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]
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]
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]
^ abcW.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN9780786418428. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^"NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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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 seasonNumber of teams216NCAA tournamentCollege World SeriesChampionsSouthern California 9th title Runners upArizona State 6th CWS Appearance Winning CoachRod Dedeaux 9th title MOPDave Winfield Minnesota Seasons 19721974 Contents 1 Realignment 2 Conference winners 3 Conference standings 4 College World Series 5 Award winners 5 1 All America team 6 ReferencesRealignment EditHouston joined the Southwest Conference leaving the ranks of independents Conference winners EditThis 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 winnerAtlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Boshamer Stadium Chapel Hill NC NC StateBig Eight Conference Oklahoma No tournamentBig Ten Conference Minnesota No tournamentEIBL Harvard No tournamentMid American Conference Miami OH No tournamentPacific 8 Conference North Washington StateSouth Southern California No tournamentSoutheastern Conference Vanderbilt No tournamentSouthern Conference Appalachian State No tournamentSouthwest Conference Texas No tournamentWestern Athletic Conference North BYUSouth Arizona State 1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series Phoenix Municipal Stadium Phoenix AZ Arizona StateConference standings EditThe following is an incomplete list of conference standings 1973 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTClemson 10 2 833 24 16 600NC State y 9 3 750 23 10 697Virginia 7 5 583 16 12 571North Carolina 5 7 417 11 15 423Wake Forest 6 9 400 6 16 273Maryland 4 7 364 11 9 550Duke 2 10 167 7 17 292 Conference champion Tournament championy Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30 1973 3 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball 1973 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L T PCT W L T PCTNo 3 Minnesota y 14 4 0 778 31 16 2 653Michigan 12 6 0 667 22 16 0 579Ohio State 11 7 0 611 22 14 1 608Wisconsin 8 8 0 500 10 14 0 417Michigan State 9 9 0 500 27 20 0 574Northwestern 8 8 0 500 28 12 0 700Illinois 8 10 0 444 21 13 0 618Indiana 8 10 0 444 20 16 0 556Iowa 8 10 0 444 16 14 1 532Purdue 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 vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNorthern DivisionWashington State x 15 3 833 40 15 727Oregon 9 9 500 Washington 7 11 389 10 11 476Oregon State 5 13 278 15 20 429Southern DivisionNo 1 Southern California x y 14 4 778 51 11 823Stanford 9 9 500 37 20 649UCLA 7 11 389 29 24 547California 6 12 333 21 31 404x Division champion y Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30 1973 6 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball1973 Southwest Conference baseball standings vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNo 4 Texas y 15 3 833 50 7 877TCU 12 7 632 31 12 721Texas A amp M 9 8 529 19 9 679Baylor 9 9 500 21 17 553Houston 8 11 421 15 16 484Rice 6 10 375 16 14 533Texas Tech 6 10 375 12 16 429SMU 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 vte Conf OverallTeam W L PCT W L PCTNorthernBYU x 13 5 722 30 20 600Wyoming 9 9 500 21 25 457Colorado State 7 11 389 11 20 355Utah 7 11 389 11 20 355SouthernNo 2 Arizona State x y 16 1 941 59 8 881No 28 Arizona 15 5 750 37 16 698New Mexico 4 13 235 28 17 622UTEP 2 16 111 18 27 400x Division champion Championship series championy Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30 1973 8 Rankings from Collegiate BaseballCollege World Series EditMain 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 Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinalMinnesota1Oklahoma0Minnesota0Arizona State3Arizona State3Penn State1Arizona State1Southern California3Texas6Southern California8Georgia Southern3Texas1Minnesota7Southern California4Southern California4Harvard1Southern California4Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State3Texas10Oklahoma6Oklahoma2Arizona State6Penn State0Texas5Minnesota6Georgia Southern8Georgia Southern2Harvard0Award winners EditAll America team Edit Main article 1973 College Baseball All America TeamReferences Edit a b c W C Madden amp Patrick J Stewart 2004 The College World Series A Baseball History 1947 2003 McFarland amp Co pp 41 43 ISBN 9780786418428 Retrieved August 17 2014 NCAA Men s College World Series Records PDF NCAA 2009 p 7 Retrieved August 17 2014 College Baseball Conference Standings 1973 Boyd s World Retrieved August 17 2014 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book PDF Big Ten Conference p 101 Retrieved August 1 2020 College Baseball Conference Standings 1973 Boyd s World Retrieved August 1 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