1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament


The 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the second 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
Brandeis UniversityJudgesWaltham, MAIndependent2nd19762Regional Runner-Up
Coe CollegeKohawksCedar Rapids, IAMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
DePauw UniversityTigersGreencastle, INIndependent/Indiana Collegiate Conference1stDebut1Debut
Eastern Connecticut State CollegeWarriorsWillimantic, CTIndependent2nd19762Regional third place
Glassboro State CollegeProfsGlassboro, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Runner-Up
Ithaca CollegeBombersIthaca, NYInedependent College Athletic Conference2nd19762World Series Runner-Up
Lawrence UniversityVikingsAppleton, WIMidwest Collegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Lynchburg CollegeHornetsLynchburg, VAOld Dominion Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place
Marietta CollegePioneersMarietta, OHOhio Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place
Maryville CollegeScotsMaryville, TNIndependent1stDebut1Debut
Methodist CollegeMonarchsFayetteville, NCDixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place
North Adams State CollegeMohawksNorth Adams, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place
Pace UniversitySettersNew York City, NYKnickerbocker Conference1stDebut1Debut
Salisbury State CollegeSea GullsSalisbury, MDIndependent/Mason-Dixon Conference1stDebut1Debut
St. Olaf CollegeOlesNorthfield, MNMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
Stanislaus State CollegeWarriorsTurlock, CAIndependent2nd19762National Champion
Westfield State CollegeOwlsWestfield, MAMassachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place
Widener CollegePioneersChester, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762Regional Fifth place
Wilkes CollegeColonelsWilkes-Barre, PAMiddle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference2nd19762World Series Fourth place
William Paterson University of New JerseyPioneersWayne Township, NJNew Jersey State Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
The College of WoosterFighting ScotsWooster, OHOhio Athletic Conference1stDebut1Debut
York College of PennsylvaniaSpartansYork, PAIndependent1stDebut1Debut

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

World Series

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH