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1973 NCAA University Division baseball season

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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
← 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 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]

Realignment

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Conference winners

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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 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

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 10 2   .833 24 16   .600
NC State  ‍‍y 9 3   .750 23 10   .697
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 16 12   .571
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 11 15   .423
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 6 9   .400 6 16   .273
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 4 7   .364 11 9   .550
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2 10   .167 7 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 3 Minnesota  ‍‍‍y 14 4 0   .778 31 16 2   .653
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 12 6 0   .667 22 16 0   .579
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 7 0   .611 22 14 1   .608
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 10 14 0   .417
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 27 20 0   .574
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8 8 0   .500 28 12 0   .700
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 21 13 0   .618
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 20 16 0   .556
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 16 14 1   .532
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 16 0   .111 8 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Division
Washington State x‍‍‍ 15 3   .833 40 15   .727
Oregon ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500  
Washington ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 10 11   .476
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5 13   .278 15 20   .429
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 14 4   .778 51 11   .823
Stanford ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 37 20   .649
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 29 24   .547
California ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 21 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍‍‍y 15 3   .833 50 7   .877
TCU  ‍‍‍ 12 7   .632 31 12   .721
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 9 8   .529 19 9   .679
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 21 17   .553
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8 11   .421 15 16   .484
Rice  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 16 14   .533
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 10   .375 12 16   .429
SMU  ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 10 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 13 5   .722 30 20   .600
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 21 25   .457
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Utah  ‍‍‍ 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y ‍‍‍ 16 1   .941 59 8   .881
No. 28 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 15 5   .750 37 16   .698
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 4 13   .235 28 17   .622
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 18 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

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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

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  4. ^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1973". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 3, 2017.