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
← 1974
1976 →

Conference winners

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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 Conference Clemson/NC State 1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC NC State
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma No tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan No tournament
EIBL Penn No tournament
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference Seton Hall
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan No tournament
Pacific-8 Conference North - Oregon State
South - Southern California
No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association Cal State Fullerton No tournament
Southeastern Conference LSU No tournament
Southern Conference The Citadel No tournament
Southwest Conference Texas No tournament
Western Athletic Conference North - BYU
South - Arizona State
1975 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series Packard StadiumTempe, AZ Arizona State

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 6 Seton Hall  ‍‍‍y 12 4 0   .750 33 10 0   .767
Fordham  ‍‍‍ 12 4 0   .750 21 11 0   .656
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11 4 0   .733 23 13 1   .635
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   20 10 0   .667
Iona  ‍‍‍ 6 9 0   .400 10 21 0   .323
LIU  ‍‍‍ 6 10 0   .375 6 18 0   .250
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 4 12 0   .250 6 13 0   .316
CCNY  ‍‍‍ 1 9 0   .100 1 16 0   .059
Wagner  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   7 13 0   .350
St. Francis (NY)  ‍‍‍ 0 0 0   7 16 0   .304
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 17, 1975[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 8 Cal State Fullerton  ‍‍‍y 14 7 0   .667 36 16 1   .689
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 13 8 0   .619 33 26 0   .559
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 9 9 0   .500 22 22 0   .500
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 8 10 0   .444 22 25 0   .468
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 9 12 0   .429 30 20 0   .600
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 7 14 0   .333 26 33 0   .441
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1975[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1975 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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[6][7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1975 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 29 BYU  x‍‍‍ 15 1   .938 22 19   .537
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 19 19   .500
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 26 24   .520
Utah  ‍‍‍ 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍y 16 2   .889 61 13   .824
No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 14 4   .778 43 13   .768
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 26 24   .520
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3 15   .167 18 26   .409
x – Division champion
‡ – Playoff champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1975[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

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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]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Arizona State5
Cal State Fullerton3
Arizona State5
Texas2
Texas4
Oklahoma2
Arizona State3
South Carolina6
South Carolina3
South Carolina6
Seton Hall1
South Carolina56Texas17
Eastern Michigan1
Eastern Michigan210
Florida State1Texas5
South Carolina4South Carolina1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State1
Eastern Michigan0
Cal State Fullerton4Oklahoma7
Arizona State111
Oklahoma11
Oklahoma0
Texas12
Seton Hall11Seton Hall10
Florida State0

Award winners

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All-America team

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References

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  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". Boyds World. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". boydsworld.com. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  7. ^ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.