1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

Infobox NCAA Basketball Tournament
Year=1976


ImageSize=
Caption=
Teams=32
FinalFourArena=The Spectrum
FinalFourCity=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Champions=Indiana
TitleCount=3rd
RunnerUp=Michigan
GameCount=2nd
Semifinal1=Rutgers
FinalFourCount=1st
Semifinal2=UCLA
FinalFourCount2=13th
Coach=Bob Knight
CoachCount=1st
MOP=Kent Benson
MOPTeam=Indiana
Attendance=202,502
OneTopScorer=*
TwoTopScorers=
TopScorer=Scott May
TopScorerTeam=Indiana
Points=113

The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1976, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A total of 32 games were played, including a national third place game.

Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with a 86-68 victory in the final game over Michigan, coached by Johnny Orr. Kent Benson of Indiana was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Notably, this was the first time that two teams from the same conference (the Big Ten) played in the title game. Also, this was the last men's Division I tournament to date to feature two unbeaten teams, as both Indiana and Rutgers entered the tournament unbeaten. Both advanced to the Final Four, with Indiana winning the title and Rutgers losing to Michigan in the semifinals and UCLA in the third-place game.

Locations

Teams

Bracket

East region

8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=DePaul
RD1-score1=69
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Virginia
RD1-score2=60
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=VMI
RD1-score3=81
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Tennessee
RD1-score4=75
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Rutgers
RD1-score5=54
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Princeton
RD1-score6=53
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Connecticut
RD1-score7=80
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Hofstra
RD1-score8=78*
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=DePaul
RD2-score1=66*
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=VMI
RD2-score2=71
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Rutgers
RD2-score3=93
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Connecticut
RD2-score4=79
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=VMI
RD3-score1=75
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Rutgers
RD3-score2=91

Midwest region

8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Michigan
RD1-score1=74
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Wichita State
RD1-score2=73
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Notre Dame
RD1-score3=79
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=Cincinnati
RD1-score4=78
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Missouri
RD1-score5=69
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Washington
RD1-score6=67
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Texas Tech
RD1-score7=69
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Syracuse
RD1-score8=56
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Michigan
RD2-score1=80
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Notre Dame
RD2-score2=76
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Missouri
RD2-score3=86
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Texas Tech
RD2-score4=75
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Michigan
RD3-score1=95
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Missouri
RD3-score2=88

Mideast region

8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Alabama
RD1-score1=79
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=North Carolina
RD1-score2=64
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Indiana
RD1-score3=90
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=St. John's
RD1-score4=70
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=Marquette
RD1-score5=79
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Western Kentucky
RD1-score6=60
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Western Michigan
RD1-score7=77
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Virginia Tech
RD1-score8=67*
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Alabama
RD2-score1=69
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Indiana
RD2-score2=74
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=Marquette
RD2-score3=62
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Western Michigan
RD2-score4=57
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=Indiana
RD3-score1=65
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Marquette
RD3-score2=56

West region

8TeamBracket | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Pepperdine
RD1-score1=87
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Memphis State
RD1-score2=77
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=UCLA
RD1-score3=74
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=San Diego State
RD1-score4=64
RD1-seed5=
RD1-team5=UNLV
RD1-score5=103
RD1-seed6=
RD1-team6=Boise State
RD1-score6=78
RD1-seed7=
RD1-team7=Arizona
RD1-score7=83
RD1-seed8=
RD1-team8=Georgetown
RD1-score8=76
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Pepperdine
RD2-score1=61
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=UCLA
RD2-score2=70
RD2-seed3=
RD2-team3=UNLV
RD2-score3=109*
RD2-seed4=
RD2-team4=Arizona
RD2-score4=114
RD3-seed1=
RD3-team1=UCLA
RD3-score1=82
RD3-seed2=
RD3-team2=Arizona
RD3-score2=66

Final Four

4TeamBracket | RD1=National Semifinals | RD2=National Finals | RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1=Rutgers
RD1-score1=70
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2=Michigan
RD1-score2=86
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3=Indiana
RD1-score3=65
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4=UCLA
RD1-score4=51
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Michigan
RD2-score1=68
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Indiana
RD2-score2=86

External links

* [http://www.shrpsports.com/collbask/1976.htm 1976 NCAA Basketball Tournament] on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
* [http://www.hoopstournament.net/index.html HoopsTournament.Net] , source for much of the information on this page.