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1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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1976 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament
Season1976
Teams22
Finals site
ChampionsStanislaus State (1st title)
Runner-upIthaca

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]

Bids

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The 22 competing teams were:

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

Regionals

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Bold indicates winner.

West Regional

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First Round:

Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College)

Team 1 2 3
Stanislaus State 3 5 10
Westmont 710 2 910

Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL (Host: Monmouth College)

Team 1 2 3
Monmouth (IL) 8 5 8
Nebraska Wesleyan 6 8 710

Final:

Team 1 2 3
Stanislaus State 13 7 --
Monmouth (IL) 10 3 --

Northeast Regional

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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

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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

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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

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Participants

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

Bracket

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

First round/elimination first roundSemifinal/elimination finalFinal
Stanislaus State5
Ithaca4
Stanislaus State10
Montclair State9
Montclair State2
Wilkes1
Stanislaus State13
Ithaca6
Lower round 1Lower final
Montclair State5
Ithaca16Ithaca10
Wilkes3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cal State Stanislaus wins first title game". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.