# 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 (NCAA) 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

* Texas Tech joined the Southwest Conference, leaving the ranks of independents.

## Conference winners

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.
| Conference | Regular season winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | NC State |
| Big Eight Conference | Oklahoma State |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota |
| EIBL | Harvard |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio |
| Pacific-8 Conference | Southern California |
| Southeastern Conference | Alabama |
| Southern Conference | East Carolina |
| Southwest Conference | Texas |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings :
| 1968 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Oklahoma State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83323–9 .719 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 13–7 .65015–16 .484 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55613–14 .481 Iowa State ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50011–16 .407 Missouri ‍‍‍ 9–11 .45011–16 .407 Colorado ‍‍‍ 6–10 .3759–13 .409 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 7–13 .35010–15 .400 Kansas ‍‍‍ 5–13 .2787–10 .412 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1968 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1968 Athletic Association of Western Universities baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Southern California ‍†‍‍$^y$ 16–2 .88943–12 .782 No. 26 Stanford ‍‍‍ 13–4 .76536–12 .750 Washington State ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61129–9 .763 UCLA ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55035–20 .636 Oregon ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444– – California ‍‍‍ 7–12 .36824–24 .500 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33323–13 .639 Washington ‍‍‍ 2–18 .10015–26 .366 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1968 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1968 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4 .75023–11 .676 TCU ‍‍‍ 13–5 .72220–9 .690 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 10–5 .66721–7 .750 Baylor ‍‍‍ 9–7 .56314–13 .519 SMU ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38910–14 .417 Rice ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33310–15 .400 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 2–15 .1189–20 .310 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1968 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## 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.
| 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 | | Final | Final | Final |
| Harvard | Harvard | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 2 | St. John's | St. John's | 3$^{12}$ | | | | | | | | |
| | | | NC State | NC State | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 6 | NC State | NC State | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 7 | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | USC | USC | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | USC | USC | 7 | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | USC | USC | 2 | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | | | | | | | USC | USC | 2 | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 8 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 5 | | | | NC State | NC State | 0 | | |
| | | | USC | USC | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 3 | USC | USC | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| USC | USC | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | USC | USC | 4 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 3 |
| | | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | | | | | | 7 |
| | | | Harvard | Harvard | 1 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | | | | | 1 |
| | | | Harvard | Harvard | 1 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 15 | | 1 |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 2$^{11}$ | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 15 | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 2$^{11}$ | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 0 | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | St. John's | St. John's | 0 | 5 | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 7 | NC State | NC State | | | | | 6 | |
| | | | BYU | BYU | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |