1976 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
| Teams | 28 | ||||
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| Finals site | , Reading, Pennsylvania | ||||
| Champions | Scranton Royals (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wittenberg Tigers (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Bob Bessoir (Scranton) | ||||
| MOP | Jack Maher (Scranton) | ||||
| Attendance | 4,000 (Championship game) | ||||
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The 1976 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the second annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III, held during March 1976.
The tournament field included 28 teams, a decrease of two from 1975, and the national championship rounds were contested in Reading, Pennsylvania.
Scranton defeated Wittenberg, 60–57 (in overtime), to win their first national championship.