1970 NCAA University Division baseball season

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1970 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA 70s logo.svg
Number of teams207
Preseason No. 1 Southern California
Defending champions Arizona State
NCAA tournament
College World Series
DurationJune 12, 1970 – June 18, 1970
Champions Southern California (6th title)
Runners-up Florida State (5 CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux (6th title)
MOP Gene Ammann (Florida State)
Seasons
  1969
1971  

The 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1970. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1970 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the 24th time in 1970, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship. [1]

Contents

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1970 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 11 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections. [1] [2]

ConferenceRegular season winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Maryland
Big Eight Conference Iowa State
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
EIBL Dartmouth
Mid-American Conference Ohio
Pacific-8 Conference North - Washington State
South - Southern California
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - William & Mary
South - East Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1970 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Iowa State  y135 .7221911 .633
Kansas  107 .588158 .652
Nebraska  118 .5791511 .577
Oklahoma  109 .5262017 .541
Missouri  89 .4711213 .480
Kansas State  810 .4441316 .448
Colorado  612 .3331416 .467
Oklahoma State  511 .3131216 .429
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970 [3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Dartmouth  y1120 .84624100 .706
Harvard  1040 .7142470 .774
Princeton  1040 .7142080 .714
Navy  950 .6432070 .741
Cornell  671 .46419172 .526
Brown  570 .41713142 .483
Penn  481 .3467122 .381
Army  490 .3087140 .333
Yale  390 .2506230 .207
Columbia  3100 .2314110 .267
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
1970 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Division
No. 13 Washington State  x96 .6003011 .732
Oregon State  56 .455 
Oregon  59 .357 
Washington  412 .250822 .267
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California  xy113 .7864513 .776
UCLA  87 .5332624 .520
California  98 .5292819 .596
Stanford  89 .4713616 .692
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970 [4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Texas  y141 .933458 .849
Texas A&M  134 .765259 .735
Rice  107 .5881811 .621
TCU  98 .5291715 .531
Texas Tech  510 .3331216 .429
Baylor  414 .2221621 .432
SMU  314 .176329 .094
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970 [5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 27 BYU  143 .8243114 .689
Wyoming  126 .6671914 .576
Utah  310 .2312018 .526
Colorado State  212 .143918 .333
Southern
No. 7 Arizona  y117 .6114418 .710
Arizona State  99 .5003022 .577
New Mexico  99 .5002718 .600
UTEP  711 .3892623 .531
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970 [6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1970 season marked the twenty fourth NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their sixth championship with a 2–1, fifteen inning win over Florida State in the final. [1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas 12
Delaware 4
Texas7
Ohio2
Ohio 4
Southern California 1
Texas5
Florida State1
Florida State 4
Texas7
Arizona 0
Florida State6Southern California814
Dartmouth0
Dartmouth 7
Iowa State 6Southern California215
Texas2Florida State1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Florida State11
Dartmouth1
Delaware1Southern California6
Florida State2
Southern California7
Ohio0
Ohio9
Arizona1Iowa State6
Iowa State7

Award winners

All-America team

References

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  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
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