# 1969 NCAA University Division baseball season

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.

## Conference winners

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.
| 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

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings :
| 1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Cincinnati ‍‍‍ 5–1 .83318–14 .563 Bradley ‍‍‍ 4–2 .66712–6 .667 Memphis State ‍‍‍ 3–3 .50020–12 .625 Louisville ‍‍‍ 0–6 .0009–13 .409 Western No. 2 Tulsa ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 7–1 .87539–5 .886 Wichita State ‍‍‍ 5–3 .62517–12 .586 Saint Louis ‍‍‍ 2–5 .28615–11 .577 Drake ‍‍‍ 1–6 .1437–11 .389 ‡ – Tournament champion As of June 21, 1969 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1969 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 UCLA ‍†‍‍$^y$ 17–4–0 .81042–12–1 .773 No. 16 Stanford ‍‍‍ 16–5–0 .76234–12–0 .739 No. 17 Southern California ‍‍‍ 13–5–0 .72239–12–1 .760 No. 29 California ‍‍‍ 12–9–0 .57131–19–0 .620 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42917–20–1 .461 Oregon ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38122–19–0 .537 Washington State ‍‍‍ 8–13–0 .38127–15–0 .643 Washington ‍‍‍ 1–20–0 .0487–29–0 .194 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1969 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1969 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division Florida $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 13–4 .76528–17 .622 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 9–5 .64319–15 .559 Georgia ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52915–12 .556 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43815–19 .441 Auburn ‍‍‍ 7–10 .41217–15 .531 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 3–12 .20012–19 .387 Western Division No. 6 Ole Miss $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 11–5 .68827–15 .643 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61120–10 .667 Alabama ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47124–15 .615 LSU ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23511–24 .314 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1969 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1969 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 4 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–2 .87540–6 .870 TCU ‍‍‍ 9–6 .60022–8 .733 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56313–13 .500 Rice ‍‍‍ 7–6 .53814–11 .560 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 7–8 .46715–11 .577 Baylor ‍‍‍ 6–11 .35310–17 .370 SMU ‍‍‍ 2–14 .1255–21 .192 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1969 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern No. 18 BYU ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72230–15 .667 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61114–22 .389 Utah ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38920–22 .476 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27813–20 .394 Southern No. 1 Arizona State ‍‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83356–11 .836 No. 19 Arizona ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55637–10 .787 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38931–17 .646 UTEP ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22217–27 .386 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1969 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1969 Yankee Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 UMass ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–1 .90022–10 .688 Connecticut ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60010–16 .385 Maine ‍‍‍ 6–4 .60012–12 .500 Vermont ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50013–9 .591 Rhode Island ‍‍‍ 2–8 .2004–13 .235 New Hampshire ‍‍‍ 2–8 .2006–15 .286 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1969 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

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.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 4 | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 5 | Tulsa | Tulsa | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 6$^{10}$ | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | NYU | NYU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | NYU | NYU | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2 | | | | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 3 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2 | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 2 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | NYU | NYU | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 3 | NYU | NYU | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NYU | NYU | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 4 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 10 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | NYU | NYU | 1 | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | | | | | | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2$^{11}$ | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2$^{11}$ | Massachusetts | Massachusetts | | NYU | NYU | 3 | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | NYU | NYU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | UCLA | UCLA | 1 | | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | | Texas | Texas | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 1 | Texas | Texas | | | | | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |