Type: | NAIA men's basketball tournament |
Year: | 1976 |
Teams: | 32 |
Finalfourarena: | Kemper Arena |
Finalfourcity: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Champions: | Coppin State |
Titlecount: | 1 |
Champgamecount: | 1 |
Champffcount: | 1 |
Runnerup: | Henderson State |
Gamecount: | 1 |
Runnerffcount: | 1 |
Semifinal1: | Marymount (KS) |
Finalfourcount1: | 1 |
Semifinal2: | Lincoln Memorial |
Finalfourcount2: | 1 |
Mvp: | Joe Pace |
Mvpteam: | Coppin State |
Hustle: | Enos Mitchell |
Hustleschool: | Henderson State |
Attendance: | unknown |
The 1976 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 39th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format.[1] This was the first tournament since 1969 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA semifinals. (It was the 6th time since 1937 this happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969).
The third-place game featured the losing teams from the national semifinalist to determine 3rd and 4th places in the tournament. This game was played until 1988.