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 .
Scranton defeated Wittenberg , 60–57 (in overtime), to win their first national championship.
Bracket
Regionals
First round
Regional Championship
Plattsburgh State 68
RPI
65
Plattsburgh State
83
CCNY
81
CCNY 94
RIT
69
Regional Third-place
RPI
74
RIT
81
National finals
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
References
"Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA . NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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