1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

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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.

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.

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[edit] Locations

Region Site Other Locations
East Greensboro, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina, Providence, Rhode Island
Mideast Baton Rouge, Louisiana Dayton, Ohio, Notre Dame, Indiana
Midwest Louisville, Kentucky Denton, Texas, Lawrence, Kansas
West Los Angeles, California Eugene, Oregon, Tempe, Arizona
Finals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[edit] Teams

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

[edit] Bracket

[edit] East region

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     DePaul 69  
   Virginia 60  
     DePaul 66*  
     VMI 71  
   VMI 81
     Tennessee 75  
       VMI 75
     Rutgers 91
     Rutgers 54  
   Princeton 53  
     Rutgers 93
     Connecticut 79  
   Connecticut 80
     Hofstra 78*  

[edit] Midwest region

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


[edit] Mideast region

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


[edit] West region

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


[edit] Final Four

  National Semifinals National Finals
                 
   Rutgers 70  
   Michigan 86  
       Michigan 68
     Indiana 86
   Indiana 65
   UCLA 51  

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