1977 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament
The 1977 NCAA Division III Baseball Tournament was played at the end of the 1977 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the second national champion of college baseball at the NCAA Division III level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in Marietta, Ohio for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with three regions consisting of six teams and one consisting of four, for a total of 22 teams participating in the tournament. The tournament champion was Stanislaus State, who defeated Brandeis for the championship.[1]
Season | 1977 |
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Teams | 22 |
Finals site | |
Champions | Stanislaus State (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Brandeis |
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Bids
The 22 competing teams were:
Regionals
[2] Bold indicates winner.
South Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lynchburg | 2 | Glassboro State | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maryville (TN) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
William Paterson | 2 | Glassboro State | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Methodist | 0 | Salisbury State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
William Paterson | 3 | Glassboro State | 11 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury State | 10 | Lynchburg | 5 | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury State | 25 | Salisbury State | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Maryville (TN) | 4 | William Paterson | 5 | Lynchburg | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
Lynchburg | 2 | Lynchburg | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Methodist | 0 |
Northeast Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Third Round/Elimination Round 2 | Elimination Final | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
Brandeis | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pace | 2 | Brandeis | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ithaca | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ithaca | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
North Adams State | 1 | Ithaca | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pace | 3 | Westfield State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
North Adams State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Westfield State | 16 | Westfield State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
North Adams State | 13 | Brandeis | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Westfield State | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut State | 9 | Westfield State | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ithaca | 6 | Brandeis | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Brandeis | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut State | 5 |
West Regional
First Round/Elimination First Round | Semifinal/Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 20 | |||||||||||||
Coe | 2 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 10 | |||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 4 | |||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 8 | |||||||||||||
Lawrence | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 22 | -- | ||||||||||||
Coe | 1 | -- | ||||||||||||
Coe | 6 | |||||||||||||
Lawrence | 0 | |||||||||||||
St. Olaf | 0 | |||||||||||||
Coe | 8 | |||||||||||||
Mideast Regional
First Round | Second Round/Elimination Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Widener | 6 | DePauw | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Widener | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Widener | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wilkes | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 4 | Widener | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
Wilkes | 1 | Marietta | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Marietta | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
York (PA) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
York (PA) | 5 | Marietta | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 1 | DePauw | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
DePauw | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
York (PA) | 6 |
World Series
Participants
School | Nickname | Location | Conference | World Series appearance |
Last appearance |
Consecutive World Series appearances |
Previous best performance |
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Stanislaus State College | Warriors | Turlock, CA | Independent | 2nd | 1976 | 2 | National Champion (1976) |
Brandeis University | Judges | Waltham, MA | Independent | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Glassboro State College | Profs | Glassboro, NJ | New Jersey State Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Marietta College | Pioneers | Marietta, OH | Ohio Athletic Conference | 1st | Debut | 1 | Debut |
Bracket
Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
First Round/Elimination First Round | Semifinal/Elimination Final | Final | ||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 11 | |||||||||||||
Brandeis | 3 | |||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 1 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 14 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 5 | |||||||||||||
Marietta | 3 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 8 | -- | ||||||||||||
Brandeis | 5 | -- | ||||||||||||
Brandeis | 11 | |||||||||||||
Marietta | 9 | |||||||||||||
Glassboro State | 10 | |||||||||||||
Brandeis | 13 | |||||||||||||
References
- "Cal State Stanislaus repeats for 1977 title". d3baseball.com. n.d. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- "1977 Division III Regionals". Baseball Reference. June 8, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- "1977 Division III College World Series". Baseball Reference. December 7, 2015. Retrieved January 18, 2018.