1975, ncaa, division, basketball, season, began, november, 1975, progressed, through, regular, season, conference, tournaments, concluded, with, 1976, ncaa, division, basketball, tournament, championship, game, march, 1976, spectrum, philadelphia, pennsylvania. The 1975 76 NCAA Division I men s basketball season began in November 1975 progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments and concluded with the 1976 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on March 29 1976 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Indiana Hoosiers won their third NCAA national championship with a 86 68 victory over the Michigan Wolverines 1975 76 NCAA Division I men s basketball seasonPreseason AP No 1Indiana Hoosiers 1 2 NCAA Tournament1976Tournament datesMarch 13 29 1976National ChampionshipSpectrumPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaNCAA ChampionsIndiana HoosiersHelms National ChampionsIndiana HoosiersOther championsKentucky Wildcats NIT Player of the Year Naismith Wooden Scott May IndianaPlayer of the Year Helms Kent Benson Indiana amp Scott May Indiana 1974 751976 77 Contents 1 Season headlines 2 Season outlook 2 1 Pre season polls 3 Conference membership changes 4 Regular season 4 1 Conference winners and tournaments 4 2 Informal championships 4 3 Statistical leaders 5 Post season tournaments 5 1 NCAA tournament 5 1 1 Final Four 5 2 National Invitation tournament 5 2 1 Semifinals amp finals 6 Awards 6 1 Consensus All American teams 6 2 Major player of the year awards 6 3 Major coach of the year awards 6 4 Other major awards 7 Coaching changes 8 ReferencesSeason headlines editThe Metro Conference began play with six original members The last basketball season for the Yankee Conference which dropped all sports except football at the end of the season Indiana went undefeated 32 0 during the season In the Pacific 8 Conference UCLA won its 10th of what would ultimately be 13 consecutive conference titles Season outlook editPre season polls edit Main article 1975 76 NCAA Division I men s basketball rankings The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre season 3 4 Associated Press Ranking Team 1 Indiana 30 2 UCLA 13 3 Maryland 4 Marquette 5 North Carolina 6 Kentucky 2 7 Notre Dame 8 Louisville 9 Tennessee 1 10 Cincinnati 11 Arizona 12 Alabama 13 NC State 14 Kansas State 15 San Francisco 16 Michigan 17 Providence 18 Arizona State 19 tie Memphis State Auburn 20 Syracuse UPI Coaches Ranking Team 1 Indiana 2 Marquette 3 Maryland 4 North Carolina 5 UCLA 6 Tennessee 7 Louisville 8 Notre Dame 9 Arizona 10 Alabama 11 Cincinnati 12 UNLV 13 Washington 14 San Francisco 15 USC 16 Kentucky 17 Rutgers 18 NC State 19 Michigan 20 Kansas StateConference membership changes editSchool Former conference New conference Ball State Cardinals Division I independent Mid American Conference Cincinnati Bearcats Division I independent Metro Conference Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Division I independent Metro Conference Louisville Cardinals Missouri Valley Conference Metro Conference Memphis State Tigers Division I independent Metro Conference UNLV Runnin Rebels West Coast Athletic Conference Division I independent North Texas Mean Green Missouri Valley Conference NCAA Division I independent Northern Illinois Huskies Division I independent Mid American Conference Saint Louis Billikens Division I independent Metro Conference Southern Illinois Salukis Division I independent Missouri Valley Conference Tulane Green Wave Division I independent Metro ConferenceRegular season editConference winners and tournaments edit From 1975 to 1982 the Eastern College Athletic Conference ECAC a loosely organized sports federation of Northeastern colleges and universities organized Division I ECAC regional tournaments for those of its members that were independents in basketball Each 1976 tournament winner received an automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament in the same way that the tournament champions of conventional athletic conferences did 5 Conference Regular season winner 6 Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winner Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Mitch Kupchak North Carolina 7 1976 ACC men s basketball tournament Capital Centre Landover Maryland Virginia Big Eight Conference Missouri Willie Smith Missouri 8 No Tournament Big Sky Conference Boise State Idaho State amp Weber State None selected 1976 Big Sky Conference men s basketball tournament Swenson Gym Ogden Utah Boise State Big Ten Conference Indiana None Selected No Tournament East Coast Conference Saint Joseph s East Lafayette West Todd Tripucka Lafayette 1976 East Coast Conference men s basketball tournament The Palestra Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hofstra Eastern College AthleticConference ECAC Division I ECAC membersplayed as independentsduring the regular season 1976 ECAC Metro Region tournament Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton New Jersey Rutgers 1976 ECAC New England Region tournament Springfield Civic Center Springfield Massachusetts Connecticut 1976 ECAC Southern Region tournament WVU Coliseum Morgantown West Virginia Georgetown 1976 ECAC Upstate Region tournament Manley Field House Syracuse New York Syracuse Ivy League Princeton Armond Hill Princeton 9 No Tournament Metro Conference Tulane Gary Yoder Cincinnati 1976 Metro Conference men s basketball tournament Freedom Hall Louisville Kentucky Cincinnati Mid American Conference Western Michigan Jeff Tyson Western Michigan 10 No Tournament Missouri Valley Conference Wichita State Mike Glenn Southern Illinois No Tournament Ohio Valley Conference Western Kentucky Johnny Britt Western Kentucky amp Tom Sisneros Middle Tennessee 1976 Ohio Valley Conference men s basketball tournament E A Diddle Arena Bowling Green Kentucky Semifinals and Finals Western Kentucky Pacific 8 Conference UCLA Ron Lee Oregon No Tournament Pacific Coast Athletic Association Long Beach State amp Cal State Fullerton Steve Copp San Diego State amp Greg Bunch Cal State Fullerton 1976 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men s basketball tournament Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium Stockton California San Diego State Southeastern Conference Alabama Bernard King Tennessee 11 No Tournament Southern Conference VMI Rodney McKeever The Citadel 12 1976 Southern Conference men s basketball tournament Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville South Carolina Semifinals and Finals VMI 13 Southland Conference Louisiana Tech Mike McConathy Louisiana Tech 14 No Tournament Southwest Conference Texas A amp M Ira Terrell SMU 15 1976 Southwest Conference men s basketball tournament Moody Coliseum Dallas Texas Texas Tech West Coast Athletic Conference Pepperdine Marcos Leite Pepperdine No Tournament Western Athletic Conference Arizona None Selected No Tournament Yankee Conference Massachusetts None Selected No Tournament Informal championships edit Conference Regular season winner Conference player of the year Conference tournament Tournament venue City Tournament winner Philadelphia Big 5 St Joseph s amp Villanova None selected No Tournament Statistical leaders edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it April 2021 Post season tournaments editNCAA tournament edit Main articles 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament and 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game Final Four edit National semifinalsNational finals ERutgers70MWMichigan86MWMichigan68MEIndiana86MEIndiana65WUCLA51 Third Place UCLA 106 Rutgers 92 National Invitation tournament edit Main article 1976 National Invitation Tournament Semifinals amp finals edit SemifinalsFinals UNC Charlotte80 NC State79 UNC Charlotte67 Kentucky71 Kentucky79 Providence78 Third Place NC State 74 Providence 69Awards editConsensus All American teams edit Main article 1976 NCAA Men s Basketball All Americans Consensus First Team Player Position Class Team Kent Benson C Junior Indiana Adrian Dantley F Junior Notre Dame John Lucas G Senior Maryland Scott May F Senior Indiana Richard Washington F C Junior UCLA Consensus Second Team Player Position Class Team Phil Ford G Sophomore North Carolina Bernard King F Sophomore Tennessee Mitch Kupchak F C Senior North Carolina Phil Sellers G Senior Rutgers Earl Tatum G F Senior Marquette Major player of the year awards edit Naismith Award Scott May Indiana Helms Player of the Year Kent Benson Indiana amp Scott May Indiana Associated Press Player of the Year Scott May Indiana UPI Player of the Year Scott May Indiana NABC Player of the Year Scott May Indiana Oscar Robertson Trophy USBWA Adrian Dantley Notre Dame Adolph Rupp Trophy Scott May Indiana Sporting News Player of the Year Scott May Indiana Major coach of the year awards edit Associated Press Coach of the Year Bob Knight Indiana Henry Iba Award USBWA Johnny Orr Michigan NABC Coach of the Year Johnny Orr Michigan UPI Coach of the Year Tom Young Rutgers Sporting News Coach of the Year Tom Young Rutgers Other major awards edit Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award Best player under 6 0 Frank Alagia St John s Robert V Geasey Trophy Top player in Philadelphia Big 5 Charlie Wise La Salle NIT Haggerty Award Top player in New York City metro area Phil Sellers RutgersCoaching changes editThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it May 2021 A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended Team FormerCoach InterimCoach NewCoach Reason Michigan State Gus Ganakas Jud Heathcote Montana Jud Heathcote Jim Brandenburg Ohio State Fred Taylor Eldon Miller Syracuse Roy Danforth Jim Boeheim Texas Leon Black Abe Lemons Texas Pan American Abe Lemons Bill White Tulane Charles Moir Roy Danforth Virginia Tech Don DeVoe Charles Moir Wyoming Moe Radovich Don DeVoeReferences edit ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia Random House 2009 p 846 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1978 Preseason AP Men s Basketball Poll College Poll Archive Retrieved August 8 2020 ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia Random House 2009 p 836 ISBN 978 0 345 51392 2 1977 Preseason AP Men s Basketball Poll College Poll Archive Retrieved August 8 2020 Varsity Pride ECAC Men s Basketball Tournaments 2009 NCAA Men s Basketball Record Book Conferences Section PDF NCAA 2009 Retrieved February 14 2009 2008 09 ACC Men s Basketball Media Guide Year by Year section Archived 2016 03 03 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2009 02 14 2008 09 Big 12 Men s Basketball Media Guide Awards section Big 12 Conference retrieved 2009 02 04 Men s Ivy League Outstanding performers Archived 2008 04 29 at the Wayback Machine Ivy League retrieved 2009 02 01 2008 09 MAC Men s Basketball Media Guide Records Section Mid American Conference retrieved 2009 02 14 2008 09 SEC Men s Basketball Record Book Southeastern Conference retrieved 2009 02 06 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Honors Section Southern Conference retrieved 2009 02 09 2008 09 SoCon Men s Basketball Media Guide Postseason Section Southern Conference retrieved 2009 02 09 2008 09 Southland Conference Men s Basketball Media Guide Southland Conference retrieved 2009 02 07 SWC honors told The Port Arthur News March 7 1976 p 26 Retrieved December 27 2022 via Newspapers com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1975 76 NCAA Division I men 27s basketball season amp oldid 1209879747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
