1970 NCAA University Division baseball season

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
← 1969
1971 →

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 Conference Maryland
Big Eight Conference Iowa State
Big Ten Conference Minnesota
EIBL Dartmouth
Mid-American Conference Ohio
Pacific-8 Conference North - Washington State
South - Southern California
Southeastern Conference Mississippi State
Southern Conference North - William & Mary
South - East Carolina
Southwest Conference Texas

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1970 Big Eight Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Iowa State  ‍†‍‍y 13 – 5   .722 19 – 11   .633
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 15 – 8   .652
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 11 – 8   .579 15 – 11   .577
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526 20 – 17   .541
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 12 – 13   .480
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 13 – 16   .448
Colorado  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 14 – 16   .467
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 12 – 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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Dartmouth  ‍†‍‍y 11 – 2 – 0   .846 24 – 10 – 0   .706
Harvard  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714 24 – 7 – 0   .774
Princeton  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4 – 0   .714 20 – 8 – 0   .714
Navy  ‍‍‍ 9 – 5 – 0   .643 20 – 7 – 0   .741
Cornell  ‍‍‍ 6 – 7 – 1   .464 19 – 17 – 2   .526
Brown  ‍‍‍ 5 – 7 – 0   .417 13 – 14 – 2   .483
Penn  ‍‍‍ 4 – 8 – 1   .346 7 – 12 – 2   .381
Army  ‍‍‍ 4 – 9 – 0   .308 7 – 14 – 0   .333
Yale  ‍‍‍ 3 – 9 – 0   .250 6 – 23 – 0   .207
Columbia  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10 – 0   .231 4 – 11 – 0   .267
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament


1970 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Division
No. 13 Washington State x‍‍‍ 9 – 6   .600 30 – 11   .732
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5 – 6   .455 –   –
Oregon ‍‍‍ 5 – 9   .357 –   –
Washington ‍‍‍ 4 – 12   .250 8 – 22   .267
Southern Division
No. 1 Southern California x‍‍‍y 11 – 3   .786 45 – 13   .776
UCLA ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 26 – 24   .520
California ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 28 – 19   .596
Stanford ‍‍‍ 8 – 9   .471 36 – 16   .692
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Texas  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 1   .933 45 – 8   .849
Texas A&M  ‍‍‍ 13 – 4   .765 25 – 9   .735
Rice  ‍‍‍ 10 – 7   .588 18 – 11   .621
TCU  ‍‍‍ 9 – 8   .529 17 – 15   .531
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 – 10   .333 12 – 16   .429
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222 16 – 21   .432
SMU  ‍‍‍ 3 – 14   .176 3 – 29   .094
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1970 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern
No. 27 BYU  ‍‍‍ 14 – 3   .824 31 – 14   .689
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 12 – 6   .667 19 – 14   .576
Utah  ‍‍‍ 3 – 10   .231 20 – 18   .526
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 9 – 18   .333
Southern
No. 7 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 11 – 7   .611 44 – 18   .710
Arizona State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 30 – 22   .577
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9   .500 27 – 18   .600
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389 26 – 23   .531
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1970[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series

Main article: 1970 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

Main article: 1970 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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