| 1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | |
| Host City: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dates: | June 1−5, 1976 |
| Stadium: | Franklin Field University of Pennsylvania |
| Previous: | 1975 |
| Next: | 1977 |
The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−5 at the 54th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.
This year's meet was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.[1] [2]
USC finished first in the team standings, capturing their record twenty-sixth national title.[3] [4] [5]
High jumper Dwight Stones of Long Beach State raised his three-year-old world record a half-inch (1 cm) to .[3] [4] [5]
This was the first edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in meters;[6] previously the race distances were measured in yards.[7]
| Rank | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 64 | ||
| 44 | |||
| 40 | |||
| 34 | |||
| 31 | |||
| 30 | |||
| 28 | |||
| 22 | |||
| 20 | |||
| 18 |