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.

1969 NCAA College Division
baseball tournament

Season	1969
Teams	17
Finals site	Meador Park Springfield, Missouri
Champions	Illinois State Redbirds (1st title)
Runner-up	Southwest Missouri State Bears (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Duffy Bass (1st title)
MOP	Tom Klein (Illinois State)

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

See also

• 1969 NCAA University Division baseball tournament
• 1969 NAIA World Series