| Year: | 1979 |
| Division: | Division III |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Pioneer Park |
| City: | Marietta, Ohio, U.S. |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division III Baseball Championship |
The 1979 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1979 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the fourth 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 all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was, who defeated for the championship.[1]
The 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
| Independent/Great Lakes Valley Conference(NCAA D-II) | 2nd | 1 | Regional third place (1976) | ||||||
| 4th | 4 | World Series Runner-Up (1977) | |||||||
| 4th | 4 | National Champion (1976, 1977) | |||||||
| 2nd | 2 | Regional third place (1978) | |||||||
| Independent | 3rd | 3 | Regional third place (1977) | ||||||
| 4th | 4 | Regional third place (1976, 1978) | |||||||
| Independent/Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference(NAIA) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | |||||
| 4th | 4 | World Series Runner-Up (1976) | |||||||
| 2nd | 1 | Regional Fourth place (1977) | |||||||
| Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) | 2nd | 1 | Regional Runner-Up (1976) | ||||||
| 4th | 4 | World Series Runner-Up (1978) | |||||||
| 3rd | 3 | Regional Fifth place (1977, 1978) | |||||||
| New England State College Conference | 2nd | 2 | Regional Fourth place (1978) | ||||||
| 4th | 4 | National Champion (1978) | |||||||
| 3rd | 3 | Regional third place (1977) | |||||||
| 2nd | 2 | Regional Fifth place (1978) | |||||||
| 3rd | 3 | Regional Runner-Up (1978) | |||||||
| 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
| 4th | 4 | Regional Runner-Up (1977, 1978) | |||||||
| 3rd | 2 | Regional third place (1976) | |||||||
| 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | ||||||
| 4th | 4 | Regional Runner-Up (1977) | |||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 3 | National Champion (1978) | |||||||
| 4th | 4 | National Champion (1976, 1977) | |||||||
| Independent/Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference(NCAA D-II) | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut | |||||
| 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)