1973 NCAA University Division baseball season

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1973 NCAA University Division baseball season
NCAA 70s logo.svg
Number of teams216
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions Southern California (9th title)
Runners-up Arizona State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Rod Dedeaux (9th title)
MOP Dave Winfield (Minnesota)
Seasons
  1972
1974  

The 1973 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 1973. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1973 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the 27th time in 1973, 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 for the fourth year in a row, en route to five consecutive titles. [1]

Contents

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1973 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 13 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 19 teams earned at-large selections. [1] [2]

ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner
Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC NC State
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma No tournament
Big Ten Conference Minnesota No tournament
EIBL Harvard No tournament
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) No tournament
Pacific-8 Conference North - Washington State
South - Southern California
No tournament
Southeastern Conference Vanderbilt No tournament
Southern Conference Appalachian State No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas No tournament
Western Athletic Conference North - BYU
South - Arizona State
1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series Phoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZ Arizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Clemson  102 .8332416 .600
NC State  y93 .7502310 .697
Virginia  75 .5831612 .571
North Carolina  57 .4171115 .423
Wake Forest  69 .400616 .273
Maryland  47 .364119 .550
Duke  210 .167717 .292
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1973 [3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Oklahoma  y174 .8104812 .800
Oklahoma State  155 .750306 .833
Colorado  138 .6193211 .744
Kansas State  911 .4502024 .455
Missouri  812 .4001220 .375
Nebraska  711 .3891514 .517
Kansas  513 .2781115 .423
Iowa State  313 .188921 .300
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1973 [4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Minnesota  y1440 .77831162 .653
Michigan  1260 .66722160 .579
Ohio State  1170 .61122141 .608
Wisconsin  880 .50010140 .417
Michigan State  990 .50027200 .574
Northwestern  880 .50028120 .700
Illinois  8100 .44421130 .618
Indiana  8100 .44420160 .556
Iowa  8100 .44416141 .532
Purdue  2160 .1118260 .235
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1973 [5] [6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Division
Washington State  x153 .8334015 .727
Oregon  99 .500 
Washington  711 .3891011 .476
Oregon State  513 .2781520 .429
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California  xy144 .7785111 .823
Stanford  99 .5003720 .649
UCLA  711 .3892924 .547
California  612 .3332131 .404
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1973 [7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas  y153 .833507 .877
TCU  127 .6323112 .721
Texas A&M  98 .529199 .679
Baylor  99 .5002117 .553
Houston  811 .4211516 .484
Rice  610 .3751614 .533
Texas Tech  610 .3751216 .429
SMU  512 .2941018 .357
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1973 [8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x135 .7223020 .600
Wyoming  99 .5002125 .457
Colorado State  711 .3891120 .355
Utah  711 .3891120 .355
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y 161 .941598 .881
No. 28 Arizona  155 .7503716 .698
New Mexico  413 .2352817 .622
UTEP  216 .1111827 .400
x Division champion
Championship series champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1973 [9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1973 season marked the twenty seventh 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 ninth championship, and fourth in a row, with a 4–3 win over Arizona State in the final. [1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Minnesota 1
Oklahoma 0
Minnesota0
Arizona State3
Arizona State 3
Penn State 1
Arizona State1
Southern California3
Texas 6
Southern California8
Georgia Southern 3
Texas1Minnesota7
Southern California4
Southern California 4
Harvard 1
Southern California4
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State3
Texas10
Oklahoma6Oklahoma2
Arizona State6
Penn State0
Texas5
Minnesota6
Georgia Southern8Georgia Southern2
Harvard0

Award winners

All-America team

References

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