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 1975-6 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

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 Florida Tech 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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Bridgeport		93
	Bentley		86
						Bridgeport		86
						Assumption		84
	Assumption		64
	Quinnipiac		60

• Third Place - Bentley 83, Quinnipiac 77

South - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Location: Maclellan Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Valdosta State		95
	Florida Tech		82
						Valdosta State		66
						Chattanooga		86
	Chattanooga		86
	Rollins		62

• Third Place - Rollins 101, Florida Tech 91

South Central - Thibodeaux, Louisiana

Location: Stopher Gym

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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
	Eastern Illinois		81
	Bridgeport		66

	Quarterfinal - Chattanooga, TN
	Chattanooga		107
	Nicholls State		78

	Quarterfinal - Tacoma, WA
	Puget Sound		80
	North Dakota		77

	Quarterfinal - Norfolk, VA
	Old Dominion		90
	Cheyney		85

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

	Semifinals					Final
	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)

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