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 11–2–0 .846  24–10–0 .706
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .714  24–7–0 .774
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .714  20–8–0 .714
Navy  ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .643  20–7–0 .741
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 6–7–1 .464  19–17–2 .526
Brown  ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .417  13–14–2 .483
Penn  ‍‍‍ 4–8–1 .346  7–12–2 .381
Army  ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .308  7–14–0 .333
Yale  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .250  6–23–0 .207
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .231  4–11–0 .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 9–6 .600  30–11 .732
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  – –
Oregon ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 4–12 .250  8–22 .267
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 11–3 .786  45–13 .776
UCLA ‍‍‍ 8–7 .533  26–24 .520
California ‍‍‍ 9–8 .529  28–19 .596
Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–9 .471  36–16 .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 14–1 .933  45–8 .849
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13–4 .765  25–9 .735
Rice  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .588  18–11 .621
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9–8 .529  17–15 .531
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .333  12–16 .429
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  16–21 .432
SMU  ‍‍‍ 3–14 .176  3–29 .094
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1970[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1970 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
Main article: 1970 College Baseball 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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