1978 NCAA Division I baseball season

The 1978 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 1978. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1978 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty-second time in 1978, 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. Southern California claimed the championship for the eleventh time.[1]

1978 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams239
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
ChampionsUSC (11th title)
Runners-upArizona State (10th CWS Appearance)
Winning CoachRod Dedeaux (11th title)
MOPRod Boxberger (USC)
Seasons

Conference winners

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1978 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. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections.[1][2]

Conference Regular Season Winner Conference Tournament Tournament Venue • City Tournament Winner
Atlantic Coast ConferenceClemson1978 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBeautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SCClemson
Big Eight ConferenceEast - Oklahoma
West - Missouri		1978 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma State
Big Ten ConferenceMichiganNo Tournament
EIBLHarvardNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceEastern MichiganNo Tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Auburn		1978 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentPerry Field • Gainesville, FLAuburn
Southern ConferenceMarshallNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M1978 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXBaylor
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State		1978 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPackard Stadium • Tempe, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍†‍‡‍y 10–2 .833  39–14 .736
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 9–3 .750  38–17 .691
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7–5 .583  23–14 .622
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5–6 .455  14–14 .500
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5–7 .417  23–16 .590
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4–8 .333  18–14 .563
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1–10 .091  12–22 .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[3]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1978 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
No. 6 Michigan  ‍†‍‍y 13–3–0 .813  30–17–0 .638
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 11–5–0 .688  33–21–0 .611
Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 10–6–0 .625  23–21–1 .522
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 9–6–0 .600  28–17–0 .622
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 7–7–0 .500  25–17–0 .595
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9–9–0 .500  24–23–0 .511
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 5–8–0 .385  20–23–0 .465
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 6–10–0 .375  17–18–1 .486
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 6–12–0 .333  25–22–1 .531
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 3–13–0 .188  16–26–0 .381
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[4][5]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1978 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍y – –  50–12 .806
No. 28 Hawaii  ‍‍‍ – –  38–14 .731
No. 11 Gonzaga  ‍‍‍y – –  33–14 .702
Detroit  ‍‍‍ – –  33–16 .673
Mercer  ‍‍‍ – –  32–16 .667
Stetson  ‍‍‍ – –  33–17 .660
Richmond  ‍‍‍ – –  21–12 .636
Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ – –  27–17 .614
Air Force  ‍‍‍ – –  22–15 .595
Northern Iowa  ‍‍‍ – –  17–16 .515
Lafayette  ‍‍‍ – –  11–12 .478
Campbell  ‍‍‍ – –  12–15 .444
Villanova  ‍‍‍ – –  11–18 .379
Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ – –  12–25 .324
Hofstra  ‍‍‍ – –  7–18 .280
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[6]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1978 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
Florida  x‍‍‍ 18–4 .818  34–15 .694
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  30–19 .612
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  25–21 .543
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 10–13 .435  31–17 .646
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 6–15 .286  20–25 .444
Western Division
No. 22 Auburn  x‍‍‡‍y 15–8 .652  33–21 .611
No. 14 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 13–8 .619  38–18 .679
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 12–11 .522  27–21 .563
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–11 .476  23–20 .535
LSU  ‍‍‍ 6–18 .250  12–34 .261
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[7]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1978 Pacific-8 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern Division
No. 16 Washington State  x‍‍‍y 15–3 .833  41–17 .707
Oregon ‍‍‍ 7–9 .438  – –
Oregon State ‍‍‍ 6–9 .400  22–22 .500
Washington ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  29–16 .644
Southern Division
#1 Southern California xy ‍‍‍ 15–3 .833  54–9 .857
No. 15 UCLA ‍‍‍ 9–9 .500  39–20 .661
California ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  35–27 .565
Stanford ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  35–20 .636
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[8]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1978 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Northern
BYU  x‍‍‍ 16–2 .889  37–15 .712
Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .444  35–24 .593
Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  20–26 .435
Utah  ‍‍‍ 6–12 .333  8–27 .229
Southern
No. 2 Arizona State  x‍‍‡‍y 15–3 .833  56–12 .824
Arizona  ‍‍‍ 13–5 .722  42–13 .764
New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .294  31–24 .564
UTEP  ‍‍‍ 2–15 .118  26–26 .500
x – Division champion
‡ – Championship Series champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1978[9]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

College World Series
Main article: 1978 College World Series

The 1978 season marked the thirty second 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 Southern California claiming their eleventh championship with a 10–3 win over Arizona State in the final.[1]

  First Round     Second Round     Third Round
                           
  Winner's Bracket
  Michigan 4  
  Baylor 0    
      Michigan 3  
      Southern California 11    
  Southern California 9          
  Miami (FL) 3        
      Southern California 5
      Arizona State 2
  Oral Roberts 11        
  North Carolina 0          
      Oral Roberts 6    
      Arizona State 7  
  Arizona State 13    
  St. John's 2  
  Loser's Bracket
  Baylor 1  
  Miami (FL) 12     Oral Roberts 3
    Miami (FL) 5
  North Carolina 9  
  St. John's 5     Michigan 6
    North Carolina 7
  Semifinals     Finals     if needed
                           
  Re-ordered Semi-finals
  Southern California 3      
  North Carolina 2          
      Southern California 10    
      Arizona State 3  
  Arizona State 11    
  Miami (FL) 3  

Award winners

All-America team
Main article: 1978 College Baseball All-America Team

References
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