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.[1]

1969 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament
Season1969
Teams17
Finals site
ChampionsIllinois State Redbirds (1st title)
Runner-upSouthwest Missouri State Bears (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coachDuffy Bass (1st title)
MOPTom Klein (Illinois State)

Format

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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

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East Regional

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Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 3 0
Springfield 2 2
Ithaca 1 2
Upsala 0 2

Mideast Regional

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

Midwest Regional

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

West Regional

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

Finals

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Participants

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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

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper finalFinal
Illinois State5
Puget Sound3
Illinois State5
Southwest Missouri State1
Southwest Missouri State6
Florida Southern3
Illinois State12
Southwest Missouri State0
Lower round 1Lower final
Southwest Missouri State11
Puget Sound10Florida Southern5
Florida Southern13

Game results

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved February 22, 2021.