1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament


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. The thirtieth tournament's champion was [1976 1976 Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona Wildcats baseball team|Arizona], coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Powers of Arizona.

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.

Rocky Mountain Regional

Games played in Tempe, Arizona.

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

Midwest Regional

Games played in Edinburg, Texas.

South Central Regional

Games played in Arlington, Texas.

West Regional

Games played in Pullman, Washington.

Northeast Regional

Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.

College World Series

Results

Bracket


Game results

DateGameWinnerScoreLoserNotes
June 11Game 1[1976 Clemson Tigers baseball|Clemson Tigers baseball team|Clemson]9–4
June 11Game 2Eastern Michigan3–2
June 12Game 3[1976 Arizona State Sun Devils baseball|Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team|Arizona State]7–6 Arizona
June 12Game 4[1976 Washington State Cougars baseball|Washington State Cougars baseball team|Washington State]6–1[1976 Oklahoma Sooners baseball|Oklahoma Sooners baseball team|Oklahoma]
June 12Game 59–8Auburn eliminated
June 13Game 6Arizona10–2OklahomaOklahoma eliminated
June 13Game 7Eastern Michigan3–2 Clemson
June 13Game 8Arizona State9–3Washington State
June 14Game 9Arizona10–6ClemsonClemson eliminated
June 14Game 106–3Washington StateWashington State eliminated
June 15Game 11Eastern Michigan2–1Arizona State
June 16Game 12Arizona State7–0Maine eliminated
June 16Game 13Arizona11–6Eastern Michigan
June 18Game 14Arizona5–1Arizona StateArizona State eliminated
June 19FinalArizona7–1Eastern MichiganArizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
PositionPlayerSchool
PBob ChaulkArizona
PBob Owchinko
CRon HasseyArizona
1BKen PhelpsArizona State
2BDan Schmitz
3BBrian Petroff
SSRuss QuettiMaine
OFKen LandreauxArizona State
OFDave StegmanArizona
OFPete Van HorneArizona
DHSteve Powers Arizona

Notable players

Arizona: Ron Hassey, Dave StegmanArizona State: Gary Allenson, Chris Bando, Floyd Bannister, Mike Colbern, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Ken Landreaux, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Ken Phelps, Gary RajsichAuburn: Joe Beckwith, Terry LeachClemson: Ron Musselman, Chuck Porter, Kurt SeibertEastern Michigan: Glenn Gulliver, John Martin, Bob Owchinko, Bob WelchMaine: Jack Leggett, Bert RobergeOklahoma: Terry Bogener, Keith Drumright, George Frazier, Gene Krug, Roger LaFrancoisWashington State: Dave Edler, Eric Wilkins, Tom Niedenfuer