| Year: | 1968 |
| Division: | University Division |
| Teams: | 27 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Southern California |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Runner-Up: | Southern Illinois |
| Cwscount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Rod Dedeaux |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mop: | Bill Seinsoth |
| Mopteam: | Southern California |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
The 1968 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1968 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-second year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 27 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The twenty-second tournament's champion was the Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Bill Seinsoth of the Southern California.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams.[2] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31–15 (8–4) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 19–7 (8–1) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 23–7 (13–4) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 20–7 (15–3) | 7 (last: 1967) | 1st (1959) | 18–13 | ||||
| 34–12 (n/a) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 23–8 (n/a) | 3 (last: 1966) | 4th (1949, 1966) | 3–6 | ||||
| 22–9 (12–4) | 10 (last: 1966) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 20–17 | ||||
| 38–12–1 (16–2) | 10 (last: 1966) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963) | 29–15 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Game 1 | 2–0 | ||||
| Game 2 | 7–6 | |||||
| June 11 | Game 3 | 8–5 | ||||
| Game 4 | 5–3 | |||||
| Game 5 | 2–1 (11 innings) | Harvard eliminated | ||||
| June 12 | Game 6 | 7–0 | BYU eliminated | |||
| Game 7 | 3–2 (12 innings) | |||||
| Game 8 | 6–5 | |||||
| June 13 | Game 9 | 6–5 | Texas eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 7–1 | Oklahoma State eliminated | ||||
| Game 11 | 7–6 | |||||
| June 14 | Game 12 | 15–0 | St. John's eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 2–0 | NC State eliminated | ||||
| June 15 | Final | 4–3 | USC wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | |
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| P | style= | USC | |
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| 1B | Bill Seinsoth (MOP) | style= | USC |
| 2B | style= | Texas | |
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| SS | style= | Oklahoma State | |
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