1970 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams207
Preseason No. 1Southern California
Defending ChampionsArizona State
NCAA tournament
College World Series
DurationJune 12, 1970 – June 18, 1970
ChampionsSouthern California (6th title)
Runners-upFlorida State (5 CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (6th title)
MOPGene Ammann (Florida State)
Seasons

The 1970 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 1970. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1970 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty fourth time in 1970, 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.[1]

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1970 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 11 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceMaryland
Big Eight ConferenceIowa State
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesota
EIBLDartmouth
Mid-American ConferenceOhio
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California
Southeastern ConferenceMississippi State
Southern ConferenceNorth - William & Mary
South - East Carolina
Southwest ConferenceTexas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1970 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Iowa State  ‍†‍‍y 13–5 .72219–11 .633
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58815–8 .652
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57915–11 .577
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52620–17 .541
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47112–13 .480
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44413–16 .448
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33314–16 .467
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31312–16 .429
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Dartmouth  ‍†‍‍y 11–2–0 .84624–10–0 .706
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71424–7–0 .774
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71420–8–0 .714
Navy  ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .64320–7–0 .741
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 6–7–1 .46419–17–2 .526
Brown  ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41713–14–2 .483
Penn  ‍‍‍ 4–8–1 .3467–12–2 .381
Army  ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .3087–14–0 .333
Yale  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .2506–23–0 .207
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .2314–11–0 .267
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
1970 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Division
No. 13 Washington State x‍‍‍ 9–6 .60030–11 .732
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455– –
Oregon ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357– –
Washington ‍‍‍ 4–12 .2508–22 .267
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 11–3 .78645–13 .776
UCLA ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53326–24 .520
California ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52928–19 .596
Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47136–16 .692
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[4]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14–1 .93345–8 .849
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13–4 .76525–9 .735
Rice  ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58818–11 .621
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52917–15 .531
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33312–16 .429
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22216–21 .432
SMU  ‍‍‍ 3–14 .1763–29 .094
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 27 BYU  ‍‍‍ 14–3 .82431–14 .689
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66719–14 .576
Utah  ‍‍‍ 3–10 .23120–18 .526
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 2–12 .1439–18 .333
Southern
No. 7 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11–7 .61144–18 .710
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50030–22 .577
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50027–18 .600
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38926–23 .531
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

The 1970 season marked the twenty fourth 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 sixth championship with a 2–1, fifteen inning win over Florida State in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Texas12
Delaware4
Texas7
Ohio2
Ohio4
Southern California1
Texas5
Florida State1
Florida State4
Texas7
Arizona0
Florida State6Southern California814
Dartmouth0
Dartmouth7
Iowa State6Southern California215
Texas2Florida State1
Lower round 1Lower round 2Florida State11
Dartmouth1
Delaware1Southern California6
Florida State2
Southern California7
Ohio0
Ohio9
Arizona1Iowa State6
Iowa State7

Award winners

All-America team

References

  1. 1 2 3 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 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  3. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1970". Boyd's World. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  4. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1970". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1970". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  6. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1970". boydsworld.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
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