1977 NCAA Division III baseball tournament

1977 NCAA Division III
baseball tournament

Season	1977
Teams	22
Finals site	Pioneer Park Marietta, Ohio, U.S.
Champions	Stanislaus State (2nd title)
Runner-up	Brandeis

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.

Bids

The 22 competing teams were:

School	Nickname	Location	Conference	Tournament appearance	Last appearance	Consecutive tournament appearances	Previous best performance
Brandeis University	Judges	Waltham, MA	Independent	2nd	1976	2	Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Coe College	Kohawks	Cedar Rapids, IA	Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
DePauw University	Tigers	Greencastle, IN	Independent/Indiana Collegiate Conference(NCAA D-II)	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Eastern Connecticut State College	Warriors	Willimantic, CT	Independent	2nd	1976	2	Regional third place (1976)
Glassboro State College	Profs	Glassboro, NJ	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Runner-Up (1976)
Ithaca College	Bombers	Ithaca, NY	Inedependent College Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	World Series Runner-Up (1976)
Lawrence University	Vikings	Appleton, WI	Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Lynchburg College	Hornets	Lynchburg, VA	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Fifth place (1976)
Marietta College	Pioneers	Marietta, OH	Ohio Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Fifth place (1976)
Maryville College	Scots	Maryville, TN	Independent	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Methodist College	Monarchs	Fayetteville, NC	Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Fifth place (1976)
North Adams State College	Mohawks	North Adams, MA	Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Fifth place (1976)
Pace University	Setters	New York City, NY	Knickerbocker Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Salisbury State College	Sea Gulls	Salisbury, MD	Independent/Mason-Dixon Conference(NCAA D-II)	1st	Debut	1	Debut
St. Olaf College	Oles	Northfield, MN	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
Stanislaus State College	Warriors	Turlock, CA	Independent	2nd	1976	2	National Champion (1976)
Westfield State College	Owls	Westfield, MA	Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Fifth place (1976)
Widener College	Pioneers	Chester, PA	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	Regional Fifth place (1976)
Wilkes College	Colonels	Wilkes-Barre, PA	Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference	2nd	1976	2	World Series Fourth place (1976)
William Paterson University of New Jersey	Pioneers	Wayne Township, NJ	New Jersey State Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
The College of Wooster	Fighting Scots	Wooster, OH	Ohio Athletic Conference	1st	Debut	1	Debut
York College of Pennsylvania	Spartans	York, PA	Independent	1st	Debut	1	Debut

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

South Regional

	First round					Second round/elimination round 1					Semifinals/elimination round 2					Elimination final					Final
	1	Glassboro State	4
	6	Lynchburg	2			Glassboro State		12
						Maryville (TN)		1
	2	William Paterson	2								Glassboro State		5
	5	Methodist	0								Salisbury State		2
						William Paterson		3													Glassboro State		11	--
						Salisbury State		10													Lynchburg		5	--
	3	Salisbury State	25													Salisbury State		2
	4	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		4
						Ithaca		5
	1	Brandeis	3								Ithaca		7
	6	Pace	2								North Adams State		1			Ithaca		7
						Pace		3
																Westfield State		12
						North Adams State		12
	2	Westfield State	16
																					Westfield State		3
	5	North Adams State	13
						Westfield State		10													Brandeis		5
						Eastern Connecticut State		9
	3	Eastern Connecticut State	9								Westfield State		6
	4	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	--
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						St. Olaf		0
	Coe		6			Coe		8
	Lawrence		0

Mideast Regional

	First round					Second round/elimination round 1					Semifinals					Final
						DePauw		1
						Wooster		5
	1	DePauw	9								Wooster		9
	6	Widener	6								Widener		12
						Widener		10
						Wilkes		9
	2	Marietta	4													Widener		7	2
	5	Wilkes	1													Marietta		1	3
						Marietta		10
						York (PA)		1
	3	York (PA)	5								Marietta		13
	4	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
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

–

Lower round 1

Lower final

Glassboro State

10

Brandeis

11

Brandeis

13

Marietta

9

See also

• 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1977 NAIA World Series