1977 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament

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.

1977 NCAA Division III
Basketball Tournament

Teams	30
Finals site	Rock Island, Illinois
Champions	Wittenberg Tigers (1st title)
Runner-up	Oneonta State Red Dragons (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Scranton Royals (2nd Final Four) Hamline Pipers (1st Final Four)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments «1976 1978»

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.

Regional Rounds

Regional No. 1   First Round     Regional Championship                     UMass Boston 83     Suffolk 73           UMass Boston 95       Brandeis 69   Brandeis 67       Worcester State 65   Regional Third-place   Suffolk 81   Worcester State 79

Regional No. 2   First Round     Regional Championship                     Oneonta State 71     Stony Brook 65           Oneonta State 47       Albany (NY) 46   Albany (NY) 75       Ithaca 58   Regional Third-place   Stony Brook 74   Ithaca 63

Midwest - Rock Island, Illinois   First Round     Regional Championship                     Hamline 44     Beloit 42           Hamline 53       Central (IA) 50   Central (IA) 73       Augustana (IL) 69   Regional Third-place   Beloit 68   Augustana (IL) 78

Regional No. 4   First Round     Regional Championship                     Methodist 85     Glassboro State 82           Methodist 60       William Paterson 62   William Paterson 92       Washington and Lee 68   Regional Third-place   Glassboro State 103   Washington and Lee 87

Regional No. 5   First Round     Regional Championship                     Scranton 59     Widener 51           Scranton 75       Albright 60   Albright 51       Franklin & Marshall 49   Regional Third-place   Widener 71   Franklin & Marshall 89

Regional No. 6   First round     Regional Championship                     Rose–Hulman 85     Knoxville 75           Rose–Hulman 91*       Transylvania 85   Transylvania 85       Clark Atlanta 84   Regional Third-place   Knoxville 73   Clark Atlanta 63

Regional No. 7   First round     Regional Championship                     Ashland 72     Muskingum 68           Ashland 67       Wittenberg 69*   Wittenberg 82       Carnegie Mellon 68   Regional Third-place   Muskingum 74   Carnegie Mellon 71

Regional No. 8 Regional Championship       Nebraska Wesleyan 84 Bishop (TX) 83

Championship Rounds

• Site: Rock Island, Illinois

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
		Oneonta State	72
		UMass Boston	61
							Oneonta State	61
							Hamline	56
		Hamline	82
		Nebraska Wesleyan	60
												Oneonta State	66
												Wittenberg	79
		Scranton	78
		William Paterson	69
							Scranton	52		Third-place
							Wittenberg	53*
		Rose–Hulman	57									Hamline	59
		Wittenberg	71									Scranton	60

See also

• 1977 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1977 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.