1976 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament

1976 NCAA Division I
Baseball Tournament

Season

1976

Teams

College World
Series Site

Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium
Omaha, NE

Champions

Arizona (1st title)

Runner-Up

Eastern Michigan (2nd CWS Appearance)

Winning coach

Jerry Kindall (1st title)

MOP

Steve Powers (Arizona)

NCAA Baseball Tournaments

«1975

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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.

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.

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

Rocky Mountain Regional

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	—
	Minnesota	4

	Gonzaga	0
				Memphis	4

				Minnesota	17

Mideast Regional

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
	Southern Illinois	0

	Michigan	2
				Illinois State	4

				Michigan	5

South Regional

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	—
	Middle Tennessee	5

	Jacksonville	8
				Florida State	7

				Jacksonville	9

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

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

West Regional

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
	Pepperdine	4

	Northern Colorado	2
				Cal State Fullerton	11

				Pepperdine	3

Northeast Regional

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

Participants

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

Bracket

First Round			Second Round			Third Round

Winner's Bracket
	Clemson	9
	Auburn	4
				Clemson	2
				Eastern Michigan	3¹⁰
	Eastern Michigan	3
	Maine	2
							Eastern Michigan	2
							Arizona State	1
	Arizona State	7¹⁰
	Arizona	6
				Arizona State	9
				Washington State	3
	Washington State	6
	Oklahoma	1
			Loser's Bracket
				Auburn	8
				Maine	9		Washington State	3
							Maine	6
				Arizona	10
				Oklahoma	2		Clemson	6
							Arizona	10

Semifinals			Finals			if needed

Re-ordered Semi-finals
	Eastern Michigan	6					Eastern Michigan	1
	Arizona	7					Arizona	7
				Arizona	5
				Arizona State	1
	Arizona State	7
	Maine	0

Game results

Date	Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 11	Game 1	Clemson	9–4	Auburn
June 11	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
June 14	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
June 16	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

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

Position	Player	Class	School
Pitcher	Bob Chaulk	Junior	Arizona
Pitcher	Bob Owchinko	Senior	Eastern Michigan
Catcher	Ron Hassey	Senior	Arizona
First baseman	Ken Phelps	Senior	Arizona State
Second baseman	Dan Schmitz	Junior	Eastern Michigan
Third baseman	Brian Petroff	Freshman	Eastern Michigan
Shortstop	Russ Quetti	Sophomore	Maine
Outfielder	Ken Landreaux	Junior	Arizona State
	Dave Stegman	Senior	Arizona
	Pete Van Horne	Junior	Arizona
Designated hitter	Steve Powers	Senior	Arizona

Notable players

Tournament Notes

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.
As of 2014, Eastern Michigan remains the last northern school to play in the final game of the College World Series.

References

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

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