1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament

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1976 Atlantic Coast Conference
baseball tournament
Teams7
FormatSeven-team
Beautiful Tiger Field
  • Clemson, South Carolina
  • ChampionsClemson (1st title)
    Winning coachBill Wilhelm (1st title)
    Attendance6,250
    1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball standings
    Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No. 5 Clemson  ‍y 10 2   .833 36 15   .706
    Maryland  ‍‍‍ 8 4   .667 19 14   .576
    North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 8 4   .667 19 17   .528
    NC State  ‍‍‍ 6 6   .500 20 10   .667
    Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 5 7   .417 22 11   .667
    Virginia  ‍‍‍ 4 8   .333 17 22   .436
    Duke  ‍‍‍ 1 11   .083 7 23   .233
    † – Conference champion
    ‡ – Tournament champion
    y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
    As of June 30, 1976[1]
    Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

    The 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Tiger Field in Clemson, South Carolina, from April 22 through 25. Clemson won the tournament and earned the Atlantic Coast Conference's automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

    Tournament

    Play-In Rd. (Single Elim.)Upper round 2Upper finalChampionship
    5Wake Forest0
    1Clemson2
    5Wake Forest7
    4NC State3
    2Maryland2
    1Clemson3
    6Virginia8
    3North Carolina6
    6Virginia4
    2Maryland8
    7Duke9
    2Maryland10
    2Maryland2
    1Clemson3
    Lower round 1Lower final
    2Maryland14
    6Virginia86Virginia8
    5Wake Forest2

    See also

    References

    1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1976". Boyd's World. Retrieved August 23, 2014.