1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament

1976 NCAA Division II
baseball tournament
Season1976
Teams30
Finals site
ChampionsCal Poly Pomona (1st title)
Runner-upSIU Edwardsville (3rd CWS Appearance)
Winning coachJohn Scolinos (1st title)
MOPKen Hellyer (Cal Poly Pomona)

The 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament decided the champion of baseball at the NCAA Division II level for the 1976 season. This was the eighth such tournament for the Division, having separated from the University Division in 1957, and further dividing into Division II and Division III for the 1976 season. Cal Poly Pomona won the championship by defeating SIU Edwardsville.[1]

Regionals

Northeast Regional

Team Wins Losses
Sacred Heart 4 0
New Haven 3 2
LIU Post 2 2
Le Moyne 1 2
Siena 0 2
Springfield 0 2

South Atlantic Regional

Team Wins Losses
Florida Southern 4 0
James Madison 3 2
Eckerd 2 2
Rollins 1 2
Columbus State 0 2
FIU 0 2

Mideast Regional

Team Wins Losses
SIU Edwardsville 4 0
Wright State 3 2
Eastern Illinois 2 2
Valparaiso 1 2
Evansville 0 2
Western Illinois 0 2

South Regional

Team Wins Losses
Livingston 4 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 2
Jacksonville State 1 2
Nicholls State 0 2

Midwest Regional

Team Wins Losses
Southeast Missouri State 3 0
Omaha 2 2
Minnesota State 1 2
UMSL 0 2

West Regional

Team Wins Losses
Cal Poly Pomona 3 0
Chapman 2 2
Cal State Northridge 1 2
San Diego 0 2

Finals

Participants

School Conference Record (conference) Head coach Previous finals appearances Best finals finish Finals record
Cal Poly Pomona CCAA 40–27–1 John Scolinos 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Florida Southern Independent 31–13 Hal Smeltzly 5
(last: 1973)		 1st 12–7
Livingston Gulf South 33–16 (8–7) Hoss Bowlin 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Sacred Heart Independent 22-7-1 Pete DiOrio 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
Southeast Missouri State MAIAA 28–15 Joe Uhls 0
(last: none)		 none 0–0
SIU Edwardsville Independent 30–21 Roy Lee 1
(last: 1972)		 3rd 1–2

Results

Bracket

First roundSecond roundThird roundFinal
Southeast Missouri State3
Florida Southern5
1Southeast Missouri State411Florida Southern1
6Sacred Heart3Cal Poly Pomona5
Sacred Heart1
Cal Poly Pomona12
2Livingston611Cal Poly Pomona617
5Cal Poly Pomona5SIU Edwardsville53
Livingston4
SIU Edwardsville11
3SIU Edwardsville9SIU Edwardsville9
4Florida Southern5Southeast Missouri State3
Southeast Missouri State9
Livingston7

Game results

Game Winner Score Loser Notes
Game 1 Southeast Missouri State 4–311 Sacred Heart
Game 2 Livingston 6–511 Cal Poly Pomona
Game 3 SIU Edwardsville 9–5 Florida Southern
Game 4 Cal Poly Pomona 12–1 Sacred Heart Sacred Heart eliminated
Game 5 Florida Southern 5–3 Southeast Missouri State
Game 6 SIU Edwardsville 11–4 Livingston
Game 7 Southeast Missouri State 9–7 Livingston Livingston eliminated
Game 8 Cal Poly Pomona 5–1 Florida Southern Florida Southern eliminated
Game 9 SIU Edwardsville 9–3 Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State eliminated
Game 10 Cal Poly Pomona 6–5 SIU Edwardsville
Game 11 Cal Poly Pomona 17–3 SIU Edwardsville Cal Poly Pomona wins National Championship

References

  1. ^ "Division II Baseball Championships Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved November 8, 2022.
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