# 1977 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

The 1977 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the third annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, held during March 1977.
The tournament field included 30 teams, an increase of two from 1976, and the national championship rounds were contested in Rock Island, Illinois.
Wittenberg, runners up from 1976, defeated Oneonta State, 79–66, in the championship game to win their first national title.

## Bracket
### Regionals

| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| UMass Boston | UMass Boston | 83 | | | |
| Suffolk | Suffolk | 73 | | | |
| Suffolk | Suffolk | 73 | UMass Boston | UMass Boston | 95 |
| | | | Brandeis | Brandeis | 69 |
| Brandeis | Brandeis | 67 | Brandeis | Brandeis | 69 |
| Worcester State | Worcester State | 65 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Suffolk | Suffolk | 81 |
| | | | Worcester State | Worcester State | 79 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Oneonta State | Oneonta State | 71 | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 65 | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 65 | Oneonta State | Oneonta State | 47 |
| | | | Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 46 |
| Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 75 | Albany (NY) | Albany (NY) | 46 |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 58 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 74 |
| | | | Ithaca | Ithaca | 63 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Hamline | Hamline | 44 | | | |
| Beloit | Beloit | 42 | | | |
| Beloit | Beloit | 42 | Hamline | Hamline | 53 |
| | | | Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 50 |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 73 | Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 50 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 69 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Beloit | Beloit | 68 |
| | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 78 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Methodist | Methodist | 85 | | | |
| Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 82 | | | |
| Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 82 | Methodist | Methodist | 60 |
| | | | William Paterson | William Paterson | 62 |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 92 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 62 |
| Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee | 68 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Glassboro State | Glassboro State | 103 |
| | | | Washington and Lee | Washington and Lee | 87 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Scranton | Scranton | 59 | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 51 | | | |
| Widener | Widener | 51 | Scranton | Scranton | 75 |
| | | | Albright | Albright | 60 |
| Albright | Albright | 51 | Albright | Albright | 60 |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 49 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Widener | Widener | 71 |
| | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 89 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Rose–Hulman | Rose–Hulman | 85 | | | |
| Knoxville | Knoxville | 75 | | | |
| Knoxville | Knoxville | 75 | Rose–Hulman | Rose–Hulman | 91* |
| | | | Transylvania | Transylvania | 85 |
| Transylvania | Transylvania | 85 | Transylvania | Transylvania | 85 |
| Clark Atlanta | Clark Atlanta | 84 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Knoxville | Knoxville | 73 |
| | | | Clark Atlanta | Clark Atlanta | 63 |
| First round | First round | First round | Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Ashland | Ashland | 72 | | | |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 68 | | | |
| Muskingum | Muskingum | 68 | Ashland | Ashland | 67 |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 69* |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 82 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 69* |
| Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon | 68 | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place | Regional Third-place |
| | | | Muskingum | Muskingum | 74 |
| | | | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon | 71 |
| Regional Championship | Regional Championship | Regional Championship |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 84 |
| Bishop (TX) | Bishop (TX) | 83 |

### National finals

* Site: Rock Island, Illinois
| National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Oneonta State | Oneonta State | 72 | | | | | | |
| UMass Boston | UMass Boston | 61 | | | | | | |
| UMass Boston | UMass Boston | 61 | Oneonta State | Oneonta State | 61 | | | |
| | | | Hamline | Hamline | 56 | | | |
| Hamline | Hamline | 82 | Hamline | Hamline | 56 | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 60 | | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 60 | | | | Oneonta State | Oneonta State | 66 |
| | | | | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 79 |
| Scranton | Scranton | 78 | | | | | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 79 |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 69 | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 69 | Scranton | Scranton | 52 | National third-place game | National third-place game | National third-place game |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 53* |
| Rose–Hulman | Rose–Hulman | 57 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 53* | Hamline | Hamline | 59 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 71 | | | | Scranton | Scranton | 60 |