| Season | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 26 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Southern California (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Florida State (4th CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Rod Dedeaux (6th title) |
| MOP | Gene Ammann (Florida State) |
The 1970 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-fourth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The twenty-fourth tournament's champion was the Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Gene Ammann of Florida State.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and four teams. [1] The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Dartmouth | 7 | ||||||||
| Providence | 2 | ||||||||
| Dartmouth | 8 | 12 | — | ||||||
| Connecticut | 2 | 3 | — | ||||||
| Connecticut | 8 | ||||||||
| Providence | 0 | ||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Delaware | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Delaware | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 5 | Penn State | 0 | |||||||||||
| Rutgers | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 4 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 6 | Mississippi State | 8 | |||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4* | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 6* | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 8 | — | ||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 1 | Southern Illinois | 1 | |||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||
| Tulsa | 6* | 0 | — | ||
| Iowa State | 7* | 4 | — | ||
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Texas–Pan American | 5 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | ||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 1 | 3* | — | ||||||
| Texas | 2 | 4* | — | ||||||
| Texas | 5 | ||||||||
| Arkansas State | 0 | ||||||||
| Denver, CO | Tucson, AZ | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | 7* | 9 | ||||||||
| Denver | 1 | 13 | — | Denver | 2 | 9* | 8 | ||||
| Weber State | 0 | 4 | — | ||||||||
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
| Southern California | 12 | 6 | — | ||||||||
| Santa Clara | 4 | 12 | — | Santa Clara | 1 | 1 | — | ||||
| Long Beach State | 3 | 4 | — | ||||||||
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | WAC | 44–16 (11–7) | Frank Sancet | 8 (last: 1966) | 2nd (1956, 1958, 1960) | 17–16 |
| Dartmouth | EIBL | 23–8 (11–2) | Tony Lupien | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Delaware | Middle Atlantic | 22–4 (9–1) | Bob Hannah | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Florida State | n/a | 45–7–1 (n/a) | Jack Stallings | 4 (last: 1965) | 4th (1962) | 4–8 |
| Iowa State | Big 8 | 18–9 (13–5) | Cap Timm | 1 (last: 1957) | 3rd (1957) | 2–2 |
| Ohio | MAC | 31–4 (14–1) | Bob Wren | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Southern California | Pac-8 | 41–12 (11–3) | Rod Dedeaux | 11 (last: 1968) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968) | 34–15 |
| Texas | SWC | 36–6 (14–1) | Cliff Gustafson | 12 (last: 1969) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 23–21 |
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 6 | Southern California | 814 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 6 | Southern California | 215 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Florida State | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | Southern California | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 1 | Iowa State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12 | Game 1 | Texas | 12–4 | Delaware | |
| Game 2 | Ohio | 4–1 | Southern California | ||
| June 13 | Game 3 | Florida State | 4–0 | Arizona | |
| Game 4 | Dartmouth | 7–6 | Iowa State | ||
| Game 5 | Southern California | 7–1 | Delaware | Delaware eliminated | |
| June 14 | Game 6 | Iowa State | 7–1 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| Game 7 | Texas | 7–2 | Ohio | ||
| Game 8 | Florida State | 6–0 | Dartmouth | ||
| June 15 | Game 9 | Ohio | 9–6 | Iowa State | Iowa State eliminated |
| Game 10 | Southern California | 6–1 | Dartmouth | Dartmouth eliminated | |
| Game 11 | Texas | 5–1 | Florida State | ||
| June 16 | Game 12 | Florida State | 2–0 | Ohio | Ohio eliminated |
| Game 13 | Southern California | 8–7 (14 innings) | Texas | ||
| June 17 | Game 14 | Florida State | 11–2 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 18 | Final | Southern California | 2–1 (15 innings) | Florida State | Southern California wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Gene Ammann (MOP) | Florida State |
| Jim Barr | USC | |
| C | Tommy Harmon | Texas |
| 1B | John Langerhans | Texas |
| 2B | Frank Alfano | USC |
| 3B | Dan Stoligrosz | USC |
| SS | Jerry Lundin | Iowa State |
| OF | John Grubb | Florida State |
| Mike Markl | Texas | |
| Gary Shade | Ohio |
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