1977 NCAA Division I baseball season

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
←  1976 1978  →

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]

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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e Conf Overall Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT Eastern Division No. 13 Florida  x‍‍‍y 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 v t e 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 v t e 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 v t e 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  x‍‍‍y 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

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 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	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
																South Carolina		2
	Minnesota		4
						Cal State Los Angeles		2								Arizona State		6
						South Carolina		6
	South Carolina		310
	Baylor		2																							South Carolina		1
																					Arizona State		10			Arizona State		2
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Southern Illinois		0
											Cal State Los Angeles		1
						Temple		4			Clemson		0
																Southern Illinois		9
						Clemson		13
																Cal State Los Angeles		7
											Arizona State		8
						Minnesota		411			Minnesota		4
						Baylor		3

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1977 College Baseball All-America Team

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