1969 NCAA University Division baseball season

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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
��� 1968
1970 →

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]

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
‡ – 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 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. 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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