| Division: | II |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourcity: | Evansville, Indiana |
| Champions: | Puget Sound Loggers |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Chattanooga Mocs |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Eastern Illinois Panthers |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Old Dominion Monarchs |
| Finalfourcount2: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Don Zech |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Curt Peterson |
| Mopteam: | Puget Sound |
| Attendance: | 70,149 |
The 1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Puget Sound and Puget Sound's Curt Peterson was the Most Outstanding Player.
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois | Regional Champion | |
| Evansville | Runner-up | |
| St. Joseph's (IN) | Fourth Place | |
| Wright State | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga | Regional Champion | |
| FTU | Fourth Place | |
| Rollins | Third Place | |
| Valdosta State | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly Pomona | Third Place | |
| Cal State Bakersfield | Runner-up | |
| Puget Sound | Regional Champion | |
| UC Davis | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | Runner-up | |
| Madison | Fourth Place | |
| Morgan State | Third Place | |
| Old Dominion | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Assumption | Runner-up | |
| Bentley | Third Place | |
| Bridgeport | Regional Champion | |
| Quinnipiac | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Grambling State | Runner-up | |
| Lincoln (MO) | Third Place | |
| Missouri–Rolla | Fourth Place | |
| Nicholls State | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay | Runner-up | |
| Minnesota State | Third Place | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Fourth Place | |
| North Dakota | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State | Third Place | |
| Cheyney | Regional Champion | |
| Hartwick | Fourth Place | |
| Philadelphia U | Runner-up | |
*denotes tie
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
Location: Alumni Hall Host: University of Bridgeport
Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Location: Stopher Gym Host: Nicholls State University
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota
Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University
Location: Villanova Field House Host: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
*denotes each overtime played