1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

August 2023 1976 Division III 22 Pioneer Park Marietta, Ohio, U.S. 1976 California State Stanislaus Warriors Stanislaus State 1st 1976 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca NCAA Division III Baseball Championship yes 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 1976 California State Stanislaus Warriors Stanislaus State, who defeated 1976 Ithaca Bombers Ithaca for the championship.http://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/1976/index d3baseball.com Cal State Stanislaus wins first title game n.d. January 17, 2018 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 October 2022 Bold indicates winner. West Regional First Round: Turlock, CA (Host: Stanislaus State College) Stanislaus State 3 5 10 Westmont 710 2 910 Sherman Field-Monmouth, IL (Host: Monmouth College) Monmouth (IL) 8 5 8 Nebraska Wesleyan 6 8 710 Final: Stanislaus State 13 7 -- Monmouth (IL) 10 3 -- Northeast Regional First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Eastern Connecticut State 2 Queens 0 Ithaca 10 Westfield State 5 Brandeis 10 North Adams State 9 Eastern Connecticut State 4 North Adams State 2 Ithaca 13 Brandeis 6 Queens 10 Westfield State 7 Eastern Connecticut State 1 Ithaca 3 Brandeis 6 Queens 4 Eastern Connecticut State 2 Brandeis 4 Ithaca 10 -- Brandeis 3 -- South Regional First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Montclair State 14 Glassboro State 10 Johns Hopkins 4 Lynchburg 310 Upsala 5 Methodist 411 Montclair State 9 Lynchburg 5 Johns Hopkins 0 Upsala 13 Glassboro State 7 Methodist 5 Montclair State 4 Upsala 2 Johns Hopkins 0 Glassboro State 6 Upsala 1 Glassboro State 8 Montclair State 4 8 Glassboro State 6 1 Mideast Regional First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Ashland 5 Widener 2 Mansfield State 8 Ohio Northern 6 Wilkes 6 Marietta 3 Ashland 7 Marietta 4 Mansfield State 6 Wilkes 810 Widener 1 Ohio Northern 3 Ashland 7 Wilkes 13 Mansfield State 10 Ohio Northern 4 Ashland 4 Mansfield State 14 Wilkes 6 11 Mansfield State 7 0 World Series October 2022 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) First round/elimination first round Semifinal/elimination final Final Stanislaus State 5 Ithaca 4 Montclair State 2 Wilkes 1 Ithaca 16 Wilkes 3 Stanislaus State 10 Montclair State 9 Montclair State 5 Ithaca 10 Stanislaus State 13 – Ithaca 6 – See also 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1976 NAIA World Series References Tournament Category:NCAA Division III baseball tournament