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.

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

Mideast Regional at Minneapolis, MN

Midwest Regional at Norman, OK

Northeast Regional at Storrs, CT

Rocky Mountain Regional at Tempe, AZ

South Regional at Coral Gables, FL

South Central Regional at Arlington, TX

West Regional at Honolulu, HI

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 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 MVC 38–10 (n/a) Richard Jones 4(last: 1974) 2nd(1968, 1971) 9–8 East Coast Conference 34–7 (n/a) Skip Wilson 1(last: 1972) 3rd(1972) 2–2

Results

Bracket

Game results

Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 10 Game 1 10–5 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) Game 5 Clemson 13–4 Temple eliminated June 12 Game 6 Minnesota 4–3 (11 innings) Baylor eliminated June 13 Game 7 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 June 16 Game 12 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 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 Jerry Vasquez Arizona State C Steve Stieb 1B Chris Nyman Arizona State 2B Bob Horner (MOP) Arizona State 3B Brandt Humphry Arizona State SS Mike Henderson Arizona State OF Chuck McLean Mookie Wilson 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

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