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 30th 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.

Conference winners 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. ConferenceRegular season winnerConference tournamentTournament venue • cityTournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference Clemson 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament Beautiful Tiger Field • Clemson, SC Clemson Big Eight Conference 1976 Big Eight Conference baseball tournament All Sports Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK Big Ten Conference No tournament EIBL No tournament Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan No tournament Pacific-8 Conference North - Washington StateSouth - No tournament Southeastern Conference Auburn No tournament Southern Conference No tournament Southwest Conference No tournament Yankee Conference No tournament

Conference standings The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:

College World Series

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.

Award winners

All-America team

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