1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

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.

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»

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

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

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