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.

Regional participants

*denotes tie

Regionals

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

Third Place - Wright State 72, St. Joseph's 68

New England - Fairfield, Connecticut
Location: Alumni Hall

Third Place - Bentley 83, Quinnipiac 77

South - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Location: Maclellan Gymnasium

Third Place - Rollins 101, Florida Tech 91

South Central - Thibodeaux, Louisiana
Location: Stopher Gym

Third Place - Lincoln 86, Missouri-Rolla 84*

West - Tacoma, Washington
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse

Third Place - Cal Poly Pomona 84, UC Davis 82*

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota
Location: Hyslop Sports Center

Third Place - Minnesota State 95, Nebraska-Omaha 73

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
Location: Norfolk Scope

Third Place - Morgan State 86, Madison 81

East - Villanova, Pennsylvania
Location: Villanova Field House

Third Place - Buffalo State 69, Hartwick 67

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

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

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