The 1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1969 season. This was the second such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The won the championship by defeating the .
Format Seventeen teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Three regions consisted of four teams, while the West Region had five. Each region completed a double-elimination round, with the winners advancing to the finals. The finals, made up of the four regional champions, also competed in a double-elimination format.
Regionals East Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
Mideast Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
West Regional Team Wins Losses 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 0 2
Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record Independent 28–6–2 Hal Smeltzly 0(last: none) none 0–0 Interstate 33–5 (3–3) Duffy Bass 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 25–7–1 Jack McGee 0(last: none) none 0–0 Missouri Intercollegiate 27–10 (11–1) Bill Rowe 0(last: none) none 0–0
Results Bracket
Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 5–3 Game 2 6–3 Game 3 13–10 Puget Sound eliminated Game 4 5–1 Game 5 11–5 Florida Southern eliminated Game 6 12–0 Illinois State wins National Championship
See also 1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament 1969 NAIA World Series
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