1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament explained

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]

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

SchoolNicknameLocationConferencedata-sort-type="number"Tournament
appearance
data-sort-type="number"Last
appearance
Consecutive
tournament
appearances
Previous best
performance
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

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

Mideast Regional

World Series

Participants

SchoolNicknameLocationConferencedata-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

Bracket

Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cal State Stanislaus repeats for 1977 title. d3baseball.com. n.d.. January 17, 2018.