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 , who defeated for the championship.
Bids The 22 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance 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
Northeast Regional
West Regional
Mideast Regional
World Series
Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance 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)
See also 1977 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1977 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1977 NAIA World Series
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