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1969 NCAA University Division baseball season

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Number of teams207
ChampionsArizona State (3rd title)
Runners-upTulsa (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachBobby Winkles (3rd title)
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]

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 ConferenceNorth Carolina
Big Eight ConferenceOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
EIBLDartmouth
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific-8 ConferenceUCLA
Southeastern ConferenceOle Miss
Southern ConferenceNorth - William & Mary
South - Furman
Southwest ConferenceTexas
Yankee ConferenceUMass

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1969 Missouri Valley Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
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[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
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[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍y 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[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
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[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
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[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1969 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
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

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