1977 NCAA Division I baseball season

1977 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams	228
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions	Arizona State
Runners-up	Eastern Michigan
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 Conference	East Carolina	No Tournament
Southwest Conference	Texas A&M	1977 Southwest Conference Baseball Tournament	Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX	Baylor

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
#5 Clemson †^y	9	–	1	.900	42	–	10	.808
Maryland	7	–	4	.636	14	–	12	.538
#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 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Division
#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^[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
#16 Texas A&M †^y	18	–	4	–	0	.818	37	–	16	–	0	.698
#18 Texas	17	–	7	–	0	.708	53	–	9	–	0	.855
#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
#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^[5]; 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]

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	3¹⁰
	Baylor	2
			Loser's Bracket
				Temple	4
				Clemson	13		Cal State Los Angeles	1
							Clemson	0
				Minnesota	4¹¹
				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

1 2 3 W.C. Madden and Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 7. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

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