1973 NCAA University Division baseball season

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 twenty seventh 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]

1973 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams216
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsSouthern California (9th title)
Runners-upArizona State (6th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (9th title)
MOPDave Winfield (Minnesota)
Seasons

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]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NCNC State
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNo Tournament
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)No Tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceVanderbiltNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceAppalachian StateNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State
1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPhoenix Municipal StadiumPhoenix, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson   102 .833  2416 .600
NC State  y 93 .750  2310 .697
Virginia   75 .583  1612 .571
North Carolina   57 .417  1115 .423
Wake Forest   69 .400  616 .273
Maryland   47 .364  119 .550
Duke   210 .167  717 .292
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1973[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 3 Minnesota  y 1440 .778  31162 .653
Michigan   1260 .667  22160 .579
Ohio State   1170 .611  22141 .608
Wisconsin   880 .500  10140 .417
Michigan State   990 .500  27200 .574
Northwestern   880 .500  28120 .700
Illinois   8100 .444  21130 .618
Indiana   8100 .444  20160 .556
Iowa   8100 .444  16141 .532
Purdue   2160 .111  8260 .235
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1973[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Division
Washington State x 153 .833  4015 .727
Oregon  99 .500   
Washington  711 .389  1011 .476
Oregon State  513 .278  1520 .429
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California xy 144 .778  5111 .823
Stanford  99 .500  3720 .649
UCLA  711 .389  2924 .547
California  612 .333  2131 .404
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1973[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  y 153 .833  507 .877
TCU   127 .632  3112 .721
Texas A&M   98 .529  199 .679
Baylor   99 .500  2117 .553
Houston   811 .421  1516 .484
Rice   610 .375  1614 .533
Texas Tech   610 .375  1216 .429
SMU   512 .294  1018 .357
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1973[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1973 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
BYU  x 135 .722  3020 .600
Wyoming   99 .500  2125 .457
Colorado State   711 .389  1120 .355
Utah   711 .389  1120 .355
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y  161 .941  598 .881
No. 28 Arizona   155 .750  3716 .698
New Mexico   413 .235  2817 .622
UTEP   216 .111  1827 .400
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1973[8]; 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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Minnesota 1  
  Oklahoma 0    
      Minnesota 0  
      Arizona State 3    
  Arizona State 3          
  Penn State 1        
      Arizona State 1
      Southern California 3
  Texas 6        
  Georgia Southern 3          
      Texas 1    
      Southern California 4  
  Southern California 4    
  Harvard 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Oklahoma 6  
  Penn State 0     Texas 10
    Oklahoma 2
  Georgia Southern 8  
  Harvard 0     Minnesota 6
    Georgia Southern 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Southern California 8      
  Minnesota 7          
      Southern California 4    
      Arizona State 3  
  Arizona State 6    
  Texas 5  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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