1972 NCAA University Division baseball tournament


The 1972 NCAA University Division baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1972 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-sixth 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-sixth tournament's champion was Southern California, coached by Rod Dedeaux. The Most Outstanding Player was Russ McQueen of the University of Southern California.

Regionals

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.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 9Game 1Southern California8–6[1972 1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team|Ole Miss Rebels baseball team|Ole Miss]
June 9Game 2[1972 1972 Connecticut Huskies baseball team|Connecticut Huskies baseball team|Connecticut]3–0 [1972 1972 Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas Longhorns baseball team|Texas]
June 10Game 3[1972 Oklahoma Sooners baseball|Oklahoma Sooners baseball team|Oklahoma]2–1
June 10Game 4Arizona State2–1[1972 1972 Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team|Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team|Iowa]
June 10Game 5Texas9–8Ole MissOle Miss eliminated
June 11Game 613–9IowaIowa eliminated
June 11Game 7Southern California5–4 Connecticut
June 11Game 8Arizona State1–0Oklahoma
June 12Game 97–4ConnecticutConnecticut eliminated
June 12Game 10Texas7–1OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
June 12Game 11Arizona State3–0Southern California
June 14Game 12Southern California4–3 TexasTexas eliminated
June 14Game 13Arizona State1–0Temple eliminated
June 15Game 14Southern California3–1Arizona State
June 16FinalSouthern California1–0Arizona StateSouthern California wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PRuss McQueen USC
PCraig SwanArizona State
CSam CeciUSC
1BDaryl ArensteinUSC
2BKen ReedArizona State
3BDavid ChalkTexas
SSSteve DillardOle Miss
OFGary AtwellArizona State
OFTim SteeleUSC
OFBump WillsArizona State

Notable players

Arizona State: Eddie Bane, Alan Bannister, Jim Crawford, Jim Otten, Craig Swan, Jim Umbarger, Bump WillsConnecticut: Ed Harvey, Brian HerosianIowa: Jim SundbergOle Miss: Steve DillardOklahoma: Joe Simpson, Jackson ToddSouthern California: Fred Lynn, Ed Putman, Randy Scarbery, Roy SmalleyTemple: Joe KerriganTexas: Dave Chalk, Bobby Cuellar, Ken Pape