1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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. Season outlook. Pre-season polls. The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season. Regular season. Conference winners and tournaments. 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. Awards. Consensus All-American teams. Coaching changes. A number of teams changed coaches throughout the season and after the season ended.