1977 NCAA Division I baseball season

1977 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams228
Defending championsArizona
NCAA tournament
College World Series
ChampionsArizona State (4th title)
Runners-upSouth Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJim Brock (1st title)
MOPBob 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 31st 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
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
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
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
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 Southern Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Carolina  ‍†‍‍y 15 – 1   .938 30 – 12   .714
Western Carolina  ‍‍‍ 14 – 2   .875 27 – 5   .844
The Citadel  ‍‍‍ 10 – 4   .714 21 – 11   .656
Marshall  ‍‍‍ 8 – 8   .500 20 – 21   .488
William & Mary  ‍‍‍ 7 – 9   .438 15 – 25   .375
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 6 – 10   .375 21 – 14   .600
Davidson  ‍‍‍ 5 – 11   .313 15 – 25   .375
Chattanooga  ‍‍‍ –   – 23 – 14   .622
Furman  ‍‍‍ 3 – 13   .188 14 – 30   .318
VMI  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 5 – 19   .208
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[8]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings
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
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[9]
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 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Southern Illinois10
Temple5
Southern Illinois3
Arizona State2
Arizona State10
Clemson7
Southern Illinois4
South Carolina5
Cal State Los Angeles7
South Carolina2
Minnesota4
Cal State Los Angeles2Arizona State6
South Carolina6
South Carolina310
Baylor2South Carolina1
Arizona State10Arizona State2
Lower round 1Lower round 2Southern Illinois0
Cal State Los Angeles1
Temple4Clemson0
Southern Illinois9
Clemson13
Cal State Los Angeles7
Arizona State8
Minnesota411Minnesota4
Baylor3

Award winners

All-America team

Main article: 1977 College Baseball All-America Team

References

  1. ^ a b c W.C. Madden & Patrick J. Stewart (2004). The College World Series:A Baseball History, 1947-2003. McFarland & Co. pp. 41–43. ISBN 9780786418428. 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. ^ 2019 Big Ten Baseball Record Book (PDF). Big Ten Conference. p. 101. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  5. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  6. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  8. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boyd's World. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  9. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.


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