1973 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

The 1973 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held in Memphis, TN. University of Tulsa defeated Memphis State University for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Overall Record*	Head Coach
Bradley University	12-13	Chuck Buescher
Drake University	15-15	Spike Potts
University of Louisville	18-30	Dale Orem
Memphis State University	26-15	Bobby Kilpatrick
New Mexico State University	14-41	Jim Kwasny
Saint Louis University	14-17	Joe Gegg
University of Tulsa	43-12	Gene Shell

* Teams did not play a conference schedule. Records are final season records.

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Fourth Round					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
							Louisville	7
							New Mexico State	1
		New Mexico State	5
		Drake	0
												Louisville	4
												Tulsa	14
		Tulsa	12
		Saint Louis	7
							Tulsa	4
							Bradley	2
		Bradley	12
		Memphis State	5																			Tulsa	8	x
																						Memphis State	7	x
	Loser's Bracket
		Saint Louis	6
		Memphis State	7				New Mexico State	4
							Memphis State	9
												Memphis State	5
												Bradley	4				Louisville	7
							Bradley	11									Memphis State	8
							Drake	4

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 19
Game 1	University of Tulsa	12-7	Saint Louis University
Game 2	Bradley University	12-5	Memphis State University
Game 3	New Mexico State University	5-0	Drake University
Game 4	University of Tulsa	4-2	Bradley University
Game 5	University of Louisville	7-1	New Mexico State University
Game 6	Memphis State University	7-6	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis eliminated
May 20
Game 7	Bradley University	11-4	Drake University	Drake eliminated
Game 8	Memphis State University	9-4	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 9	University of Tulsa	14-4	University of Louisville
Game 10	Memphis State University	5-4	Bradley University	Bradley eliminated
May 21
Game 11	Memphis State University	8-7	University of Louisville	Louisville eliminated
Game 12	University of Tulsa	8-7	Memphis State University	Tulsa advances to NCAA tournament