1968 NCAA University Division baseball season


The 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association began in the spring of 1968. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1968 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty second time in 1968, 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. Southern California claimed the championship.

Realignment

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1968 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 10 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 17 teams earned at-large selections.
ConferenceRegular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast Conference
Big Eight Conference
Big Ten Conference
EIBL
Mid-American Conference
Pacific-8 ConferenceSouthern California
Southeastern Conference
Southern Conference
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

College World Series

The 1968 season marked the twenty second 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 Southern California claiming their fifth championship with a 4–3 win over Southern Illinois in the final.

Award winners

All-America team