The 1978 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1978. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1978 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirty-second time in 1978, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Southern California claimed the championship for the eleventh time.
Conference winners This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1978 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 21 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 13 teams earned at-large selections. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference 1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC Big Eight Conference East - West - 1978 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Big Ten Conference Michigan No tournament EIBL No tournament Mid-American Conference No tournament Pacific-8 Conference North - South - Southern California No tournament Southeastern Conference East - West - 1978 Southeastern Conference baseball tournament Perry Field • Gainesville, FL Southern Conference No tournament Southwest Conference 1978 Southwest Conference baseball tournament Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX Western Athletic Conference North - South - Arizona State 1978 Western Athletic Conference Baseball Championship Series Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ Arizona State Yankee Conference No tournament
Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:
College World Series
The 1978 season marked the thirty second NCAA baseball tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Southern California claiming their eleventh championship with a 10–3 win over Arizona State in the final.
Award winners
All-America team
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