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 teams	228
Defending Champions	Arizona
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Arizona State (4th title)
Runners-up	South Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning Coach	Jim Brock (1st title)
MOP	Bob 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 Conference	Clemson	1977 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball Tournament	Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC	Wake Forest
Big Eight Conference	East - Oklahoma West - Missouri	1977 Big Eight Conference Baseball Tournament	All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	Oklahoma
Big Ten Conference	Minnesota	No Tournament
EIBL	Cornell/Columbia	No Tournament
Mid-American Conference	Central Michigan	No Tournament
Pacific-8 Conference	North - Washington State South - Southern California	No Tournament
Southeastern Conference	East - Florida West - Ole Miss	1977 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament	Swayze Field • Oxford, MS	Ole Miss
Southern California Baseball Association	Cal State Los Angeles	No Tournament
Southern Conference	East Carolina	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas A&M	1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	Baylor
Western Athletic Conference	North - BYU South - Arizona State	1977 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series	Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ	Arizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 5 Clemson  ‍†‍‍^y 9 – 1   .900     42 – 10   .808 Maryland  ‍‍‍ 7 – 4   .636     14 – 12   .538 No. 14 Wake Forest  ‍‍‡‍^y 7 – 5   .583     31 – 13   .705 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 6 – 6   .500     18 – 17   .514 NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 5   .500     27 – 12   .692 Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 – 7   .125     9 – 16   .360 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 1 – 8   .111     11 – 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT No. 6 Minnesota  ‍†‍‍^y 15 – 3   .833     39 – 12   .765 No. 19 Michigan  ‍‍‍^y 14 – 4   .778     33 – 15   .688 Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 5   .688     25 – 24   .510 Iowa  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556     40 – 14   .741 Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 8   .556     28 – 26   .519 Illinois  ‍‍‍ 8 – 10   .444     23 – 25   .479 Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438     27 – 16   .628 Wisconsin  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389     22 – 27   .449 Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 – 14   .222     21 – 26   .447 Purdue  ‍‍‍ 2 – 16   .111     14 – 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Eastern Division No. 13 Florida  ^x‍‍‍^y 14 – 9   .609     39 – 19   .672 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 13 – 10   .565     25 – 25   .500 Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12   .478     24 – 24   .500 Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10 – 12   .455     22 – 20   .524 Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9 – 14   .391     22 – 24   .478 Western Division Ole Miss  ^x‍‍‡‍^y 15 – 9   .625     40 – 18   .690 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550     33 – 15   .688 Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11 – 9   .550     28 – 18   .609 Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10 – 9   .526     27 – 18   .600 LSU  ‍‍‍ 4 – 15   .211     17 – 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles  ‍†‍‍^y 42 – 22 – 0   .656     17 – 7 – 0   .708 No. 20 Cal State Fullerton  ‍†‍‍^y 44 – 14 – 0   .759     17 – 7 – 0   .708 San Diego State  ‍‍‍ 49 – 16 – 1   .750     16 – 8 – 0   .667 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 23 – 27 – 2   .462     12 – 11 – 1   .521 Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 20 – 33 – 0   .377     10 – 14 – 0   .417 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍ 18 – 25 – 0   .419     7 – 17 – 0   .292 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 43 – 1   .209     4 – 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   T   PCT     W   L   T   PCT No. 16 Texas A&M  ‍†‍‍^y 18 – 4 – 0   .818     37 – 16 – 0   .698 No. 18 Texas  ‍‍‍ 17 – 7 – 0   .708     53 – 9 – 0   .855 No. 7 Baylor  ‍‍‡‍^y 15 – 9 – 0   .625     43 – 15 – 0   .741 Arkansas  ‍‍‍ 14 – 10 – 0   .583     33 – 18 – 0   .647 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 12 – 12 – 0   .500     25 – 24 – 0   .510 Houston  ‍‍‍ 11 – 12 – 1   .479     27 – 17 – 1   .611 Texas Christian  ‍‍‍ 9 – 13 – 1   .413     22 – 22 – 1   .500 Rice  ‍‍‍ 7 – 15 – 0   .318     15 – 26 – 0   .366 Southern Methodist  ‍‍‍ 1 – 22 – 0   .043     14 – 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 Conf     Overall Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT Northern BYU  ^x‍‍‍ 16 – 2   .889     35 – 17   .673 Colorado State  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389     38 – 25   .603 Wyoming  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389     17 – 30   .362 Utah  ‍‍‍ 6 – 12   .333     17 – 28   .378 Southern No. 1 Arizona State  ^x‍‍‍^y 15 – 3   .833     57 – 12   .826 Arizona  ‍‍‍ 11 – 7   .611     38 – 25   .603 New Mexico  ‍‍‍ 7 – 11   .389     32 – 20   .615 UTEP  ‍‍‍ 3 – 15   .167     26 – 24   .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	3^10
		Baylor	2
						Loser's Bracket
							Temple	4
							Clemson	13				Cal State Los Angeles	1
												Clemson	0
							Minnesota	4^11
							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

Main article: 1977 College Baseball All-America Team

References

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2. "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
3. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
4. 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
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8. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.