Teams | 8 |
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Format | Double elimination |
Finals site | |
Champions | Lewis (IL) (3rd title) |
Winning coach | Gordie Gillespie |
MVP | Ken Jones (OF) (Lewis) |
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]
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.