1968 NCAA College Division Baseball Tournament
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| Season | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 16 |
| Finals site |
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| Champions | Chapman (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Delta State (1st CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Paul Deese (1st title) |
| MOP | Tony 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
| Team | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Long Island | 4 | 1 |
| Springfield | 2 | 2 |
| Jacksonville | 1 | 2 |
| Belmont Abbey | 0 | 2 |
Mideast Regional
| Team | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Delta State | 3 | 1 |
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 |
| Illinois State | 1 | 2 |
| Wittenberg | 0 | 2 |
Midwest Regional
| Team | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | 2 | 0 |
| Minnesota State | 1 | 1 |
| CSU–Pueblo | 1 | 1 |
| Northern Iowa | 0 | 2 |
West Regional
| Team | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| Chapman | 3 | 0 |
| Seattle Pacific | 2 | 2 |
| Sacramento State | 1 | 2 |
| Portland State | 0 | 2 |
Finals
Participants
| School | Conference | Record (Conference) | Head Coach | Previous Finals Appearances | Best Finals Finish | Finals Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas State | Southland Conference | 22–12–1 | J. A. Tomlinson | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
| Chapman | CCAA | 26–17 | Paul Deese | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
| Delta State | 20–22–1 | Don Ward | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 | |
| Long Island | Metropolitan Collegiate Conference | 26–5 | Dick Vining | 0 (last: none) |
none | 0–0 |
Results
Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Chapman | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Chapman | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Chapman | 11 | — | ||||||||||||
| Delta State | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Delta State | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 3 | Arkansas State | 3 | |||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 10 | |||||||||||||
Game results
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | Chapman | 11–8 | Long Island | |
| Game 2 | Delta State | 3–1 | Arkansas State | |
| Game 3 | Arkansas State | 10–3 | Long Island | Long Island eliminated |
| Game 4 | Chapman | 3–0 | Delta State | |
| Game 5 | Delta State | 4–3 | Arkansas State | Arkansas State eliminated |
| Game 6 | Chapman | 11–0 | Delta State | Chapman wins National Championship |
See also
References
- ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.