1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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.

1977 Southeastern Conference
baseball tournament

Teams	4
Format	Four-team double elimination tournament
Finals site	Swayze Field Oxford, Mississippi
Champions	Ole Miss (1st title)
Winning coach	Jake Gibbs (1st title)
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1977 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Division
No. 13 Florida  ^x‍‍‍^y	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
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						4	Mississippi State	3
	4	Mississippi State	15			1	Ole Miss	11
	3	Vanderbilt	2

See also

• College World Series
• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship
• Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

References

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