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
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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

[2] 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 Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Eastern Connecticut State 2  
    Queens 0     Eastern Connecticut State 4  
    North Adams State 2    
  Ithaca 10         Eastern Connecticut State 1            
  Westfield State 5           Ithaca 3              
      Ithaca 13           Ithaca 10 --
      Brandeis 6         Brandeis 3 --
  Brandeis 10         Eastern Connecticut State 2    
  North Adams State 9       Brandeis 6     Brandeis 4  
  Queens 10     Queens 4  
  Westfield State 7  

South Regional
  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Montclair State 14  
    Glassboro State 10     Montclair State 9  
    Lynchburg 5    
  Johns Hopkins 4         Montclair State 4            
  Lynchburg 310           Upsala 2              
      Johns Hopkins 0           Montclair State 4 8
      Upsala 13         Glassboro State 6 1
  Upsala 5         Upsala 1    
  Methodist 411       Johns Hopkins 0     Glassboro State 8  
  Glassboro State 7     Glassboro State 6  
  Methodist 5  

Mideast Regional
  First Round Second Round/Elimination Round 1 Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 Elimination Final Final
                                                 
  Ashland 5  
    Widener 2     Ashland 7  
    Marietta 4    
  Mansfield State 8         Ashland 7            
  Ohio Northern 6           Wilkes 13              
      Mansfield State 6           Wilkes 6 11
      Wilkes 810         Mansfield State 7 0
  Wilkes 6         Ashland 4    
  Marietta 3       Mansfield State 10     Mansfield State 14  
  Widener 1     Ohio Northern 4  
  Ohio Northern 3  

World Series

[3]

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 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 --
  Ithaca 16  
  Wilkes 3  
    Montclair State 5
    Ithaca 10  

References
  1. "Cal State Stanislaus wins first title game". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "1976 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. May 29, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  3. "1976 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 20, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
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