1977 NCAA Division III
Basketball Tournament |
| Teams | 30 |
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| Finals site | Rock Island, Illinois |
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| Champions | Wittenberg Tigers (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Oneonta State Red Dragons (1st title game) |
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| Semifinalists | - Scranton Royals (2nd Final Four)
- Hamline Pipers (1st Final Four)
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| Winning coach | Larry Hunter (Wittenberg) |
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| MOP | Rick White (Wittenberg) |
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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.
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[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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UMass Boston
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83
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Suffolk
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73
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UMass Boston
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95
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Brandeis
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69
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Brandeis
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67
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Worcester State
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65
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Regional Third-place
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Suffolk
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81
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Worcester State
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79
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Regional No. 2[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Oneonta State
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71
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Stony Brook
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65
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Oneonta State
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47
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Albany (NY)
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46
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Albany (NY)
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75
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Ithaca
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58
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Regional Third-place
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Stony Brook
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74
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Ithaca
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63
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Midwest - Rock Island, Illinois
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Hamline
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44
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Beloit
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42
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Hamline
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53
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Central (IA)
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50
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Central (IA)
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73
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Augustana (IL)
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69
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Regional Third-place
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Beloit
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68
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Augustana (IL)
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78
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Regional No. 4[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Methodist
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85
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Glassboro State
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82
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Methodist
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60
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William Paterson
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62
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William Paterson
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92
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Washington and Lee
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68
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Regional Third-place
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Glassboro State
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103
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Washington and Lee
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87
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Regional No. 5[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Scranton
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59
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Widener
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51
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Scranton
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75
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Albright
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60
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Albright
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51
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Franklin & Marshall
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49
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Regional Third-place
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Widener
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71
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Franklin & Marshall
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89
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Regional No. 6[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Rose–Hulman
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85
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Knoxville
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75
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Rose–Hulman
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91*
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Transylvania
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85
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Transylvania
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85
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Clark Atlanta
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84
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Regional Third-place
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Knoxville
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73
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Clark Atlanta
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63
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Regional No. 7[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Ashland
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72
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Muskingum
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68
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Ashland
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67
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Wittenberg
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69*
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Wittenberg
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82
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Carnegie Mellon
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68
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Regional Third-place
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Muskingum
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74
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Carnegie Mellon
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71
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Regional No. 8[]
| Regional Championship
| | | | | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan
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Championship Rounds[]
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Championship
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| Oneonta State
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| UMass Boston
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| Oneonta State
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| Hamline
| 56
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| Hamline
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| Nebraska Wesleyan
| 60
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| Oneonta State
| 66
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| Wittenberg
| 79
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| Scranton
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| William Paterson
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| Scranton
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| Wittenberg
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| Rose–Hulman
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| Hamline
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| Wittenberg
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| Scranton
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See also[]
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