# 1970 NCAA University Division baseball tournament

The 1970 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1970 NCAA University Division 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-fourth 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 26 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The twenty-fourth tournament's champion was the Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Gene Ammann of Florida State.

## Tournament

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

### District 1 at Hanover, NH

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Dartmouth | 7 | | | | |
| Providence | 2 | | | | |
| Providence | 2 | Dartmouth | 8 | 12 | — |
| | | Connecticut | 2 | 3 | — |
| Connecticut | 8 | Connecticut | 2 | 3 | — |
| Providence | 0 | | | | |

### District 2 at Princeton, NJ

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Delaware | Delaware | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 1 | Delaware | Delaware | 5 | | | | |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 3 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 0 | | | | Delaware | Delaware | 4 | — |
| | | | | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 0 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 0 | — |
| | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 1 | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 5 | Penn State | Penn State | 0 | | | | |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 1 | | | | | | | |

### District 3 at Gastonia, NC

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Florida State | Florida State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 0 | Florida State | Florida State | 10 | | | | |
| | | | Maryland | Maryland | 1 | | | | |
| Maryland | Maryland | 3 | Maryland | Maryland | 1 | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 2 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 5 | — |
| | | | | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 4 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 4 | — |
| | | | Maryland | Maryland | 4 | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 6 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 8 | | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 12 | | | | | | | |

### District 4 at Columbus, OH

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 4* | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 6* | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 6* | Ohio | Ohio | 7 | | | | |
| | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 10 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 2 | | | | Ohio | Ohio | 8 | — |
| | | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 5 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 5 | — |
| | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 0 | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 1 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 1 | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 6 | | | | | | | |

### District 5 at Ames, IA

| Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Tulsa | 6* | 0 | — |
| Iowa State | 7* | 4 | — |

### District 6 at Austin, TX

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Texas–Pan American | 5 | | | | |
| Arkansas State | 0 | | | | |
| Arkansas State | 0 | Texas-Pan American | 1 | 3* | — |
| | | Texas | 2 | 4* | — |
| Texas | 5 | Texas | 2 | 4* | — |
| Arkansas State | 0 | | | | |

### District 7 at Denver, CO & Tucson, AZ

| Denver, CO | Denver, CO | Denver, CO | Denver, CO | Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ | Tucson, AZ |
| | | | | Arizona | 4 | 7* | 9 |
| Denver | 1 | 13 | — | Denver | 2 | 9* | 8 |
| Weber State | 0 | 4 | — | | | | |

### District 8 at Los Angeles

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | Southern California | 12 | 6 | — |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 12 | — | Santa Clara | 1 | 1 | — |
| Long Beach State | 3 | 4 | — | | | | |

## College World Series
### Participants

| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
| Arizona | WAC | 44–16 (11–7) | Frank Sancet | 8 (last: 1966) | 2nd (1956, 1958, 1960) | 17–16 |
| Dartmouth | EIBL | 23–8 (11–2) | Tony Lupien | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Delaware | Middle Atlantic | 22–4 (9–1) | Bob Hannah | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Florida State | n/a | 45–7–1 (n/a) | Jack Stallings | 4 (last: 1965) | 4th (1962) | 4–8 |
| Iowa State | Big 8 | 18–9 (13–5) | Cap Timm | 1 (last: 1957) | 3rd (1957) | 2–2 |
| Ohio | MAC | 31–4 (14–1) | Bob Wren | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Southern California | Pac-8 | 41–12 (11–3) | Rod Dedeaux | 11 (last: 1968) | 1st (1948, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1968) | 34–15 |
| Texas | SWC | 36–6 (14–1) | Cliff Gustafson | 12 (last: 1969) | 1st (1949, 1950) | 23–21 |

### 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 |
| 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Game results

| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
| June 12 | Game 1 | Texas | 12–4 | Delaware | |
| June 12 | Game 2 | Ohio | 4–1 | Southern California | |
| June 13 | Game 3 | Florida State | 4–0 | Arizona | |
| June 13 | Game 4 | Dartmouth | 7–6 | Iowa State | |
| June 13 | Game 5 | Southern California | 7–1 | Delaware | Delaware eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 6 | Iowa State | 7–1 | Arizona | Arizona eliminated |
| June 14 | Game 7 | Texas | 7–2 | Ohio | |
| June 14 | Game 8 | Florida State | 6–0 | Dartmouth | |
| June 15 | Game 9 | Ohio | 9–6 | Iowa State | Iowa State eliminated |
| June 15 | Game 10 | Southern California | 6–1 | Dartmouth | Dartmouth eliminated |
| June 15 | Game 11 | Texas | 5–1 | Florida State | |
| June 16 | Game 12 | Florida State | 2–0 | Ohio | Ohio eliminated |
| June 16 | Game 13 | Southern California | 8–7 (14 innings) | Texas | |
| June 17 | Game 14 | Florida State | 11–2 | Texas | Texas eliminated |
| June 18 | Final | Southern California | 2–1 (15 innings) | Florida State | Southern California wins CWS |

### All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
| P | Gene Ammann (MOP) | Florida State |
| P | Jim Barr | USC |
| C | Tommy Harmon | Texas |
| 1B | John Langerhans | Texas |
| 2B | Frank Alfano | USC |
| 3B | Dan Stoligrosz | USC |
| SS | Jerry Lundin | Iowa State |
| OF | John Grubb | Florida State |
| OF | Mike Markl | Texas |
| OF | Gary Shade | Ohio |

### Notable players

* Arizona: Leon Hooten
* Dartmouth: Pete Broberg, Chuck Seelbach
* Delaware:
* Florida State: Ron Cash, Johnny Grubb, Pat Osburn, Mac Scarce, Stan Thomas
* Iowa State:
* Ohio: Mike Schmidt, Steve Swisher
* Southern California: Jim Barr, Steve Busby, Dave Kingman, Eric Raich, Brent Strom, John Vella
* Texas: Mike Beard, Dave Chalk, Larry Hardy, Burt Hooton