1968 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament
Season1968
Teams16
Finals site
ChampionsChapman (1st title)
Runner-upDelta State (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachPaul Deese (1st title)
MOPTony Spono (Chapman)

The 1968 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1968 season. This was the first such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The Chapman Panthers won the championship by defeating the Delta State Statesmen.[1]

Format

Sixteen teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions of four teams each. 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

TeamWinsLosses
Long Island41
Springfield22
Jacksonville12
Belmont Abbey02

Mideast Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Delta State31
Middle Tennessee32
Illinois State12
Wittenberg02

Midwest Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Arkansas State20
Minnesota State11
CSU–Pueblo11
Northern Iowa02

West Regional

TeamWinsLosses
Chapman30
Seattle Pacific22
Sacramento State12
Portland State02

Finals

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachPrevious finals appearancesBest finals finishFinals record
Arkansas State Southland Conference22–12–1J. A. Tomlinson0
(last: none)
none00
Chapman CCAA26–17Paul Deese0
(last: none)
none00
Delta State 20–22–1Don Ward0
(last: none)
none00
Long Island Metropolitan Collegiate Conference26–5Dick Vining0
(last: none)
none00

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Chapman11
Long Island8
Chapman3
Delta State0
Arkansas State1
Delta State3
Chapman11
Delta State0
Lower round 1Lower final
Delta State4
Long Island3Arkansas State3
Arkansas State10

Game results

GameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
Game 1Chapman11–8Long Island
Game 2Delta State3–1Arkansas State
Game 3Arkansas State10–3Long IslandLong Island eliminated
Game 4Chapman3–0Delta State
Game 5Delta State4–3Arkansas StateArkansas State eliminated
Game 6Chapman11–0Delta StateChapman wins National Championship

See also

References

  1. "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
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