1973 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between three and six teams.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|access-date=22 April 2012|pages=198–99|year=2009}} The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

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| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}

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| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}}

| RD1-score2=2

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| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}

| RD1-score3=4

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=UMass Minutemen|title=UMass}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Providence

| RD1-score5=8

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=UMass

| RD1-score6=7

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| RD2-team1=Northeastern

| RD2-score1=1

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| RD2-team2=Harvard

| RD2-score2=11

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Providence

| RD2-score3=5

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Northeastern

| RD2-score4=4

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Harvard

| RD3-score1-1=8

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Providence

| RD3-score2-1=1

| RD3-score2-2=—

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{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

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| RD3=

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| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Buffalo Bulls|title=Buffalo}}

| RD1-score1=1

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| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Temple Owls|title=Temple}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Penn State

| RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}

| RD1-score4=3

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Temple

| RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Seton Hall

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Buffalo

| RD2-score1=1

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Penn State

| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Temple

| RD2-score3=4*

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Buffalo

| RD2-score4=3*

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Penn State

| RD3-score1-1=4

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Temple

| RD3-score2-1=2

| RD3-score2-2=—

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| RD3=

| RD4=

| RD5=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}}

| RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=South Alabama Jaguars|title=South Alabama}}

| RD1-score2=3

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}}

| RD1-score3=5

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Appalachian State Mountaineers|title=Appalachian State}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Vanderbilt Commodores|title=Vanderbilt}}

| RD1-score5=6

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Miami (FL)

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Georgia Southern

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Appalachian State

| RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=South Alabama

| RD2-score4=1

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Vanderbilt

| RD2-score5=4*

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=NC State

| RD2-score6=2*

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Appalachian State

| RD2-score7=4

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=NC State

| RD2-score8=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Miami (FL)

| RD3-score1=13

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Appalachian State

| RD3-score2=6

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Georgia Southern

| RD3-score3=5

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Vanderbilt

| RD3-score4=2

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Miami (FL)

| RD4-score1=6

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Vanderbilt

| RD4-score2=5

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Miami (FL)

| RD5-score1=1

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Georgia Southern

| RD5-score2=4

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{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}}

| RD1-score1=5

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Marshall Thundering Herd|title=Marshall}}

| RD1-score2=2

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Minnesota

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Miami RedHawks|title=Miami (OH)}}

| RD1-score4=2

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Miami (OH)

| RD1-score5=5

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Marshall

| RD1-score6=1

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Southern Illinois

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Minnesota

| RD2-score2=2

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Southern Illinois

| RD2-score3=8

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Miami (OH)

| RD2-score4=1

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Minnesota

| RD3-score1-1=7*

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Southern Illinois

| RD3-score2-1=6*

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}

| RD1-score1=8

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}

| RD1-score2=1

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}

| RD1-score3=6

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Oral Roberts Golden Eagles|title=Oral Roberts}}

| RD1-score4=0

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Creighton

| RD1-score5=4

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Oral Roberts

| RD1-score6=11

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Oklahoma

| RD2-score1=4

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Tulsa

| RD2-score2=1

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Tulsa

| RD2-score3=2

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Oral Roberts

| RD2-score4=1

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Oklahoma

| RD3-score1-1=5*

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Tulsa

| RD3-score2-1=1*

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

{{4Team2ElimBracket

| RD1=

| RD2=

| RD3=

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity}}

| RD1-score1=6

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Arkansas Razorbacks|title=Arkansas}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Texas

| RD1-score3=7

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Texas–Pan American Broncs|title=Texas–Pan American}}

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5={{nowrap|Texas–Pan American}}

| RD1-score5=4¹⁰

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Arkansas

| RD1-score6=2

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Trinity

| RD2-score1=2

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Texas

| RD2-score2=17

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3={{nowrap|Texas–Pan American}}

| RD2-score3=4¹⁰

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Trinity

| RD2-score4=3

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Texas

| RD3-score1-1=14¹⁰

| RD3-score1-2=—

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Texas–Pan American

| RD3-score2-1=12

| RD3-score2-2=—

}}

{{3TeamBracket

| legs = 3/1

| seeds = no

| RD1=Spokane, WA

| RD2=Mesa, AZ

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Denver Pioneers|title=Denver}}

| RD1-score1-1=2

| RD1-score1-2=4

| RD1-score1-3=4

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Gonzaga Bulldogs|title=Gonzaga}}

| RD1-score2-1=8

| RD1-score2-2=3

| RD1-score2-3=3

| RD2-team1=Arizona State

| RD2-score1=14

| RD2-team2=Denver

| RD2-score2=1

}}

{{3TeamBracket

| legs = 3

| seeds = no

| RD1-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Loyola Marymount Lions|title=Loyola Marymount}}

| RD1-score1-1=8

| RD1-score1-2=1

| RD1-score1-3=—

| RD1-team2=Southern California

| RD1-score2-1=9

| RD1-score2-2=2

| RD1-score2-3=—

| RD2-team1={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=California State Los Angeles Golden Eagles|title=Cal State Los Angeles}}

| RD2-score1-1=3

| RD2-score1-2=6

| RD2-score1-3=—

| RD2-team2=Southern California

| RD2-score2-1=4

| RD2-score2-2=13

| RD2-score2-3=—

}}

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| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Minnesota

| RD1-score1=1

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}}

| RD1-score2=0

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Arizona State

| RD1-score3=3

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Penn State

| RD1-score4=1

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Texas

| RD1-score5=6

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}

| RD1-score6=3

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Southern California

| RD1-score7=4

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8={{CBSB link|year=1973|team=Harvard Crimson|title=Harvard}}

| RD1-score8=1

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Minnesota

| RD2-score1=0

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Arizona State

| RD2-score2=3

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Texas

| RD2-score3=1

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Southern California

| RD2-score4=4

| RD2-seed5=

| RD2-team5=Oklahoma

| RD2-score5=6

| RD2-seed6=

| RD2-team6=Penn State

| RD2-score6=0

| RD2-seed7=

| RD2-team7=Georgia Southern

| RD2-score7=8

| RD2-seed8=

| RD2-team8=Harvard

| RD2-score8=0

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Arizona State

| RD3-score1=1

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Southern California

| RD3-score2=3

| RD3-seed3=

| RD3-team3=Texas

| RD3-score3=10

| RD3-seed4=

| RD3-team4=Oklahoma

| RD3-score4=2

| RD3-seed5=

| RD3-team5=Minnesota

| RD3-score5=6

| RD3-seed6=

| RD3-team6=Georgia Southern

| RD3-score6=2

| RD4-seed1=

| RD4-team1=Southern California

| RD4-score1=8

| RD4-seed2=

| RD4-team2=Minnesota

| RD4-score2=7

| RD4-seed3=

| RD4-team3=Arizona State

| RD4-score3=6

| RD4-seed4=

| RD4-team4=Texas

| RD4-score4=5

| RD5-seed1=

| RD5-team1=Southern California

| RD5-score1=4

| RD5-seed2=

| RD5-team2=Arizona State

| RD5-score2=3

}}

: Final game was on Wednesday night, with an attendance of 12,050.

Recalled each year as perhaps the most amazing game in CWS history, Minnesota faced a USC team that featured future major leaguers Rich Dauer, Fred Lynn, and Roy Smalley. Dave Winfield was the starting pitcher for Minnesota. In his first game vs. Oklahoma, he struck out 14 in shutting out the Sooners, 1-0. In the semi-final vs. defending champion USC, Winfield had struck out 15 through 8 innings, allowing only an infield single as Minnesota built a 7-0 lead. USC's Rich Dauer said "In my whole career, even facing the big boys in the majors, I have never seen anything like that," When Dave let go of the ball, it was three feet in front of your face and it seemed like it was going 110 miles an hour."{{cite book|title=Swinging for the Fences: Black Baseball in Minnesota|first=Stephen R.|last=Hoffbeck|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|year=2005|page=176}}

In the ninth inning, USC opened with a base hit but the next batter grounded into what appeared to be a double play. Television replays indicated the batter was out at first base, but the umpire called him safe and Minnesota coach Dick Siebert was thrown out of the game arguing the call. Two more singles and a key error by the first baseman led to three runs and Winfield was relieved and went to left field. Two relievers allowed five more runs and USC won the game 8–7.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-B5OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Pe0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4805%2C5014312 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=USC gets eight in ninth for win |date=June 13, 1973 |page=16}} "I have played in a lot of memorable big games during my career," Winfield said. "World Series games, league championship games, all-star games, all kinds. But I will never forget that game against USC. Never."{{cite web|url=http://a.espncdn.com/mlb/columns/schwarz_alan/1393596.html|title=Greatest College World Series moments|first=Alan|last=Schwarz|work=ESPN|date=June 11, 2002|access-date=January 18, 2014}}

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

• Arizona State: Gary Allenson, Eddie Bane, Jim Lentine, Paul Moskau, Jim Otten, John Poloni, Jim Umbarger, Bump Wills
• Georgia Southern: Jim Morrison, John Tamargo
• Harvard:
• Minnesota: Steve Comer, Dave Winfield
• Oklahoma: Keith Drumright, Bob Shirley, Joe Simpson, Jackson Todd
• Penn State:
• Southern California: Rich Dauer, Steve Kemp, Dennis Littlejohn, Fred Lynn, Ed Putman, Pete Redfern, Randy Scarbery, Roy Smalley
• Texas: Bobby Cuellar, Jim Gideon, Keith Moreland, Ken Pape, Rich Wortham

• 1973 NCAA College Division baseball tournament
• 1973 NAIA World Series

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