The 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the

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to determine the national champion of

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. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the

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, 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

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, coached by

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. The Most Outstanding Player was

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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
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Mideast Regional at
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Midwest Regional at
Norman, OK Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, behin ...

Northeast Regional at Storrs, CT

Rocky Mountain Regional at
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South Regional at
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South Central Regional at
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West Regional at
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College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

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

Notable players

: Jamie Allen,

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, Patt Rooney, Thomas Hawk * Baylor:

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, Steve Macko *

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: Darrell Brown,

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* Clemson:

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, Bill Schroeder,

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: Jim Lewis, Ed Lynch,

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, Rickey Keeton,

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References

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Regionals

Atlantic Regional at Columbia, SC Columbia is the capital of the U.S. state of South Carolina. With a population of 136,632 at the 2020 census, it is the second-largest city in South Carolina. The city serves as the county seat of Richland County, and a portion of the city ...

Mideast Regional at Minneapolis, MN Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origins ...

Midwest Regional at Norman, OK Norman () is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,097 as of 2021. It is the largest city and the county seat of Cleveland County, and the second-largest city in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area, behin ...