1976 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament


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. 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.

Rocky Mountain Regional

Games played in Tempe, Arizona.

Mideast Regional

Games played in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

South Regional

Games played in Tallahassee, Florida.

Midwest Regional

Games played in Edinburg, Texas.

South Central Regional

Games played in Arlington, Texas.

West Regional

Games played in Pullman, Washington.

Northeast Regional

Games played in Storrs, Connecticut.

College World Series

Participants

Results

Bracket

Game results

All-Tournament Team

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

Notable players