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1976 NCAA Division I baseball season

1976 NCAA Division I baseball season
Number of teams 219
NCAA Tournament
College World Series
Champions Arizona
Runners-up Eastern Michigan
MOP Steve Powers (Arizona)
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#5 Clemson y 10 2   .833     36 15   .706
Maryland 8 4   .667     19 14   .576
North Carolina 8 4   .667     19 17   .528
NC State 6 6   .500     20 10   .667
Wake Forest 5 7   .417     22 11   .667
Virginia 4 8   .333     17 22   .436
Duke 1 11   .083     7 23   .233
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1976; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball
1976 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Northern
BYU x 15 3   .833     26 21   .553
Wyoming 10 7   .588     22 29   .431
Utah 8 9   .471     15 26   .366
Colorado State 2 16   .111     18 26   .409
Southern
#3 Arizona State xy 17 1   .944     65 10   .867
#1 Arizona y 12 6   .667     56 17   .767
New Mexico 4 14   .222     28 24   .538
UTEP 3 15   .167     9 25   .265
x – Division champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 30, 1976; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1976 NCAA Division I baseball season, play of college baseball in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) began in the spring of 1976. The season progressed through the regular season and concluded with the 1976 College World Series. The College World Series, held for the thirtieth time in 1976, consisted of one team from each of eight regional competitions and was held in Omaha, Nebraska at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium as a double-elimination tournament. Arizona claimed the championship for the first time.

This is a partial list of conference champions from the 1976 season. The NCAA sponsored regional competitions to determine the College World Series participants. Seven regionals of four teams and one of six each competed in double-elimination tournaments, with the winners advancing to Omaha. 18 teams earned automatic bids by winning their conference championship while 16 teams earned at-large selections.

The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

The 1976 season marked the thirtieth NCAA Baseball Tournament, which culminated with the eight team College World Series. The College World Series was held in Omaha, Nebraska. The eight teams played a double-elimination format, with Arizona claiming their first championship with a 7–1 win over Eastern Michigan in the final.



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