1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 March 2026 II 1976 100px 32 Evansville, Indiana Puget Sound Loggers 1st Chattanooga Mocs 1st Eastern Illinois Panthers 1st Old Dominion Monarchs 2nd Don Zech 1st Curt Peterson Puget Sound 70,149 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 1975–76 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. USA 450 right 1976 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Quarterfinals (orange) Final Four (red) USA cyan pog.svg 40.2 -75.35 right Villanova Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science USA cyan pog.svg 29.55 -90.55 left Thibodeaux Nicholls State University USA cyan pog.svg 41.15 -73.2 top Fairfield University of Bridgeport USA cyan pog.svg 47.75 -97.1 left Grand Forks University of North Dakota USA cyan pog.svg 36.85 -76.46 top Norfolk Old Dominion University USA orange pog.svg 36.85 -75.76 top Old Dominion University USA cyan pog.svg 35.16 -85.33 right University of Tennessee at Chattanooga USA orange pog.svg 35.16 -84.63 right Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga USA cyan pog.svg 47.2 -122.43 bottom Tacoma University of Puget Sound USA orange pog.svg 47.2 -121.73 bottom University of Puget Sound USA cyan pog.svg 38.15 -87.35 right University of Evansville USA red pog.svg 38.15 -86.75 right Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Regional participants SchoolOutcomeEastern IllinoisRegional ChampionEvansvilleRunner-upSt. Joseph's (IN)Fourth PlaceWright StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeChattanoogaRegional ChampionFTUFourth PlaceRollinsThird PlaceValdosta StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeCal Poly PomonaThird PlaceCal State BakersfieldRunner-upPuget SoundRegional ChampionUC DavisFourth Place SchoolOutcomeBaltimoreRunner-upMadisonFourth PlaceMorgan StateThird PlaceOld DominionRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAssumptionRunner-upBentleyThird PlaceBridgeportRegional ChampionQuinnipiacFourth Place SchoolOutcomeGrambling StateRunner-upLincoln (MO)Third PlaceMissouri–RollaFourth PlaceNicholls StateRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeGreen BayRunner-upMinnesota StateThird PlaceNebraska–OmahaFourth PlaceNorth DakotaRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeBuffalo StateThird PlaceCheyneyRegional ChampionHartwickFourth PlacePhiladelphia URunner-up *denotes tie Regionals Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Evansville 85 Wright State 75 Eastern Illinois 65 St. Joseph's (IN) 56 Evansville 73 Eastern Illinois 75 Third Place - Wright State 72, St. Joseph's 68 New England - Fairfield, Connecticut Location: Alumni Hall Host: University of Bridgeport Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 12 Regional FinalSweet 16March 13 Bridgeport 93 Bentley 86 Assumption 64 Quinnipiac 60 Bridgeport 86 Assumption 84 Third Place - Bentley 83, Quinnipiac 77 South - Chattanooga, Tennessee Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Valdosta State 95 FTU 82 Chattanooga 86 Rollins 62 Valdosta State 66 Chattanooga 86 Third Place - Rollins 101, Florida Tech 91 South Central - Thibodeaux, Louisiana Location: Stopher Gym Host: Nicholls State University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Nicholls State 97 Lincoln (MO) 79 Grambling 67 Missouri-Rolla 61 Nicholls State 90 Grambling 89 Third Place - Lincoln 86, Missouri-Rolla 84* West - Tacoma, Washington Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Puget Sound 80 Cal Poly Pomona 65 Cal State Bakersfield 87 UC Davis 65 Puget Sound 75 Cal State Bakersfield 65 Third Place - Cal Poly Pomona 84, UC Davis 82* North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 North Dakota 86* Nebraska-Omaha 74 Green Bay 72** Minnesota State 67 North Dakota 65 Green Bay 61 Third Place - Minnesota State 95, Nebraska-Omaha 73 South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 11 Regional FinalSweet 16March 12 Baltimore 85 Morgan State 65 Old Dominion 86 Madison 77 Baltimore 58 Old Dominion 73 Third Place - Morgan State 86, Madison 81 East - Villanova, Pennsylvania Location: Villanova Field House Host: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science Regional semifinalsRound of 32March 10 Regional FinalSweet 16March 11 Philadelphia U 89 Buffalo State 69 Cheyney 73* Hartwick 72 Philadelphia U 59 Cheyney 60 Third Place - Buffalo State 69, Hartwick 67 *denotes each overtime played National Quarterfinals left QuarterfinalElite EightMarch 15 Eastern Illinois 81 Bridgeport 66 left Quarterfinal - Chattanooga, TNElite EightMarch 15 Chattanooga 107 Nicholls State 78 left Quarterfinal - Tacoma, WAElite EightMarch 15 Puget Sound 80 North Dakota 77 left Quarterfinal - Norfolk, VAElite EightMarch 15 Old Dominion 90 Cheyney 85 National Finals - Evansville, Indiana Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville National semifinalsFinal FourMarch 18 National ChampionshipMarch 19 Eastern Illinois 84 Chattanooga 93 Puget Sound 83 Old Dominion 78 Chattanooga 74 Puget Sound 83 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) See also 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1976 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1976 NAIA Basketball Tournament 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 Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament