1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1976 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the first national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio, for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with three regions consisting of six teams and one consisting of four, for a total of 22 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Stanislaus State, who defeated Ithaca for the championship.[1]

1976 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1976
Teams22
Finals site
ChampionsStanislaus State (1st title)
Runner-upIthaca

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Ashland CollegeEaglesAshland, OHIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Johns Hopkins UniversityBlue JaysBaltimore, MDIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VADixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Mansfield State CollegeMountaineersMansfield, PAIndependent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Methodist CollegeMonarchsFayetteville, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Monmouth CollegeFighting ScotsMonmouth, ILMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Montclair State CollegeIndiansMontclair, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Nebraska Wesleyan UniversityPlainsmenLincoln, NEIndependent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)1stDebut1Debut
North Adams State CollegeMohawksNorth Adams, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Ohio Northern UniversityPolar BearsAda, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Queens CollegeKnightsNew York City, NY (Queens)Knickerbocker Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Upsala CollegeVikingsEast Orange, NJMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Westmont CollegeWarriorsMontecito, CAIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Widener CollegePioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

West Regional

First Round:

Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College)

Team123
Stanislaus State3510
Westmont7102910

Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL (Host: Monmouth College)

Team123
Monmouth (IL)858
Nebraska Wesleyan68710

Final:

Team123
Stanislaus State137--
Monmouth (IL)103--

Northeast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Eastern Connecticut State2
6Queens0Eastern Connecticut State4
North Adams State2
2Ithaca10Eastern Connecticut State1
5Westfield State5Ithaca3
Ithaca13Ithaca10--
Brandeis6Brandeis3--
3Brandeis10Eastern Connecticut State2
4North Adams State9Brandeis6Brandeis4
Queens10Queens4
Westfield State7

South Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Montclair State14
6Glassboro State10Montclair State9
Lynchburg5
2Johns Hopkins4Montclair State4
5Lynchburg310Upsala2
Johns Hopkins0Montclair State48
Upsala13Glassboro State61
3Upsala5Upsala1
4Methodist411Johns Hopkins0Glassboro State8
Glassboro State7Glassboro State6
Methodist5

Mideast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Ashland5
6Widener2Ashland7
Marietta4
2Mansfield State8Ashland7
5Ohio Northern6Wilkes13
Mansfield State6Wilkes611
Wilkes810Mansfield State70
3Wilkes6Ashland4
4Marietta3Mansfield State10Mansfield State14
Widener1Ohio Northern4
Ohio Northern3

World Series

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Montclair State CollegeIndiansMontclair, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Stanislaus State5
Ithaca4
Stanislaus State10
Montclair State9
Montclair State2
Wilkes1
Stanislaus State13–
Ithaca6–
Lower round 1Lower final
Montclair State5
Ithaca16Ithaca10
Wilkes3

See also

References
  1. "Cal State Stanislaus wins first title game". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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