1976 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
- Augustana (IL) Vikings (2nd Final Four)
- Plattsburgh State Cardinals (1st Final Four)
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The 1976 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, held during March 1976.
The tournament field included 28 teams, a decrease of two from 1975, and the national championship rounds were contested in Reading, Pennsylvania.[1]
Scranton defeated Wittenberg, 60–57 (in overtime), to win their first national championship.
Bracket
Regionals
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National finals
- Site: Reading, Pennsylvania
National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island College | 80 | |||||||||||||
Plattsburgh State | 91 | |||||||||||||
Plattsburgh State | 58 | |||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 71 | |||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 101 | |||||||||||||
Miles | 75 | |||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 57 | |||||||||||||
Scranton | 60* | |||||||||||||
Scranton | 94 | |||||||||||||
Shepherd | 78 | |||||||||||||
Scranton | 76 | National third-place game | ||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 65 | |||||||||||||
Plattsburgh State | 69 | |||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 93 |
See also
- 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
- 1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
- 1976 NAIA basketball tournament
References
- ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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