1968 NAIA District Tournaments

From BR Bullpen

The field of teams in the 1968 NAIA Baseball Championship is broken down into 32 geographically based District Tournaments. The 4, 5, and 6 team District tournaments are a double elimination format, while the 2 team tournaments are best of three format. The top team in each bracket advances to one of eight Area Tournaments.

District 1[edit]

May ?-18

Seed School Results Finish
Central Washington State College 2-0 Advances to Area 1 Tournament
Pacific Lutheran University 0-2 2nd

District 2[edit]

May 17-18

Seed School Results Finish
Oregon College of Education 2-1 Advances to Area 1 Tournament
Pacific University 1-2 2nd

District 3[edit]

May 15-18

Seed School Results Finish
Biola College 0-2 4th
California Western University 3-0 Advances to Area 1 Tournament
Claremont-Mudd Colleges 1-2 3rd
Occidental College 2-2 2nd

District 4[edit]

May 3-4

Seed School Results Finish
Sam Houston State College 1-2
Sul Ross State College 2-1 advances to District finals

May 15-18

Seed School Results Finish
St. Mary's University 1-2 2nd
Sul Ross State College 2-1 Advances to Area 2 Tournament

District 5[edit]

May 18

Seed School Results Finish
Eastern Montana College 1-0 Advances to Area 1 Tournament
Western Montana College 0-1 2nd

District 6[edit]

Stillman College represented District 6 in Area 5 Tournament. Details unavailable at present.


District 7[edit]

May 9-10

Seed School Results Finish
Grand Canyon College 1-2 2nd
New Mexico Highlands University 2-1 Advances to Area 2 Tournament

District 8[edit]

May 7

Seed School Results Finish
Angelo State College 2nd
Tarleton State College Advances to Area 2 Tournament

District 9[edit]

May 10

Seed School Results Finish
Phillips University 0-2 2nd
Southeastern Oklahoma State University 2-0 Advances to Area 3 Tournament

District 10[edit]

May 17-18

Seed School Results Finish
College of Emporia 2-1 Advances to Area 3 Tournament
Kansas State Teachers College 1-2 2nd

District 11[edit]

May 16-17

Seed School Results Finish
Concordia College 1-2 3rd
Kearney State College 2-2 2nd
Municipal University of Omaha 3-0 Advances to Area 3 Tournament
Wayne State College 0-2 4th

District 12[edit]

May 17-19

Seed School Results Finish
Black Hills State College 0-1
Mayville State College 2-0 Advances to Area 4 Tournament
Minot State College 0-1
Yankton College 1-1 2nd

* Tournament was moved from Minot to Mayville and shortened to single elimination due to rain and snow.


District 13[edit]

Winona State College received the District 13 bid to the Area 4 Tournament when the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference forfeited its spot in the district tournament due to final exams.


District 14[edit]

May 21

Seed School Results Finish
St. Norbert College 1-2 2nd
Wisconsin State University-Oshkosh 2-1 Advances to Area 4 Tournament

District 15[edit]

May 18-19

Seed School Results Finish
Buena Vista College 2-1 Advances to Area 4 Tournament
Loras College 1-2 2nd

District 16[edit]

William Jewell College represented District 16 in Area 3 Tournament. Details unavailable at present, although it was likely due to MCAU championship.


District 17[edit]

May 15

Seed School Results Finish
Arkansas Agricultural Mechanical & Normal College 0-2 2nd
Ouachita Baptist University 2-0 Advances to Area 5 Tournament

District 18[edit]

May 17

Seed School Results Finish
California State College 0-1
Edinboro State College 0-0
Gannon College
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 1-0 Advances to Area 8 Tournament

* Rain caused postponement of the tournament. Gannon pulled out and Indiana was awarded the title based on its overall season record and winning the only game that was played.


District 19[edit]

May 20

Seed School Results Finish
Maryland State College 0-1 2nd
Millersville State College 1-0 Advances to Area 8 Tournament

District 20[edit]

May 20-21

Seed School Results Finish
Lewis College 1-2 2nd
Western Illinois University 2-1 Advances to Area 6 Tournament

District 21[edit]

May 18

Seed School Results Finish
Huntington College 2nd
Taylor University Advances to Area 6 Tournament

District 22[edit]

May 20-21

Seed School Results Finish
Cedarville College 1-2 2nd
Defiance College 2-1 Advances to Area 6 Tournament

District 23[edit]

May 20

Seed School Results Finish
Eastern Michigan University 2-0 Advances to Area 6 Tournament
Spring Arbor College 0-2 2nd

District 24[edit]

May 17-?

Seed School Results Finish
Carson-Newman College 2-0 Advances to Area 7 Tournament
Georgetown College 1-1 2nd
University of Tennessee at Martin 0-1
?? 0-1

District 25[edit]

May 16-17

Seed School Results Finish
Georgia Southern College 2-1 Advances to Area 5 Tournament
West Georgia College 1-2 2nd

District 26[edit]

May 16-18

Seed School Results Finish
Pfeiffer College 2-0 Advances to Area 7 Tournament
Wilmington College 0-2 2nd

District 27[edit]

May 17-18

Seed School Results Finish
Livingston University 0-1
Northeast Louisiana State College 2-0 Advances to Area 5 Tournament
Northwestern State College of Louisiana 0-1
William Carey College 1-1 2nd

District 28[edit]

May 15

Seed School Results Finish
Fairmont State College 2-0 Advances to Area 7 Tournament
Morris Harvey College 0-2 2nd

District 29[edit]

Winston-Salem State University represented District 29 in Area 7 Tournament. Details unavailable at present.


District 30[edit]

Jackson State College earned District 31 berth in Area 2 Tournament due to Southwestern Athletic Conference championship.


District 31[edit]

Glassboro State College earned District 31 berth in Area 8 Tournament when the 2 other teams that qualified for the district tournament were declared ineligible.


District 32[edit]

May 18

Seed School Results Finish
Husson College 1-1 2nd
Lyndon State College 0-1
New Haven College 0-1
Quinnipiac College 2-0 Advances to Area 8 Tournament
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