1976 NAIA World Series

The 1976 NAIA World Series was the 20th annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champion of baseball among its member colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.^[1]

1976 NAIA
baseball tournament

1976 NAIA World Series
Teams	8
Format	Double elimination
Finals site	Phil Welch Stadium St. Joseph, Missouri
Champions	Lewis (IL) (3rd title)
Winning coach	Gordie Gillespie
MVP	Ken Jones (OF) (Lewis)
← 1975 NAIA baseball tournament 1977 →

The tournament was again played at Phil Welch Stadium in St. Joseph, Missouri.

Two-time defending champions Lewis (IL) (47–15) defeated Lewis–Clark State (48–11) in a single-game championship series, 16–8, to win the Flyers' third NAIA World Series.

Lewis outfielder Ken Jones was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

	Upper round 1				Upper round 2				Upper final				Semifinals				Final
	Guilford	4
	Emporia Kansas State	7
					Emporia Kansas State	0
					Kentucky State	2
	Kentucky State	7
	Lewis–Clark State	2
									Kentucky State	6
									Lewis (IL)	9
	George Mason	2
													Lewis (IL)	2
	St. Mary's (TX)	1
					George Mason	3							Emporia Kansas State	1
					Lewis (IL)	7
	Lewis (IL)	8
	William Jewell	3
																	Lewis (IL)	16	–
					Lower round 1				Lower round 2								Lewis–Clark State	8	–
									Emporia Kansas State	9
					St. Mary's (TX)	3			St. Mary's (TX)	5
													Kentucky State	4
					William Jewell	0
													Lewis–Clark State	6
									George Mason	8
					Guilford	1			Lewis–Clark State	17
					Lewis–Clark State	4

See also

• 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament
• 1976 NCAA Division II baseball tournament
• 1976 NCAA Division III baseball tournament (inaugural edition)

References

1. "Championship History" (PDF). NAIA.org. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2022.