1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

August 2023 1976 Division II 30 Lanphier Park Springfield, Illinois 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 1st 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 3rd John Scolinos 1st Ken Hellyer Cal Poly Pomona NCAA Division II Baseball Championship 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. 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona won the championship by defeating 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/baseball_champs_records/2019/D2.pdf NCAA Division II Baseball Championships Record Book November 8, 2022 Regionals Northeast Regional Team Wins Losses 1976 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart 4 0 1976 New Haven Chargers New Haven 3 2 1976 LIU Post Pioneers LIU Post 2 2 1976 Le Moyne Dolphins Le Moyne 1 2 1976 Siena Saints Siena 0 2 1976 Springfield Pride Springfield 0 2 South Atlantic Regional Team Wins Losses 1976 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 4 0 1976 James Madison Dukes James Madison 3 2 1976 Eckerd Tritons Eckerd 2 2 1976 Rollins Tars Rollins 1 2 1976 Columbus State Cougars Columbus State 0 2 1976 FIU Panthers FIU 0 2 Mideast Regional Team Wins Losses 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 4 0 1976 Wright State Raiders Wright State 3 2 1976 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois 2 2 1976 Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso 1 2 1976 Evansville Purple Aces Evansville 0 2 1976 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois 0 2 South Regional Team Wins Losses 1976 Livingston Tigers Livingston 4 1 1976 Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana 2 2 1976 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville State 1 2 1976 Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State 0 2 Midwest Regional Team Wins Losses 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 3 0 1976 Omaha Mavericks Omaha 2 2 1976 Minnesota State Mavericks Minnesota State 1 2 1976 UMSL Tritons UMSL 0 2 West Regional Team Wins Losses 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 3 0 1976 Chapman Panthers Chapman 2 2 1976 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge 1 2 1976 San Diego Toreros San Diego 0 2 Finals Participants School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 40–27–1 John Scolinos 0(last: none) none 0–0 1976 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Independent 31–13 Hal Smeltzly 5(last: 1973) 1st 12–7 1976 Livingston Tigers Livingston Gulf South 33–16 (8–7) Hoss Bowlin 0(last: none) none 0–0 1976 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Independent 22-7-1 Pete DiOrio 0(last: none) none 0–0 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State MAIAA 28–15 Joe Uhls 0(last: none) none 0–0 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Independent 30–21 Roy Lee 1(last: 1972) 3rd 1–2 Results Bracket 2 2 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 411 1976 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart 3 1976 Livingston Tigers Livingston 611 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 5 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 9 1976 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 5 Southeast Missouri State 3 Florida Southern 5 Sacred Heart 1 Cal Poly Pomona 12 Livingston 4 SIU Edwardsville 11 Southeast Missouri State 9 Livingston 7 Florida Southern 1 Cal Poly Pomona 5 SIU Edwardsville 9 Southeast Missouri State 3 Cal Poly Pomona 6 17 SIU Edwardsville 5 3 Game results Game Winner Score Loser Notes Game 1 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 4–311 1976 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Game 2 1976 Livingston Tigers Livingston 6–511 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona Game 3 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 9–5 1976 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Game 4 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 12–1 1976 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Sacred Heart eliminated Game 5 1976 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern 5–3 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Game 6 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 11–4 1976 Livingston Tigers Livingston Game 7 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State 9–7 1976 Livingston Tigers Livingston Livingston eliminated Game 8 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 5–1 1976 Florida Southern Moccasins Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated Game 9 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville 9–3 1976 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State eliminated Game 10 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 6–5 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Game 11 1976 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona 17–3 1976 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship References Category:NCAA Division II baseball tournament NCAA Division II baseball tournament