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 FieldClemson, SCWake Forest
Big Eight ConferenceEast - Oklahoma
West - Missouri
1977 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports StadiumOklahoma 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 FieldOxford, MSOle Miss
Southern California Baseball AssociationCal State Los AngelesNo Tournament
Southern ConferenceEast CarolinaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M1977 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk FieldAustin, TXBaylor
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State
1977 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPackard StadiumTempe, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Clemson  y 91 .900  4210 .808
Maryland   74 .636  1412 .538
No. 14 Wake Forest  y 75 .583  3113 .705
North Carolina   66 .500  1817 .514
NC State   55 .500  2712 .692
Duke   17 .125  916 .360
Virginia   18 .111  1122 .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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Minnesota  y 153 .833  3912 .765
No. 19 Michigan  y 144 .778  3315 .688
Ohio State   115 .688  2524 .510
Iowa   108 .556  4014 .741
Michigan State   108 .556  2826 .519
Illinois   810 .444  2325 .479
Northwestern   79 .438  2716 .628
Wisconsin   711 .389  2227 .449
Indiana   414 .222  2126 .447
Purdue   216 .111  1427 .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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida  xy 149 .609  3919 .672
Vanderbilt   1310 .565  2525 .500
Tennessee   1112 .478  2424 .500
Kentucky   1012 .455  2220 .524
Georgia   914 .391  2224 .478
Western Division
Ole Miss  xy 159 .625  4018 .690
Mississippi State   119 .550  3315 .688
Auburn   119 .550  2818 .609
Alabama   109 .526  2718 .600
LSU   415 .211  1727 .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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles  y 42220 .656  1770 .708
No. 20 Cal State Fullerton  y 44140 .759  1770 .708
San Diego State   49161 .750  1680 .667
Pepperdine   23272 .462  12111 .521
Loyola Marymount   20330 .377  10140 .417
UC Santa Barbara   18250 .419  7170 .292
Long Beach State   11431 .209  4191 .188
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1977[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 16 Texas A&M  y 1840 .818  37160 .698
No. 18 Texas   1770 .708  5390 .855
No. 7 Baylor  y 1590 .625  43150 .741
Arkansas   14100 .583  33180 .647
Texas Tech   12120 .500  25240 .510
Houston   11121 .479  27171 .611
Texas Christian   9131 .413  22221 .500
Rice   7150 .318  15260 .366
Southern Methodist   1220 .043  14330 .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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
BYU  x 162 .889  3517 .673
Colorado State   711 .389  3825 .603
Wyoming   711 .389  1730 .362
Utah   612 .333  1728 .378
Southern
No. 1 Arizona State  xy 153 .833  5712 .826
Arizona   117 .611  3825 .603
New Mexico   711 .389  3220 .615
UTEP   315 .167  2624 .520
x Division champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1977[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Southern Illinois 10  
  Temple 5    
      Southern Illinois 3  
      Arizona State 2    
  Arizona State 10          
  Clemson 7        
      Southern Illinois 4
      South Carolina 5
  Cal State Los Angeles 7        
  Minnesota 4          
      Cal State Los Angeles 2    
      South Carolina 6  
  South Carolina 310    
  Baylor 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Temple 4  
  Clemson 13     Cal State Los Angeles 1
    Clemson 0
  Minnesota 411  
  Baylor 3     Arizona State 8
    Minnesota 4
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  South Carolina 2       South Carolina 1
  Arizona State 6           Arizona State 2
      Arizona State 10    
      Southern Illinois 0  
  Southern Illinois 9    
  Cal State Los Angeles 7  

Award winners

All-America team

References

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