The 1978 NCAA Division III baseball tournament was played at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division III baseball season to determine the third national champion of

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level. The tournament concluded with four teams competing at Pioneer Park in

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, for the championship. Four regional tournaments were held to determine the participants in the World Series. Regional tournaments were contested in double-elimination format, with all four regions consisting of six teams, for a total of 24 teams participating in the tournament, up from 22 in 1977. The tournament champion was , who defeated for the championship.

Bids

The 24 competing teams were:

Regionals

Bold indicates winner.

South Regional

West Regional

Northeast Regional

Mideast Regional

World Series

Participants

Bracket

Pioneer Park-

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References

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