Season 1972 | Teams 28 | |
Finals Site Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, NE Champions Southern California (8th title) Runner-Up Arizona State (5th CWS Appearance) Winning coach Rod Dedeaux (8th title) | ||
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.
Contents
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.
Bracket
*extra innings
All-Tournament Team
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Notable players
Tournament Notes
Southern California becomes the first team to win three consecutive College World Series.