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, who defeated for the championship.

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:
SchoolNicknameLocationConferenceTournament
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 Conference1stDebut1Debut
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 Conference1stDebut1Debut
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

Bold indicates winner.

West Regional

First Round:
Turlock, CA
Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL
Final:

World Series

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH