1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

The 1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, SC from April 20 through April 24. Clemson won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

1978 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatSeven-team double-elimination tournament
Finals site
ChampionsClemson (2nd title)
Winning coachBill Wilhelm (2nd title)
Attendance8,300
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Clemson  ‍y 10 2   .833 39 14   .736
No. 3 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 9 3   .750 38 17   .691
Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 7 5   .583 23 14   .622
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 5 6   .455 14 14   .500
NC State  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 23 16   .590
Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 18 14   .563
Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 10   .091 12 22   .353
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1978[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Tournament

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Play-in round (single elim.)Upper round 2Upper finalChampionship
1Clemson12
5NC State1
4Maryland2
5NC State7
1Clemson13
7Duke0
6Virginia2
3Wake Forest16
3Wake Forest3
7Duke4
7Duke3
2North Carolina2
3Wake Forest2
1Clemson7
Lower round 1Lower final
7Duke3
3Wake Forest63Wake Forest4
5NC State3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1978". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 26, 2014.