The 1976 Tournament

All-Tournament Team
 Jack Maher, Scranton
Tom Dunn, Wittenberg
Bob Huebner, Wittenberg
Ronnie Wright, Plattsburgh State
Terry Lawrence, Augustana

The University of Scranton had to go into overtime to defeat Wittenberg University, 60-57, to win the 1976 Division III Championship. The title game was tied 51-51 at the end of regulation and Jack Maher, the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, hit five unanswered points in the first two minutes of overtime and Wittenberg could not catch up again. Plattsburgh State's Ronnie Wright led the tournament in scoring with 117 points, a record total for five games. Mike Glynn of CCNY scored 50 points in his two games to establish the best scoring average in the tournament and Scranton's Irv Johnson hit a remarkable 78 percent of his shots from the field to lead that category.

Results

Regionals
Northeast (at Providence, R.I.): S.E. Massachusetts 79, Suffolk 76; Rhode Island College 87, Boston State 65; Third place-Boston State 108, Suffolk 101; Championship-Rhode Island 89, S.E. Massachusetts 87.
East (at Troy, N.Y.): CCNY 94, Rochester Tech 69; Plattsburgh State 68, Rensselaer 65; Third place-Rochester Tech 81, Rensselaer 74; Championship-Plattsburgh State 83, CCNY 81.
Great Lakes (at Ashland, Ohio.): Wittenberg 88, Oberlin 66; Ashland 75, Hiram 74; Third place-Oberlin 80, Hiram 77; Championship-Wittenberg 61, Ashland 49.
South (at Lexington, Ky.): Miles 79, Sewanee 71; Transylvania 112, LeMoyne-Owen 92; Third place-LeMoyne-Owen 87, Sewanee 86; Championship-Miles 87, Transylvania 85.
Middle Atlantic (at Scranton, Pa.): Widener 65, Mansfield State 54; Scranton 68, Grove City 45; Third place-Mansfield State 73, Grove City 59; Championship-Scranton 70, Widener 65.
South (at West Long Branch, N.J.): Shepherd 77, Glassboro State 62; Monmouth (N.J.) 97, Lynchburg 73; Third place-Glassboro State 82, Lynchburg 62; Championship-Shepherd 79, Monmouth 71.
Midwest (at Rock Island, Ill.): Coe 70, Simpson 62; Augustana (Ill.) 83, Cornell College 77; Third place-Simpson 96, Cornell College 88; Championship-Augustana 79, Coe 70.

Quarterfinals
At Providence, R.I. Plattsburgh State 91, Rhode Island 80
At Springfield, Ohio. Wittenberg 101, Miles 75
At Scranton, Pa. Scranton 94, Shepherd 78

Semifinals
At Reading, Pa.
Wittenberg 71, Plattsburgh State 58
Scranton 76, Augustana 65

Third Place
Augustana 93, Plattsburgh State 69

Championship
Scranton 60, Wittenberg 57 (OT)