1977 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

The 1977 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, held during March 1977.

1977 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament
Teams30
Finals siteRock Island, Illinois
ChampionsWittenberg Tigers (1st title)
Runner-upOneonta State Red Dragons (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachLarry Hunter (Wittenberg)
MOPRick White (Wittenberg)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1976 1978»

The tournament field included 30 teams, an increase of two from 1976, and the national championship rounds were contested in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]

Wittenberg, runners up from 1976, defeated Oneonta State, 79–66, in the championship game to win their first national title.

Bracket

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Regionals

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National finals

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National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Oneonta State 72
UMass Boston 61
Oneonta State 61
Hamline 56
Hamline 82
Nebraska Wesleyan 60
Oneonta State 66
Wittenberg 79
Scranton 78
William Paterson 69
Scranton 52 National third-place game
Wittenberg 53*
Rose–Hulman 57 Hamline 59
Wittenberg 71 Scranton 60

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.