1976 NAIA District Tournaments

The field of 109 teams in the 1976 NAIA Baseball Championship is broken down into 31 geographically based District Tournaments. 1 District (28) gave the District championship to the champion of the only conference in the district. The 3 and 4 team District tournaments are typically a double elimination format, while the 2 team tournaments are best of three format. The top team in each bracket advances to one of eight Area Tournaments, except District 5, who's champion did not participate in an Area tournament.

District 1

• Lewiston, ID

May 14-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Central Washington State College		2nd
	Lewis-Clark State College		Advances to Area 1 Tournament

District 2

• Portland, OR

May 14-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Eastern Oregon State College	0-2	4th
	Lewis & Clark College	3-2	2nd
	Linfield College	3-1	Advances to Area 1 Tournament
	Oregon College of Education	1-2	3rd

District 3

May 11

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	California Lutheran College	1-1
	Claremont-Mudd Colleges	2-0	Advances to championship round
	Point Loma College	0-1
	Whittier College	0-1

• Anaheim, CA

May 13-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Azusa Pacific College	1-2	3rd
	California State University, Dominguez Hills	0-2	4th
	Claremont-Mudd Colleges	3-2	2nd
	LaVerne College	3-1	Advances to Area 1 Tournament

District 4

St. Mary's University, champion of Big State Conference given District 4 spot in Area 2 Tournament due to independent Sam Houston State University not meeting the required .667 winning percentage to qualify for a championship series.

District 5

• Portland, ME

May 13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Castleton State College	2-0
	Husson College	0-1
4	Franklin Pierce College	1-1
1	University of Maine at Portland-Gorham	0-1

District 6

• Greenwood, SC

May 5-7

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Newberry College	1-2	3rd
2	Francis Marion College	3-1	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
3	University of South Carolina Coastal Carolina College	0-2	4th
4	Erskine College	2-2	2nd

District 7

• Phoenix, AZ

May 13-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Grand Canyon College	3-1	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Southern Utah State College	1-3	2nd

District 8

• Arlington, TX

May 13-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Lubbock Christian College	2-2	2nd
	Prairie View A&M University	1-2	3rd
	Texas Wesleyan College	3-0	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Wiley College	0-2	4th

District 9

• Midwest City, OK

May 13-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Oklahoma Christian College		2nd
	Phillips University	1-2	3rd
	Southeastern Oklahoma State University		Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Southwestern Oklahoma State University	0-2	4th

District 10

• Hays, KS

May 12-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Benedictine College	1-2	3rd
	Emporia Kansas State College	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Fort Hays Kansas State College	2-2	2nd
	Friends University	0-2	4th

District 11

• Kearney, NE

May 13-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Concordia College	0-2	4th
	Dana College	1-2	3rd
	Kearney State College	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Wayne State College	2-2	2nd

District 12

• Spearfish, SD

May 14-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Black Hills State College	0-2	3rd
	Minot State College	3-0	Advances to Area 3 Tournament
	Northern State College	1-2	2nd

District 13

• Northfield, MN

May 12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	St. Olaf College	0-2	2nd
	Winona State University	2-0	Advances to Area 4 Tournament

District 14

• Green Bay, WI & La Crosse, WI

May 13-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Milton College	1-2	3rd
	St. Norbert College	0-2	4th
	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	4-1	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point	2-2	2nd

District 15

• Storm Lake, IA

May 11-13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Buena Vista College	4-1	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
	Morningside College	2-2	2nd
	Northwestern College	0-2	4th
	William Penn College	1-2	3rd

District 16

• Warrensburg, MO

May 12-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Missouri Southern State College	1-2	3rd
2	Missouri Western State College	2-2	2nd
3	William Jewell College	4-1	Advances to Area 4 Tournament
4	Central Methodist College	0-2	4th

District 17

• Pine Bluff, AR

May ?-9

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff	2-2	2nd
	Arkansas Tech University	0-2	4th
1	John Brown University	4-1	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	College of the Ozarks	1-2	3rd

District 18

• Freeport, PA

May 14-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Frostburg State College	2-2	2nd
2	Point Park College	3-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
3	Westminster College	0-2	4th
4	Slippery Rock State College	1-2	3rd

District 19

May 14-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	George Mason University	3-0	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
	St. Mary's College of Maryland	1-2	2nd
	Wilmington College	0-2	3rd

District 20

• Lockport, IL

May 14-17

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Illinois Benedictine College	0-2	4th
	Lewis University		Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Northeastern Illinois University	1-2	3rd
	Saint Xavier College		2nd

District 21

• Anderson, IN

May 13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Anderson College	1-0*	Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Huntington College	1-0**
	Marian College	0-1
	Taylor University	0-1**

* Rain washed out tournament after first day of action. Anderson declared champion.
** Taylor beat Huntington in first round. Huntington then defeated Marion in loser's bracket game. But Taylor was then found to have used an ineligible player, giving Huntington a forfeit win, and negating Huntington/Marian game.

District 22

May 13-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
4	Bluffton College	0-2	4th
	Malone College	3-0	Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Mount Vernon Nazarene College	1-2	3rd
1	Ohio Dominican College		2nd

District 23

• Big Rapids, MI

May 13-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Aquinas College	2-2	2nd
	Ferris State College	3-0	Advances to Area 6 Tournament
	Spring Arbor College	1-2	3rd
	Northwood Institute	0-2	4th

District 24

• Harrogate, TN

May 12-14

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	David Lipscomb College	3-0	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
2	Belmont College	2-2	2nd
3	Lincoln Memorial University	0-2	4th
4	Trevecca Nazarene College	1-2	3rd

District 25

• Americus, GA

May 12-

Seed	School	Results	Finish
2	Georgia Southwestern College	3-0	Advances to Area 5 Tournament
	Mercer University - Atlanta	0-2	4th
	Piedmont College	1-2	3rd
1	Shorter College	2-2	2nd

District 26

• Salisbury, NC

May 12-16

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Gardner-Webb College	1-2	3rd
	Guilford College	3-1	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
	High Point College	3-2	2nd
	Saint Augustine's College	0-2	4th

District 27

• Birmingham, AL

May 12-?

Seed	School	Results	Finish
1	Birmingham-Southern College		Advances to Area 5 Tournament
4	Huntingdon College
	University of Montevallo	0-2	4th
	Stillman College

District 28

West Liberty State College wins District 28 championship based on West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship. West Liberty advances to Area 7 Tournament

District 29

• Wilmington, NC

May 12-15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Atlantic Christian College	0-2	4th
	Campbell College	2-2	2nd
	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	3-0	Advances to Area 7 Tournament
	Virginia State College	1-2	3rd

District 30

• Hattiesburg, MS

May 11

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Southern University and A&M College	2-0	Advances to championship series
	William Carey College	0-2

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Belhaven College	0-2
	Jackson State University	2-0	Advances to championship series

• Jackson, MS

May 12-13

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Jackson State University	2-1	Advances to Area 2 Tournament
	Southern University and A&M College	1-2	2nd

District 31

• West Long Branch, NJ

May 15

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Monmouth College	2-1	Advances to Area 8 Tournament
	Western Connecticut State College	1-2	2nd

District 32

• Frankfort, KY

May 12

Seed	School	Results	Finish
	Georgetown College	0-2	2nd
	Kentucky State University	2-0	Advances to Area 7 Tournament