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
← 1973
1975 →

Realignment

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Conference winners

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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 Conference Clemson 1974 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Doak FieldRaleigh, NC NC State
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma No tournament
Big Ten Conference Iowa/Minnesota No tournament
EIBL Harvard No tournament
Mid-American Conference Miami (OH) No tournament
Pacific-8 Conference North - Oregon/Washington State
South - Southern California
No tournament
Southeastern Conference Vanderbilt No tournament
Southern Conference East Carolina No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas No tournament

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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
Team W   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 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y 14 2 0   .875 33 10 1   .761
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 22 9 0   .710
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 11 5 0   .688 21 9 0   .700
LIU  ‍‍‍ 10 6 0   .625 17 13 0   .567
Iona  ‍‍‍ 7 9 0   .438 10 13 0   .435
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 9 12 0   .429
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 2 13 0   .133 6 15 0   .286
CCNY  ‍‍‍ 2 13 0   .133 2 19 0   .095
St. Francis (NY)  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   8 12 0   .400
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1974[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 NCAA Division I District 3 baseball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1974 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 12 5   .706 29 17   .630
Utah  ‍‍‍ 11 7   .611 18 25   .419
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7 10   .412 28 28   .500
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 4 12   .250 13 24   .351
Southern
No. 9 Arizona  x‍‍y 16 2   .889 58 6   .906
No. 19 Arizona State  ‍‍‍y 12 6   .667 39 24   .619
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 28 23   .549
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 24 27   .471
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1974[9]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Miami4
Harvard1
Miami5
Oklahoma1
Oklahoma10
Northern Colorado1
Miami7
Southern California3
Southern California9
Miami3
Texas2
Southern California5Southern Illinois4
Southern Illinois3
Southern Illinois5
Seton Hall1Miami3
Southern Illinois2Southern California7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern California7
Northern Colorado2
Harvard2Southern Illinois5
Southern California5
Northern Colorado4
Texas3
Texas10
Texas12Oklahoma4
Seton Hall2

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 20, 2014.
  2. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved October 31, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyds World. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1974". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.