| Division: | II |
| Year: | 1977 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Finalfourcity: | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Champions: | Chattanooga Mocs |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | North Alabama Lions |
| Finalfourcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Sacred Heart Pioneers |
| Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
| Coach: | Ron Schumate |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Wayne Golden |
| Mopteam: | Chattanooga |
| Attendance: | 70,776 |
The 1977 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 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga's Wayne Golden was the Most Outstanding Player.
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore | Runner-up | |
| Towson | Regional Champion | |
| Virginia Union | Third Place | |
| Winston-Salem | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Assumption | Third Place | |
| Bridgeport | Fourth Place | |
| Merrimack | Runner-up | |
| Sacred Heart | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Atlantic | Fourth Place | |
| Chattanooga | Regional Champion | |
| UCF | Runner-up | |
| Valdosta State | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Augustana (SD) | Fourth Place | |
| Green Bay | Runner-up | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Third Place | |
| North Dakota | Regional Champion | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Bellarmine | Fourth Place | |
| Eastern Illinois | Runner-up | |
| Randolph-Macon | Regional Champion | |
| Youngstown State | Third Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyney | Regional Champion | |
| Gannon | Third Place | |
| Hartwick | Runner-up | |
| Philadelphia Textile | Fourth Place | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (MO) | Third Place | |
| North Alabama | Regional Champion | |
| Southern | Fourth Place | |
| Troy State | Runner-up | |
| School | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | Regional Champion | |
| Cal State Hayward | Fourth Place | |
| Puget Sound | Runner-up | |
| Seattle Pacific | Third Place | |
*denotes tie
Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University
Location: SHU Gymnasium Host: Sacred Heart University
Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
Location: Beeghly Center Host: Youngstown State University
Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
Location: Flowers Hall Host: University of North Alabama
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
*denotes each overtime played
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
*denotes each overtime played