1974 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1974. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1974 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty eighth time in 1974, 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 fifth year in a row, the first team to claim five consecutive titles.[1]

1974 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams221
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsSouthern California (10th title)
Runners-upMiami (FL) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (10th title)
MOPGeorge Milke (Southern California)
Seasons

Realignment

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1974 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 15 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentDoak Field • Raleigh, NCNC State
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIowa/MinnesotaNo Tournament
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (OH)No Tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Oregon/Washington State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceVanderbiltNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceEast CarolinaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Clemson  ‍†‍‍ 10–1 .909  23–15 .605
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–3 .750  22–8 .733
NC State  ‍‍‡‍y 7–5 .583  22–12 .647
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  11–17 .393
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  21–17 .553
Duke  ‍‍‍ 3–8 .273  9–16 .360
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .000  8–20 .286
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1974[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Great Plains Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Northern Colorado  ‍†‍‍y 5–1 .833  32–13 .711
Southern Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 1–3 .250  15–21 .417
Emporia State  ‍‍‍ 0–2 .000  – –
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the College World Series
As of June 30, 1974[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 NCAA Division I District 3 baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 South Carolina  ‍‍‍y – –  48–8 .857
No. 2 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –  51–11 .823
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ – –  30–8 .789
No. 11 Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍y – –  47–14 .770
Stetson  ‍‍‍ – –  30–13 .698
Florida State  ‍‍‍ – –  37–25 .597
Marshall  ‍‍‍ – –  21–15 .583
South Florida  ‍‍‍ – –  21–16 .568
Georgia Tech  ‍‍‍ – –  20–17 .541
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ – –  15–15 .500
Mercer  ‍‍‍ – –  15–19 .441
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ – –  11–14 .440
Georgetown  ‍‍‍ – –  7–11 .389
Jacksonville  ‍‍‍ – –  19–36 .345
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1974[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Division
Washington State x‍‍‍ 14–4 .778  38–9 .809
No. 29 Oregon ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  – –
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  16–23 .410
Washington ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  10–28 .263
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 11–7 .611  50–20 .714
Stanford ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  28–19 .596
California ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  25–24 .510
UCLA ‍‍‍ 7–11 .389  26–35 .426
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1974[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 20–4 .833  54–8 .871
No. 21 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 17–7 .708  31–13 .705
No. 22 TCU  ‍‍‍ 14–10 .583  31–17 .646
Rice  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  24–18 .571
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  24–18 .571
Houston  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  20–21 .488
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  22–21 .512
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  11–22 .333
SMU  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .167  16–26 .381
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1974[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1974 College World Series

The 1974 season marked the twenty eighth 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 tenth championship, and fifth in a row, with a 7–3 win over Miami (FL) in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Miami 4  
  Harvard 1    
      Miami 5  
      Oklahoma 1    
  Oklahoma 10          
  Northern Colorado 1        
      Miami 7
      Southern California 3
  Southern California 9        
  Texas 2          
      Southern California 5    
      Southern Illinois 3  
  Southern Illinois 5    
  Seton Hall 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Harvard 2  
  Northern Colorado 4     Northern Colorado 2
    Southern Illinois 5
  Texas 12  
  Seton Hall 2     Texas 10
    Oklahoma 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Miami 3       Miami 3
  Southern Illinois 4           Southern California 7
      Southern Illinois 2    
      Southern California 7  
  Southern California 5    
  Texas 3  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1974 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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