	0	—

District 6 at Austin, TX

	Finals
		Texas	3	1*	10
		Texas–Pan American	0	2*	6

District 7 at Ogden, UT

		Colorado State	4
		Weber State	3
							Colorado State	15
							Weber State	21
		Weber State	7
		Denver	5
												Weber State	4	—
											Denver	1	—
		—	—
		—	—
							Denver	15
							Colorado State	6

	Finals
		BYU	17	7*	—
		Weber State	7	6*	—

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

								Southern California		4	4*	5*
	Cal State Los Angeles		2	5	—			Cal State Los Angeles		2	8*	4*
	Santa Clara		1	3	—

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish	CWS Record
BYU	WAC	31–15 (8–4)	Glen Tuckett	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Harvard	EIBL	19–7 (8–1)	Norman Shepard	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
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		34–12 (n/a)	Joe Lutz	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
St. John's		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

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round
	Winner's Bracket
		Harvard	0
		St. John's	2
							St. John's	3^12
							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	2^11				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

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 10	Game 1	St. John's	2–0	Harvard
	Game 2	NC State	7–6	Southern Illinois
June 11	Game 3	Oklahoma State	8–5	Texas
	Game 4	USC	5–3	BYU
	Game 5	Southern Illinois	2–1 (11 innings)	Harvard	Harvard eliminated
June 12	Game 6	Texas	7–0	BYU	BYU eliminated
	Game 7	St. John's	3–2 (12 innings)	NC State
	Game 8	USC	6–5	Oklahoma State
June 13	Game 9	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	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	Class	School
Pitcher	Bill Lee	Senior	USC
	Tom Sowinski	Senior	St. John's
Catcher	Ralph Addonizio	Senior	St. John's
First baseman	Bill Seinsoth	Junior	USC
Second baseman	Lou Bagwell	Sophomore	Texas
Third baseman	Barry O'Sullivan	Junior	Southern Illinois
Shortstop	Danny Thompson	Junior	Oklahoma State
Outfielder	Jerry Bond	Sophomore	Southern Illinois
	Mike Rogodzinski	Sophomore	Southern Illinois
	Wayne Weatherly	Senior	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

References

1. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 196. Retrieved 22 April 2012.