1968 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

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 was the first edition of the NCAA College Division baseball tournament, now known as the NCAA Division II baseball tournament. The College Division had previously separated from the University Division in 1957. The 16-team tournament determined the champion of the 1968 season. 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 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

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

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