1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
- Eastern Illinois Panthers (1st Final Four)
- Old Dominion Monarchs (2nd Final Four)
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«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.
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Regional participants
School | Outcome | |
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Eastern Illinois | Regional Champion | |
Evansville | Runner-up | |
St. Joseph's (IN) | Fourth Place | |
Wright State | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Chattanooga | Regional Champion | |
FTU | Fourth Place | |
Rollins | Third Place | |
Valdosta State | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Cal Poly Pomona | Third Place | |
Cal State Bakersfield | Runner-up | |
Puget Sound | Regional Champion | |
UC Davis | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Baltimore | Runner-up | |
Madison | Fourth Place | |
Morgan State | Third Place | |
Old Dominion | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Assumption | Runner-up | |
Bentley | Third Place | |
Bridgeport | Regional Champion | |
Quinnipiac | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Grambling State | Runner-up | |
Lincoln (MO) | Third Place | |
Missouri–Rolla | Fourth Place | |
Nicholls State | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Green Bay | Runner-up | |
Minnesota State | Third Place | |
Nebraska–Omaha | Fourth Place | |
North Dakota | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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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
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
National semifinals Final Four March 18 | National Championship March 19 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 84 | ||||||||
Chattanooga | 93 | ||||||||
Chattanooga | 74 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 83 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 83 | ||||||||
Old Dominion | 78 |
- Third Place - Eastern Illinois 78, Old Dominion 74
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
- Jeff Fuhrmann (Old Dominion)
- Jeff Furry (Eastern Illinois)
- Brant Gibler (Puget Sound)
- Wayne Golden (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
- Curt Peterson (Puget Sound)
See also
- 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
- 1976 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
- 1976 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References
Sources
- 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
- 1976 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com
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