Sept. 1, 1968: A total of 223 members select membership in the University Division and 386 in the College Division under new legislation. September 1, 1968 47
June 5-7, 1968: The first College Division Baseball Championship is conducted at Southwest Missouri State (now named Missouri State). June 7, 1968 57
March 7-9, 1968: The first College Division Gymnastics Championships are conducted at Springfield College. March 9, 1968 44
Jan. 20, 1968: Houston defeats UCLA in the Astrodome to end the Bruins’ 47-game winning streak before a crowd of 52,693, at the time the largest crowd at a college basketball game. January 20, 1968 35
1968: James “Doc” Counsilman publishes “The Science of Swimming” during a period of success for his Indiana swim teams. January 2, 1968 45
