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.

1975 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	220
NCAA tournament
College World Series
Champions	Texas (3rd title)
Runners-up	South Carolina (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Cliff Gustafson (1st title)
MOP	Mickey Reichenbach (Texas)
Seasons

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.

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
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference	Seton Hall
Mid-American Conference	Eastern Michigan	No tournament
Pacific-8 Conference	North - Oregon State South - Southern California	No tournament
Pacific Coast Athletic Association	Cal State Fullerton	No tournament
Southeastern Conference	LSU	No tournament
Southern Conference	The Citadel	No tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas	No tournament
Western Athletic Conference	North - BYU South - Arizona State	1975 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	Arizona State

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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1975 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 6 Seton Hall  ‍†‍‍y 12 – 4 – 0   .750 33 – 10 – 0   .767 Fordham  ‍†‍‍ 12 – 4 – 0   .750 21 – 11 – 0   .656 Fairleigh Dickinson  ‍‍‍ 11 – 4 – 0   .733 23 – 13 – 1   .635 C. W. Post  ‍‍‍ 0 – 0 – 0   – 20 – 10 – 0   .667 Iona  ‍‍‍ 6 – 9 – 0   .400 10 – 21 – 0   .323 LIU  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10 – 0   .375 6 – 18 – 0   .250 Manhattan  ‍‍‍ 4 – 12 – 0   .250 6 – 13 – 0   .316 CCNY  ‍‍‍ 1 – 9 – 0   .100 1 – 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT No. 8 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 14 – 7 – 0   .667 36 – 16 – 1   .689 Pacific  ‍‍‍ 13 – 8 – 0   .619 33 – 26 – 0   .559 San Jose State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 9 – 0   .500 22 – 22 – 0   .500 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10 – 0   .444 22 – 25 – 0   .468 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 12 – 0   .429 30 – 20 – 0   .600 Fresno State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 14 – 0   .333 26 – 33 – 0   .441 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1975 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 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball	1975 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Northern No. 29 BYU  x‍‍‍ 15 – 1   .938 22 – 19   .537 Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444 19 – 19   .500 Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333 26 – 24   .520 Utah  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393 Southern No. 3 Arizona State  x‍‍‡‍y 16 – 2   .889 61 – 13   .824 No. 13 Arizona  ‍‍‍y 14 – 4   .778 43 – 13   .768 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 26 – 24   .520 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167 18 – 26   .409 x – Division champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1975 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.

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Arizona State		5
	Cal State Fullerton		3
						Arizona State		5
						Texas		2
	Texas		4
	Oklahoma		2
											Arizona State		3
											South Carolina		6
	South Carolina		3
																South Carolina		6
	Seton Hall		1
						South Carolina		56								Texas		17
						Eastern Michigan		1
	Eastern Michigan		210
	Florida State		1																							Texas		5
																					South Carolina		4			South Carolina		1
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Arizona State		1
											Eastern Michigan		0
						Cal State Fullerton		4			Oklahoma		7
																Arizona State		111
						Oklahoma		11
																Oklahoma		0
											Texas		12
						Seton Hall		11			Seton Hall		10
						Florida State		0

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1975 College Baseball All-America Team