# 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season

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.

## 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.
| 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 | No tournament | No tournament |
| EIBL | Cornell/Columbia | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Mid-American Conference | Central Michigan | No tournament | No tournament | No tournament |
| Pacific-8 Conference | North - Washington State South - Southern California | No tournament | No tournament | 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 | No tournament | No tournament |
| Southern Conference | East Carolina | No tournament | No tournament | 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 :
| 1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 5 Clemson ‍†‍‍$^y$ 9–1 .90042–10 .808 Maryland ‍‍‍ 7–4 .63614–12 .538 No. 14 Wake Forest ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 7–5 .58331–13 .705 North Carolina ‍‍‍ 6–6 .50018–17 .514 NC State ‍‍‍ 5–5 .50027–12 .692 Duke ‍‍‍ 1–7 .1259–16 .360 Virginia ‍‍‍ 1–8 .11111–22 .333 † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1977 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1977 Big Ten Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT No. 6 Minnesota ‍†‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83339–12 .765 No. 19 Michigan ‍‍‍$^y$ 14–4 .77833–15 .688 Ohio State ‍‍‍ 11–5 .68825–24 .510 Iowa ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55640–14 .741 Michigan State ‍‍‍ 10–8 .55628–26 .519 Illinois ‍‍‍ 8–10 .44423–25 .479 Northwestern ‍‍‍ 7–9 .43827–16 .628 Wisconsin ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38922–27 .449 Indiana ‍‍‍ 4–14 .22221–26 .447 Purdue ‍‍‍ 2–16 .11114–27 .341 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1977 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1977 Southeastern Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Eastern Division No. 13 Florida $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 14–9 .60939–19 .672 Vanderbilt ‍‍‍ 13–10 .56525–25 .500 Tennessee ‍‍‍ 11–12 .47824–24 .500 Kentucky ‍‍‍ 10–12 .45522–20 .524 Georgia ‍‍‍ 9–14 .39122–24 .478 Western Division Ole Miss $^x$‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9 .62540–18 .690 Mississippi State ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55033–15 .688 Auburn ‍‍‍ 11–9 .55028–18 .609 Alabama ‍‍‍ 10–9 .52627–18 .600 LSU ‍‍‍ 4–15 .21117–27 .386 x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1977 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball |
| 1977 Southern California Baseball Association standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 4 Cal State Los Angeles ‍†‍‍$^y$ 42–22–0 .65617–7–0 .708 No. 20 Cal State Fullerton ‍†‍‍$^y$ 44–14–0 .75917–7–0 .708 San Diego State ‍‍‍ 49–16–1 .75016–8–0 .667 Pepperdine ‍‍‍ 23–27–2 .46212–11–1 .521 Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍ 20–33–0 .37710–14–0 .417 UC Santa Barbara ‍‍‍ 18–25–0 .4197–17–0 .292 Long Beach State ‍‍‍ 11–43–1 .2094–19–1 .188 † – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1977 Rankings from Collegiate Baseball | 1977 Southwest Conference baseball standings vteConfOverall TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT No. 16 Texas A&M ‍†‍‍$^y$ 18–4–0 .81837–16–0 .698 No. 18 Texas ‍‍‍ 17–7–0 .70853–9–0 .855 No. 7 Baylor ‍‍‡‍$^y$ 15–9–0 .62543–15–0 .741 Arkansas ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58333–18–0 .647 Texas Tech ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50025–24–0 .510 Houston ‍‍‍ 11–12–1 .47927–17–1 .611 Texas Christian ‍‍‍ 9–13–1 .41322–22–1 .500 Rice ‍‍‍ 7–15–0 .31815–26–0 .366 Southern Methodist ‍‍‍ 1–22–0 .04314–33–0 .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 vteConfOverall TeamW L PCTW L PCT Northern BYU $^x$‍‍‍ 16–2 .88935–17 .673 Colorado State ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38938–25 .603 Wyoming ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38917–30 .362 Utah ‍‍‍ 6–12 .33317–28 .378 Southern No. 1 Arizona State $^x$‍‍‍$^y$ 15–3 .83357–12 .826 Arizona ‍‍‍ 11–7 .61138–25 .603 New Mexico ‍‍‍ 7–11 .38932–20 .615 UTEP ‍‍‍ 3–15 .16726–24 .520 x – Division champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1977 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.
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Preliminary final | Final | Final | Final |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 5 | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 10 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clemson | Clemson | 7 | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | 7 | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | 7 | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 2 | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 4 | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 2 | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 4 | Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | 2 | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 3$^{10}$ | South Carolina | South Carolina | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | 10 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 2 |
| | | | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | Temple | Temple | 4 | Clemson | Clemson | | | | | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Temple | Temple | 4 | Clemson | Clemson | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 9 | | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 13 | | | | Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Clemson | Clemson | 13 | | | | Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arizona State | Arizona State | | Cal State Los Angeles | Cal State Los Angeles | 7 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Minnesota | Minnesota | 4$^{11}$ | Minnesota | Minnesota | | | | | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Baylor | Baylor | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |