| Year: | 1977 |
| Division: | Division I |
| Teams: | 34 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium |
| City: | Omaha, NE |
| Champions: | Arizona State |
| Titlecount: | 4th |
| Runner-Up: | South Carolina |
| Cwscount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Jim Brock |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Bob Horner |
| Mopteam: | Arizona State |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division I Baseball Championship |
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.[1] The thirty-first tournament's champion was Arizona State, coached by Jim Brock. The Most Outstanding Player was Bob Horner of Arizona State.
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.[2] The winners of each Regional advanced to the College World Series.
Bold indicates winner.
| School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52–11 (15–3) | 8 (last: 1976) | 1st (1965, 1967, 1969) | 29–13 | ||||
| 43–13 (15–9) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 41–8 (9–1) | 3 (last: 1976) | 5th (1958, 1959, 1976) | 3–6 | ||||
| 40–20 (17–7) | 0 (last: none) | none | 0–0 | ||||
| 38–10 (15–3) | 4 (last: 1973) | 1st (1956, 1960, 1964) | 16–5 | ||||
| Independent | 40–10–1 | 1 (last: 1975) | 2nd (1975) | 4–2 | |||
| 38–10 (n/a) | 4 (last: 1974) | 2nd (1968, 1971) | 9–8 | ||||
| 34–7 (n/a) | 1 (last: 1972) | 3rd (1972) | 2–2 |
| Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10 | Game 1 | 10–5 | ||||
| Game 2 | 10–7 | |||||
| June 11 | Game 3 | 7–4 | ||||
| Game 4 | 3–2 (10 innings) | |||||
| Game 5 | 13–4 | Temple eliminated | ||||
| June 12 | Game 6 | 4–3 (11 innings) | Baylor eliminated | |||
| June 13 | Game 7 | 3–2 | ||||
| Game 8 | 6–2 | |||||
| June 14 | Game 9 | 8–4 | Minnesota eliminated | |||
| Game 10 | 1–0 | Clemson eliminated | ||||
| June 15 | Game 11 | 5–4 | ||||
| June 16 | Game 12 | 9–7 | Cal State Los Angeles eliminated | |||
| Game 13 | 6–2 | |||||
| June 17 | Game 14 | 10–0 | Southern Illinois eliminated | |||
| June 18 | Final | 2–1 | Arizona State wins CWS |
The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
| Position | Player | School | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | style= | |||
| style= | Arizona State | |||
| C | style= | |||
| 1B | style= | Arizona State | ||
| 2B | Bob Horner (MOP) | style= | Arizona State | |
| 3B | style= | Arizona State | ||
| SS | style= | Arizona State | ||
| OF | style= | |||
| style= | ||||
| style= | Clemson | |||
| DH | style= | Arizona State |