1976 Division II College World Series

The 1976 Divsion II College World Series was held at Lanphier Park in Springfield, IL. The six schools qualified by winning one of six regional tournaments. The tournament was won by Cal Poly Pomona, coached by John Scolinos. The runner-up was SIU Edwardsville. Cal Poly Pomona outfielder Ken Hellyer was named the series Most Outstanding Player.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	California Collegiate Athletic Association	40-27-1	John Scolinos	0 (last:none)	none
Florida Southern College	Sunshine State Conference	31-13	Hal Smeltzly	5 (last: 1975)	1st
Livingston University	Gulf South Conference	33-16 (8-7)	Hoss Bowlin	0 (last: none)	none
Sacred Heart University		22-7-1	Pete DiOrio	0 (last: none)	none
Southeast Missouri State University	Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association	28-15	Joe Uhls	0 (last: none)	none
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Independent	30-21	Roy Lee	1 (last:1972)	3rd

Results

1976 College World Series Bracket

	First round					Second round					Semifinals					Finals
		SE Missouri St.	4
		Sacred Heart	3				SE Missouri St.	3
							Florida Southern	5
												Florida Southern	0
												Cal Poly Pomona	5
							Sacred Heart	1
							Cal Poly Pomona	12
		Livingston	6														Cal Poly Pomona	6	13
		Cal Poly Pomona	5														SIU Edwardsville	5	3
							Livingston	4
							SIU Edwardsville	11
		SIU Edwardsville	9									SIU Edwardsville	2
		Florida Southern	5									SE Missouri St.	0
							Livingston	7
							SE Missouri St.	9

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
June 5
Game 1	Southeast Missouri State University	4 - 3	Sacred Heart University
Game 2	Livingston University	6 - 5	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Game 3	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	9 - 5	Florida Southern College
June 6
Game 4	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	12 - 1	Sacred Heart University	Sacred Heart elminated
Game 5	Florida Southern College	5 - 3	Southeast Missouri State University
Game 6	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	11 - 4	Livingston University
June 7
Game 7	Southeast Missouri State University	9 - 7	Livingston University	Livingston elminated
Game 8	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	5 - 0	Florida Southern College	Florida Southern eliminated
June 8
Game 9	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	2 - 0	Southeast Missouri State University	Southeast Missouri elminated
Game 10	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	6 - 5	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
June 9
Game 11	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	13 - 3	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Cal Poly Pomona wins CWS