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

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at the

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level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in

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, 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 , who defeated for the championship.

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

West Regional

First Round:

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(Host: Stanislaus State College) Sherman Field- Monmouth, IL (Host:

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) Final:

Northeast Regional

South Regional

Mideast Regional

World Series

Participants

Bracket

Pioneer Park-

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(Host:

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References

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