Year: | 1977 |
Division: | Division III |
Teams: | 22 |
Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Pioneer Park |
City: | Marietta, Ohio, U.S. |
Titlecount: | 2nd |
Tournament Link: | 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, who defeated for the championship.[1]
The 22 competing teams were:
School | Nickname | Location | Conference | data-sort-type="number" | Tournament appearance | data-sort-type="number" | Last appearance | Consecutive tournament appearances | Previous best performance |
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2nd | 2 | Regional Runner-Up (1976) | |||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
Independent/Indiana Collegiate Conference(NCAA D-II) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | |||||
2nd | 2 | Regional third place (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Runner-Up (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | World Series Runner-Up (1976) | |||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1976) | |||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1976) | |||||||
Knickerbocker Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | |||||
Independent/Mason-Dixon Conference(NCAA D-II) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | |||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
2nd | 2 | National Champion (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1976) | |||||||
2nd | 2 | World Series Fourth place (1976) | |||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Bold indicates winner.
School | Nickname | Location | Conference | data-sort-type="number" | World Series appearance | data-sort-type="number" | Last appearance | Consecutive World Series appearances | Previous best performance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2nd | 2 | National Champion (1976) | |||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)