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The 1973–74 Ranji Trophy was the 40th season of the Ranji Trophy. Karnataka ended Bombay's sequence of 15 consecutive titles by defeating them on first innings in the semifinal. They defeated Rajasthan by 185 runs in the final to win their first Ranji Trophy.
Group stage
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South Zone
| Team | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
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| Hyderabad | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2.332 |
| Karnataka | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.948 |
| Tamil Nadu | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.699 |
| Andhra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.533 |
| Kerala | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.295 |
North Zone
| Team | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
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| Delhi | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2.264 |
| Railways | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1.219 |
| Haryana | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1.088 |
| Services | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0.829 |
| Punjab | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.900 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.386 |
East Zone
| Team | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
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| Bengal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2.535 |
| Bihar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.540 |
| Orissa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.660 |
| Assam | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.453 |
West Zone
| Team | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
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| Bombay | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2.390 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.297 |
| Gujarat | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.959 |
| Baroda | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.741 |
| Saurashtra | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.549 |
Central Zone
| Team | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
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| Rajasthan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.874 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.413 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.015 |
| Vidarbha | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.813 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
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