# 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.

## 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 | No tournament | No tournament |
| Big Ten Conference | Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| EIBL | Penn | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Metropolitan Intercollegiate Conference | Seton Hall |
| Mid-American Conference | Eastern Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Pacific-8 Conference | North - Oregon State South - Southern California | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Cal State Fullerton | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southeastern Conference | LSU | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southern Conference | The Citadel | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southwest Conference | Texas | No tournament | No tournament | 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 :
| 1975 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 25 Clemson ‍†‍‍$^y$ 10–2 .83333–10 .767 No. 15 NC State ‍†‍‡‍$^y$ 10–2 .83327–7 .794 Maryland ‍‍‍ 7–3 .70015–8 .652 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36417–9 .654 Virginia ‍‍‍ 4–7 .36414–12 .538 Wake Forest ‍‍‍ 3–9 .2509–20 .310 Duke ‍‍‍ 2–10 .1679–18 .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 vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 6 Seton Hall ‍†‍‍$^y$ 12–4–0 .75033–10–0 .767 Fordham ‍†‍‍ 12–4–0 .75021–11–0 .656 Fairleigh Dickinson ‍‍‍ 11–4–0 .73323–13–1 .635 C. W. Post ‍‍‍ 0–0–0 –20–10–0 .667 Iona ‍‍‍ 6–9–0 .40010–21–0 .323 LIU ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .3756–18–0 .250 Manhattan ‍‍‍ 4–12–0 .2506–13–0 .316 CCNY ‍‍‍ 1–9–0 .1001–16–0 .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 vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 8 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–7–0 .66736–16–1 .689 Pacific ‍‍‍ 13–8–0 .61933–26–0 .559 San Jose State ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .50022–22–0 .500 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 8–10–0 .44422–25–0 .468 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 9–12–0 .42930–20–0 .600 Fresno State ‍‍‍ 7–14–0 .33326–33–0 .441 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1975 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1975 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 1 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 23–1 .95859–6 .908 Texas A&M ‍‍‍$^y$ 17–7 .70832–15 .681 TCU ‍‍‍ 12–12 .50029–17 .630 Baylor ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45825–19 .568 Rice ‍‍‍ 11–13 .45819–16 .543 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 9–15 .37522–23 .489 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 8–14 .36420–22 .476 Houston ‍‍‍ 8–16 .33318–25 .419 SMU ‍‍‍ 7–15 .31812–22 .353 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1975 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1975 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern No. 29 BYU $^x$‍‍‍ 15–1 .93822–19 .537 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44419–19 .500 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33326–24 .520 Utah ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31311–17 .393 Southern No. 3 Arizona State $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 16–2 .88961–13 .824 No. 13 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–4 .77843–13 .768 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16726–24 .520 UTEP ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16718–26 .409 x – Division champion ‡ – Playoff champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1975 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

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