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1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament

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The 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season to determine the national champion of college baseball. The tournament concluded with eight teams competing in the College World Series, a double-elimination tournament in its thirtieth year. Eight regional competitions were held to determine the participants in the final event. Seven regions held a four team, double-elimination tournament while one region included six teams, resulting in 34 teams participating in the tournament at the conclusion of their regular season, and in some cases, after a conference tournament.[1] The thirtieth tournament's champion was Arizona, coached by Jerry Kindall. The Most Outstanding Player was Steve Powers of Arizona.

1976 NCAA Division I
baseball tournament
Season1976
Teams34
Finals site
ChampionsArizona (1st title)
Runner-upEastern Michigan (2nd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJerry Kindall (1st title)
MOPSteve Powers (Arizona)

Regionals

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Seven of the eight regionals were played as 4-team double-elimination tournaments. One regional was played as a 6-team double-elimination tournament. The winner of each regional moved onto the College World Series.

Atlantic Regional

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Games played in Columbia, South Carolina.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Clemson13
Furman2
Clemson10
South Carolina4
South Carolina7*
Virginia Tech6*
Clemson6—
Furman2—
Lower round 1Lower final
South Carolina1
Furman5Furman12
Virginia Tech4

Rocky Mountain Regional

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Games played in Tempe, Arizona.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Memphis6
Minnesota0
Memphis4
Arizona State11
Arizona State13
Gonzaga2
Arizona State12—
Minnesota5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Memphis4
Minnesota4Minnesota17
Gonzaga0

Mideast Regional

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Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Illinois State5
Southern Illinois2
Illinois State0
Eastern Michigan3
Eastern Michigan6
Michigan0
Eastern Michigan36
Michigan50
Lower round 1Lower final
Illinois State4
Southern Illinois0Michigan5
Michigan2

South Regional

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Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Auburn10
Middle Tennessee5
Auburn2
Florida State1
Florida State6
Jacksonville1
Auburn7—
Jacksonville5—
Lower round 1Lower final
Florida State7
Middle Tennessee5Jacksonville9
Jacksonville8

Midwest Regional

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Games played in Edinburg, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Missouri5
Texas A&M3
Missouri1
Arizona10
Arizona5
Texas–Pan American0
Arizona8—
Texas A&M2—
Lower round 1Lower final
Missouri3
Texas A&M2Texas A&M12
Texas–Pan American1

South Central Regional

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Games played in Arlington, Texas.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Oklahoma11
Miami (FL)3
Oklahoma3
Texas2
Texas3
Lamar2
Oklahoma5*4
Texas6*1
Lower round 1Lower final
Texas5
Miami (FL)6Miami (FL)0
Lamar0

West Regional

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Games played in Pullman, Washington.

First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Cal State Fullerton7
Northern Colorado1
Cal State Fullerton1
Washington State5
Washington State8
Pepperdine2
Washington State17
Cal State Fullerton132
Lower round 1Lower final
Cal State Fullerton11
Pepperdine4Pepperdine3
Northern Colorado2

Northeast Regional

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Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.

First RoundSecond RoundThird RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
Seton Hall8
St. John's0Seton Hall3
Penn State2
Temple6Seton Hall1
Columbia2Maine3
Temple3Maine4—
Maine6Seton Hall2—
Maine11Seton Hall1
Penn State4St. John's3Temple0
Columbia5Temple4
St. John's12

College World Series

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Participants

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School Conference Record (conference) Head coach CWS appearances CWS best finish CWS record
Arizona WAC 51–16 (12–6) Jerry Kindall 9
(last: 1970)		 2nd
(1956, 1958, 1960)		 17–18
Arizona State WAC 62–8 (17–1) Jim Brock 7
(last: 1975)		 1st
(1965, 1967, 1969)		 26–11
Auburn SEC 37–13 (12–7) Paul Nix 1
(last: 1967)		 4th
(1967)		 2–2
Clemson ACC 35–13 (10–2) Bill Wilhelm 2
(last: 1959)		 5th
(1958, 1959)		 2–4
Eastern Michigan MAC 43–14 (12–3) Ron Oestrike 1
(last: 1975)		 6th
(1975)		 1–2
Maine Eastern Collegiate 27–7 (n/a) John Winkin 1
(last: 1964)		 3rd
(1964)		 3–2
Oklahoma Big 8 62–17 (4–1) Enos Semore 5
(last: 1975)		 1st
(1951)		 9–8
Washington State Pac-8 42–13 (16–2) Chuck Brayton 3
(last: 1965)		 2nd
(1950)		 5–6

Results

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Bracket

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Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper finalSemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
Clemson9
Auburn4
Clemson2
Eastern Michigan310
Eastern Michigan3
Maine2
Eastern Michigan2
Arizona State1
Arizona State710
Eastern Michigan6
Arizona6
Arizona State9Arizona11
Washington State3
Washington State6
Oklahoma1Eastern Michigan1
Arizona5Arizona7
Lower round 1Lower round 2Arizona State1
Washington State3
Auburn8Maine6
Arizona State7
Maine9
Maine0
Clemson6
Arizona10Arizona10
Oklahoma2

Game results

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Date Game Winner Score Loser Notes
June 11 Game 1 Clemson 9–4 Auburn
Game 2 Eastern Michigan 3–2 Maine
June 12 Game 3 Arizona State 7–6 (10 innings) Arizona
Game 4 Washington State 6–1 Oklahoma
Game 5 Maine 9–8 Auburn Auburn eliminated
June 13 Game 6 Arizona 10–2 Oklahoma Oklahoma eliminated
Game 7 Eastern Michigan 3–2 (10 innings) Clemson
Game 8 Arizona State 9–3 Washington State
June 14 Game 9 Arizona 10–6 Clemson Clemson eliminated
Game 10 Maine 6–3 Washington State Washington State eliminated
June 15 Game 11 Eastern Michigan 2–1 Arizona State
June 16 Game 12 Arizona State 7–0 Maine Maine eliminated
Game 13 Arizona 11–6 Eastern Michigan
June 18 Game 14 Arizona 5–1 Arizona State Arizona State eliminated
June 19 Final Arizona 7–1 Eastern Michigan Arizona wins CWS

All-Tournament Team

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The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.

Position Player School
P Bob Chaulk Arizona
Bob Owchinko Eastern Michigan
C Ron Hassey Arizona
1B Ken Phelps Arizona State
2B Dan Schmitz Eastern Michigan
3B Brian Petroff Eastern Michigan
SS Russ Quetti Maine
OF Ken Landreaux Arizona State
Dave Stegman Arizona
Pete Van Horne Arizona
DH Steve Powers (MOP) Arizona

Notable players

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Tournament Notes

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  • The Arizona State team featured 13 future Major League players – a record matched by the school's team from the previous year.
  • Arizona head coach Jerry Kindall became the first person to win a College World Series as both a player (1956, Minnesota) and a coach.
  • Keith Drumright appeared in his fourth College World Series.
  • Eastern Michigan was the last northern school to play in the final game of the College World Series for 43 years, until Michigan in 2019.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
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