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.

District 1 at Storrs, CT

District 2 at Princeton, NJ

District 3 at Gastonia, NC

District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

District 5 at Stillwater, OK

District 6 at Austin, TX

District 7 at Ogden, UT

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

College World Series

Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record WAC 31–15 (8–4) Glen Tuckett 0(last: none) none 0–0 EIBL 19–7 (8–1) Norman Shepard 0(last: none) none 0–0 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

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 10 Game 1 St. John's 2–0 Game 2 7–6 Southern Illinois June 11 Game 3 Oklahoma State 8–5 Texas Game 4 USC 5–3 Game 5 Southern Illinois 2–1 (11 innings) Harvard eliminated June 12 Game 6 Texas 7–0 BYU eliminated Game 7 St. John's 3–2 (12 innings) Game 8 USC 6–5 Oklahoma State June 13 Game 9 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 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 C Ralph Addonizio 1B Bill Seinsoth (MOP) USC 2B Lou Bagwell Texas 3B Barry O'Sullivan SS Danny Thompson Oklahoma State OF Jerry Bond Mike Rogodzinski 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

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