1976 NAIA College World Series

The 1976 NAIA College World Series was held at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, MO. The eight teams qualified for the tournament by winning their District and Area Tournaments. Lewis University defeated Lewis-Clark State College in the championship game for the school's third straight title. Ken Jones of Lewis was named MVP.

Participating Teams

School	Conference	Record (Conference)	Head Coach	CWS Appearances	CWS Best Finish
Emporia Kansas State College			Dave Bingham	2 (last:1970)	7th
George Mason University		42-14	Raymond "Hap" Spuhler	0 (last:none)	none
Guilford College			Stuart Maynard	1 (last:1966)	4th
Kentucky State University		53-4	James Oliver	0 (last:none)	none
Lewis University	Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference	47-15	Gordie Gillespie	7 (last:1975)	1st
Lewis-Clark State College			Ramon Hooker	0 (last:none)	none
St. Mary's University	Big State Conference	30-15 (11-1)	Elmer Kosub	0 (last:none)	none
William Jewell College	Heart of America Athletic Conference		Fred Flook	4 (last:1970)	1st

Results

1976 College World Series

	First round					Second round					Third round
		Emporia St.	7
		Guilford	4
							Emporia St.	0
							Kentucky St.	2
		Kentucky St.	7
		Lewis-Clark St.	2
												Kentucky St.	6
												Lewis	9
		George Mason	2
		St. Mary's	1
							George Mason	3
							Lewis	7
		Lewis	8
		William Jewell	3
						Loser's bracket
							Guilford	1
							Lewis-Clark St.	4				George Mason	8
												Lewis-Clark St.	17
							St. Mary's	3
							William Jewell	0				Emporia St.	9
												St. Mary's	5

	Semifinals					Finals
		Lewis	2
		Emporia St.	1
							Lewis	16
							Lewis-Clark St.	8
		Kentucky St.	4
		Lewis-Clark St.	6

Game Results

Game	Winner	Score	Loser	Notes
May 28
Game 1	Emporia Kansas State College	7-4	Guilford College
Game 2	Kentucky State University	7-2	Lewis-Clark State College
May 29
Game 3	Lewis-Clark State College	4-1	Guilford College	Guilford eliminated
Game 4	George Mason University	2-1	St. Mary's University
Game 5	Lewis University	8-3	William Jewell College
May 30
Game 6	St. Mary's University	3-0	William Jewell College	William Jewell eliminated
Game 7	Kentucky State University	2-0	Emporia Kansas State College
Game 8	Lewis University	7-3	George Mason University
May 31
Game 9	Emporia Kansas State College	9-5	St. Mary's University	St. Mary's eliminated
Game 10	Lewis-Clark State College	17-8	George Mason University	George Mason eliminated
Game 11	Lewis University	9-6	Kentucky State University
June 1
Game 12	Lewis-Clark State College	6-4	Kentucky State University	Kentucky St eliminated
Game 13	Lewis University	2-1	Emporia Kansas State College	Emporia eliminated
June 2
Game 14	Lewis University	16-8	Lewis-Clark State College	Lewis wins CWS