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1.1  Regionals  





1.2  National finals  







2 See also  





3 References  














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1976 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament
Teams28
Finals siteReading, Pennsylvania
ChampionsScranton Royals (1st title)
Runner-upWittenberg Tigers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
  • Plattsburgh State Cardinals (1st Final Four)
  • Winning coachBob Bessoir (Scranton)
    MOPJack Maher (Scranton)
    Attendance4,000 (Championship game)
    NCAA Division III men's tournaments
    «1975 1977»

    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.[1]

    Scranton defeated Wittenberg, 60–57 (in overtime), to win their first national championship.

    Bracket[edit]

    Regionals[edit]

    National finals[edit]

    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[edit]

    References[edit]

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

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