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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 →

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 Conference Clemson/NC State 1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC NC State
Big Eight Conference Oklahoma No Tournament
Big Ten Conference Michigan No Tournament
EIBL Penn No Tournament
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan No Tournament
Pacific-8 Conference North - Oregon State
South - Southern California		 No Tournament
Southeastern Conference LSU No Tournament
Southern Conference The Citadel No Tournament
Southwest Conference Texas No Tournament

Conference standings

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 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[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1975 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

Main article: 1975 College Baseball All-America Team

References

  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden; Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved August 21, 2014. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  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". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Texas Baseball 2010 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Texas at Austin. p. 172. Retrieved August 21, 2014.


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