1972 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

August 2023 1972 University Division NCAA 70s logo.svg 28 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE Southern California 8th Arizona State 5th Rod Dedeaux 8th Russ McQueen Southern California NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1972 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its twenty-sixth year. Eight regional districts sent representatives to the College World Series with preliminary rounds within each district serving to determine each representative. These events would later become known as regionals. Each district had its own format for selecting teams, resulting in 28 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 7, 2014 195 2009 The twenty-sixth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Russ McQueen of the University of Southern California. Regionals The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and six teams.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA 22 April 2012 197 2009 The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series. Bold indicates winner. District 1 at Storrs, CT 1972 Harvard Crimson Harvard 4* 1972 Providence Friars Providence 2* Connecticut 5 1972 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern 2 Providence 3 Northeastern 4 Harvard 5 Connecticut 816 Northeastern 6 Harvard 18 Connecticut 11 — Harvard 2 — District 2 at Princeton, NJ 1972 Temple Owls Temple 3 1972 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 1 1972 LIU Blackbirds LIU 2 1972 St. John's Red Storm St. John's 1 Penn State 8 St. John's 5 Temple 1 Long Island 0 Penn State 7 Long Island 5 Temple 4 — Penn State 3 — District 3 at Gastonia, NC 1972 South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama 6 1972 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 5 1972 Virginia Cavaliers Virginia 18 1972 Richmond Spiders Richmond 2 1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball Ole Miss 9 1972 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 3 South Alabama 9 Jacksonville 6 Virginia 9 Ole Miss 3 Florida State 10 Richmond 5 South Alabama 6 Virginia 1 Ole Miss 8 Florida State 3 Ole Miss 9 Virginia 0 South Alabama 4 1 Ole Miss 8 12 District 4 at Bowling Green, OH 1972 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 7 Iowa 2 1972 Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 2 1972 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 0 Iowa 8 Northern Illinois 1 Central Michigan 5 Bowling Green 710 Iowa 4 Central Michigan 3 Bowling Green 2 5 Iowa 4 7 District 5 at Tulsa, OK 3 no 1972 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 3 4 — Oklahoma 6 5 — District 6 at San Antonio, TX 1/3 no 1972 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 6 — — 1972 Trinity Tigers Trinity 1 — — Texas 414 — — Trinity 3 — — Texas-Pan American 0 1 — Texas 1 2 — District 7 at Mesa, AZ 3 no Arizona State 8 5 — 1972 Weber State Wildcats Weber State 1 0 — District 8 at Santa Clara, CA & Santa Barbara, CA 3 no Santa Clara, CA Santa Barbara, CA 1972 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara 1 8 6 1972 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara 4 2 5 Southern California 9 13 — UC Santa Barbara 5 6 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona State WAC 60–4 (18–0) Jim Brock 4(last: 1969) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969) 16–5 Connecticut Yankee 19–5 (12–0) Larry Panciera 3(last: 1965) 5th(1957) 2–6 Iowa Big 10 25–15 (13–3) Duane Banks 0(last: none) none 0–0 Ole Miss SEC 28–14 (15–3) Jake Gibbs 3(last: 1969) 4th(1956) 3–6 Oklahoma Big 8 34–15 (12–8) Enos Semore 1(last: 1951) 1st(1951) 4–0 Southern California Pac-8 42–12–1 (14–4) Rod Dedeaux 13(last: 1971) 1st(1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971) 43–17 1972 Temple Owls Temple University Temple Middle Atlantic 31–13 (10–1) Skip Wilson 0(last: none) none 0–0 Texas SWC 38–7 (12–6) Cliff Gustafson 13(last: 1970) 1st(1949, 1950) 26–23 Results Bracket 2 2 Ole Miss 6 Southern California 8 Texas 0 Connecticut 310 1972 Temple Owls Temple University Temple 1 Oklahoma 213 Iowa 1 Arizona State 2 Southern California 511 Connecticut 4 Oklahoma 0 Arizona State 1 Ole Miss 8 Texas 9 Temple 13 Iowa 9 Southern California 0 Arizona State 3 Texas 7 Oklahoma 1 Temple 7 Connecticut 4 Arizona State 1 Temple 0 Texas 3 Southern California 410 Arizona State 1 0 Southern California 3 1 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 9 Game 1 Southern California 8–6 Ole Miss Game 2 Connecticut 3–0 (10 innings) Texas June 10 Game 3 Oklahoma 2–1 (13 innings) 1972 Temple Owls Temple University Temple Game 4 Arizona State 2–1 Iowa Game 5 Texas 9–8 Ole Miss Ole Miss eliminated June 11 Game 6 1972 Temple Owls Temple University Temple 13–9 Iowa Iowa eliminated Game 7 Southern California 5–4 (11 innings) Connecticut Game 8 Arizona State 1–0 Oklahoma June 12 Game 9 1972 Temple Owls Temple University Temple 7–4 Connecticut Connecticut eliminated Game 10 Texas 7–1 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated Game 11 Arizona State 3–0 Southern California June 14 Game 12 Southern California 4–3 (10 innings) Texas Texas eliminated Game 13 Arizona State 1–0 1972 Temple Owls Temple University Temple Temple eliminated June 15 Game 14 Southern California 3–1 Arizona State June 16 Final Southern California 1–0 Arizona State Southern California wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Russ McQueen (MOP) USC Craig Swan Arizona State C Sam Ceci USC 1B Daryl Arenstein USC 2B Ken Reed Arizona State 3B David Chalk Texas SS Steve Dillard Ole Miss OF Gary Atwell Arizona State Tim Steele USC Bump Wills Arizona State Notable players Arizona State: Eddie Bane, Alan Bannister, Jim Crawford, Jim Otten, Craig Swan, Jim Umbarger, Bump Wills Connecticut: Ed Harvey, Brian Herosian Iowa: Jim Sundberg Ole Miss: Steve Dillard Oklahoma: Joe Simpson, Jackson Todd Southern California: Fred Lynn, Ed Putman, Randy Scarbery, Roy Smalley Temple: Joe KerriganFormer Temple Standout Joe Kerrigan Named Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Coach https://owlsports.com/news/2008/10/21/102108aaa_53.aspx 3 July 2019 Temple University Athletics October 21, 2008 en 3 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190703233913/https://owlsports.com/news/2008/10/21/102108aaa_53.aspx dead Texas: Dave Chalk, Bobby Cuellar, Ken Pape Tournament Notes Southern California becomes the first team to win three consecutive College World Series. See also 1972 NCAA College Division baseball tournament 1972 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Category:1972 NCAA University Division baseball season Category:Baseball in San Antonio