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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

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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

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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
‡ – Tournament champion
As of June 21, 1969[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 UCLA ‍‍‍y 17 4 0   .810 42 12 1   .773
No. 16 Stanford ‍‍‍ 16 5 0   .762 34 12 0   .739
No. 17 Southern California ‍‍‍ 13 5 0   .722 39 12 1   .760
No. 29 California ‍‍‍ 12 9 0   .571 31 19 0   .620
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 17 20 1   .461
Oregon ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 22 19 0   .537
Washington State ‍‍‍ 8 13 0   .381 27 15 0   .643
Washington ‍‍‍ 1 20 0   .048 7 29 0   .194
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍y 13 4   .765 28 17   .622
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 9 5   .643 19 15   .559
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9 8   .529 15 12   .556
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 7 9   .438 15 19   .441
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 10   .412 17 15   .531
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 3 12   .200 12 19   .387
Western Division
No. 6 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 11 5   .688 27 15   .643
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 8 9   .471 24 15   .615
LSU  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 11 24   .314
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969[5]
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[6]
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[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 UMass ‍‍‍y 9 1   .900 22 10   .688
Connecticut ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 10 16   .385
Maine ‍‍‍ 6 4   .600 12 12   .500
Vermont ‍‍‍ 5 5   .500 13 9   .591
Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 2 8   .200 4 13   .235
New Hampshire ‍‍‍ 2 8   .200 6 15   .286
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1969
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arizona State0
Texas4
Texas2
Tulsa4
UCLA5
Tulsa610
Tulsa2
NYU0
Southern Illinois0
Tulsa3
Massachusetts2
Massachusetts2Arizona State11
NYU9
Ole Miss3
NYU8Tulsa1
Arizona State4Arizona State10
Lower round 1Lower round 2NYU1
Arizona State4
Arizona State211Massachusetts2
NYU3
UCLA1
Texas2
Ole Miss1
Southern Illinois1Texas14
Ole Miss8

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  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". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1969". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 15, 2014.