1975 NCAA Division I baseball season
{{Short description|Baseball season}}
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| tournament_link = 1975 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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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.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ox665PJnDXQC|title=The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003|author=W.C. Madden|author2=Patrick J. Stewart|name-list-style=amp|publisher=McFarland & Co.|year=2004|pages=41–43|isbn=9780786418428|accessdate=August 21, 2014}}
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.{{cite web|title=NCAA Men's College World Series Records|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf|publisher=NCAA|accessdate=August 20, 2014|page=7|year=2009}}
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!Conference !Regular season winner !Conference tournament !Tournament venue • city !Tournament winner | ||||
Atlantic Coast Conference | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=Clemson Tigers|title=Clemson}}/{{CBSB link|year=1975|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} | 1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament | Boshamer Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=NC State Wolfpack|title=NC State}} |
Big Eight Conference | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=Oklahoma Sooners|title=Oklahoma}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Big Ten Conference | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=Michigan Wolverines|title=Michigan}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
EIBL | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=Penn Quakers|title=Penn}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference | Seton Hall | |||
Mid-American Conference | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=Eastern Michigan Eagles|title=Eastern Michigan}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Pacific-8 Conference | North - {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=Oregon State Beavers|title=Oregon State}} South - {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=USC Trojans|title=Southern California}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Cal State Fullerton | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Southeastern Conference | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=LSU Tigers|title=LSU}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Southern Conference | {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=The Citadel Bulldogs|title=The Citadel}} | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Southwest Conference | Texas | colspan=3|No tournament | ||
Western Athletic Conference | North - {{CBSB link|year=1975|team=BYU Cougars|title=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:
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|valign="top" width=25em|{{1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1975 Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference baseball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1975 Pacific Coast Athletic Association baseball standings}} |
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|valign="top" width=25em|{{1975 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings}} |
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.
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Award winners
=All-America team=
{{main article|1975 College Baseball All-America Team}}