The 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the third 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 all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament, up from 22 in 1977. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship.
Bids The 24 competing teams were: School Nickname Location ConferenceTournamentappearanceLastappearance Consecutivetournamentappearances Previous bestperformance Brandeis University Judges Waltham, MA Independent 3rd 1977 3 World Series Runner-Up (1977) Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges Stags Claremont, CA Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Coe College Kohawks Cedar Rapids, IA Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Runner-Up (1977) Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 3rd 1977 3 National Champion (1976, 1977) DePauw University Tigers Greencastle, IN Independent 2nd 1977 2 Regional Third place (1977) Eastern Connecticut State College Warriors Willimantic, CT Independent 3rd 1977 3 Regional Third place (1976) Illinois Wesleyan University Titans Bloomington, IL College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 1st Debut 1 Debut Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Runner-Up (1976) Juniata College Eagles Huntingdon, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Fourth place (1977) University of Minnesota Morris Cougars Morris, MN Independent/Northern Inetercollegiate Conference(NCAA D-II) 1st Debut 1 Debut Montclair State College Indians Montclair, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 World Series Third place (1976) Pace University Setters New York City, NY Knickerbocker Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Sixth place (1977) Rhode Island College Anchormen Providence, RI New England State College Conference 1st Debut 1 Debut Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Third place (1977) Salisbury State College Sea Gulls Salisbury, MD Independent 2nd 1977 2 Regional Third place (1977) St. Olaf College Oles Northfield, MN Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Third place (1977) Stillman College Tigers Tuscaloosa, AL Independent 1st Debut 1 Debut The College of Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Regional Fourth place (1977) Lynchburg College Hornets Lynchburg, VA Old Dominion Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 Regional Runner-Up (1977) Upsala College Vikings East Orange, NJ Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Regional Third place (1976) Westfield State College Owls Westfield, MA Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 Regional Runner-Up (1977) Widener College Pioneers Chester, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 Regional Runner-Up (1977) Wilkes College Colonels Wilkes-Barre, PA Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference 3rd 1977 3 World Series Fourth place (1976)
Regionals
Bold indicates winner.
South Regional
West Regional
Northeast Regional
Mideast Regional
World Series
Participants School Nickname Location ConferenceWorld SeriesappearanceLastappearance ConsecutiveWorld Seriesappearances Previous bestperformance Glassboro State College Profs Glassboro, NJ New Jersey State Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Third Place (1977) Marietta College Pioneers Marietta, OH Ohio Athletic Conference 2nd 1977 2 Fourth Place (1977) Ithaca College Bombers Ithaca, NY Inedependent College Athletic Conference 2nd 1976 1 Runner-Up (1976) Stanislaus State College Warriors Turlock, CA Independent 3rd 1977 3 National Champion (1976, 1977)
Bracket Pioneer Park-Marietta, OH (Host: Marietta College)
See also 1978 NCAA Division I baseball tournament 1978 NCAA Division II baseball tournament 1978 NAIA World Series
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