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.
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. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1977 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC Big Eight Conference East - West - 1977 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Big Ten Conference Minnesota No tournament EIBL / No tournament Mid-American Conference No tournament Pacific-8 Conference North - South - No tournament Southeastern Conference East - West - 1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Swayze Field • Oxford, MS Southern California Baseball Association Cal State Los Angeles No tournament Southern Conference No tournament Southwest Conference 1977 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Western Athletic Conference North - South - Arizona State 1977 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ Arizona State Yankee Conference No tournament
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
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.
Award winners
All-America team
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