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.

1974 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	1974
Teams	28
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Southern California (10th title)
Runner-up	Miami (FL) (1st CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Rod Dedeaux (10th title)
MOP	George Milke (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				Finals
	Harvard	2
	Providence	1
					Harvard	10	6	–
					New Hampshire	1	0	–
	New Hampshire	2
	Providence	1

District 2 at West Windsor, NJ

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Saint Joseph's

4

St. John's

1

St. Joseph's

3

Seton Hall

4

Penn State

1

Seton Hall

4

Seton Hall

11

—

St. John's

7

—

Lower round 1

Lower final

St. John's

8

St. John's

5*

St. Joseph's

0

Penn State

4*

District 3 at Starkville, MS

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

District 4 at Minneapolis, MN

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Miami (OH)

3

Cincinnati

0

Miami

3

Minnesota

4

Minnesota

9

Southern Illinois

4

Minnesota

2

3

Southern Illinois

10

4

Lower round 1

Lower final

Southern Illinois

6*

Southern Illinois

6

Miami (OH)

2*

Cincinnati

1

District 5 at Oklahoma City, OK

	Finals
	Oklahoma	6	5	—
	Tulsa	2	4	—

District 6 at Arlington, TX

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

District 7 at Greeley, CO

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

District 8 at Los Angeles, CA

	Semifinal						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 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	Miami		4
	Harvard		1
						Miami		5
						Oklahoma		1
	Oklahoma		10
	Northern Colorado		1
											Miami		7
											Southern California		3
	Southern California		9
																Miami		3
	Texas		2
						Southern California		5								Southern Illinois		4
						Southern Illinois		3
	Southern Illinois		5
	Seton Hall		1																							Miami		3
																					Southern Illinois		2			Southern California		7
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Southern California		7
											Northern Colorado		2
						Harvard		2			Southern Illinois		5
																Southern California		5
						Northern Colorado		4
																Texas		3
											Texas		10
						Texas		12			Oklahoma		4
						Seton Hall		2

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 7	Game 1	Miami	4–1	Harvard
	Game 2	Oklahoma	10–1	Northern Colorado
June 8	Game 3	Southern California	9–2	Texas
	Game 4	Southern Illinois	5–1	Seton Hall
June 10	Game 5	Northern Colorado	4–2	Harvard	Harvard eliminated
	Game 6	Texas	12–2	Seton Hall	Seton Hall eliminated
	Game 7	Miami	5–1	Oklahoma
	Game 8	Southern California	5–3	Southern Illinois
June 11	Game 9	Southern Illinois	5–2	Northern Colorado	Northern Colorado eliminated
	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
	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
	Stan Jakubowski	Miami (FL)
	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
	Bob Mitchell	USC
	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.

See also

• 1974 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1974 NAIA World Series