1968 Division II College World Series

The 1968 Divsion II College World Series was the first DII College World Series. It took place in Springfield, MO. The four schools qualified by winning one of four regional tournaments. The Tournament was won by Chapman College, coached by Paul Deese. The runner-up was Delta State University. The Most Outstanding Player award went to Tony Spano of Chapman College.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Arkansas State University	Southland Conference	22-12-1	J. A. Tomlinson	0 (last: none)	none
Chapman College	California Collegiate Athletic Association	26-17	Paul Deese	0 (last: none)	none
Delta State University		20-22-1	Don Ward	0 (last: none)	none
LIU Brooklyn	Metropolitan Conference	26-5	Dick Vining	0 (last: none)	none

Results

1968 College World Series Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Final
		Chapman	11
		LIU Brooklyn	8
							Chapman	3
							Delta St.	0
		Delta St.	3
		Arkansas St.	1
												Chapman	11	x
												Delta St.	0	x
							Delta St.	4
		LIU Brooklyn	3				Arkansas St.	3
		Arkansas St.	10

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 5
Game 1	Chapman College	11 - 8	LIU Brooklyn
Game 2	Delta State University	3 - 1	Arkansas State University
June 6
Game 3	Arkansas State University	10 - 3	LIU Brooklyn	LIU eliminated
Game 4	Chapman College	3 - 0	Delta State University
June 7
Game 5	Delta State University	4 - 3	Arkansas State University	Arkansas St. eliminated
Game 6	Chapman College	11 - 0	Delta State University	Chapman University wins CWS