1976 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament

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1976 NCAA Division III
Baseball Tournament
Season1976
Teams22
Finals site
Champions Stanislaus State  (1st title)
Runner-up Ithaca

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]

Contents

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

SchoolNicknameLocationConferenceTournament
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
tournament
appearances		Previous best
performance
Ashland College Eagles Ashland, OH Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays Baltimore, MD Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Mansfield State College Mountaineers Mansfield, PA Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II)1stDebut1Debut
Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Monmouth College Fighting Scots Monmouth, IL Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Nebraska Wesleyan University Plainsmen Lincoln, NE Independent/Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA)1stDebut1Debut
North Adams State College Mohawks North Adams, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Ohio Northern University Polar Bears Ada, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Queens College Knights New York City, NY (Queens) Knickerbocker Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Westmont College Warriors Montecito, CA Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Widener College Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut

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

SchoolNicknameLocationConferenceWorld Series
appearance		Last
appearance		Consecutive
World Series
appearances		Previous best
performance
Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 1stDebut1Debut
Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut
Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1stDebut1Debut

Bracket

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

First Round/Elimination First RoundSemifinal/Elimination FinalFinal
1Stanislaus State5
4Ithaca4
Stanislaus State10
Montclair State9
2Montclair State2
3Wilkes1
Stanislaus State13–
Ithaca6–
Lower round 1Lower final
Montclair State5
Ithaca16Ithaca10
Wilkes3

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