# 1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

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.

## Bids

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

Bold indicates winner.

### West Regional

First Round:
Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Stanislaus State | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Westmont | 7$^{10}$ | 2 | 9$^{10}$ |
Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL (Host: Monmouth College)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Monmouth (IL) | 8 | 5 | 8 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 6 | 8 | 7$^{10}$ |
Final:
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Stanislaus State | 13 | 7 | -- |
| Monmouth (IL) | 10 | 3 | -- |

### Northeast Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Queens | 0 | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | North Adams State | North Adams State | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ithaca | 10 | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 1 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Westfield State | 5 | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 13 | | | | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 10 | -- |
| | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 6 | | | | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 3 | -- |
| 3 | Brandeis | 10 | | | | | | | Eastern Connecticut State | Eastern Connecticut State | 2 | | | | |
| 4 | North Adams State | 9 | | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 6 | Brandeis | Brandeis | 4 | | | | |
| | | | Queens | Queens | 10 | Queens | Queens | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Westfield State | Westfield State | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |

### South Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Montclair State | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Glassboro State | 10 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Lynchburg | Lynchburg | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Johns Hopkins | 4 | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 4 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Lynchburg | 3$^{10}$ | | | | Upsala | Upsala | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 0 | | | | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 4 | 8 |
| | | | Upsala | Upsala | 13 | | | | | | | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Upsala | 5 | | | | | | | Upsala | Upsala | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | Methodist | 4$^{11}$ | | | | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 8 | | | | |
| | | | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 7 | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Methodist | Methodist | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Mideast Regional

| First round | First round | First round | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Second round/elimination round 1 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Semifinals/elimination round 2 | Elimination final | Elimination final | Elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ashland | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Widener | 2 | Ashland | Ashland | 7 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Marietta | Marietta | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Mansfield State | 8 | | | | Ashland | Ashland | 7 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ohio Northern | 6 | | | | Wilkes | Wilkes | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 6 | | | | | | | Wilkes | Wilkes | 6 | 11 |
| | | | Wilkes | Wilkes | 8$^{10}$ | | | | | | | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Wilkes | 6 | | | | | | | Ashland | Ashland | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Marietta | 3 | | | | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 10 | Mansfield State | Mansfield State | 14 | | | | |
| | | | Widener | Widener | 1 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

## World Series
### Participants

| 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

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
| First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | First round/elimination first round | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Semifinal/elimination final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 4 | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 10 | | | | |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 9 | | | | |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 2 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 9 | | | | |
| Wilkes | Wilkes | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Wilkes | Wilkes | 1 | | | | Stanislaus State | Stanislaus State | 13 | – |
| | | | | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 6 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | Ithaca | Ithaca | 6 | – |
| | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 5 | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 16 | Ithaca | Ithaca | 10 | | | | |
| Wilkes | Wilkes | 3 | | | | | | | |