The 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1976 season. This was the eighth such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1976 season. won the championship by defeating .
Regionals Northeast Regional Team Wins Losses 4 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2
South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 4 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2
Mideast Regional Team Wins Losses 4 0 3 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 0 2
South Regional Team Wins Losses 4 1 2 2 1 2 0 2
Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
West Regional Team Wins Losses 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 2
Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record CCAA 40–27–1 John Scolinos 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 31–13 Hal Smeltzly 5(last: 1973) 1st 12–7 Gulf South 33–16 (8–7) Hoss Bowlin 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 22-7-1 Pete DiOrio 0(last: none) none 0–0 MAIAA 28–15 Joe Uhls 0(last: none) none 0–0 Independent 30–21 Roy Lee 1(last: 1972) 3rd 1–2
Results Bracket
Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 4–3 Game 2 6–5 Game 3 9–5 Game 4 12–1 Sacred Heart eliminated Game 5 5–3 Game 6 11–4 Game 7 9–7 Livingston eliminated Game 8 5–1 Florida Southern eliminated Game 9 9–3 Southeast Missouri State eliminated Game 10 6–5 Game 11 17–3 Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship
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