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

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The 22 competing teams were:

School Nickname Location Conference Tournament
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
tournament
appearances
Previous best
performance
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 2nd 1976 2 Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Coe College Kohawks Cedar Rapids, IA Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent/Indiana Collegiate Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 2nd 1976 2 Regional third place (1976)
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Lawrence University Vikings Appleton, WI Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976)
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976)
Maryville College Scots Maryville, TN Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut
Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976)
North Adams State College Mohawks North Adams, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976)
Pace University Setters New York City, NY Knickerbocker Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent/Mason-Dixon Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut
St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 2nd 1976 2 National Champion (1976)
Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976)
Widener College Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976)
Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 World Series Fourth place (1976)
William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
York College of Pennsylvania Spartans York, PA Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut

Regionals

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Bold indicates winner.

South Regional

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Participants

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School Nickname Location Conference World Series
appearance
Last
appearance
Consecutive
World Series
appearances
Previous best
performance
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 2nd 1976 2 National Champion (1976)
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut

Bracket

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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

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References

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