# 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season

The 1970 NCAA University Division baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1970. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1970 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the twenty fourth time in 1970, consisted of one team from each of eight geographical districts and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship.

## Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1970 season. Each of the eight geographical districts chose, by various methods, the team that would represent them in the NCAA tournament. 11 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 15 teams earned at-large selections.
| Conference | Regular season winner |
| Atlantic Coast Conference | Maryland |
| Big Eight Conference | Iowa State |
| Big Ten Conference | Minnesota |
| EIBL | Dartmouth |
| Mid-American Conference | Ohio |
| Pacific-8 Conference | North - Washington State South - Southern California |
| Southeastern Conference | Mississippi State |
| Southern Conference | North - William & Mary South - East Carolina |
| Southwest Conference | Texas |

## Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
1970 Big Eight Conference baseball standings :
| 1970 Big Eight Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Iowa State ‍†‍‍$^y$ 13–5 .72219–11 .633 Kansas ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58815–8 .652 Nebraska ‍‍‍ 11–8 .57915–11 .577 Oklahoma ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52620–17 .541 Missouri ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47112–13 .480 Kansas State ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44413–16 .448 Colorado ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33314–16 .467 Oklahoma State ‍‍‍ 5–11 .31312–16 .429 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1970 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1970 Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 5 Dartmouth ‍†‍‍$^y$ 11–2–0 .84624–10–0 .706 Harvard ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71424–7–0 .774 Princeton ‍‍‍ 10–4–0 .71420–8–0 .714 Navy ‍‍‍ 9–5–0 .64320–7–0 .741 Cornell ‍‍‍ 6–7–1 .46419–17–2 .526 Brown ‍‍‍ 5–7–0 .41713–14–2 .483 Penn ‍‍‍ 4–8–1 .3467–12–2 .381 Army ‍‍‍ 4–9–0 .3087–14–0 .333 Yale ‍‍‍ 3–9–0 .2506–23–0 .207 Columbia ‍‍‍ 3–10–0 .2314–11–0 .267 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament | 1970 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern Division No. 13 Washington State $^x$‍‍‍ 9–6 .60030–11 .732 Oregon State ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455– – Oregon ‍‍‍ 5–9 .357– – Washington ‍‍‍ 4–12 .2508–22 .267 Southern Division No. 1 Southern California $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 11–3 .78645–13 .776 UCLA ‍‍‍ 8–7 .53326–24 .520 California ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52928–19 .596 Stanford ‍‍‍ 8–9 .47136–16 .692 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1970 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1970 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 3 Texas ‍†‍‍$^y$ 14–1 .93345–8 .849 Texas A&M ‍‍‍ 13–4 .76525–9 .735 Rice ‍‍‍ 10–7 .58818–11 .621 TCU ‍‍‍ 9–8 .52917–15 .531 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 5–10 .33312–16 .429 Baylor ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22216–21 .432 SMU ‍‍‍ 3–14 .1763–29 .094 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1970 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1970 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern No. 27 BYU ‍‍‍ 14–3 .82431–14 .689 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 12–6 .66719–14 .576 Utah ‍‍‍ 3–10 .23120–18 .526 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 2–12 .1439–18 .333 Southern No. 7 Arizona ‍‍‍$^y$ 11–7 .61144–18 .710 Arizona State ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50030–22 .577 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 9–9 .50027–18 .600 UTEP ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38926–23 .531 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1970 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |

## College World Series

The 1970 season marked the twenty fourth 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 Southern California claiming their sixth championship with a 2–1, fifteen inning win over Florida State 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 |
| Texas | Texas | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 4 | Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio | Ohio | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 4 | Ohio | Ohio | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern California | Southern California | 1 | | | | Texas | Texas | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 4 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 4 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 7 | | | | | | |
| Arizona | Arizona | 0 | Florida State | Florida State | 6 | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 8$^{14}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 7 | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iowa State | Iowa State | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Southern California | Southern California | 2$^{15}$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 2 | Florida State | Florida State | 1 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 11 | | | |
| | | | | | | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Delaware | Delaware | 1 | Southern California | Southern California | | | | | | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | Delaware | Delaware | 1 | Southern California | Southern California | | Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 7 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern California | Southern California | 7 | | | | Ohio | Ohio | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ohio | Ohio | | Ohio | Ohio | 0 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona | Arizona | 1 | Iowa State | Iowa State | | | | | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iowa State | Iowa State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |