# 2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2016 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 41st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Trinity (TX), who defeated Keystone in the championship series in two games.

## Bids

The 56 competing teams were:

### By conference

| Conference | Total | Schools |
| New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | Kean, Ramapo, TCNJ |
| University Athletic Association | 3 | Case Western, Emory, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Capital Athletic Conference | 2 | Frostburg State, Salisbury |
| Centennial Conference | 2 | Haverford, Johns Hopkins |
| College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 2 | Augustana (IL), North Central (IL) |
| Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | Luther, Wartburg |
| Little East Conference | 2 | Eastern Connecticut State, UMass–Boston |
| North Coast Athletic Conference | 2 | Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster |
| Northwest Conference | 2 | Pacific Lutheran, Whitworth |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 2 | Randolph–Macon, Shenandoah |
| State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2 | Cortland, Oswego |
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | Wisconsin–La Crosse, Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 1 | La Roche |
| American Southwest Conference | 1 | Texas–Tyler |
| Colonial States Athletic Conference | 1 | Keystone |
| Commonwealth Coast Conference | 1 | Salve Regina |
| Empire 8 | 1 | St. John Fisher |
| Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | Suffolk |
| Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Rose-Hulman |
| Landmark Conference | 1 | Susquehanna |
| Liberty League | 1 | Union (NY) |
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Salem State |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | Kalamazoo |
| MAC Commonwealth Conference | 1 | Widener |
| MAC Freedom Conference | 1 | Misericordia |
| Midwest Conference | 1 | Beloit |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Saint John's (MN) |
| New England Collegiate Conference | 1 | Mitchell |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | Tufts |
| New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | Wheaton (MA) |
| North Atlantic Conference | 1 | Castelton |
| North Eastern Athletic Conference | 1 | Penn State–Berks |
| Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 1 | Concordia (IL) |
| Ohio Athletic Conference | 1 | Marietta |
| Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | Thomas More |
| St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Westminster (MO) |
| Skyline Conference | 1 | St. Joseph's-Long Island |
| Southern Athletic Association | 1 | Birmingham–Southern |
| Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Cal Lutheran |
| Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | Trinity (TX) |
| Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 1 | St. Scholastica |
| USA South Athletic Conference | 1 | Huntingdon |
| Independents | 0 | none |

## Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

### South Regional

William R. Bowdoin Field-Mount Berry, GA (Host: Berry College)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Emory | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Thomas More | 5 | Emory | Emory | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Shenandoah | 3 | | | | Emory | Emory | 14 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Marietta | 2 | | | | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 6 | | | | | | | Emory | Emory | 15 | — |
| | | | Birmingham–Southern | Birmingham–Southern | 2 | | | | | | | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 2 | — |
| 3 | Birmingham–Southern | 7 | | | | | | | Birmingham–Southern | Birmingham–Southern | 8 | | | | |
| 4 | Huntingdon | 0 | | | | Thomas More | Thomas More | 9 | Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 10 | | | | |
| | | | Thomas More | Thomas More | 4 | Birmingham–Southern | Birmingham–Southern | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Huntingdon | Huntingdon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

### New York Regional

Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: State University of New York at Cortland)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Cortland | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Castelton | 4 | Cortland | Cortland | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Susquehanna | 11 | | | | Cortland | Cortland | 13 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Frostburg State | 8 | | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 2 | | | | | | | Cortland | Cortland | 6 | 10 |
| | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 9 | | | | | | | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Ramapo | 3 | | | | | | | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 7 | | | | |
| 4 | Union (NY) | 2$^{10}$ | | | | Castleton | Castleton | 2 | Ramapo | Ramapo | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Castleton | Castleton | 3 | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### West Regional

Avista Stadium-Spokane, WA (Host: Whitworth University/Spokane Sports Commission)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Trinity (TX) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Pacific Lutheran | 3 | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Case Western | Case Western | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Texas–Tyler | 7 | | | | Texas–Tyler | Texas–Tyler | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Cal Lutheran | 3 | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 14 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas–Tyler | Texas–Tyler | 6 | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 12 | — |
| | | | Whitworth | Whitworth | 4 | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 7 | — |
| 3 | Whitworth | 8 | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 3 | | | | |
| 4 | Case Western | 5 | | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 8 | Texas–Tyler | Texas–Tyler | 2 | | | | |
| | | | Cal Lutheran | Cal Lutheran | 6 | Whitworth | Whitworth | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

Copeland Park-La Crosse, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Luther | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | North Central (IL) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | North Central (IL) | 6 | Luther | Luther | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Concordia (IL) | Concordia (IL) | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Concordia (IL) | 13 | Concordia (IL) | Concordia (IL) | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Kalamazoo | 2 | | | | Concordia (IL) | Concordia (IL) | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 17 | | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Beloit | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Beloit | 2 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Saint John's (MN) | 7 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | St. Scholastica | 2 | | | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 5 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 3 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 4 | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 8 | | | | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 7 | |
| Kalamazoo | Kalamazoo | 2 | | | | St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 5 | Concordia (IL) | Concordia (IL) | 5$^{11}$ | |
| | | | | | | Luther | Luther | 4$^{10}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Beloit | Beloit | 1 | Luther | Luther | 3 | | | | | | | |
| St. Scholastica | St. Scholastica | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Mid-Atlantic Regional

PNC Field-Moosic, PA (Host: Misericordia University)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Kean | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Salisbury | 1 | Kean | Kean | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | St. John Fisher | 6 | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Salve Regina | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Salve Regina | 5 | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UMass–Boston | UMass–Boston | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | UMass–Boston | 6 | | | | UMass–Boston | UMass–Boston | 5 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Haverford | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Haverford | 2 | UMass–Boston | UMass–Boston | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Penn State–Berks | Penn State–Berks | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Penn State–Berks | 3 | Penn State–Berks | Penn State–Berks | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Misericordia | 2 | | | | | | | | | | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 8 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Kean | Kean | 2 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | Salisbury | Salisbury | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Salisbury | Salisbury | 5 | Penn State–Berks | Penn State–Berks | 5$^{12}$ | | | | Kean | Kean | 5 | |
| Salve Regina | Salve Regina | 3 | | | | Penn State–Berks | Penn State–Berks | 4 | UMass–Boston | UMass–Boston | 1 | |
| | | | | | | Kean | Kean | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Haverford | Haverford | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Haverford | Haverford | 7 | Kean | Kean | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Misericordia | Misericordia | 6$^{10}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### New England Regional

Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | Tufts | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mitchell | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Mitchell | 1 | Tufts | Tufts | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Oswego State | Oswego State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | Oswego State | 3 | Oswego State | Oswego State | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | | | | Tufts | Tufts | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Keystone | Keystone | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Keystone | 5 | | | | Keystone | Keystone | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Suffolk | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Suffolk | 2 | Keystone | Keystone | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Salem State | Salem State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Salem State | 7 | Salem State | Salem State | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Wheaton (MA) | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Keystone | Keystone | 7 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Tufts | Tufts | 5 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | Mitchell | Mitchell | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell | Mitchell | 3 | Salem State | Salem State | 3$^{12}$ | | | | Oswego State | Oswego State | 1 | |
| Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | | | | Salem State | Salem State | 3 | Tufts | Tufts | 7 | |
| | | | | | | Oswego State | Oswego State | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Suffolk | Suffolk | 5 | Oswego State | Oswego State | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Wheaton (MA) | Wheaton (MA) | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Central Regional

GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: Webster College)
| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Semifinals/elimination semifinals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Elimination finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Westminster (MO) | 4 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Rose-Hulman | 7 | | | | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman | 8 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wartburg | 2 | | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman | 6 | | | | | | | Rose-Hulman | Rose-Hulman | 0 | 3 |
| | | | Washington University | Washington University | 5 | | | | | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Washington University | 8 | | | | | | | Washington University | Washington University | 8 | | | | |
| 4 | Augustana (IL) | 0 | | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 1 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 9$^{14}$ | | | | |
| | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 8 | Washington University | Washington University | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Westminster (MO) | Westminster (MO) | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional

Ross Memorial Park-Washington, PA (Host: Washington & Jefferson College)
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 4 | La Roche | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Widener | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Widener | 6 | La Roche | La Roche | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | TCNJ | 10 | TCNJ | TCNJ | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ohio Wesleyan | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ohio Wesleyan | 0 | | | | La Roche | La Roche | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 19 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Randolph–Macon | 8 | | | | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 19 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Joseph's-Long Island | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | St. Joseph's-Long Island | 0 | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wooster | Wooster | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Wooster | 8 | Wooster | Wooster | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Randolph–Macon | Randolph–Macon | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | La Roche | La Roche | 7$^{12}$ | 4 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | Widener | Widener | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 9 | Wooster | Wooster | 16 | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 0 | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan | 0 | | | | Wooster | Wooster | 5 | La Roche | La Roche | 13 | |
| | | | | | | TCNJ | TCNJ | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Joseph's-Long Island | St. Joseph's-Long Island | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Joseph's-Long Island | St. Joseph's-Long Island | 3 | TCNJ | TCNJ | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## World Series

Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
| First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | First round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination finals | Second round/elimination finals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series | Championship Series |
| S1 | Emory | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY1 | Cortland | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NY1 | Cortland | 1 | Cortland | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Trinity (TX) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| W1 | Trinity (TX) | 8 | Trinity (TX) | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| MW3 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MW3 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 0 | | | Trinity (TX) | 5 | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Cortland | 2 | — | | | | | | |
| | Emory | 3 | | | | | | Cortland | 2 | — | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 12 | SUNY Cortland | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | 14 | 10 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | Keystone | 6 | 7 | — |
| MA1 | St. John Fisher | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | Keystone | 6 | 7 | — |
| NE3 | Keystone | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NE3 | Keystone | 16 | Keystone | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | La Roche | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| C1 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3 | La Roche | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| ME4 | La Roche | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| ME4 | La Roche | 5 | | | Keystone | 5 | — | | | | | | |
| | | | | | La Roche | 4$^{10}$ | — | | | | | | |
| | St. John Fisher | 4 | | | | | | La Roche | 4$^{10}$ | — | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 3 | La Roche | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | St. John Fisher | 6 | | | | | | | | | |