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 Stadium • Chapel 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 Stadium • Phoenix, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 10–2 .83324–16 .600
NC State  ‍‍‡‍y 9–3 .75023–10 .697
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .58316–12 .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .41711–15 .423
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6–9 .4006–16 .273
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36411–9 .550
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1677–17 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 14–4–0 .77831–16–2 .653
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12–6–0 .66722–16–0 .579
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11–7–0 .61122–14–1 .608
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50010–14–0 .417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50027–20–0 .574
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–8–0 .50028–12–0 .700
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44421–13–0 .618
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44420–16–0 .556
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44416–14–1 .532
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–16–0 .1118–26–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Division
Washington State x‍‍‍ 15–3 .83340–15 .727
Oregon ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38910–11 .476
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5–13 .27815–20 .429
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 14–4 .77851–11 .823
Stanford ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50037–20 .649
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38929–24 .547
California ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33321–31 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83350–7 .877
TCU  ‍‍‍ 12–7 .63231–12 .721
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52919–9 .679
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50021–17 .553
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8–11 .42115–16 .484
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37516–14 .533
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–10 .37512–16 .429
SMU  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29410–18 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 13–5 .72230–20 .600
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50021–25 .457
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38911–20 .355
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38911–20 .355
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y ‍‍‍ 16–1 .94159–8 .881
No. 28 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15–5 .75037–16 .698
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 4–13 .23528–17 .622
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11118–27 .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
Main article: 1973 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
Minnesota1
Oklahoma0
Minnesota0
Arizona State3
Arizona State3
Penn State1
Arizona State1
Southern California3
Texas6
Southern California8
Georgia Southern3
Texas1Minnesota7
Southern California4
Southern California4
Harvard1
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
Main article: 1973 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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