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1977 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament

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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
Conf Overall
Team W   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  x‍‍y 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 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

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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

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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

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References

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