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 teams	207
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Arizona State (3rd title)
Runners-up	Tulsa (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Bobby Winkles (3rd title)
MOP	John 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 Conference	North Carolina
Big Eight Conference	Oklahoma State
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota
EIBL	Dartmouth
Mid-American Conference	Ohio
Pacific-8 Conference	UCLA
Southeastern Conference	Ole Miss
Southern Conference	North - William & Mary South - Furman
Southwest Conference	Texas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   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 Team W   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 Team W   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	6^10
												Tulsa	2
												NYU	0
		Southern Illinois	0
		Massachusetts	2
							Massachusetts	2
							NYU	9
		Ole Miss	3
		NYU	8
						Loser's Bracket
							Arizona State	2^11
							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

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.