1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament
The 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament was held at Beautiful Tiger Field in Clemson, SC. #1 Clemson University defeated #2 University of Maryland for the title.
Participating Teams[edit]
| Seed | School | Conf. Record | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson University | 10-2 | Bill Wilhelm |
| 2 | University of Maryland | 8-4 | Elton "Jack" Jackson |
| 3 | University of North Carolina | 8-4 | Walt Rabb |
| 4 | North Carolina State University | 6-6 | Sam Esposito |
| 5 | Wake Forest University | 5-7 | Marvin Crater |
| 6 | University of Virginia | 5-9 | James West |
| 7 | Duke University | 1-11 | Enos Slaughter |
Results[edit]
Bracket[edit]
| Single Elimination | Round 2 | Round 3 | Finals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| bye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wake Forest | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | NC State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wake Forest | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Clemson | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Duke | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia | 8 | 1 | Clemson | 3 | x | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 2 | x | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Losers Bracket 2 | Losers Bracket Final | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Maryland | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wake Forest | 2 | 6 | Virginia | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Virginia | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Game Results[edit]
| Game | Winner | Score | Loser | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 22 | ||||
| Game 1 | Wake Forest University | 7-3 | North Carolina State University | single elimination, Wake Forest advances |
| Game 2 | University of Virginia | 8-6 | University of North Carolina | single elimination, Virginia advances |
| Game 3 | University of Maryland | 10-9 (10) | Duke University | single elimination, Maryland advances |
| April 23 | ||||
| Game 4 | Clemson University | 2-0 | Wake Forest University | |
| Game 5 | University of Maryland | 8-4 | University of Virginia | |
| April 24 | ||||
| Game 6 | Clemson University | 2-1 | University of Maryland | |
| Game 7 | University of Virginia | 8-2 | Wake Forest University | Wake Forest eliminated |
| Game 8 | University of Maryland | 14-8 | University of Virginia | Virginia eliminated |
| April 25 | ||||
| Game 9 | Clemson University | 3-2 | University of Maryland | Clemson advances to NCAA tournament |


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