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1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament

October 28, 2023

The 1976 NCAA 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. A total of 32 games were played, including a national third-place game.

1976 NCAA Division I
basketball tournament
NCAA logo from 1971 to 1979
Season1975–76
Teams32
Finals siteThe Spectrum
Philadelphia, PA
ChampionsIndiana Hoosiers (3rd title, 3rd title game,
4th Final Four)
Runner-upMichigan Wolverines (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBob Knight (1st title)
MOPKent Benson (Indiana)
Attendance202,502
Top scorerScott May (Indiana)
(113 points)

Indiana, coached by Bob Knight, won the national title with an 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. To date, Indiana is the last team to go the entire season undefeated at 32–0. 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. This had been the last tournament both Duke and Kentucky missed in the same year until 2021.[1]

This tournament was also the first since the creation of the NCAA men's tournament in 1939 in which no regional third-place games were played. In the first two NCAA tournaments (1939 and 1940), the West Regional held a third-place game, but the East (the only other regional of that day) did not. The East began holding its own third-place game in 1941, and from that point through 1975 each regional held a third-place game. This was the second year of the 32-team field, and the NCAA announced the selections several days prior to the end of the regular season.[2][3]

As site of the Continental Congress and signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia also served as host for the 1976 NBA All-Star Game, the 1976 National Hockey League All-Star Game, and the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at which President Ford threw out the first pitch.[4] The 1976 Pro Bowl was an exception and was played in New Orleans, likely due to weather concerns.

Schedule and venues edit

 
 
Charlotte
 
Providence
 
Dayton
 
South Bend
 
Denton
 
Lawrence
 
Eugene
 
Tempe
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1976 first round
 
 
Greensboro
 
Baton Rouge
 
Louisville
 
Los Angeles
 
Philadelphia
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1976 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1976 tournament:

First round

Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

National semifinals, 3rd-place game, and championship (Final Four and championship)

Teams edit

Region Team Coach Conference Finished Final opponent Score
East
East Connecticut Dee Rowe Yankee Sweet Sixteen Rutgers L 93–79
East DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Sweet Sixteen VMI L 71–66
East Hofstra Roger Gaeckler East Coast Round of 32 Connecticut L 80–78
East Princeton Pete Carril Ivy League Round of 32 Rutgers L 54–53
East Rutgers Tom Young Independent Fourth Place UCLA L 106–92
East Tennessee Ray Mears Southeastern Round of 32 VMI L 81–75
East Virginia Terry Holland Atlantic Coast Round of 32 DePaul L 69–60
East VMI Bill Blair Southern Regional Runner-up Rutgers L 91–75
Mideast
Mideast Alabama C. M. Newton Southeastern Sweet Sixteen Indiana L 74–69
Mideast Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten Champion Michigan W 86–68
Mideast Marquette Al McGuire Independent Regional Runner-up Indiana L 65–56
Mideast North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Round of 32 Alabama L 79–64
Mideast St. John's Lou Carnesecca Independent Round of 32 Indiana L 90–70
Mideast Virginia Tech Don DeVoe Independent Round of 32 Western Michigan L 77–67
Mideast Western Kentucky Jim Richards Ohio Valley Round of 32 Marquette L 79–60
Mideast Western Michigan Eldon Miller Mid-American Sweet Sixteen Marquette L 62–57
Midwest
Midwest Cincinnati Gale Catlett Metropolitan Round of 32 Notre Dame L 79–78
Midwest Michigan Johnny Orr Big Ten Runner Up Indiana L 86–68
Midwest Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight Regional Runner-up Michigan L 95–88
Midwest Notre Dame Digger Phelps Independent Sweet Sixteen Michigan L 80–76
Midwest Syracuse Roy Danforth Independent Round of 32 Texas Tech L 69–56
Midwest Texas Tech Gerald Myers Southwest Sweet Sixteen Missouri L 86–75
Midwest Washington Marv Harshman Pacific-8 Round of 32 Missouri L 69–67
Midwest Wichita State Harry Miller Missouri Valley Round of 32 Michigan L 74–73
West
West Arizona Fred Snowden Western Athletic Regional Runner-up UCLA L 82–66
West Boise State Bus Connor Big Sky Round of 32 UNLV L 103–78
West Georgetown John Thompson Independent Round of 32 Arizona L 83–76
West Memphis State Wayne Yates Metropolitan Round of 32 Pepperdine L 87–77
West UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Independent Sweet Sixteen Arizona L 114–109
West Pepperdine Gary Colson West Coast Sweet Sixteen UCLA L 70–61
West San Diego State Tim Vezie Pacific Coast Round of 32 UCLA L 74–64
West UCLA Gene Bartow Pacific-8 Third Place Rutgers W 106–92

Bracket edit

* – Denotes overtime period

East region – Greensboro, North Carolina edit

Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
         
DePaul 69
Virginia 60
DePaul 66*
Charlotte
VMI 71
VMI 82
Tennessee 75
VMI 75
Rutgers 91
Rutgers 54
Princeton 53
Rutgers 93
Providence
Connecticut 79
Connecticut 80
Hofstra 78*

Midwest region – Louisville, Kentucky edit

Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
         
Michigan 74
Wichita State 73
Michigan 80
Lawrence
Notre Dame 76
Notre Dame 79
Cincinnati 78
Michigan 95
Missouri 88
Missouri 69
Washington 67
Missouri 86
Denton
Texas Tech 75
Texas Tech 69
Syracuse 56

Mideast region – Baton Rouge, Louisiana edit

Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
         
Alabama 79
North Carolina 64
Alabama 69
Notre Dame
Indiana 74
Indiana 90
St. John's 70
Indiana 65
Marquette 56
Marquette 79
Western Kentucky 60
Marquette 62
Dayton
Western Michigan 57
Western Michigan 77
Virginia Tech 67*

West region – Los Angeles edit

Quarterfinals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
         
Pepperdine 87
Memphis State 77
Pepperdine 61
Eugene
UCLA 70
UCLA 74
San Diego State 64
UCLA 82
Arizona 66
UNLV 103
Boise State 78
UNLV 109*
Tempe
Arizona 114
Arizona 83
Georgetown 76

Final Four – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania edit

National semifinals National Championship Game
      
E Rutgers 70
MW Michigan 86
MW Michigan 68
ME Indiana 86
ME Indiana 65
W UCLA 51 National third-place game
E Rutgers 92
W UCLA 106

Announcers edit

Curt Gowdy, Dick Enberg, and Billy Packer - Final Four at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Dick Enberg and Billy Packer called the first game while Packer teamed with Curt Gowdy for the second game. For the Championship Game, Dick Enberg and Curt Gowdy called it while NBC used Billy Packer as a studio analyst.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ @TribSports (March 15, 2021). "It is the first time since 1976 all..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Huskies get NCAA berth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.
  3. ^ "NCAA picture". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. March 5, 1976. p. 2D.
  4. ^ Lyon, Bill (March 17, 2009). . The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved March 30, 2009.

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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1976 NCAA 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 A total of 32 games were played including a national third place game 1976 NCAA Division Ibasketball tournamentNCAA logo from 1971 to 1979Season1975 76Teams32Finals siteThe SpectrumPhiladelphia PAChampionsIndiana Hoosiers 3rd title 3rd title game 4th Final Four Runner upMichigan Wolverines 2nd title game 3rd Final Four SemifinalistsRutgers Scarlet Knights 1st Final Four UCLA Bruins 13th Final Four Winning coachBob Knight 1st title MOPKent Benson Indiana Attendance202 502Top scorerScott May Indiana 113 points NCAA Division I men s tournaments 1975 1977 Indiana coached by Bob Knight won the national title with an 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 To date Indiana is the last team to go the entire season undefeated at 32 0 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 This had been the last tournament both Duke and Kentucky missed in the same year until 2021 1 This tournament was also the first since the creation of the NCAA men s tournament in 1939 in which no regional third place games were played In the first two NCAA tournaments 1939 and 1940 the West Regional held a third place game but the East the only other regional of that day did not The East began holding its own third place game in 1941 and from that point through 1975 each regional held a third place game This was the second year of the 32 team field and the NCAA announced the selections several days prior to the end of the regular season 2 3 As site of the Continental Congress and signing of the Declaration of Independence Philadelphia also served as host for the 1976 NBA All Star Game the 1976 National Hockey League All Star Game and the 1976 Major League Baseball All Star Game at which President Ford threw out the first pitch 4 The 1976 Pro Bowl was an exception and was played in New Orleans likely due to weather concerns Contents 1 Schedule and venues 2 Teams 3 Bracket 3 1 East region Greensboro North Carolina 3 2 Midwest region Louisville Kentucky 3 3 Mideast region Baton Rouge Louisiana 3 4 West region Los Angeles 3 5 Final Four Philadelphia Pennsylvania 4 Announcers 5 See also 6 ReferencesSchedule and venues edit nbsp nbsp Charlotte nbsp Providence nbsp Dayton nbsp South Bend nbsp Denton nbsp Lawrence nbsp Eugene nbsp Tempeclass notpageimage 1976 first round nbsp nbsp Greensboro nbsp Baton Rouge nbsp Louisville nbsp Los Angeles nbsp Philadelphiaclass notpageimage 1976 Regionals blue and Final Four red The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1976 tournament First round March 13 East Region Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte North Carolina Host University of North Carolina at Charlotte Providence Civic Center Providence Rhode Island Host Providence College Mideast Region University of Dayton Arena Dayton Ohio Host University of Dayton Athletic amp Convocation Center South Bend Indiana Host University of Notre Dame Midwest Region UNT Coliseum Denton Texas Host North Texas State University Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence Kansas Host University of Kansas West Region McArthur Court Eugene Oregon Host University of Oregon ASU Activity Center Tempe Arizona Host Arizona State University Regional semifinals and finals Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight March 18 and 20 East Regional Greensboro Memorial Coliseum Greensboro North Carolina Host Atlantic Coast Conference Mideast Regional LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge Louisiana Host Louisiana State University Midwest Regional Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky Host University of Louisville West Regional Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles California Host UCLA National semifinals 3rd place game and championship Final Four and championship March 27 and 29 The Spectrum Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hosts The Philadelphia Big 5 Villanova University Temple University La Salle University Saint Joseph s University University of Pennsylvania Teams editRegion Team Coach Conference Finished Final opponent ScoreEastEast Connecticut Dee Rowe Yankee Sweet Sixteen Rutgers L 93 79East DePaul Ray Meyer Independent Sweet Sixteen VMI L 71 66East Hofstra Roger Gaeckler East Coast Round of 32 Connecticut L 80 78East Princeton Pete Carril Ivy League Round of 32 Rutgers L 54 53East Rutgers Tom Young Independent Fourth Place UCLA L 106 92East Tennessee Ray Mears Southeastern Round of 32 VMI L 81 75East Virginia Terry Holland Atlantic Coast Round of 32 DePaul L 69 60East VMI Bill Blair Southern Regional Runner up Rutgers L 91 75MideastMideast Alabama C M Newton Southeastern Sweet Sixteen Indiana L 74 69Mideast Indiana Bob Knight Big Ten Champion Michigan W 86 68Mideast Marquette Al McGuire Independent Regional Runner up Indiana L 65 56Mideast North Carolina Dean Smith Atlantic Coast Round of 32 Alabama L 79 64Mideast St John s Lou Carnesecca Independent Round of 32 Indiana L 90 70Mideast Virginia Tech Don DeVoe Independent Round of 32 Western Michigan L 77 67Mideast Western Kentucky Jim Richards Ohio Valley Round of 32 Marquette L 79 60Mideast Western Michigan Eldon Miller Mid American Sweet Sixteen Marquette L 62 57MidwestMidwest Cincinnati Gale Catlett Metropolitan Round of 32 Notre Dame L 79 78Midwest Michigan Johnny Orr Big Ten Runner Up Indiana L 86 68Midwest Missouri Norm Stewart Big Eight Regional Runner up Michigan L 95 88Midwest Notre Dame Digger Phelps Independent Sweet Sixteen Michigan L 80 76Midwest Syracuse Roy Danforth Independent Round of 32 Texas Tech L 69 56Midwest Texas Tech Gerald Myers Southwest Sweet Sixteen Missouri L 86 75Midwest Washington Marv Harshman Pacific 8 Round of 32 Missouri L 69 67Midwest Wichita State Harry Miller Missouri Valley Round of 32 Michigan L 74 73WestWest Arizona Fred Snowden Western Athletic Regional Runner up UCLA L 82 66West Boise State Bus Connor Big Sky Round of 32 UNLV L 103 78West Georgetown John Thompson Independent Round of 32 Arizona L 83 76West Memphis State Wayne Yates Metropolitan Round of 32 Pepperdine L 87 77West UNLV Jerry Tarkanian Independent Sweet Sixteen Arizona L 114 109West Pepperdine Gary Colson West Coast Sweet Sixteen UCLA L 70 61West San Diego State Tim Vezie Pacific Coast Round of 32 UCLA L 74 64West UCLA Gene Bartow Pacific 8 Third Place Rutgers W 106 92Bracket edit Denotes overtime period East region Greensboro North Carolina edit QuarterfinalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals DePaul69Virginia60DePaul66 CharlotteVMI71VMI82Tennessee75VMI75Rutgers91Rutgers54Princeton53Rutgers93ProvidenceConnecticut79Connecticut80Hofstra78 Midwest region Louisville Kentucky edit QuarterfinalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals Michigan74Wichita State73Michigan80LawrenceNotre Dame76Notre Dame79Cincinnati78Michigan95Missouri88Missouri69Washington67Missouri86DentonTexas Tech75Texas Tech69Syracuse56Mideast region Baton Rouge Louisiana edit QuarterfinalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals Alabama79North Carolina64Alabama69Notre DameIndiana74Indiana90St John s70Indiana65Marquette56Marquette79Western Kentucky60Marquette62DaytonWestern Michigan57Western Michigan77Virginia Tech67 West region Los Angeles edit QuarterfinalsRegional semifinalsRegional Finals Pepperdine87Memphis State77Pepperdine61EugeneUCLA70UCLA74San Diego State64UCLA82Arizona66UNLV103Boise State78UNLV109 TempeArizona114Arizona83Georgetown76Final Four Philadelphia Pennsylvania edit National semifinalsNational Championship Game ERutgers70MWMichigan86MWMichigan68MEIndiana86MEIndiana65WUCLA51National third place gameERutgers92WUCLA106Announcers editCurt Gowdy Dick Enberg and Billy Packer Final Four at Philadelphia Pennsylvania Dick Enberg and Billy Packer called the first game while Packer teamed with Curt Gowdy for the second game For the Championship Game Dick Enberg and Curt Gowdy called it while NBC used Billy Packer as a studio analyst Dick Enberg and Billy Packer First Round at Lawrence Kansas Notre Dame Cincinnati Mideast Regional Final at Baton Rouge Louisiana Curt Gowdy and John Wooden First Round at South Bend Indiana Indiana St John s West Regional Final at Los Angeles California Jim Simpson sportscaster and Tom Hawkins basketball First Round at Dayton Ohio Alabama North Carolina Midwest Regional Final at Louisville KentuckySee also edit1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1976 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1976 National Invitation Tournament 1976 NAIA Division I men s basketball tournament 1976 National Women s Invitation TournamentReferences edit TribSports March 15 2021 It is the first time since 1976 all Tweet via Twitter Huskies get NCAA berth Spokesman Review Spokane Washington Associated Press March 5 1976 p 28 NCAA picture Eugene Register Guard Oregon UPI March 5 1976 p 2D Lyon Bill March 17 2009 Sports helped Philly celebrate Bicentennial The Philadelphia Inquirer Archived from the original on March 30 2009 Retrieved March 30 2009 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament amp oldid 1176033481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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