1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

The 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirty-first year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. The thirty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State, coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Horner of Arizona State.

1977 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament

Season	1977
Teams	34
Finals site	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, NE
Champions	Arizona State (4th title)
Runner-up	South Carolina (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach	Jim Brock (1st title)
MOP	Bob Horner (Arizona State)

Regionals

The opening rounds of the tournament were played across eight regional sites across the country, seven consisting of four teams and one of six teams. The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.

Bold indicates winner.

Atlantic Regional at Columbia, SC

	Upper round 1					Upper final					Final
	Wake Forest		6
	East Carolina		3
						Wake Forest		9
						South Alabama		6
	South Alabama		7
	South Carolina		6
											Wake Forest		2	1
											South Carolina		5	6
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						South Alabama		2
	East Carolina		1			South Carolina		11
	South Carolina		4

Mideast Regional at Minneapolis, MN

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Central Michigan		2
	Virginia Tech		1
						Central Michigan		2
						Minnesota		13
	Minnesota		7
	Florida		0
											Minnesota		5	—
											Florida		1	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Central Michigan		11
	Virginia Tech		4			Florida		13
	Florida		9

Midwest Regional at Norman, OK

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Southern Illinois		4
	Texas A&M		1
						Southern Illinois		7
						Oklahoma		3
	Oklahoma		3
	Michigan		1
											Southern Illinois		9	—
											Michigan		0	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Oklahoma		2
	Texas A&M		4			Michigan		5
	Michigan		13

Northeast Regional at Storrs, CT

	Round 1					Round 2					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Cornell		10*
	St. John's		7*			Cornell		9
						Connecticut		7
	Catholic		4								Cornell		6
	Seton Hall		3								Temple		9
						Catholic		3													Temple		8	—
						Temple		10													St. John's		6	—
	Temple		9													Cornell		9
	Connecticut		7								Catholic		3			St. John's		11
						St. John's		3			St. John's		8
						Seton Hall		2

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Washington State		8
	Portland State		7
						Washington State		7
						Arizona State		11
	Arizona State		6
	Cal State Fullerton		2
											Arizona State		3	—
											Washington State		2	—
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Washington State		6
	Portland State		3			Cal State Fullerton		5
	Cal State Fullerton		5

South Regional at Coral Gables, FL

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Clemson		8
	Ole Miss		7
						Clemson		7
						Miami (FL)		2
	Miami (FL)		6
	Morehead State		1
											Clemson		3	10
											Miami (FL)		10	9
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Ole Miss		2
	Ole Miss		5			Miami (FL)		5
	Morehead State		2

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Miami (OH)		1
	Lamar		0
						Miami (OH)		7
						Baylor		3
	Baylor		10
	New Orleans		1
											Miami (OH)		7	0
											Baylor		12	2
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Baylor		7
	Lamar		2			New Orleans		1
	New Orleans		5

West Regional at Honolulu, HI

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Fresno State		7
	Cal State Los Angeles		4
						Fresno State		3
						Southern California		7
	Southern California		6
	Hawaii		1
											Southern California		5	6
											Cal State Los Angeles		6	7
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Cal State Los Angeles		15
	Cal State Los Angeles		8			Fresno State		11
	Hawaii		4

College World Series

Participants

School	Conference	Record (conference)	Head coach	CWS appearances	CWS best finish	CWS record
Arizona State	WAC	52–11 (15–3)	Jim Brock	8 (last: 1976)	1st (1965, 1967, 1969)	29–13
Baylor	SWC	43–13 (15–9)	Mickey Sullivan	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Clemson	ACC	41–8 (9–1)	Bill Wilhelm	3 (last: 1976)	5th (1958, 1959, 1976)	3–6
Cal State Los Angeles	SCBA	40–20 (17–7)	Jack Deutsch	0 (last: none)	none	0–0
Minnesota	Big 10	38–10 (15–3)	Dick Siebert	4 (last: 1973)	1st (1956, 1960, 1964)	16–5
South Carolina	Independent	40–10–1	June Raines	1 (last: 1975)	2nd (1975)	4–2
Southern Illinois	MVC	38–10 (n/a)	Richard Jones	4 (last: 1974)	2nd (1968, 1971)	9–8
Temple		34–7 (n/a)	Skip Wilson	1 (last: 1972)	3rd (1972)	2–2

Results

Bracket

	Upper round 1					Upper round 2					Upper final					Semifinals					Preliminary final					Final
	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
																South Carolina		2
	Minnesota		4
						Cal State Los Angeles		2								Arizona State		6
						South Carolina		6
	South Carolina		310
	Baylor		2																							South Carolina		1
																					Arizona State		10			Arizona State		2
						Lower round 1					Lower round 2										Southern Illinois		0
											Cal State Los Angeles		1
						Temple		4			Clemson		0
																Southern Illinois		9
						Clemson		13
																Cal State Los Angeles		7
											Arizona State		8
						Minnesota		411			Minnesota		4
						Baylor		3

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 10	Game 1	Southern Illinois	10–5	Temple
	Game 2	Arizona State	10–7	Clemson
June 11	Game 3	Cal State Los Angeles	7–4	Minnesota
	Game 4	South Carolina	3–2 (10 innings)	Baylor
	Game 5	Clemson	13–4	Temple	Temple eliminated
June 12	Game 6	Minnesota	4–3 (11 innings)	Baylor	Baylor eliminated
June 13	Game 7	Southern Illinois	3–2	Arizona State
	Game 8	South Carolina	6–2	Cal State Los Angeles
June 14	Game 9	Arizona State	8–4	Minnesota	Minnesota eliminated
	Game 10	Cal State Los Angeles	1–0	Clemson	Clemson eliminated
June 15	Game 11	South Carolina	5–4	Southern Illinois
June 16	Game 12	Southern Illinois	9–7	Cal State Los Angeles	Cal State Los Angeles eliminated
	Game 13	Arizona State	6–2	South Carolina
June 17	Game 14	Arizona State	10–0	Southern Illinois	Southern Illinois eliminated
June 18	Final	Arizona State	2–1	South Carolina	Arizona State wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position	Player	School
P	Randy Martz	South Carolina
	Jerry Vasquez	Arizona State
C	Steve Stieb	Southern Illinois
1B	Chris Nyman	Arizona State
2B	Bob Horner (MOP)	Arizona State
3B	Brandt Humphry	Arizona State
SS	Mike Henderson	Arizona State
OF	Chuck McLean	South Carolina
	Mookie Wilson	South Carolina
	David Caldwell	Clemson
DH	Jamie Allen	Arizona State

Notable players

• Arizona State: Jamie Allen, Chris Bando, Hubie Brooks, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Patt Rooney, Thomas Hawk
• Baylor: Andy Beene, Jaime Cocanower, Fritzie Connally, Steve Macko
• Cal State Los Angeles: Darrell Brown, Alfredo Esparza
• Clemson: Ron Musselman, Bill Schroeder, Brian Snyder
• Minnesota: Brian Denman, Paul Molitor, Jerry Ujdur
• South Carolina: Jim Lewis, Ed Lynch, Randy Martz, Mookie Wilson
• Southern Illinois: Neil Fiala, Rickey Keeton, Bill Lyons, Dewey Robinson, George Vukovich
• Temple: Pete Filson

See also

• 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament
• 1977 NAIA World Series