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

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 ConferenceClemson1977 Atlantic Coast Conference Baseball TournamentBeautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SCWake Forest
Big Eight ConferenceEast - Oklahoma
West - Missouri		1977 Big Eight Conference Baseball TournamentAll Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OKOklahoma
Big Ten ConferenceMinnesotaNo Tournament
EIBLCornell/ColumbiaNo Tournament
Mid-American ConferenceCentral MichiganNo Tournament
Pacific-8 ConferenceNorth - Washington State
South - Southern California		No Tournament
Southeastern ConferenceEast - Florida
West - Ole Miss		1977 Southeastern Conference Baseball TournamentSwayze Field • Oxford, MSOle Miss
Southern ConferenceEast CarolinaNo Tournament
Southwest ConferenceTexas A&M1977 Southwest Conference Baseball TournamentDisch–Falk Field • Austin, TXBaylor
Western Athletic ConferenceNorth - BYU
South - Arizona State		1977 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship SeriesPackard Stadium • Tempe, AZArizona State

Conference standings

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
#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[4]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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  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[5]; 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 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  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. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  5. ↑ "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1977". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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