1974 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament

The 1974 Missouri Valley Conference baseball tournament was held May 18-20 in Tulsa, OK. University of Tulsa defeated Drake University for the title.

Participating Teams

School	Overall Record*	Head Coach
Bradley University	21-18	Chuck Buescher
Drake University	11-18	Spike Potts
University of Louisville	16-26	Jim Zerilla
New Mexico State University	18-35	Jim Kwasny
Saint Louis University	10-23	Tom Dix
University of Tulsa	36-13	Gene Shell

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

Results

Bracket

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Finals
							Saint Louis	3
		Tulsa	9				Tulsa	9
		New Mexico State	0									Tulsa	22
												Drake	1
							Bradley	6
		Drake	3				Drake	10
		Louisville	2														Tulsa	8	x
																	Drake	3	x
	Losers Bracket 1-2					Losers Bracket 2					Losers Bracket 3
		Bradley	6
		New Mexico State	5									Drake	9
							Bradley	9				Bradley	5
							Louisville	6
		Saint Louis	5
		Louisville	7

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 18
Game 1	Drake University	3-2	University of Louisville
Game 2	University of Tulsa	9-0	New Mexico State University
Game 3	Drake University	10-6	Bradley University
Game 4	University of Tulsa	9-3	Saint Louis University
May 19
Game 5	University of Louisville	7-5	Saint Louis University	Saint Louis eliminated
Game 6	Bradley University	6-5	New Mexico State University	New Mexico State eliminated
Game 7	University of Tulsa	22-1	Drake University
Game 8	Bradley University	9-6	University of Louisville	Louisville eliminated
May 20
Game 9	Drake University	9-5	Bradley University	Bradley eliminated
Game 10	University of Tulsa	8-3	Drake University	Tulsa advances to NCAA tournament