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

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]

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
Metropolitan Intercollegiate ConferenceSeton Hall
Mid-American ConferenceEastern MichiganNo tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Oregon State
South - Southern California		No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic AssociationCal State FullertonNo tournament
Southeastern ConferenceLSUNo tournament
Southern ConferenceThe CitadelNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexasNo tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State		1975 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPackard Stadium • Tempe, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 10–2 .83333–10 .767
No. 15 NC State  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–2 .83327–7 .794
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7–3 .70015–8 .652
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36417–9 .654
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36414–12 .538
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2509–20 .310
Duke  ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1679–18 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 6 Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍y 12–4–0 .75033–10–0 .767
Fordham  ‍†‍‍ 12–4–0 .75021–11–0 .656
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11–4–0 .73323–13–1 .635
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –20–10–0 .667
Iona  ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40010–21–0 .323
LIU  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .3756–18–0 .250
Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .2506–13–0 .316
CCNY  ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1001–16–0 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 8 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 14–7–0 .66736–16–1 .689
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61933–26–0 .559
San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50022–22–0 .500
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44422–25–0 .468
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42930–20–0 .600
Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33326–33–0 .441
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1975[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1975 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 23–1 .95859–6 .908
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 17–7 .70832–15 .681
TCU  ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50029–17 .630
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–19 .568
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45819–16 .543
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37522–23 .489
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36420–22 .476
Houston  ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33318–25 .419
SMU  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31812–22 .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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
No. 29 BYU  x‍‍‍ 15–1 .93822–19 .537
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44419–19 .500
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33326–24 .520
Utah  ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31311–17 .393
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‡‍y 16–2 .88961–13 .824
No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 14–4 .77843–13 .768
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16726–24 .520
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16718–26 .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

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

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 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". 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.
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