1970 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1970 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 1970. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1970 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty fourth time in 1970, 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.[1]

1970 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams207
Preseason #1Southern California
Defending ChampionsArizona State
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
DurationJune 12, 1970 – June 18, 1970
ChampionsSouthern California (6th title)
Runners-upFlorida State (5 CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (6th title)
MOPGene Ammann (Florida State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1970 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 11 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMaryland
Big Eight ConferenceIowa State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
EIBLDartmouth
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State
Southern ConferenceNorth - William & Mary
South - East Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1970 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 5 Dartmouth  y 1120 .846  24100 .706
Harvard   1040 .714  2470 .774
Princeton   1040 .714  2080 .714
Navy   950 .643  2070 .741
Cornell   671 .464  19172 .526
Brown   570 .417  13142 .483
Penn   481 .346  7122 .381
Army   490 .308  7140 .333
Yale   390 .250  6230 .207
Columbia   3100 .231  4110 .267
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
1970 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Division
No. 13 Washington State x 96 .600  3011 .732
Oregon State  56 .455   
Oregon  59 .357   
Washington  412 .250  822 .267
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California xy 113 .786  4513 .776
UCLA  87 .533  2624 .520
California  98 .529  2819 .596
Stanford  89 .471  3616 .692
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1970[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Texas  y 141 .933  458 .849
Texas A&M   134 .765  259 .735
Rice   107 .588  1811 .621
TCU   98 .529  1715 .531
Texas Tech   510 .333  1216 .429
Baylor   414 .222  1621 .432
SMU   314 .176  329 .094
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1970[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1970 season marked the twenty fourth 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 sixth championship with a 2–1, fifteen inning win over Florida State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Texas 12  
  Delaware 4    
      Texas 7  
      Ohio 2    
  Ohio 4          
  Southern California 1        
      Texas 5
      Florida State 1
  Florida State 4        
  Arizona 0          
      Florida State 6    
      Dartmouth 0  
  Dartmouth 7    
  Iowa State 6  
  Loser's Bracket
  Delaware 1  
  Southern California 7     Dartmouth 1
    Southern California 6
  Arizona 1  
  Iowa State 7     Ohio 9
    Iowa State 6
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Texas 7       Southern California 215
  Southern California 814           Florida State 1
      Texas 2    
      Florida State 11  
  Florida State 2    
  Ohio 0  

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 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 15, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1970". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1970". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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