1972 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1972 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 1972. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1972 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty sixth time in 1972, 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 third year in a row, en route to five consecutive titles.[1]

1972 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams211
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsSouthern California (8th title)
Runners-upArizona State (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (8th title)
MOPRuss McQueen (Southern California)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1972 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 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceVirginiaNo tournament
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIowaNo tournament
EIBLCornell
Harvard
No tournament
Mid-American ConferenceBowling GreenNo tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State/Oregon
South - Southern California
No tournament
Southeastern ConferenceOle MissNo tournament
Southern ConferenceRichmondNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas
TCU
No tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State
1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesProvo, UTArizona State
Yankee ConferenceConnecticutNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1972 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 7 Iowa  y 1330 .813  25170 .595
No. 22 Michigan State   1040 .714  28100 .737
Michigan   950 .643  18131 .578
Minnesota   950 .643  15130 .536
Northwestern   1080 .556  17140 .548
Wisconsin   780 .467  20220 .476
Ohio State   6100 .375  11250 .306
Illinois   590 .357  16210 .432
Purdue   390 .250  11180 .379
Indiana   2130 .133  11240 .314
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Division
No. 25 Washington State x 144 .778  2913 .690
Oregon  144 .778   
Washington  512 .294  1318 .419
Oregon State  215 .118  1324 .351
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California xy 144 .778  4611 .807
No. 30 California  99 .500  3321 .611
No. 12 Stanford  99 .500  3717 .685
UCLA  414 .222  3233 .492
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  y 126 .667  509 .847
No. 27 TCU   126 .667  2913 .690
Rice   117 .611  1912 .613
Texas A&M   108 .556  2711 .711
SMU   612 .333  2230 .423
Texas Tech   612 .333  2319 .548
Baylor   612 .333  2020 .500
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
BYU  x 126 .667  598 .881
Colorado State   126 .667  2020 .500
Wyoming   810 .444  1829 .383
Utah   414 .222  2128 .429
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y  180 1.000  646 .914
Arizona   99 .500  3820 .655
New Mexico   810 .444  2914 .674
UTEP   117 .056  1239 .235
x Division champion
Championship Series champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  y 120 1.000  207 .741
Maine   84 .667  207 .741
UMass   84 .667  165 .762
New Hampshire   66 .500   
Rhode Island   57 .417  711 .389
Holy Cross   39 .250  521 .192
Boston University   012 .000  222 .083
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1972 season marked the twenty sixth 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 eighth championship, and third in a row, with a 1–0 win over Arizona State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Ole Miss 6  
  Southern California 8    
      Southern California 511  
      Connecticut 4    
  Texas 0          
  Connecticut 310        
      Southern California 0
      Arizona State 3
  Temple 1        
  Oklahoma 213          
      Oklahoma 0    
      Arizona State 1  
  Iowa 1    
  Arizona State 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Ole Miss 8  
  Texas 9     Texas 7
    Oklahoma 1
  Temple 13  
  Iowa 9     Temple 7
    Connecticut 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona State 1       Arizona State 0
  Temple 0           Southern California 1
      Arizona State 1    
      Southern California 3  
  Texas 3    
  Southern California 410  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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