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
← 1971
1973 →

Conference winners

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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 Conference Virginia No tournament
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma No tournament
Big Ten Conference Iowa No tournament
EIBL Cornell
Harvard
No tournament
Mid-American Conference Bowling Green No tournament
Pacific-8 Conference North - Washington State/Oregon
South - Southern California
No tournament
Southeastern Conference Ole Miss No tournament
Southern Conference Richmond No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas
TCU
No tournament
Western Athletic Conference North - BYU
South - Arizona State
1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series Provo, UT Arizona State
Yankee Conference Connecticut No tournament

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1972 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 7 Iowa  ‍‍‍y 13 3 0   .813 25 17 0   .595
No. 22 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10 4 0   .714 28 10 0   .737
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9 5 0   .643 18 13 1   .578
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9 5 0   .643 15 13 0   .536
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10 8 0   .556 17 14 0   .548
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 7 8 0   .467 20 22 0   .476
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 11 25 0   .306
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 9 0   .357 16 21 0   .432
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3 9 0   .250 11 18 0   .379
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2 13 0   .133 11 24 0   .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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Division
No. 25 Washington State x‍‍‍ 14 4   .778 29 13   .690
Oregon ‍‍‍ 14 4   .778  
Washington ‍‍‍ 5 12   .294 13 18   .419
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 2 15   .118 13 24   .351
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 14 4   .778 46 11   .807
No. 30 California ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 33 21   .611
No. 12 Stanford ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 37 17   .685
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 32 33   .492
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1972[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Vanderbilt  x‍‍‍y 13 3 0   .813 35 15 1   .696
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 19 14 0   .576
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 7 6 0   .538 18 17 0   .514
Florida  ‍‍‍ 7 7 0   .500 23 21 0   .523
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 4 8 0   .333 16 10 1   .611
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 4 12 0   .250 12 22 0   .353
Western Division
No. 8 Ole Miss  x‍‍y 15 3 0   .833 28 16 0   .636
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 21 14 1   .597
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 24 16 0   .600
LSU  ‍‍‍ 7 11 0   .389 21 21 0   .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1972[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 50 9   .847
No. 27 TCU  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 29 13   .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 19 12   .613
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10 8   .556 27 11   .711
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 22 30   .423
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 23 19   .548
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 20 20   .500
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1972[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 59 8   .881
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 12 6   .667 20 20   .500
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 18 29   .383
Utah  ‍‍‍ 4 14   .222 21 28   .429
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y ‍‍‍ 18 0   1.000 64 6   .914
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 9 9   .500 38 20   .655
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 29 14   .674
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 1 17   .056 12 39   .235
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1972[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  ‍‍‍y 12 0   1.000 20 7   .741
Maine  ‍‍‍ 8 4   .667 20 7   .741
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8 4   .667 16 5   .762
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500  
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 7 11   .389
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 3 9   .250 5 21   .192
Boston University  ‍‍‍ 0 12   .000 2 22   .083
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1972
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsFinal
Ole Miss6
Southern California8
Southern California511
Connecticut4
Texas0
Connecticut310
Southern California0
Arizona State3
Temple1
Arizona State1
Oklahoma213
Oklahoma0Temple0
Arizona State1
Iowa1
Arizona State2
Arizona State10
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California31
Texas7
Ole Miss8Oklahoma1
Texas3
Texas9
Southern California410
Temple7
Temple13Connecticut4
Iowa9

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 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 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  3. ^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". Boyd's World. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1972". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 23, 2017.