The 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament was the 10th edition of the NCAA Division II baseball tournament. The 31-team tournament decided the champion of baseball in NCAA Division II for the 1977 season. The won their first national championship, beating the . UC Riverside coach Jack Smitherman won his first title with the team, while Joe Lefebvre of Eckerd and Steve Glaum of UC Riverside were named Tournament Co-Most Outstanding Players.

Regionals The regionals consisted of 31 teams in eight groupings. There were five 4-team brackets, one 6-team bracket, one 3-team bracket, and one 2-team bracket. All brackets were double elimination format, with the exception of the 2-team bracket which was a best of 3 format. The top team in each bracket advanced to the 1977 Division II College World Series.

New England Regional

Middle Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 1 2 0 2

South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2

South Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

Great Lakes Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2

North Central Regional Team Wins Losses 4 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2

South Central Regional Team Wins Losses 2 1 1 2

West Regional

College World Series

Participants School Conference Record Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish Finals record Gulf South Conference 41–17 Boo Ferries 1 (last: 1968) 2nd 2–2 Independent 34–9 Bill Livesey 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Independent 28–4 Frank Vieira 1 (last: 1974) 3rd 2–2 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference 32–11 Art Fairchild 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Independent 25-18-1 Roy Lee 2 (last: 1976) 2nd 4–4 California Collegiate Athletic Association 43–19 Jack Smitherman 0 (last: none) None 0–0 Independent 30–13 Jim Dix 2 (last: 1973) 4th 1–4 Independent 47–16 Tommy Thomas 1 (last: 1974) 6th 0–2

Bracket

Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes May 28 1 6–1 2 2–1 3 9–5 4 8–2 May 29 5 2–1 (13) Shippensburg eliminated 6 5–4 SIU Edwardsville eliminated 7 14–2 8 12–0 May 30 9 5–3 New Haven eliminated 10 11–4 UMSL eliminated 11 8–2 May 31 12 8–6 13 8–7 Valdosta St. eliminated June 1 14 5–3 Delta State eliminated June 2 15 4–1 UC Riverside wins CWS

See also 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament 1977 NAIA World Series

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