1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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1976 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
NCAA 70s logo.svg
Season 1976
Teams34
Finals site
Champions Arizona  (1st title)
Runner-up Eastern Michigan (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coach Jerry Kindall  (1st title)
MOP Steve Powers (Arizona)

The 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirtieth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament. [1] The thirtieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Powers of Arizona.

Contents

Regionals

Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.

Atlantic Regional

Games played in Columbia, South Carolina.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Clemson 13
Furman 2
Clemson10
South Carolina4
South Carolina 7*
Virginia Tech 6*
Clemson6—
Furman2—
Lower round 1Lower final
South Carolina1
Furman5Furman12
Virginia Tech4

Rocky Mountain Regional

Games played in Tempe, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Memphis 6
Minnesota 0
Memphis4
Arizona State11
Arizona State 13
Gonzaga 2
Arizona State12—
Minnesota5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Memphis4
Minnesota4Minnesota17
Gonzaga0

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Illinois State 5
Southern Illinois 2
Illinois State0
Eastern Michigan3
Eastern Michigan 6
Michigan 0
Eastern Michigan36
Michigan50
Lower round 1Lower final
Illinois State4
Southern Illinois0Michigan5
Michigan2

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Auburn 10
Middle Tennessee 5
Auburn2
Florida State1
Florida State 6
Jacksonville 1
Auburn7—
Jacksonville5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Florida State7
Middle Tennessee5Jacksonville9
Jacksonville8

Midwest Regional

Games played in Edinburg, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Missouri 5
Texas A&M 3
Missouri1
Arizona10
Arizona 5
Texas–Pan American 0
Arizona8—
Texas A&M2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Missouri3
Texas A&M2Texas A&M12
Texas–Pan American1

South Central Regional

Games played in Arlington, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Oklahoma 11
Miami (FL) 3
Oklahoma3
Texas2
Texas 3
Lamar 2
Oklahoma5*4
Texas6*1
Lower round 1Lower final
Texas5
Miami (FL)6Miami (FL)0
Lamar0

West Regional

Games played in Pullman, Washington.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Cal State Fullerton 7
Northern Colorado 1
Cal State Fullerton1
Washington State5
Washington State 8
Pepperdine 2
Washington State17
Cal State Fullerton132
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State Fullerton11
Pepperdine4Pepperdine3
Northern Colorado2

Northeast Regional

Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Seton Hall 8
St. John's 0Seton Hall3
Penn State2
Temple 6Seton Hall1
Columbia 2Maine3
Temple3Maine4—
Maine6Seton Hall2—
Maine 11Seton Hall1
Penn State 4St. John's3Temple0
Columbia5Temple4
St. John's12

College World Series

Participants

SchoolConferenceRecord (conference)Head coachCWS appearancesCWS best finishCWS record
Arizona WAC 51–16 (12–6) Jerry Kindall 9
(last: 1970)		2nd
(1956, 1958, 1960)		17–18
Arizona State WAC 62–8 (17–1) Jim Brock 7
(last: 1975)		1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)		26–11
Auburn SEC 37–13 (12–7) Paul Nix 1
(last: 1967)		4th
(1967)		2–2
Clemson ACC 35–13 (10–2) Bill Wilhelm 2
(last: 1959)		5th
(1958, 1959)		2–4
Eastern Michigan MAC 43–14 (12–3) Ron Oestrike 1
(last: 1975)		6th
(1975)		1–2
Maine Eastern Collegiate 27–7 (n/a) John Winkin 1
(last: 1964)		3rd
(1964)		3–2
Oklahoma Big 8 62–17 (4–1) Enos Semore 5
(last: 1975)		1st
(1951)		9–8
Washington State Pac-8 42–13 (16–2) Chuck Brayton 3
(last: 1965)		2nd
(1950)		5–6

Results

Bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Clemson 9
Auburn 4
Clemson2
Eastern Michigan310
Eastern Michigan 3
Maine 2
Eastern Michigan2
Arizona State1
Arizona State 710
Eastern Michigan6
Arizona 6
Arizona State9Arizona11
Washington State3
Washington State 6
Oklahoma 1Eastern Michigan1
Arizona5Arizona7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State1
Washington State3
Auburn8Maine6
Arizona State7
Maine9
Maine0
Clemson6
Arizona10Arizona10
Oklahoma2

Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1 Clemson 9–4 Auburn
Game 2 Eastern Michigan 3–2 Maine
June 12Game 3 Arizona State 7–6 (10 innings) Arizona
Game 4 Washington State 6–1 Oklahoma
Game 5 Maine 9–8 Auburn Auburn eliminated
June 13Game 6 Arizona 10–2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
Game 7 Eastern Michigan 3–2 (10 innings) Clemson
Game 8 Arizona State 9–3 Washington State
June 14Game 9 Arizona 10–6 Clemson Clemson eliminated
Game 10 Maine 6–3 Washington State Washington State eliminated
June 15Game 11 Eastern Michigan 2–1 Arizona State
June 16Game 12 Arizona State 7–0 Maine Maine eliminated
Game 13 Arizona 11–6 Eastern Michigan
June 18Game 14 Arizona 5–1 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
June 19Final Arizona 7–1 Eastern Michigan Arizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

PositionPlayerSchool
P Bob Chaulk Arizona
Bob Owchinko Eastern Michigan
C Ron Hassey Arizona
1B Ken Phelps Arizona State
2B Dan Schmitz Eastern Michigan
3B Brian Petroff Eastern Michigan
SS Russ Quetti Maine
OF Ken Landreaux Arizona State
Dave Stegman Arizona
Pete Van Horne Arizona
DH Steve Powers (MOP)Arizona

Notable players

Tournament Notes

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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