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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 5–1 .833  18–14 .563
Bradley  ‍‍‍ 4–2 .667  12–6 .667
Memphis State  ‍‍‍ 3–3 .500  20–12 .625
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 0–6 .000  9–13 .409
Western
No. 2 Tulsa  ‍†‍‡‍y 7–1 .875  39–5 .886
Wichita State  ‍‍‍ 5–3 .625  17–12 .586
Saint Louis  ‍‍‍ 2–5 .286  15–11 .577
Drake  ‍‍‍ 1–6 .143  7–11 .389
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 21, 1969[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14–2 .875  40–6 .870
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9–6 .600  22–8 .733
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–7 .563  13–13 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 7–6 .538  14–11 .560
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 7–8 .467  15–11 .577
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6–11 .353  10–17 .370
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2–14 .125  5–21 .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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
No. 18 BYU  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .722  30–15 .667
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  14–22 .389
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  20–22 .476
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 5–13 .278  13–20 .394
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 15–3 .833  56–11 .836
No. 19 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  37–10 .787
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  31–17 .646
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  17–27 .386
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1969[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona State 0  
  Texas 4    
      Texas 2  
      Tulsa 4    
  UCLA 5          
  Tulsa 610        
      Tulsa 2
      NYU 0
  Southern Illinois 0        
  Massachusetts 2          
      Massachusetts 2    
      NYU 9  
  Ole Miss 3    
  NYU 8  
  Loser's Bracket
  Arizona State 211  
  UCLA 1     Arizona State 4
    Massachusetts 2
  Southern Illinois 1  
  Ole Miss 8     Ole Miss 1
    Texas 14
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Tulsa 3       Tulsa 1
  Arizona State 11           Arizona State 10
      Arizona State 4    
      NYU 1  
  NYU 3    
  Texas 2  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1969 College Baseball All-America Team
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References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. 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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