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]
| Season | 1976 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 22 |
| Finals site | |
| Champions | Stanislaus State (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Ithaca |
Bids edit
The 22 competing teams were:
Regionals edit
Bold indicates winner.
West Regional edit
First Round:
Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus State | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Westmont | 710 | 2 | 910 |
Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL (Host: Monmouth College)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monmouth (IL) | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 6 | 8 | 710 |
Final:
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus State | 13 | 7 | -- |
| Monmouth (IL) | 10 | 3 | -- |
Northeast Regional edit
| First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Queens | 0 | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| North Adams State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Ithaca | 10 | Eastern Connecticut State | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Westfield State | 5 | Ithaca | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 13 | Ithaca | 10 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandeis | 6 | Brandeis | 3 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Brandeis | 10 | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | North Adams State | 9 | Brandeis | 6 | Brandeis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Queens | 10 | Queens | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Westfield State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
South Regional edit
| First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Montclair State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Glassboro State | 10 | Montclair State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lynchburg | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | 4 | Montclair State | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Lynchburg | 310 | Upsala | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | Montclair State | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Upsala | 13 | Glassboro State | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Upsala | 5 | Upsala | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Methodist | 411 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Glassboro State | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Glassboro State | 7 | Glassboro State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Methodist | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mideast Regional edit
| First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ashland | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Widener | 2 | Ashland | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Mansfield State | 8 | Ashland | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ohio Northern | 6 | Wilkes | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansfield State | 6 | Wilkes | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilkes | 810 | Mansfield State | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wilkes | 6 | Ashland | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marietta | 3 | Mansfield State | 10 | Mansfield State | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Widener | 1 | Ohio Northern | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Northern | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
World Series edit
Participants edit
| School | Nickname | Location | Conference | World Series appearance |
Last appearance |
Consecutive World Series appearances |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Ithaca College | Bombers | Ithaca, NY | Inedependent College Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Montclair State College | Indians | Montclair, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
| Wilkes College | Colonels | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Bracket edit
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
| First round/elimination first round | Semifinal/elimination final | Final | ||||||||||||
| Stanislaus State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Stanislaus State | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 9 | |||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Wilkes | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Stanislaus State | 13 | – | ||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 6 | – | ||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
| Montclair State | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 16 | Ithaca | 10 | |||||||||||
| Wilkes | 3 | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Cal State Stanislaus wins first title game". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.