1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

August 2023 1976 Division I NCAA 70s logo.svg 34 Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium Omaha, Nebraska Arizona 1st Eastern Michigan 2nd Jerry Kindall 1st Steve Powers Arizona NCAA Division I Baseball Championship The 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirtieth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.NCAA Men's College World Series Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_cws_RB/2009CWSfull.pdf NCAA August 22, 2014 195 2009 The thirtieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Powers of Arizona. Regionals Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series. Atlantic Regional Games played in Columbia, South Carolina. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Clemson 13 1976 Furman Paladins Furman 2 1976 South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 7* 1976 Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech 6* Furman 5 Virginia Tech 4 Clemson 10 South Carolina 4 South Carolina 1 Furman 12 Clemson 6 — Furman 2 — Rocky Mountain Regional Games played in Tempe, Arizona. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1976 Memphis Tigers Memphis 6 1976 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota 0 Arizona State 13 1976 Gonzaga Bulldogs Gonzaga 2 Minnesota 4 Gonzaga 0 Memphis 4 Arizona State 11 Memphis 4 Minnesota 17 Arizona State 12 — Minnesota 5 — Mideast Regional Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1976 Illinois State Redbirds Illinois State 5 1976 Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 2 Eastern Michigan 6 1976 Michigan Wolverines Michigan 0 Southern Illinois 0 Michigan 2 Illinois State 0 Eastern Michigan 3 Illinois State 4 Michigan 5 Eastern Michigan 3 6 Michigan 5 0 South Regional Games played in Tallahassee, Florida. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Auburn 10 1976 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee 5 1976 Florida State Seminoles Florida State 6 1976 Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville 1 Middle Tennessee 5 Jacksonville 8 Auburn 2 Florida State 1 Florida State 7 Jacksonville 9 Auburn 7 — Jacksonville 5 — Midwest Regional Games played in Edinburg, Texas. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1976 Missouri Tigers Missouri 5 1976 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M 3 Arizona 5 1976 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American 0 Texas A&M 2 Texas–Pan American 1 Missouri 1 Arizona 10 Missouri 3 Texas A&M 12 Arizona 8 — Texas A&M 2 — South Central Regional Games played in Arlington, Texas. First Round Semi-Finals Finals Oklahoma 11 1976 Miami Hurricanes Miami (FL) 3 1976 Texas Longhorns Texas 3 1976 Lamar Cardinals Lamar 2 Miami (FL) 6 Lamar 0 Oklahoma 3 Texas 2 Texas 5 Miami (FL) 0 Oklahoma 5* 4 Texas 6* 1 West Regional Games played in Pullman, Washington. First Round Semi-Finals Finals 1976 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton 7 1976 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado 1 Washington State 8 1976 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine 2 Pepperdine 4 Northern Colorado 2 Cal State Fullerton 1 Washington State 5 Cal State Fullerton 11 Pepperdine 3 Washington State 1 7 Cal State Fullerton 13 2 Northeast Regional Games played in Middletown, Connecticut. First Round Second Round Third Round Semi-Finals Finals 1976 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall 8 1976 St. John's Redmen St. John's 0 1976 Temple Owls Temple 6 1976 Columbia Lions Columbia 2 Maine 11 1976 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 4 Seton Hall 3 Penn State 2 Temple 3 Maine 6 Columbia 5 St. John's 12 Seton Hall 1 Maine 3 St. John's 3 Temple 4 Seton Hall 1 Temple 0 Maine 4 — Seton Hall 2 — College World Series Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record Arizona WAC 51–16 (12–6) Jerry Kindall 9(last: 1970) 2nd(1956, 1958, 1960) 17–18 Arizona State WAC 62–8 (17–1) Jim Brock 7(last: 1975) 1st(1965, 1967, 1969) 26–11 Auburn SEC 37–13 (12–7) Paul Nix 1(last: 1967) 4th(1967) 2–2 Clemson ACC 35–13 (10–2) Bill Wilhelm 2(last: 1959) 5th(1958, 1959) 2–4 Eastern Michigan MAC 43–14 (12–3) Ron Oestrike 1(last: 1975) 6th(1975) 1–2 Maine Eastern Collegiate(Yankee) 27–7 (6–2) John Winkin 1(last: 1964) 3rd(1964) 3–2 Oklahoma Big 8 62–17 (4–1) Enos Semore 5(last: 1975) 1st(1951) 9–8 Washington State Pac-8 42–13 (16–2) Chuck Brayton 3(last: 1965) 2nd(1950) 5–6 Results Bracket 2 Clemson 9 Auburn 4 Eastern Michigan 3 Maine 2 Arizona State 710 Arizona 6 Washington State 6 Oklahoma 1 Clemson 2 Eastern Michigan 310 Arizona State 9 Washington State 3 Auburn 8 Maine 9 Arizona 10 Oklahoma 2 Eastern Michigan 2 Arizona State 1 Washington State 3 Maine 6 Clemson 6 Arizona 10 Eastern Michigan 6 Arizona 11 Arizona State 7 Maine 0 Arizona 5 Arizona State 1 Eastern Michigan 1 Arizona 7 Game results Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes June 11 Game 1 Clemson 9–4 Auburn Game 2 Eastern Michigan 3–2 Maine June 12 Game 3 Arizona State 7–6 (10 innings) Arizona Game 4 Washington State 6–1 Oklahoma Game 5 Maine 9–8 Auburn Auburn eliminated June 13 Game 6 Arizona 10–2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated Game 7 Eastern Michigan 3–2 (10 innings) Clemson Game 8 Arizona State 9–3 Washington State June 14 Game 9 Arizona 10–6 Clemson Clemson eliminated Game 10 Maine 6–3 Washington State Washington State eliminated June 15 Game 11 Eastern Michigan 2–1 Arizona State June 16 Game 12 Arizona State 7–0 Maine Maine eliminated Game 13 Arizona 11–6 Eastern Michigan June 18 Game 14 Arizona 5–1 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated June 19 Final Arizona 7–1 Eastern Michigan Arizona wins CWS All-Tournament Team The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team. Position Player School P Bob Chaulk Arizona Bob Owchinko white Eastern Michigan C Ron Hassey Arizona 1B Ken Phelps Arizona State 2B Dan Schmitz white Eastern Michigan 3B Brian Petroff white Eastern Michigan SS Russ Quetti Maine OF Ken Landreaux Arizona State Dave Stegman Arizona Pete Van Horne Arizona DH Steve Powers (MOP) Arizona Notable players Arizona: Ron Hassey, Dave Stegman Arizona State: Gary Allenson, Chris Bando, Floyd Bannister, Mike Colbern, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Ken Landreaux, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Ken Phelps, Gary Rajsich Auburn: Joe Beckwith, Terry Leach Clemson: Ron Musselman, Chuck Porter, Kurt Seibert Eastern Michigan: Glenn Gulliver, John Martin, Bob Owchinko, Bob Welch Maine: Jack Leggett, Bert Roberge Oklahoma: Terry Bogener, Keith Drumright, George Frazier, Gene Krug, Roger LaFrancois Washington State: Dave Edler, Eric Wilkins, Tom Niedenfuer Tournament Notes The Arizona State team featured 13 future Major League players – a record matched by the school's team from the previous year. Arizona head coach Jerry Kindall became the first person to win a College World Series as both a player (1956, Minnesota) and a coach. Keith Drumright appeared in his fourth College World Series. Eastern Michigan was the last northern school to play in the final game of the College World Series for 43 years, until Michigan in 2019. See also 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament (inaugural edition) 1976 NAIA World Series References Category:NCAA Division I baseball tournament Tournament NCAA Division I Baseball Category:Baseball in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex