1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

1976 NCAA Division II
basketball tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Puget Sound Loggers (1st title)
Runner-up	Chattanooga Mocs (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Eastern Illinois Panthers (1st Final Four); Old Dominion Monarchs (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Don Zech (1st title)
MOP	Curt Peterson (Puget Sound)
Attendance	70,149
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1975	1977»

The 1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Puget Sound and Puget Sound's Curt Peterson was the Most Outstanding Player.

Villanova

Thibodeaux

Fairfield

Grand Forks

Norfolk

Chattanooga

Tacoma

Evansville

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1976 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red)

Regional participants


School	Outcome
Eastern Illinois	Regional Champion
Evansville	Runner-up
St. Joseph's (IN)	Fourth Place
Wright State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Chattanooga	Regional Champion
FTU	Fourth Place
Rollins	Third Place
Valdosta State	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Cal Poly Pomona	Third Place
Cal State Bakersfield	Runner-up
Puget Sound	Regional Champion
UC Davis	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Baltimore	Runner-up
Madison	Fourth Place
Morgan State	Third Place
Old Dominion	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Assumption	Runner-up
Bentley	Third Place
Bridgeport	Regional Champion
Quinnipiac	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Grambling State	Runner-up
Lincoln (MO)	Third Place
Missouri–Rolla	Fourth Place
Nicholls State	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Green Bay	Runner-up
Minnesota State	Third Place
Nebraska–Omaha	Fourth Place
North Dakota	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Buffalo State	Third Place
Cheyney	Regional Champion
Hartwick	Fourth Place
Philadelphia U	Runner-up

*denotes tie

Regionals

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11

Evansville	85

Wright State	75
		Evansville	73

		Eastern Illinois	75
Eastern Illinois	65

St. Joseph's (IN)	56

Third Place - Wright State 72, St. Joseph's 68

New England - Fairfield, Connecticut

Location: Alumni Hall Host: University of Bridgeport

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 12		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

Bridgeport	93

Bentley	86
		Bridgeport	86

		Assumption	84
Assumption	64

Quinnipiac	60

Third Place - Bentley 83, Quinnipiac 77

South - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

Valdosta State	95

FTU	82
		Valdosta State	66

		Chattanooga	86
Chattanooga	86

Rollins	62

Third Place - Rollins 101, Florida Tech 91

South Central - Thibodeaux, Louisiana

Location: Stopher Gym Host: Nicholls State University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

Nicholls State	97

Lincoln (MO)	79
		Nicholls State	90

		Grambling	89
Grambling	67

Missouri-Rolla	61

Third Place - Lincoln 86, Missouri-Rolla 84*

West - Tacoma, Washington

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11

Puget Sound	80

Cal Poly Pomona	65
		Puget Sound	75

		Cal State Bakersfield	65
Cal State Bakersfield	87

UC Davis	65

Third Place - Cal Poly Pomona 84, UC Davis 82*

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota

Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11

North Dakota	86*

Nebraska-Omaha	74
		North Dakota	65

		Green Bay	61
Green Bay	72**

Minnesota State	67

Third Place - Minnesota State 95, Nebraska-Omaha 73

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 11		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12

Baltimore	85

Morgan State	65
		Baltimore	58

		Old Dominion	73
Old Dominion	86

Madison	77

Third Place - Morgan State 86, Madison 81

East - Villanova, Pennsylvania

Location: Villanova Field House Host: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science

Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11

Philadelphia U	89

Buffalo State	69
		Philadelphia U	59

		Cheyney	60
Cheyney	73*

Hartwick	72

Third Place - Buffalo State 69, Hartwick 67

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

	Quarterfinal Elite Eight March 15

	Eastern Illinois		81

	Bridgeport		66

	Quarterfinal - Chattanooga, TN Elite Eight March 15

	Chattanooga		107

	Nicholls State		78

	Quarterfinal - Tacoma, WA Elite Eight March 15

	Puget Sound		80

	North Dakota		77

	Quarterfinal - Norfolk, VA Elite Eight March 15

	Old Dominion		90

	Cheyney		85

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana