1976 NAIA Area Tournaments

The 31 winners of the 1976 NAIA District Tournaments advanced to one of 8 Area Tournaments. As with the District Tournaments, the Area Tournaments are geographically grouped. The 3, 4, and 5 team brackets are double elimination format. The top team in each bracket advances to the 1976 NAIA College World Series.

Area 1

• Anaheim, CA

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	LaVerne College	3	2-2	2nd
	Lewis-Clark State College	1	3-1	Advances to CWS
	Linfield College	2	0-2	3rd

Area 2

• Phoenix, AZ

May 19-20

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Grand Canyon College	7	2-2	2nd
	Jackson State University	30	1-2	3rd
	St. Mary's University	4	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Texas Wesleyan College	8	0-2	4th

Area 3

• Hutchinson, KS

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Emporia Kansas State College	10	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Kearney State College	11	1-2	3rd
	Minot State College	12	0-2	4th
	Southeastern Oklahoma State University	9	2-2	2nd

Area 4

• Stevens Point, WI

May 20-?

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Buena Vista College	15	1-2	3rd
	William Jewell College	16	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Winona State College	13	2-2	2nd
	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	14	0-2	4th

Area 5

• Pine Bluff, AR

May 19-21

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Birmingham-Southern College	27	3-2	2nd
	David Lipscomb College	24	1-2	3rd
	Georgia Southwestern College	25	0-2	5th
	John Brown University	17	1-2	4th
1	Kentucky State University	32	3-0	Advances to CWS

Area 6

• Canton, OH

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Anderson College (IN)	21	1-2	3rd
	Ferris State College	23	0-2	4th
	Lewis University	20	3-0	Advances to CWS
	Malone College	22	2-2	2nd

Area 7

• Wilmington, NC

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	Francis Marion College	6	1-2	3rd
	Guilford College	26	3-1	Advances to CWS
	University of North Carolina at Wilmington	29	0-2	4th
	West Liberty State College	28	3-2	2nd

Area 8

Seed	School	District	Results	Finish
	George Mason University	19	3-1	Advances to CWS
	Monmouth College	31	0-2	3rd
	Point Park College	18	2-2	2nd