1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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1977 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
Champions Ole Miss  (1st title)
Winning coach Jake Gibbs  (1st title)
1977 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida  xy149 .6093919 .672
Vanderbilt  1310 .5652525 .500
Tennessee  1112 .4782424 .500
Kentucky  1012 .4552220 .524
Georgia  914 .3912224 .478
Western Division
Ole Miss  xy159 .6254018 .690
Mississippi State  119 .5503315 .688
Auburn  119 .5502818 .609
Alabama  109 .5262718 .600
LSU  415 .2111727 .386
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977 [1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi, from May 13 through 16. Ole Miss won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament.

Contents

The 1977 tournament was the first baseball tournament held by the SEC. It has been held every year since.

Regular season results

TeamWLPctGBSeed
Eastern Division
Florida 149.609
2
Vanderbilt 1310.565
1
3
Tennessee 1112.478
3
Kentucky 1012.455
3.5
Georgia 914.391
5
TeamWLPctGBSeed
Western Division
Ole Miss 159.625
1
Mississippi State 119.550
2
4
Auburn 119.550
2
Alabama 109.526
2.5
LSU 415.211
8.5

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4 Mississippi State 1
2 Florida 3
2Florida5
1Ole Miss4
1 Ole Miss 9
3 Vanderbilt 7
2Florida64
1Ole Miss77
Lower round 1Lower final
4Mississippi State3
4Mississippi State151Ole Miss11
3Vanderbilt2

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.