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]

ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson/NC State1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentBoshamer StadiumChapel 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 StadiumTempe, AZArizona State

Conference standings

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The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍‍‍y102 .8333310 .767
No. 15 NC State  ‍y102 .833277 .794
Maryland  ‍‍‍73 .700158 .652
North Carolina  ‍‍‍47 .364179 .654
Virginia  ‍‍‍47 .3641412 .538
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍39 .250920 .310
Duke  ‍‍‍210 .167918 .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  ‍‍‍y1240 .75033100 .767
Fordham  ‍‍‍1240 .75021110 .656
Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍1140 .73323131 .635
C. W. Post  ‍‍‍000 20100 .667
Iona  ‍‍‍690 .40010210 .323
LIU  ‍‍‍6100 .3756180 .250
Manhattan  ‍‍‍4120 .2506130 .316
CCNY  ‍‍‍190 .1001160 .059
Wagner  ‍‍‍000 7130 .350
St. Francis (NY)  ‍‍‍000 7160 .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  ‍‍‍y1470 .66736161 .689
Pacific  ‍‍‍1380 .61933260 .559
San Jose State  ‍‍‍990 .50022220 .500
San Diego State  ‍‍‍8100 .44422250 .468
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍9120 .42930200 .600
Fresno State  ‍‍‍7140 .33326330 .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  ‍‍‍y231 .958596 .908
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y177 .7083215 .681
TCU  ‍‍‍1212 .5002917 .630
Baylor  ‍‍‍1113 .4582519 .568
Rice  ‍‍‍1113 .4581916 .543
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍915 .3752223 .489
Arkansas  ‍‍‍814 .3642022 .476
Houston  ‍‍‍816 .3331825 .419
SMU  ‍‍‍715 .3181222 .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  x‍‍‍151 .9382219 .537
Colorado State  ‍‍‍810 .4441919 .500
Wyoming  ‍‍‍612 .3332624 .520
Utah  ‍‍‍511 .3131117 .393
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍y162 .8896113 .824
No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y144 .7784313 .768
New Mexico  ‍‍‍315 .1672624 .520
UTEP  ‍‍‍315 .1671826 .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.
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  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.