| Season | 1977 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 34 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Arizona State (4th title) |
| Runner-up | South Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance) |
| Winning coach | Jim Brock (1st title) |
| MOP | Bob Horner (Arizona State) |
The 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The thirty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State, coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Horner of Arizona State.
The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams. [2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 9 | |||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 6 | |||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 7 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | South Carolina | 11 | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | Florida | 13 | |||||||||||
| Florida | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 9 | — | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 0 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | Michigan | 5 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 10* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 7* | Cornell | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 4 | Cornell | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 3 | Temple | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Catholic | 3 | Temple | 8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 10 | St. John's | 6 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 9 | Cornell | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 7 | Catholic | 3 | St. John's | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 3 | St. John's | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Washington State | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Portland State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | — | ||||||||||||
| Washington State | 2 | — | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Portland State | 3 | Cal State Fullerton | 5 | |||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Clemson | 8 | |||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 5 | Miami (FL) | 5 | |||||||||||
| Morehead State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 10 | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Baylor | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Baylor | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Lamar | 2 | New Orleans | 1 | |||||||||||
| New Orleans | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 6 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Southern California | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Los Angeles | 8 | Fresno State | 11 | |||||||||||
| Hawaii | 4 | |||||||||||||
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | WAC | 52–11 (15–3) | Jim Brock | 8 (last: 1976) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969) | 29–13 |
| Baylor | SWC | 43–13 (15–9) | Mickey Sullivan | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Clemson | ACC | 41–8 (9–1) | Bill Wilhelm | 3 (last: 1976) | 5th (1958, 1959, 1976) | 3–6 |
| Cal State Los Angeles | SCBA | 40–20 (17–7) | Jack Deutsch | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 |
| Minnesota | Big 10 | 38–10 (15–3) | Dick Siebert | 4 (last: 1973) | 1st (1956, 1960, 1964) | 16–5 |
| South Carolina | Independent | 40–10–1 | June Raines | 1 (last: 1975) | 2nd (1975) | 4–2 |
| Southern Illinois | MVC | 38–10 (n/a) | Richard Jones | 4 (last: 1974) | 2nd (1968, 1971) | 9–8 |
| Temple | 34–7 (n/a) | Skip Wilson | 1 (last: 1972) | 3rd (1972) | 2–2 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Game 1 | Southern Illinois | 10–5 | Temple | |
| Game 2 | Arizona State | 10–7 | Clemson | ||
| June 11 | Game 3 | Cal State Los Angeles | 7–4 | Minnesota | |
| Game 4 | South Carolina | 3–2 (10 innings) | Baylor | ||
| Game 5 | Clemson | 13–4 | Temple | Temple eliminated | |
| June 12 | Game 6 | Minnesota | 4–3 (11 innings) | Baylor | Baylor eliminated |
| June 13 | Game 7 | Southern Illinois | 3–2 | Arizona State | |
| Game 8 | South Carolina | 6–2 | Cal State Los Angeles | ||
| June 14 | Game 9 | Arizona State | 8–4 | Minnesota | Minnesota eliminated |
| Game 10 | Cal State Los Angeles | 1–0 | Clemson | Clemson eliminated | |
| June 15 | Game 11 | South Carolina | 5–4 | Southern Illinois | |
| June 16 | Game 12 | Southern Illinois | 9–7 | Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles eliminated |
| Game 13 | Arizona State | 6–2 | South Carolina | ||
| June 17 | Game 14 | Arizona State | 10–0 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois eliminated |
| June 18 | Final | Arizona State | 2–1 | South Carolina | Arizona State wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School |
|---|---|---|
| P | Randy Martz | South Carolina |
| Jerry Vasquez | Arizona State | |
| C | Steve Stieb | Southern Illinois |
| 1B | Chris Nyman | Arizona State |
| 2B | Bob Horner (MOP) | Arizona State |
| 3B | Brandt Humphry | Arizona State |
| SS | Mike Henderson | Arizona State |
| OF | Chuck McLean | South Carolina |
| Mookie Wilson | South Carolina | |
| David Caldwell | Clemson | |
| DH | Jamie Allen | Arizona State |
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