1977 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament

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

1977 Southeastern Conference
Baseball Tournament
Teams4
FormatFour-team double elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsOle Miss (1st title)
Winning coachJake Gibbs (1st title)
MVP,
1977 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida  x‍‍‍y 14–9 .609  39–19 .672
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍ 13–10 .565  25–25 .500
Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11–12 .478  24–24 .500
Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 10–12 .455  22–20 .524
Georgia  ‍‍‍ 9–14 .391  22–24 .478
Western Division
Ole Miss  x‍‍‡‍y 15–9 .625  40–18 .690
Mississippi State  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  33–15 .688
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 11–9 .550  28–18 .609
Alabama  ‍‍‍ 10–9 .526  27–18 .600
LSU  ‍‍‍ 4–15 .211  17–27 .386
x – Division champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1977[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

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 Round Semi-Finals Finals
                             
4 Mississippi State 1  
2 Florida 3  
  2 Florida 5  
  1 Ole Miss 4  
1 Ole Miss 9
3 Vanderbilt 7  
  2 Florida 6 4
  1 Ole Miss 7 7
4 Mississippi State 15  
3 Vanderbilt 2  
  4 Mississippi State 3
  1 Ole Miss 11  

See also

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