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1976 NAIA basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

Summary

College basketball tournament

Field	Value
Type	NAIA men's basketball tournament
Year	1976
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Kemper Arena
FinalFourCity	Kansas City, Missouri
Champions	Coppin State
TitleCount	1
ChampGameCount	1
ChampFFCount	1
RunnerUp	Henderson State
GameCount	1
RunnerFFCount	1
Semifinal1	Marymount (KS)
FinalFourCount1	1
Semifinal2	Lincoln Memorial
FinalFourCount2	1
MVP	Joe Pace
MVPTeam	Coppin State
Hustle	Enos Mitchell
HustleSchool	Henderson State
Attendance	unknown

The 1976 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 39th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This was the first tournament since 1969 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA semifinals. (It was the 6th time since 1937 this happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969).

Awards and honors

Leading scorer:
Leading rebounder:
Player of the Year: est. 1994

1976 NAIA bracket

| RD2-group1=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group2=**TOP TIER ** | RD2-group3=**BOTTOM TIER ** | RD2-group4=**BOTTOM TIER **

| RD1-seed01=1 | RD1-team01=Fairmont State (W.Va.) | RD1-score01=58 | RD1-seed02=- | RD1-team02=Howard Payne (Tex.) | RD1-score02=52

| RD1-seed03=- | RD1-team03=West Florida | RD1-score03=59 | RD1-seed04=16 | RD1-team04=Texas Southern | RD1-score04=81

| RD1-seed05=9 | RD1-team05=Coppin State (Md.) | RD1-score05=78 | RD1-seed06=- | RD1-team06=Dowling (N.Y.) | RD1-score06=55

| RD1-seed07=- | RD1-team07=Franklin (Ind.) | RD1-score07=61 | RD1-seed08=8 | RD1-team08=Wisconsin-Parkside | RD1-score08=74

| RD1-seed09=5 | RD1-team09=Pikeville (Ky.) | RD1-score09=84 | RD1-seed10=- | RD1-team10=Alabama-Huntsville | RD1-score10=94

| RD1-seed11=- | RD1-team11=Doane (Neb.) | RD1-score11=80 | RD1-seed12=12 | RD1-team12=Norfolk State (Va.) | RD1-score12=79

| RD1-seed13=13 | RD1-team13=Central Washington State | RD1-score13=75 | RD1-seed14=- | RD1-team14=Briar Cliff (Iowa) | RD1-score14=72

| RD1-seed15=- | RD1-team15=Eastern Montana | RD1-score15=76 | RD1-seed16=4 | RD1-team16=Marymount (Kan.) | RD1-score16=93

| RD1-seed17=3 | RD1-team17=Alcorn State (Miss.) | RD1-score17=79 | RD1-seed18=- | RD1-team18=Lake Superior State (Mich.) | RD1-score18='''88''''

| RD1-seed19=- | RD1-team19=Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | RD1-score19=73 | RD1-seed20=14 | RD1-team20=Edinboro State (Pa.) | RD1-score20=88

| RD1-seed21=11 | RD1-team21=Illinois Wesleyan | RD1-score21=100 | RD1-seed22=- | RD1-team22=Southwest Baptist (Mo.) | RD1-score22=84

| RD1-seed23=- | RD1-team23=Bethany Nazarene (Okla.) | RD1-score23=67 | RD1-seed24=6 | RD1-team24=Henderson State (Ark.) | RD1-score24=80

| RD1-seed25=7 | RD1-team25=Guilford (N.C.) | RD1-score25=95 | RD1-seed26=- | RD1-team26=Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) | RD1-score26=101

| RD1-seed27=- | RD1-team27=Husson (Maine) | RD1-score27=81 | RD1-seed28=10 | RD1-team28=California Baptist | RD1-score28=95

| RD1-seed29=15 | RD1-team29=Newberry (S.C.) | RD1-score29=89 | RD1-seed30=- | RD1-team30=Linfield (Ore.) | RD1-score30=86

| RD1-seed31=- | RD1-team31=Central State (Ohio) | RD1-score31=52 | RD1-seed32=2 | RD1-team32=Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | RD1-score32=57

| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=Fairmont State | RD2-score01=75 | RD2-seed02=16 | RD2-team02=Texas Southern | RD2-score02=82

| RD2-seed03=9 | RD2-team03=Coppin State | RD2-score03=68 | RD2-seed04=8 | RD2-team04=Wisconsin-Parkside | RD2-score04=67

| RD2-seed05=- | RD2-team05=Alabama-Huntsville | RD2-score05=70 | RD2-seed06=- | RD2-team06=Doane | RD2-score06=59

| RD2-seed07=4 | RD2-team07=Marymount | RD2-score07=83 | RD2-seed08=13 | RD2-team08=Central Washington State | RD2-score08=72

| RD2-seed09=14 | RD2-team09=Edinboro State | RD2-score09=73 | RD2-seed10=- | RD2-team10=Lake Superior State | RD2-score10=76

| RD2-seed11=6 | RD2-team11=Henderson State | RD2-score11=68 | RD2-seed12=11 | RD2-team12=Illinois Wesleyan | RD2-score12=66

| RD2-seed13=- | RD2-team13=Lincoln Memorial | RD2-score13=107 | RD2-seed14=10 | RD2-team14=California Baptist | RD2-score14=78

| RD2-seed15=15 | RD2-team15=Newberry | RD2-score15=65 | RD2-seed16=2 | RD2-team16=Grand Canyon | RD2-score16=58

| RD3-seed01=16 | RD3-team01=Texas Southern | RD3-score01=77 | RD3-seed02=9 | RD3-team02=Coppin State | RD3-score02=88

| RD3-seed03=- | RD3-team03=Alabama-Huntsville | RD3-score03=76 | RD3-seed04=4 | RD3-team04=Marymount | RD3-score04=78

| RD3-seed05=- | RD3-team05=Lake Superior State | RD3-score05=61 | RD3-seed06=6 | RD3-team06=Henderson State | RD3-score06=78

| RD3-seed07=- | RD3-team07=Lincoln Memorial | RD3-score07=75 | RD3-seed08=15 | RD3-team08=Newberry | RD3-score08=64

| RD4-seed01=9 | RD4-team01=Coppin State | RD4-score01=82 | RD4-seed02=4 | RD4-team02=Marymount | RD4-score02=81

| RD4-seed03=6 | RD4-team03=Henderson State | RD4-score03=80 | RD4-seed04=- | RD4-team04=Lincoln Memorial | RD4-score04=79**

| RD5-seed01=9 | RD5-team01=Coppin State | RD5-score01=96 | RD5-seed02=6 | RD5-team02=Henderson State | RD5-score02=91

- denotes double overtime.

Third-place game

The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.

| RD1-seed1=4 | RD1-team1=Marymount | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2=- | RD1-team2=Lincoln Memorial | RD1-score2=75

References

References

"NAIA.org".
NAIA. "NAIA Championship History".

Wikipedia Source

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