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: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance 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
Bold indicates winner.
West Regional
First Round:
Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College)
Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL (Host: Monmouth College)
Final:
Northeast Regional
South Regional
Mideast Regional
World Series
Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance 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 Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
See also 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1976 NAIA World Series
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