# Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1976

El Torneo de la División I de Baloncesto Masculino de la NCAA de 1976 se celebró para determinar el Campeón de la División I de la NCAA. Llegaron 32 equipos a la fase final, disputándose la Final Four en The Spectrum de Filadelfia, Pensilvania.
Los ganadores fueron el equipo de la Universidad de Indiana de Bobby Knight, derrotando en la final a la Universidad de Míchigan, logrando su tercer título.

## Equipos

| Equipo | Entrenador | Puesto final | Último rival | Marcador |
| East |||||
| Connecticut | Dee Rowe | Sweet Sixteen | Rutgers | P 93–79 |
| DePaul | Ray Meyer | Sweet Sixteen | VMI | P 71–66 |
| Hofstra | Roger Gaeckler | Ronda de 32 | Connecticut | P 80–78 |
| Princeton | Pete Carril | Ronda de 32 | Rutgers | P 54–53 |
| Rutgers | Tom Young | 4º puesto | UCLA | P 106–92 |
| Tennessee | Ray Mears | Ronda de 32 | VMI | P 81–75 |
| Virginia | Terry Holland | Ronda de 32 | DePaul | L 69–60 |
| VMI | Bill Blair | Finalista Regional | Rutgers | P 91–75 |
| Mideast |||||
| Alabama | C. M. Newton | Sweet Sixteen | Indiana | P 74–69 |
| Indiana | Bob Knight | CAMPEÓN | Michigan | G 86–68 |
| Marquette | Al McGuire | Finalista Regional | Indiana | P 65–56 |
| North Carolina | Dean Smith | Ronda de 32 | Alabama | P 79–64 |
| St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Ronda de 32 | Indiana | P 90–70 |
| Virginia Tech | Don DeVoe | Round of 32 | Western Michigan | P 77–67 |
| Western Kentucky | Jim Richards | Ronda de 32 | Marquette | P 79–60 |
| Western Michigan | Eldon Miller | Sweet Sixteen | Marquette | P 62–57 |
| Midwest |||||
| Cincinnati | Gale Catlett | Ronda de 32 | Notre Dame | P 79–78 |
| Michigan | Johnny Orr | Finalista | Indiana | P 86–68 |
| Missouri | Norm Stewart | Finalista Regional | Michigan | P 95–88 |
| Notre Dame | Digger Phelps | Sweet Sixteen | Michigan | P 80–76 |
| Syracuse | Roy Danforth | Ronda de 32 | Texas Tech | P 69–56 |
| Texas Tech | Gerald Myers | Sweet Sixteen | Missouri | P 86–75 |
| Washington | Marv Harshman | Ronda de 32 | Missouri | P 69–67 |
| Wichita State | Harry Miller | Ronda de 32 | Michigan | P 74–73 |
| West |||||
| Arizona | Fred Snowden | Finalista Regional | UCLA | P 82–66 |
| Boise State | Bus Connor | Ronda de 32 | UNLV | P 103–78 |
| Georgetown | John Thompson | Ronda de 32 | Arizona | P 83–76 |
| Memphis State | Wayne Yates | Ronda de 32 | Pepperdine | P 87–77 |
| UNLV | Jerry Tarkanian | Sweet Sixteen | Arizona | P 114–109 |
| Pepperdine | Gary Colson | Sweet Sixteen | UCLA | P 70–61 |
| San Diego State | Tim Vezie | Ronda de 32 | UCLA | P 74–64 |
| UCLA | Gene Bartow | 3.er puesto | Rutgers | G 106–92 |

## Fase final

* – Denota partido con prórroga.

### East region – Greensboro, North Carolina

| Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Regional Semifinales | Regional Semifinales | Regional Finalrs | Regional Finalrs |
| DePaul | 69 | | |
| Virginia | 60 | | |
| Virginia | 60 | DePaul | 66* |
| | | VMI | 71 |
| VMI | 82 | VMI | 71 |
| Tennessee | 75 | | |
| Tennessee | 75 | | | VMI | 75 |
| | | | | Rutgers | 91 |
| Rutgers | 54 | | | | | Rutgers | 91 |
| Princeton | 53 | | |
| Princeton | 53 | Rutgers | 93 |
| | | Connecticut | 79 |
| Connecticut | 80 | Connecticut | 79 |
| Hofstra | 78* | | |

### Midwest region – Louisville, Kentucky

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

### Mideast region – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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

### West region – Los Angeles

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

### Final Four @ Philadelphia

| Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Semifinal Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional | Final Nacional |
| E | Rutgers | 70 |
| MW | Michigan | 86 |
| MW | Michigan | 86 | MW | Michigan | 68 |
| | | | ME | Indiana | 86 |
| ME | Indiana | 65 | ME | Indiana | 86 |
| W | UCLA | 51 |

### Tercer y cuarto puesto

| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| W | UCLA | 106 |
| E | Rutgers | 92 |

## Final Four
### Final

* Campeón de la NCAA 1976
* Indiana Hoosiers 4º título