1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the second 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 Brandeis for the championship.[1]

1977 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1977
Teams22
Finals site
ChampionsStanislaus State (2nd title)
Runner-upBrandeis

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
tournament
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent2nd19762Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Coe CollegeKohawksCedar Rapids, IAMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent/Indiana Collegiate Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent2nd19762Regional third place (1976)
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference2nd19762World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Lawrence UniversityVikingsAppleton, WIMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Maryville CollegeScotsMaryville, TNIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Methodist CollegeMonarchsFayetteville, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
North Adams State CollegeMohawksNorth Adams, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYKnickerbocker Conference1stDebut1Debut
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent/Mason-Dixon Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent2nd19762National Champion (1976)
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Widener CollegePioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place (1976)
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762World Series Fourth place (1976)
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
York College of PennsylvaniaSpartansYork, PAIndependent1stDebut1Debut

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

South Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Semifinals/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
1Glassboro State4
6Lynchburg2Glassboro State12
Maryville (TN)1
2William Paterson2Glassboro State5
5Methodist0Salisbury State2
William Paterson3Glassboro State11--
Salisbury State10Lynchburg5--
3Salisbury State25Salisbury State2
4Maryville (TN)4William Paterson5Lynchburg5
Lynchburg2Lynchburg6
Methodist0

Northeast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1Third round/elimination round 2Elimination finalFinal
Brandeis4
Ithaca5
1Brandeis3Ithaca7
6Pace2North Adams State1Ithaca7
Pace3
Westfield State12
North Adams State12
2Westfield State16
Westfield State3
5North Adams State13
Westfield State10Brandeis5
Eastern Connecticut State9
3Eastern Connecticut State9Westfield State6
4Ithaca6Brandeis11
Brandeis10
Eastern Connecticut State5

West Regional
First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Stanislaus State20
Coe2
Stanislaus State10
St. Olaf4
St. Olaf8
Lawrence1
Stanislaus State22--
Coe1--
Lower round 1Lower final
St. Olaf0
Coe6Coe8
Lawrence0

Mideast Regional
First roundSecond round/elimination round 1SemifinalsFinal
DePauw1
Wooster5
1DePauw9Wooster9
6Widener6Widener12
Widener10
Wilkes9
2Marietta4Widener72
5Wilkes1Marietta13
Marietta10
York (PA)1
3York (PA)5Marietta13
4Wooster1DePauw4
DePauw12
York (PA)6

World Series

Participants
School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Consecutive
World Series
appearances		 Previous best
performance
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent2nd19762National Champion (1976)
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

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

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Glassboro State11
Brandeis3
Glassboro State1
Stanislaus State14
Stanislaus State5
Marietta3
Stanislaus State8–
Brandeis5–
Lower round 1Lower final
Glassboro State10
Brandeis11Brandeis13
Marietta9

See also

References
  1. "Cal State Stanislaus repeats for 1977 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
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