College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1978
College Baseball Conference Standings -- 1978
Atlantic Coast Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Clemson
10
2
-
39
14
North Carolina
9
3
1
38
17
Wake Forest
7
5
3
23
14
Maryland
5
6
4.5
14
14
North Carolina State
5
7
5
23
16
Virginia
4
8
6
18
14
Duke
1
10
8.5
12
22
Big Eight Conference
Eastern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Missouri
7
3
-
35
18
Kansas
8
4
-
28
11
Nebraska
4
6
3
36
20
Iowa State
3
9
5
12
19
Western Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Oklahoma
10
2
-
39
20
Oklahoma State
7
5
3
40
22
Colorado
5
7
5
26
18
Kansas State
2
10
8
20
29
Big Ten Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Michigan
13
3
-
30
17
Michigan State
11
5
2
32
21
Wisconsin
10
6
3
23
21
Iowa
9
6
3.5
28
17
Minnesota
7
7
5
25
17
Ohio State
9
9
5
24
23
Indiana
5
8
6.5
20
23
Northwestern
6
10
7
17
18
Illinois
6
12
8
23
19
Purdue
3
13
10
16
26
East Coast Conference
East Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Temple
10
0
-
32
9
LaSalle
5
3
4
15
14
American
5
5
5
19
14
St. Joseph's
4
6
6
12
20
Drexel
3
7
7
10
19
Hofstra
2
8
8
7
18
West Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
West Chester
9
1
-
24
10
Delaware
8
2
1
34
17
Lafayette
4
6
5
11
12
Rider
4
6
5
19
15
Bucknell
3
7
6
7
15
Lehigh
2
8
7
15
15
Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Metropolitan and South Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
James Madison
-
30
13
Fordham
-
30
15
Seton Hall
-
24
13
Old Dominion
-
20
17
Canisius
-
10
12
Georgetown
-
5
13
New England Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Maine
-
20
9
Holy Cross
-
27
14
Providence
-
17
10
Fairfield
-
20
12
Boston College
-
14
10
Vermont
-
11
9
Connecticut
-
17
14
Massachusetts
-
23
22
New Hampshire
-
10
12
Rhode Island
-
13
17
Northeastern
-
6
21
Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball League
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Harvard
11
3
-
24
10
Cornell
9
4
1.5
26
20
Navy
9
4
1.5
18
7
Pennsylvania
9
5
2
18
15
Columbia
8
6
3
15
17
Army
6
8
5
10
17
Brown
6
8
5
12
25
Princeton
6
8
5
11
15
Yale
3
11
8
7
27
Dartmouth
2
12
9
8
28
Independents
Overall
Team
W
L
Miami, Florida
50
12
Texas-Pan American
52
17
Penn State
17
6
Hawaii
38
14
Gonzaga
33
14
Georgia Southern
35
15
Nevada-Las Vegas
44
20
Detroit
33
16
Mercer
32
16
Stetson
33
17
Richmond
21
12
George Washington
17
10
Virginia Tech
27
17
Air Force
22
15
Northern Colorado
22
18
Northern Iowa
17
16
Lafayette
11
12
Campbell
12
15
Villanova
11
18
Notre Dame
12
25
Hofstra
7
18
Metro Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Tulane
9
2
-
25
18
Florida State
9
4
1
44
18
Georgia Tech
2
2
3.5
14
15
Louisville
1
1
3.5
27
16
Cincinnati
1
10
8
21
24
Memphis State
3.5
40
9
St. Louis
3.5
Note: Unbalanced standings
The Metro allowed the use of "designated conference games" where games against non-conference opponents of perceived equivalent quality (this was subject to approval by the league, which was always a contentious matter) would count in the conference standings. This led to the perpetual imbalance.
Mid-American Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Eastern Michigan
12
3
-
36
27
Western Michigan
10
4
1.5
27
15
Bowling Green State
11
6
2
33
15
Miami, Ohio
10
6
2.5
35
14
Central Michigan
8
5
3
31
14
Toledo
8
6
3.5
27
10
Ohio
5
11
7.5
19
23
Ball State
4
10
7.5
16
22
Kent State
3
11
8.5
18
25
Northern Illinois
2
11
9
14
27
Missouri Valley Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Southern Illinois
-
37
14
Tulsa
-
35
21
Wichita State
-
43
30
New Mexico State
-
28
23
Indiana State
-
26
24
Creighton
-
19
20
Bradley
-
17
22
Northern California Baseball Association
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
San Jose State
24
12
-
40
24
Santa Clara
24
12
-
40
23
Fresno State
21
14
2.5
38
20
Nevada
17
17
6
25
28
Pacific
18
18
6
29
30
St. Mary's
16
19
7.5
28
27
San Francisco
4
32
20
10
51
Ohio Valley Conference
Eastern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
East Tennessee State
8
3
-
27
17
Morehead State
8
4
0.5
18
15
Tennessee Tech
3
7
4.5
12
22
Eastern Kentucky
2
8
5.5
11
13
Western Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Western Kentucky
8
3
-
23
19
Austin Peay State
5
6
3
19
19
Middle Tennessee State
5
7
3.5
26
24
Murray State
5
7
3.5
26
18
Note: Unbalanced standings
Pacific Eight Conference
Northern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Washington State
15
3
-
41
17
Oregon
7
9
7
Oregon State
6
9
7.5
22
22
Washington
5
12
9.5
29
16
Southern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Southern California
15
3
-
54
9
UCLA
9
9
6
39
20
California
6
12
9
35
27
Stanford
6
12
9
35
20
Southeastern Conference
Eastern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Florida
18
4
-
34
15
Georgia
11
12
7.5
30
19
Tennessee
11
12
7.5
25
21
Vanderbilt
10
13
8.5
31
17
Kentucky
6
15
11.5
20
25
Western Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Auburn
15
8
-
33
21
Mississippi State
13
8
1
38
18
Mississippi
12
11
3
27
21
Alabama
10
11
4
23
20
Louisiana State
6
18
9.5
12
34
Southern California Baseball Association
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Cal State Fullerton
24
4
-
44
14
Pepperdine
20
8
4
36
18
Loyola Marymount
16
11
7.5
29
24
San Diego State
12
16
12
38
27
UC Irvine
10
17
13.5
17
28
Long Beach State
10
18
14
20
37
UC Santa Barbara
10
18
14
20
37
Cal State Los Angeles
9
19
15
12
42
Southern Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Marshall
11
1
-
27
13
Appalachian State
10
4
2
24
10
The Citadel
9
5
3
30
9
Western Carolina
8
5
3.5
20
13
Furman
6
7
5.5
13
18
Tennessee-Chattanooga
5
9
7
25
18
Davidson
4
8
7
15
26
VMI
0
14
12
15
26
Southland Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Louisiana Tech
16
4
-
46
19
Lamar
14
6
2
40
15
Southwestern Louisiana
13
7
3
37
15
Texas-Arlington
9
11
7
34
27
Arkansas State
6
14
10
16
31
McNeese State
2
18
14
16
31
Southwest Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Texas A&M
19
5
-
39
16
Arkansas
18
6
1
31
13
Baylor
15
9
4
32
19
Houston
14
10
5
30
21
Texas
12
12
7
36
17
Southern Methodist
9
15
10
25
29
Texas Tech
8
16
11
23
25
Texas Christian
7
17
12
17
29
Rice
6
18
13
18
29
Sun Belt Conference
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
South Alabama
-
38
14
New Orleans
-
35
16
Jacksonville
-
35
28
South Florida
-
25
26
Western Athletic Conference
Northern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Brigham Young
16
2
-
37
15
Wyoming
8
10
8
35
24
Colorado State
6
12
10
20
26
Utah
6
12
10
8
27
Southern Division
Conference
Overall
Team
W
L
GB
W
L
Arizona State
15
3
-
56
12
Arizona
13
5
2
42
13
New Mexico
5
12
9.5
31
24
Texas-El Paso
2
15
12.5
26
26