1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
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Season | 1976 |
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Teams | 34 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Arizona (1st title) |
Runner-up | Eastern Michigan (2nd CWS Appearance) |
Winning coach | Jerry Kindall (1st title) |
MOP | Steve Powers (Arizona) |
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.
Regionals
[edit]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
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | |||||||||||||
Furman | 5 | Furman | 12 | |||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 4 | |||||||||||||
Rocky Mountain Regional
[edit]Games played in Tempe, Arizona.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Memphis | 6 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | |||||||||||||
Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | 11 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | 13 | |||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 2 | |||||||||||||
Arizona State | 12 | — | ||||||||||||
Minnesota | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Memphis | 4 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | Minnesota | 17 | |||||||||||
Gonzaga | 0 | |||||||||||||
Mideast Regional
[edit]Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Illinois State | 5 | |||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 2 | |||||||||||||
Illinois State | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||
Michigan | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Illinois State | 4 | |||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 0 | Michigan | 5 | |||||||||||
Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Regional
[edit]Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Auburn | 10 | |||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | |||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 1 | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 6 | |||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 1 | |||||||||||||
Auburn | 7 | — | ||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 5 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | |||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 5 | Jacksonville | 9 | |||||||||||
Jacksonville | 8 | |||||||||||||
Midwest Regional
[edit]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 | — | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | |||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | Texas A&M | 12 | |||||||||||
Texas–Pan American | 1 | |||||||||||||
South Central Regional
[edit]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 | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Texas | 5 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 6 | Miami (FL) | 0 | |||||||||||
Lamar | 0 | |||||||||||||
West Regional
[edit]Games played in Pullman, Washington.
First Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 7 | |||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 1 | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 1 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 5 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 8 | |||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 2 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 13 | 2 | ||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower final | |||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 11 | |||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 4 | Pepperdine | 3 | |||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 2 | |||||||||||||
Northeast Regional
[edit]Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.
First Round | Second Round | Third Round | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | Seton Hall | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 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 State | 4 | St. John's | 3 | Temple | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 5 | Temple | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
College World Series
[edit]Participants
[edit]School | Conference | Record (conference) | Head coach | CWS appearances | CWS best finish | CWS record |
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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
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Semifinals | Preliminary final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 310 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 710 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 9 | Arizona | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 1 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | Arizona | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Arizona State | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 8 | Maine | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | Arizona | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Game results
[edit]Date | Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
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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
[edit]The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team.
Position | Player | School |
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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
[edit]- Arizona: Ron Hassey, Dave Stegman
- Arizona State: Gary Allenson, Chris Bando, Floyd Bannister, Mike Colbern, Bob Horner, Dave Hudgens, Darrell Jackson, Ken Landreaux, Chris Nyman, Bob Pate, Rick Peters, Ken Phelps, Gary Rajsich
- Auburn: Joe Beckwith, Terry Leach
- Clemson: Ron Musselman, Chuck Porter, Kurt Seibert
- Eastern Michigan: Glenn Gulliver, John Martin, Bob Owchinko, Bob Welch
- Maine: Jack Leggett, Bert Roberge
- Oklahoma: Terry Bogener, Keith Drumright, George Frazier, Gene Krug, Roger LaFrancois
- Washington State: Dave Edler, Eric Wilkins, Tom Niedenfuer
Tournament Notes
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
- 1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament (inaugural edition)
- 1976 NAIA World Series
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Men's College World Series Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2009. p. 195. Retrieved August 22, 2014.