# 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1974 season. This was the seventh such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1974 season. The UC Irvine Anteaters won the championship by defeating the New Orleans.

## Regionals
### Northeast Region

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| New Haven | 4 | 1 |
| Montclair State | 4 | 2 |
| LIU Post | 2 | 2 |
| Ithaca | 1 | 2 |
| Adelphi | 0 | 2 |
| MIT | 0 | 2 |

### South Atlantic Region

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| Valdosta State | 3 | 1 |
| Eckerd | 3 | 2 |
| Rollins | 1 | 2 |
| Florida Southern | 0 | 2 |

### Mideast Region

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| Ohio Northern | 3 | 1 |
| Western Illinois | 3 | 2 |
| Valparaiso | 1 | 2 |
| SIU Edwardsville | 0 | 2 |

### South Region

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| New Orleans | 4 | 1 |
| Nicholls State | 2 | 2 |
| Maryville | 1 | 2 |
| Alabama State | 0 | 2 |

### Midwest Region

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| Central Missouri | 3 | 1 |
| Minnesota State | 2 | 2 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 0 | 2 |

### West Region

| Team | Wins | Losses |
| UC Irvine | 3 | 0 |
| Sacramento State | 2 | 2 |
| Puget Sound | 1 | 2 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 0 | 2 |

## Finals
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | Previous finals appearances | Best finals finish | Finals record |
| Central Missouri | MIAA | 27–13 (9–3) | Bob Tompkins | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| New Haven | Independent | 26–8 | Frank Vieira | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| New Orleans | Independent | 34–14 | Ron Maestri | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Ohio Northern | OAC | 23–9 (12–1) | Herb Strayer | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| UC Irvine | Independent | 48–8 | Gary Adams | 2 (last: 1973) | 1st | 4–2 |
| Valdosta State | SAC | 38–13 (16–2) | Tommy Thomas | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Haven | New Haven | 2 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 13 | | | | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 12 | | | | | | |
| Valdosta State | Valdosta State | 9 | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 6 | | | | | | | UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 6 | 14 |
| | | | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 7 | 1 |
| Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 2 | | | | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 9 | | | | |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 0 | | | | Central Missouri | Central Missouri | 0 | New Haven | New Haven | 2 | | | | |
| | | | New Haven | New Haven | 1 | New Haven | New Haven | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Valdosta State | Valdosta State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| Game 1 | UC Irvine | 6–2 | New Haven | |
| Game 2 | New Orleans | 13–9 | Valdosta State | |
| Game 3 | Central Missouri | 2–0 | Ohio Northern | |
| Game 4 | New Haven | 1–0 | Valdosta State | Valdosta State eliminated |
| Game 5 | UC Irvine | 8–1 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern eliminated |
| Game 6 | New Orleans | 6–2 | Central Missouri | |
| Game 7 | New Haven | 4–0 | Central Missouri | Central Missouri eliminated |
| Game 8 | UC Irvine | 12–6 | New Orleans | |
| Game 9 | New Orleans | 9–2 | New Haven | New Haven eliminated |
| Game 10 | New Orleans | 7–6 | UC Irvine | |
| Game 11 | UC Irvine | 14–1 | New Orleans | UC Irvine wins National Championship |