1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

August 2023 1977 Division III 22 Pioneer Park Marietta, Ohio, U.S. 1977 California State Stanislaus Warriors Stanislaus State 2nd 1977 Brandeis Judges Brandeis Rusty Kuntz Stanislaus State NCAA Division III Baseball Championship The 1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the second 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 1977 California State Stanislaus Warriors Stanislaus State, who defeated 1977 Brandeis Judges Brandeis for the championship.http://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/1977/index d3baseball.com Cal State Stanislaus repeats for 1977 title n.d. January 17, 2018 Bids The 22 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 2nd 1976 2 Regional Runner-Up (1976) Coe College Kohawks Cedar Rapids, IA Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent/Indiana Collegiate Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 2nd 1976 2 Regional third place (1976) Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Runner-Up (1976) Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 World Series Runner-Up (1976) Lawrence University Vikings Appleton, WI Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976) Maryville College Scots Maryville, TN Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Methodist College Monarchs Fayetteville, NC Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976) North Adams State College Mohawks North Adams, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976) Pace University Setters New York City, NY Knickerbocker Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent/Mason-Dixon Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 2nd 1976 2 National Champion (1976) Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976) Widener College Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 Regional Fifth place (1976) Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 2 World Series Fourth place (1976) William Paterson University of New Jersey Pioneers Wayne Township, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut York College of Pennsylvania Spartans York, PA Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Regionals October 2022 Bold indicates winner. South Regional First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Glassboro State 4 Lynchburg 2 William Paterson 2 Methodist 0 Salisbury State 25 Maryville (TN) 4 Glassboro State 12 Maryville (TN) 1 William Paterson 3 Salisbury State 10 Lynchburg 2 Methodist 0 Glassboro State 5 Salisbury State 2 William Paterson 5 Lynchburg 6 Salisbury State 2 Lynchburg 5 Glassboro State 11 -- Lynchburg 5 -- Northeast Regional 2 First round Second round/elimination round 1 Third round/elimination round 2 Elimination final Final Brandeis 3 Pace 2 Westfield State 16 North Adams State 13 Eastern Connecticut State 9 Ithaca 6 Brandeis 4 Ithaca 5 Pace 3 North Adams State 12 Westfield State 10 Eastern Connecticut State 9 Brandeis 10 Eastern Connecticut State 5 Ithaca 7 North Adams State 1 Westfield State 6 Brandeis 11 Ithaca 7 Westfield State 12 Westfield State 3 Brandeis 5 West Regional First round/elimination first round Semifinal/elimination final Final Stanislaus State 20 Coe 2 St. Olaf 8 Lawrence 1 Coe 6 Lawrence 0 Stanislaus State 10 St. Olaf 4 St. Olaf 0 Coe 8 Stanislaus State 22 -- Coe 1 -- Mideast Regional 2 2 First round Second round/elimination round 1 Semifinals Final DePauw 9 Widener 6 Marietta 4 Wilkes 1 York (PA) 5 Wooster 1 DePauw 1 Wooster 5 Widener 10 Wilkes 9 Marietta 10 York (PA) 1 DePauw 12 York (PA) 6 Wooster 9 Widener 12 Marietta 13 DePauw 4 Widener 7 2 Marietta 1 3 World Series October 2022 Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 2nd 1976 2 National Champion (1976) Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Bracket Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College) First round/elimination first round Semifinal/elimination final Final Glassboro State 11 Brandeis 3 Stanislaus State 5 Marietta 3 Brandeis 11 Marietta 9 Glassboro State 1 Stanislaus State 14 Glassboro State 10 Brandeis 13 Stanislaus State 8 – Brandeis 5 – See also 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1977 NAIA World Series References NCAA Division III tournament Category:NCAA Division III baseball tournament