1977 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOle Miss (1st title)
Winning coachJake Gibbs (1st title)
1977 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida  xy 149 .6093919 .672
Vanderbilt   1310 .5652525 .500
Tennessee   1112 .4782424 .500
Kentucky   1012 .4552220 .524
Georgia   914 .3912224 .478
Western Division
Ole Miss  xy 159 .6254018 .690
Mississippi State   119 .5503315 .688
Auburn   119 .5502818 .609
Alabama   109 .5262718 .600
LSU   415 .2111727 .386
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1977[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament was held at Swayze Field in Oxford, Mississippi, from May 13 through 16. Ole Miss won the tournament and earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic bid to the 1977 NCAA tournament.

The 1977 tournament was the first baseball tournament held by the SEC. It has been held every year since.

Regular season results

Team W L Pct GB Seed
Eastern Division
Florida 14 9 .609
2
Vanderbilt 13 10 .565
1
3
Tennessee 11 12 .478
3
Kentucky 10 12 .455
3.5
Georgia 9 14 .391
5
Team W L Pct GB Seed
Western Division
Ole Miss 15 9 .625
1
Mississippi State 11 9 .550
2
4
Auburn 11 9 .550
2
Alabama 10 9 .526
2.5
LSU 4 15 .211
8.5

Tournament

First roundSemi-finalsFinals
4Mississippi State1
2Florida3
2Florida5
1Ole Miss4
1Ole Miss9
3Vanderbilt7
2Florida64
1Ole Miss77
Lower round 1Lower final
4Mississippi State3
4Mississippi State151Ole Miss11
3Vanderbilt2

See also

References

  1. "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1977". Boydsworld.com. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
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