# 1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament

The 1969 NCAA College Division baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA College Division level for the 1969 season. This was the second such tournament for the College Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957. The Illinois State Redbirds won the championship by defeating the Southwest Missouri State Bears.

## Format

Seventeen teams were selected to participate, divided into four regions. Three regions consisted of four teams, while the West Region had five. 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 |
| Florida Southern | 3 | 0 |
| Springfield | 2 | 2 |
| Ithaca | 1 | 2 |
| Upsala | 0 | 2 |

### Mideast Regional

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| Illinois State | 3 | 0 |
| Delta State | 2 | 2 |
| Valparaiso | 1 | 2 |
| Tuskegee | 0 | 2 |

### Midwest Regional

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| Southwest Missouri State | 3 | 0 |
| North Dakota State | 2 | 2 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 2 |
| Luther | 0 | 2 |

### West Regional

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| Puget Sound | 5 | 2 |
| Chapman | 2 | 2 |
| Portland State | 2 | 2 |
| Seattle Pacific | 1 | 2 |
| Sacramento State | 0 | 2 |

## Finals
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | Previous finals appearances | Best finals finish | Finals record |
| Florida Southern | Independent | 28–6–2 | Hal Smeltzly | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Illinois State | Interstate | 33–5 (3–3) | Duffy Bass | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Puget Sound | Independent | 25–7–1 | Jack McGee | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Southwest Missouri State | Missouri Intercollegiate | 27–10 (11–1) | Bill Rowe | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Puget Sound | Puget Sound | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Puget Sound | Puget Sound | 3 | Illinois State | Illinois State | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Southwest Missouri State | Southwest Missouri State | 1 | | | | |
| Southwest Missouri State | Southwest Missouri State | 6 | Southwest Missouri State | Southwest Missouri State | 1 | | | | |
| Florida Southern | Florida Southern | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Florida Southern | Florida Southern | 3 | | | | Illinois State | Illinois State | 12 | — |
| | | | | | | Southwest Missouri State | Southwest Missouri State | 0 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Southwest Missouri State | Southwest Missouri State | 0 | — |
| | | | Southwest Missouri State | Southwest Missouri State | 11 | | | | |
| Puget Sound | Puget Sound | 10 | Florida Southern | Florida Southern | 5 | | | | |
| Florida Southern | Florida Southern | 13 | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| Game 1 | Illinois State | 5–3 | Puget Sound | |
| Game 2 | Southwest Missouri State | 6–3 | Florida Southern | |
| Game 3 | Florida Southern | 13–10 | Puget Sound | Puget Sound eliminated |
| Game 4 | Illinois State | 5–1 | Southwest Missouri State | |
| Game 5 | Southwest Missouri State | 11–5 | Florida Southern | Florida Southern eliminated |
| Game 6 | Illinois State | 12–0 | Florida Southern | Illinois State wins National Championship |