1976 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

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The 1976 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament was held in 1976 at various locations across the country. 34 NCAA Division I college baseball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament culminated with 8 teams in the College World Series at historic Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Contents 1 Regionals 1.1 Atlantic Regional 1.2 Rocky Mountain Regional 1.3 Mideast Regional 1.4 South Regional 1.5 Midwest Regional 1.6 South Central Regional 1.7 West Regional 1.8 Northeast Regional 2 College World Series 3 See also

[edit] Regionals

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.

[edit] Atlantic Regional

Games played in Columbia, South Carolina.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Clemson	13
		Furman	2
							Clemson	10
							South Carolina	4
		South Carolina	7*
		Virginia Tech	6*
												Clemson	6	-
											Furman	2	-
		Furman	5
		Virginia Tech	4
							South Carolina	1
							Furman	12

[edit] Rocky Mountain Regional

Games played in Tempe, Arizona.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Memphis	6
		Minnesota	0
							Memphis	4
							Arizona St.	11
		Arizona St.	13
		Gonzaga	2
												Arizona St.	12	-
											Minnesota	5	-
		Minnesota	4
		Gonzaga	0
							Memphis	4
							Minnesota	17

[edit] Mideast Regional

Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Illinois St.	5
		Southern Illinois	2
							Illinois St.	0
							Eastern Michigan	3
		Eastern Michigan	6
		Michigan	0
												Eastern Michigan	3	6
											Michigan	5	0
		Southern Illinois	0
		Michigan	2
							Illinois St.	4
							Michigan	5

[edit] South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Auburn	10
		Middle Tennessee St.	5
							Auburn	2
							Florida St.	1
		Florida St.	6
		Jacksonville	1
												Auburn	7	-
											Jacksonville	5	-
		Middle Tennessee St.	5
		Jacksonville	8
							Florida St.	7
							Jacksonville	9

[edit] Midwest Regional

Games played in Edinburg, Texas.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Missouri	5
		Texas A&M	3
							Missouri	1
							Arizona	10
		Arizona	5
		Texas-Pan American	0
												Arizona	8	-
											Texas A&M	2	-
		Texas A&M	2
		Texas-Pan American	1
							Missouri	3
							Texas A&M	12

[edit] South Central Regional

Games played in Arlington, Texas.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Oklahoma	11
		Miami (FL)	3
							Oklahoma	3
							Texas	2
		Texas	3
		Lamar	2
												Oklahoma	5*	4
											Texas	6*	1
		Miami (FL)	6
		Lamar	0
							Texas	5
							Miami (FL)	0

[edit] West Regional

Games played in Pullman, Washington.

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Cal St. Fullerton	7
		Northern Colorado	1
							Cal St. Fullerton	1
							Washington St.	5
		Washington St.	8
		Pepperdine	2
												Washington St.	1	7
											Cal St. Fullerton	13	2
		Pepperdine	4
		Northern Colorado	2
							Cal St. Fullerton	11
							Pepperdine	3

[edit] Northeast Regional

Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.

	First Round					Second Round					Third Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
		Seton Hall	8
		St. John's (NY)	0				Seton Hall	3
							Penn St.	2
		Temple	6									Seton Hall	1
		Columbia	2									Maine	3
							Temple	3														Maine	4	-
							Maine	6														Seton Hall	2	-
		Maine	11														Seton Hall	1
		Penn St.	4									St. John's (NY)	3				Temple	0
							Columbia	5				Temple	4
							St. John's (NY)	12

[edit] College World Series

Main article: 1976 College World Series

[edit] See also

• NCAA Division I Baseball Championship

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