1972 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1972 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 1972. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1972 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty sixth time in 1972, 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 third year in a row, en route to five consecutive titles.[1]

1972 NCAA University Division baseball season
Number of teams211
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsSouthern California (8th title)
Runners-upArizona State (5th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (8th title)
MOPRuss McQueen (Southern California)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1972 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA Tournament. 13 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceVirginiaNo tournament
Big Eight ConferenceOklahomaNo tournament
Big Ten ConferenceIowaNo tournament
EIBLCornell
Harvard		No tournament
Mid-American ConferenceBowling GreenNo tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State/Oregon
South - Southern California		No tournament
Southeastern ConferenceOle MissNo tournament
Southern ConferenceRichmondNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas
TCU		No tournament
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State		1973 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesProvo, UTArizona State
Yankee ConferenceConnecticutNo tournament

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1972 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 7 Iowa  ‍†‍‍y 13–3–0 .813  25–17–0 .595
No. 22 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .714  28–10–0 .737
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .643  18–13–1 .578
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .643  15–13–0 .536
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 10–8–0 .556  17–14–0 .548
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 7–8–0 .467  20–22–0 .476
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  11–25–0 .306
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5–9–0 .357  16–21–0 .432
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .250  11–18–0 .379
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 2–13–0 .133  11–24–0 .314
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[3][4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Division
No. 25 Washington State x‍‍‍ 14–4 .778  29–13 .690
Oregon ‍‍‍ 14–4 .778  – –
Washington ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  13–18 .419
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 2–15 .118  13–24 .351
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 14–4 .778  46–11 .807
No. 30 California ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  33–21 .611
No. 12 Stanford ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  37–17 .685
UCLA ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  32–33 .492
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 12–6 .667  50–9 .847
No. 27 TCU  ‍†‍‍ 12–6 .667  29–13 .690
Rice  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .611  19–12 .613
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .556  27–11 .711
SMU  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  22–30 .423
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  23–19 .548
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  20–20 .500
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  59–8 .881
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 12–6 .667  20–20 .500
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  18–29 .383
Utah  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .222  21–28 .429
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State x‡y ‍‍‍ 18–0 1.000  64–6 .914
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  38–20 .655
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  29–14 .674
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 1–17 .056  12–39 .235
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1972 Yankee Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Connecticut  ‍†‍‍y 12–0 1.000  20–7 .741
Maine  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .667  20–7 .741
UMass  ‍‍‍ 8–4 .667  16–5 .762
New Hampshire  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .500  – –
Rhode Island  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  7–11 .389
Holy Cross  ‍‍‍ 3–9 .250  5–21 .192
Boston University  ‍‍‍ 0–12 .000  2–22 .083
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1972; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1972 College World Series

The 1972 season marked the twenty sixth 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 eighth championship, and third in a row, with a 1–0 win over Arizona State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Ole Miss 6  
  Southern California 8    
      Southern California 511  
      Connecticut 4    
  Texas 0          
  Connecticut 310        
      Southern California 0
      Arizona State 3
  Temple 1        
  Oklahoma 213          
      Oklahoma 0    
      Arizona State 1  
  Iowa 1    
  Arizona State 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Ole Miss 8  
  Texas 9     Texas 7
    Oklahoma 1
  Temple 13  
  Iowa 9     Temple 7
    Connecticut 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Arizona State 1       Arizona State 0
  Temple 0           Southern California 1
      Arizona State 1    
      Southern California 3  
  Texas 3    
  Southern California 410  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1972 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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  3. 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
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