1973 NCAA University Division baseball season

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]

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

Realignment

Conference winners

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 ConferenceClemson1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCNC State
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNo Tournament
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)No Tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceVanderbiltNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceAppalachian StateNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State		1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPhoenix Municipal Stadium • Phoenix, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
Main article: 1973 College World Series

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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Minnesota 1  
  Oklahoma 0    
      Minnesota 0  
      Arizona State 3    
  Arizona State 3          
  Penn State 1        
      Arizona State 1
      Southern California 3
  Texas 6        
  Georgia Southern 3          
      Texas 1    
      Southern California 4  
  Southern California 4    
  Harvard 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Oklahoma 6  
  Penn State 0     Texas 10
    Oklahoma 2
  Georgia Southern 8  
  Harvard 0     Minnesota 6
    Georgia Southern 2
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Southern California 8      
  Minnesota 7          
      Southern California 4    
      Arizona State 3  
  Arizona State 6    
  Texas 5  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1973 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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