See also: 1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament.
| 1977 NCAA Tournament Championship Game | |
| Type: | ncg |
| Date: | March 28, 1977 |
| Year: | 1976–77 |
| Visitor School: | University of North Carolina |
| Visitor Name Short: | North Carolina |
| Visitor Nickname: | Tar Heels |
| Visitor Record: | 28–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Ap: | 5 |
| Visitor Coaches: | 3 |
| Visitor Coach: | Dean Smith |
| Visitor Per1: | 27 |
| Visitor Per2: | 32 |
| Home School: | Marquette University |
| Home Name Short: | Marquette |
| Home Nickname: | Warriors |
| Home Record: | 23–7 |
| Home Conference: | Independent |
| Home Ap: | 7 |
| Home Coaches: | 14 |
| Home Coach: | Al McGuire |
| Home Per1: | 39 |
| Home Per2: | 28 |
| Arena: | The Omni |
| City: | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Us Network: | NBC |
| Us Announcers: | Curt Gowdy, Dick Enberg, and Billy Packer |
| Attendance: | 16,086 |
| Referee: | Reggie Copeland & Paul Galvan[1] |
| Previous: | 1976 |
| Next: | 1978 |
The 1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game took place on March 28, 1977, between the North Carolina Tar Heels and the Marquette Warriors at The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The matchup was the final one of the thirty-ninth consecutive NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship single-elimination tournament — commonly referred to as the NCAA Tournament — organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is used to crown a national champion for men's basketball at the Division I level.