2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament explained
| Year: | 2016 |
| Division: | Division III |
| Teams: | 56 |
| Collegeworldseriesballpark: | Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium |
| City: | Grand Chute, Wisconsin |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Drew Butler |
| Mopteam: | Trinity (TX) |
| Tournament Link: | NCAA Division III Baseball Championship |
The 2016 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 2016 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the 41st national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute, Wisconsin for the championship. Eight regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with four regions consisting of six teams, and four consisting of eight, for a total of 56 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was, who defeated in the championship series in two games.[1] [2]
Bids
The 56 competing teams were:[3]
By conference
| Conference | Total | Schools |
|---|
| New Jersey Athletic Conference | 3 | ,, |
| University Athletic Association | 3 | ,, |
| Capital Athletic Conference | 2 | , |
| Centennial Conference | 2 | , |
| College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 2 | , |
| Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | , |
| Little East Conference | 2 | , |
| North Coast Athletic Conference | 2 | , |
| Northwest Conference | 2 | , |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 2 | , |
| State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2 | , |
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 2 | , |
| Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 1 | |
| American Southwest Conference | 1 | |
| Colonial States Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Commonwealth Coast Conference | 1 | |
| Empire 8 | 1 | |
| Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Landmark Conference | 1 | |
| Liberty League | 1 | |
| Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 1 | |
| MAC Commonwealth Conference | 1 | |
| MAC Freedom Conference | 1 | |
| Midwest Conference | 1 | |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| New England Collegiate Conference | 1 | |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| North Atlantic Conference | 1 | |
| North Eastern Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference | 1 | |
| Ohio Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Presidents' Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Skyline Conference | 1 | |
| Southern Athletic Association | 1 | |
| Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Upper Midwest Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| USA South Athletic Conference | 1 | |
| Independents | 0 | none | |
Regionals
Bold indicates winner.[4]
South Regional
William R. Bowdoin Field-Mount Berry, GA (Host: Berry College)
New York Regional
Leo Pinckney Field at Falcon Park-Auburn, NY (Host: State University of New York at Cortland)
West Regional
Avista Stadium-Spokane, WA (Host: Whitworth University/Spokane Sports Commission)
Midwest Regional
Copeland Park-La Crosse, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-La Crosse)
Mid-Atlantic Regional
PNC Field-Moosic, PA (Host: Misericordia University)
New England Regional
Eastern Baseball Stadium-Mansfield, CT (Host: Eastern Connecticut State University)
Central Regional
GCS Ballpark-Sauget, IL (Host: Webster College)
Mideast Regional
Ross Memorial Park-Washington, PA (Host: Washington & Jefferson College)
World Series
Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium-Grand Chute, WI (Host: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh/Lawrence University/Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Notes and References
- Web site: DIII Baseball: How Trinity (Texas) captured 2016 DIII Championship in Appleton. NCAA. Wayne Cavadi. May 29, 2016. January 29, 2017.
- Web site: Title is the first for the Lone Star State. d3baseball.com. June 1, 2016. January 4, 2018.
- Web site: DIII Baseball Selection Committee announces 56 teams to compete in tournament. NCAA. May 16, 2016. January 30, 2017.
- Web site: 2016 NCAA DIII Baseball Regional Schedule. NCAA. May 23, 2016. January 29, 2017.
