1974 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1974. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1974 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty eighth time in 1974, 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 fifth year in a row, the first team to claim five consecutive titles.[1]

1974 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams221
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsSouthern California (10th title)
Runners-upMiami (FL) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (10th title)
MOPGeorge Milke (Southern California)
Seasons

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1974 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 15 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1974 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentDoak Field • Raleigh, NCNC State
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIowa/MinnesotaNo tournament
EIBLHarvardNo tournament
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)No tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Oregon/Washington State
South - Southern California		No tournament
Southeastern ConferenceVanderbiltNo tournament
Southern ConferenceEast CarolinaNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 10–1 .90923–15 .605
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–3 .75022–8 .733
NC State  ‍‍‡‍y 7–5 .58322–12 .647
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50011–17 .393
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50021–17 .553
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–8 .2739–16 .360
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .0008–20 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Great Plains Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Northern Colorado  ‍†‍‍y 5–1 .83332–13 .711
Southern Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 1–3 .25015–21 .417
Emporia State  ‍‍‍ 0–2 .000– –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1974[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍y 14–2–0 .87533–10–1 .761
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 12–4–0 .75022–9–0 .710
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .68821–9–0 .700
LIU  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .62517–13–0 .567
Iona  ‍‍‍ 7–9–0 .43810–13–0 .435
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .3759–12–0 .429
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .1336–15–0 .286
CCNY  ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .1332–19–0 .095
St. Francis (NY)  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –8–12–0 .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1974[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 NCAA Division I District 3 baseball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y – –48–8 .857
No. 2 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –51–11 .823
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ – –30–8 .789
No. 11 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍y – –47–14 .770
Stetson  ‍‍‍ – –30–13 .698
Florida State  ‍‍‍ – –37–25 .597
Marshall  ‍‍‍ – –21–15 .583
South Florida  ‍‍‍ – –21–16 .568
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ – –20–17 .541
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ – –15–15 .500
Mercer  ‍‍‍ – –15–19 .441
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ – –11–14 .440
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ – –7–11 .389
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ – –19–36 .345
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Division
Washington State x‍‍‍ 14–4 .77838–9 .809
No. 29 Oregon ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667– –
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33316–23 .410
Washington ‍‍‍ 5–12 .29410–28 .263
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 11–7 .61150–20 .714
Stanford ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55628–19 .596
California ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44425–24 .510
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38926–35 .426
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 20–4 .83354–8 .871
No. 21 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .70831–13 .705
No. 22 TCU  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .58331–17 .646
Rice  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52224–18 .571
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .52224–18 .571
Houston  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .43520–21 .488
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37522–21 .512
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37511–22 .333
SMU  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16716–26 .381
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1974 College World Series

The 1974 season marked the twenty eighth 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 tenth championship, and fifth in a row, with a 7–3 win over Miami (FL) in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Miami4
Harvard1
Miami5
Oklahoma1
Oklahoma10
Northern Colorado1
Miami7
Southern California3
Southern California9
Miami3
Texas2
Southern California5Southern Illinois4
Southern Illinois3
Southern Illinois5
Seton Hall1Miami3
Southern Illinois2Southern California7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California7
Northern Colorado2
Harvard2Southern Illinois5
Southern California5
Northern Colorado4
Texas3
Texas10
Texas12Oklahoma4
Seton Hall2

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1974 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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