1977 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1977. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1977 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty first time in 1977, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona State claimed the championship for the fourth time.[1]

1977 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams228
Defending ChampionsArizona
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (4th title)
Runners-upSouth Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachJim Brock (1st title)
MOPBob Horner (Arizona State)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1977 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 20 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 14 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular season winner Conference tournament Tournament venue • city Tournament winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournamentBeautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SCWake Forest
Big Eight ConferenceEast - Oklahoma
West - Missouri		1977 Big Eight Conference baseball tournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNo tournament
EIBLCornell/ColumbiaNo tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California		No tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Ole Miss		1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournamentSwayze Field • Oxford, MSOle Miss
Southern California Baseball AssociationCal State Los AngelesNo tournament
Southern ConferenceEast CarolinaNo tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M1977 Southwest Conference baseball tournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXBaylor
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State		1977 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPackard Stadium • Tempe, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‍y 9–1 .90042–10 .808
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7–4 .63614–12 .538
No. 14 Wake Forest  ‍‍‡‍y 7–5 .58331–13 .705
North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50018–17 .514
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50027–12 .692
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1–7 .1259–16 .360
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 1–8 .11111–22 .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[3]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍y 15–3 .83339–12 .765
No. 19 Michigan  ‍‍‍y 14–4 .77833–15 .688
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68825–24 .510
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55640–14 .741
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55628–26 .519
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44423–25 .479
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43827–16 .628
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38922–27 .449
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22221–26 .447
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11114–27 .341
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[4][5]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida  x‍‍‍y 14–9 .60939–19 .672
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56525–25 .500
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47824–24 .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45522–20 .524
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39122–24 .478
Western Division
Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .62540–18 .690
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55033–15 .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55028–18 .609
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52627–18 .600
LSU  ‍‍‍ 4–15 .21117–27 .386
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[6]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Southern California Baseball Association standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles  ‍†‍‍y 42–22–0 .65617–7–0 .708
No. 20 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍y 44–14–0 .75917–7–0 .708
San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 49–16–1 .75016–8–0 .667
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 23–27–2 .46212–11–1 .521
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 20–33–0 .37710–14–0 .417
UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 18–25–0 .4197–17–0 .292
Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 11–43–1 .2094–19–1 .188
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[7]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍y 18–4–0 .81837–16–0 .698
No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70853–9–0 .855
No. 7 Baylor  ‍‍‡‍y 15–9–0 .62543–15–0 .741
Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58333–18–0 .647
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50025–24–0 .510
Houston  ‍‍‍ 11–12–1 .47927–17–1 .611
Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 9–13–1 .41322–22–1 .500
Rice  ‍‍‍ 7–15–0 .31815–26–0 .366
Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 1–22–0 .04314–33–0 .298
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 16–2 .88935–17 .673
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38938–25 .603
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38917–30 .362
Utah  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33317–28 .378
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  x‍‍‍y 15–3 .83357–12 .826
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61138–25 .603
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38932–20 .615
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16726–24 .520
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1977 College World Series

The 1977 season marked the thirty first NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona State claiming their fourth championship with a 2–1 win over South Carolina in the final.[1]

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Southern Illinois10
Temple5
Southern Illinois3
Arizona State2
Arizona State10
Clemson7
Southern Illinois4
South Carolina5
Cal State Los Angeles7
South Carolina2
Minnesota4
Cal State Los Angeles2Arizona State6
South Carolina6
South Carolina310
Baylor2South Carolina1
Arizona State10Arizona State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern Illinois0
Cal State Los Angeles1
Temple4Clemson0
Southern Illinois9
Clemson13
Cal State Los Angeles7
Arizona State8
Minnesota411Minnesota4
Baylor3

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1977 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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