1977 NCAA Division III basketball tournament explained

Year:1977
Division:III
Teams:30
Finalfourcity:Rock Island, Illinois
Champions:Wittenberg Tigers
Titlecount:1st
Runnerup:Oneonta State Red Dragons
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:Scranton Royals
Finalfourcount:2nd
Semifinal2:Hamline Pipers
Finalfourcount2:1st
Coach:Larry Hunter (Wittenberg)
Mop:Rick White (Wittenberg)

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.[1]

Wittenberg, runners up from 1976, defeated Oneonta State, 79–66, in the championship game to win their first national title.

Bracket

National finals

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Division III Men's Basketball Championship . NCAA. NCAA.org. March 13, 2017. 17.