1975 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1975 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 1975. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1975 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty ninth time in 1975, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Texas claimed the championship for the third time.[1]

1975 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams220
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsTexas (3rd title)
Runners-upSouth Carolina (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachCliff Gustafson (1st title)
MOPMickey Reichenbach (Texas)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1975 season. For the first time, the NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Eight regionals of four teams each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 15 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 17 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson/NC State1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBoshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCNC State
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo Tournament
Big Ten ConferenceMichiganNo Tournament
EIBLPennNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEastern MichiganNo Tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceLSUNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo Tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 10–2 .833  33–10 .767
No. 15 NC State  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–2 .833  27–7 .794
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7–3 .700  15–8 .652
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .364  17–9 .654
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .364  14–12 .538
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  9–20 .310
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .167  9–18 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1975[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1975 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 23–1 .958  59–6 .908
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .708  32–15 .681
TCU  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .500  29–17 .630
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  25–19 .568
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .458  19–16 .543
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .375  22–23 .489
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .364  20–22 .476
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .333  18–25 .419
SMU  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .318  12–22 .353
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1975[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1975 season marked the twenty ninth 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 Texas claiming their third championship with a 5–1 win over South Carolina in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Arizona State 5  
  Cal State Fullerton 3    
      Arizona State 5  
      Texas 2    
  Texas 4          
  Oklahoma 2        
      Arizona State 3
      South Carolina 6
  South Carolina 3        
  Seton Hall 1          
      South Carolina 56    
      Eastern Michigan 1  
  Eastern Michigan 210    
  Florida State 1  
  Loser's Bracket
  Cal State Fullerton 4  
  Oklahoma 11     Eastern Michigan 0
    Oklahoma 7
  Seton Hall 11  
  Florida State 0     Texas 12
    Seton Hall 10
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  South Carolina 6       Texas 5
  Texas 17           South Carolina 1
      South Carolina 4    
      Arizona State 1  
  Arizona State 111    
  Oklahoma 0  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1975 College Baseball All-America Team
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References
  1. W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1975". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  4. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1975". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
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