# 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1974 NCAA Division I 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-eighth 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. The twenty-eighth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was George Milke of Southern California.

## Tournament

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight district sites across the country, each consisting of between two and six teams. The winners of each District advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.

### District 1 at Cambridge, MA

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Harvard | 2 | | | | |
| Providence | 1 | | | | |
| Providence | 1 | Harvard | 10 | 6 | – |
| | | New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | – |
| New Hampshire | 2 | New Hampshire | 1 | 0 | – |
| Providence | 1 | | | | |

### District 2 at West Windsor, NJ

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 4 | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 1 | | | | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 1 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 4 | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 1 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 4 | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 4 | | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 11 | — |
| | | | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 7 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | St. John's | St. John's | 7 | — |
| | | | St. John's | St. John's | 8 | | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 5* | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 0 | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 4* | | | | | | | |

### District 3 at Starkville, MS

| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 0 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 2 | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 0 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 1 | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 7 | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 1 | 2 |
| | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 1 | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 3 | 1 |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 2 | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 1 | | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 3 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 0 | | | | |
| | | | NC State | NC State | 1 | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

### District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 0 | Miami | Miami | 3 | | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 4 | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 9 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 4 | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 10 | 4 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 10 | 4 |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 6* | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 6 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) | 2* | | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 1 | | | | | | | |

### District 5 at Oklahoma City, OK

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 5 | — |
| Tulsa | 2 | 4 | — |

### District 6 at Arlington, TX

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | 2 | | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | 2 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| | | Texas | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Texas | 7 | Texas | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Texas–Pan American | 0 | | | | |

### District 7 at Greeley, CO

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Arizona | 5 | 2 | — |
| Northern Colorado | 6 | 0 | 6 | Northern Colorado | 6 | 6 | — |
| Gonzaga | 3 | 12 | 2 | | | | |

### District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Pepperdine | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | 7 | 9 | Southern California | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Southern California | 9 | 6 | 11 | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Harvard | EIBL | 28–9 (10–4) | Loyal Park | 3 (last: 1973) | 5th (1971) | 1–6 |
| Miami | Independent | 48–9 | Ron Fraser | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Northern Colorado | GPAC | 31–11 (–) | Tom Petroff | 9 (last: 1962) | 5th (1955) | 2–18 |
| Oklahoma | Big 8 | 42–6 (18–3) | Enos Semore | 3 (last: 1973) | 1st (1951) | 6–4 |
| Seton Hall | Metro | 33–8–1 (14–2) | Mike Sheppard | 2 (last: 1971) | 5th (1964) | 1–4 |
| Southern Illinois | Independent | 47–10 | Richard Jones | 3 (last: 1971) | 2nd (1968, 1971) | 6–6 |
| Texas | SWC | 52–6 (20–4) | Cliff Gustafson | 15 (last: 1973) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 30–27 |
| Southern California | Pac-8 | 45–19 (11–7) | Rod Dedeaux | 15 (last: 1973) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973) | 53–18 |

### Results
#### Bracket

| 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 |
| Miami | Miami | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | Harvard | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | Harvard | 1 | Miami | Miami | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 10 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 1 | | | | Miami | Miami | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 9 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 9 | | | | | | | Miami | Miami | 3 | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | Miami | Miami | 3 | | | | | | |
| Texas | Texas | 2 | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 5 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Miami | Miami | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 2 | Southern California | Southern California | 7 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 7 | | | |
| | | | | | | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | Harvard | Harvard | 2 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | | | | | | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | Harvard | Harvard | 2 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 4 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 4 | | | | Texas | Texas | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas | Texas | | Texas | Texas | 3 | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas | Texas | 12 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 7 | Game 1 | Miami | 4–1 | Harvard | |
| June 7 | Game 2 | Oklahoma | 10–1 | Northern Colorado | |
| June 8 | Game 3 | Southern California | 9–2 | Texas | |
| June 8 | Game 4 | Southern Illinois | 5–1 | Seton Hall | |
| June 10 | Game 5 | Northern Colorado | 4–2 | Harvard | Harvard eliminated |
| June 10 | Game 6 | Texas | 12–2 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall eliminated |
| June 10 | Game 7 | Miami | 5–1 | Oklahoma | |
| June 10 | Game 8 | Southern California | 5–3 | Southern Illinois | |
| June 11 | Game 9 | Southern Illinois | 5–2 | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado eliminated |
| June 11 | Game 10 | Texas | 10–4 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma eliminated |
| June 12 | Game 11 | Miami | 7–3 | Southern California | |
| June 13 | Game 12 | Southern Illinois | 4–3 | Miami | |
| June 13 | Game 13 | Southern California | 5–3 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 14 | Southern California | 7–2 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois eliminated |
| June 15 | Final | Southern California | 7–3 | Miami | Southern California wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Mark Barr | USC |
| P | Stan Jakubowski | Miami (FL) |
| P | George Milke (MOP) | USC |
| C | Ron Scott | Miami (FL) |
| 1B | Orlando Gonzalez | Miami (FL) |
| 2B | Rob Adolph | USC |
| 3B | Rich Dauer | USC |
| SS | Marvin Cobb | USC |
| OF | Tom Ball | Texas |
| OF | Bob Mitchell | USC |
| OF | Manny Trujillo | Miami (FL) |

### Notable players

* Harvard:
* Miami (FL): Orlando Gonzalez, Wayne Krenchicki
* Northern Colorado: Tom Runnells, Joe Strain
* Oklahoma: Keith Drumright, Bob Shirley
* Seton Hall: Rick Cerone, Charlie Puleo
* Southern California: Rich Dauer, Steve Kemp, Dennis Littlejohn, Bobby Mitchell, Ed Putman, Pete Redfern
* Southern Illinois:
* Texas: Bobby Cuellar, Jim Gideon, Keith Moreland, Rich Wortham

## Tournament Notes

* Southern California becomes the first team to win five consecutive College World Series.
* Tom Petroff becomes the first head coach to lead two different schools to the College World Series; he led Rider University to Omaha in 1967.