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