1977 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament |
Teams |
32 |
Finals Site |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
Champions |
Chattanooga (1st title) |
Runner-Up |
Randolph-Macon (1st title game) |
Semifinalists |
North Alabama (1st Final Four)
Sacred Heart (1st Final Four) |
Winning Coach |
Ron Schumate (Chattanooga (1st title)) |
Most Outstanding Player |
Wayne Golden Chattanooga |
Attendance |
70,776 |
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournaments
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The 1977 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1976-7 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and Chattanooga's Wayne Golden was the Most Outstanding Player.
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Baltimore |
116 |
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Virginia Union |
96 |
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Baltimore |
87 |
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Towson |
92* |
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Towson |
107 |
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Winston-Salem |
83 |
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- Third Place - Virginia Union 107, Winston-Salem 93
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Merrimack |
107 |
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Bridgeport |
83 |
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Merrimack |
104 |
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Sacred Heart |
110 |
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Sacred Heart |
83 |
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Assumption |
78 |
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- Third Place - Assumption 86, Bridgeport 84
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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UCF |
91 |
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Armstrong Atlantic |
81 |
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UCF |
79 |
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Chattanooga |
88 |
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Chattanooga |
92 |
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Valdosta State |
76 |
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- Third Place - Valdosta State 83, Armstrong Atlantic 73
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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North Dakota |
71 |
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Augustana (SD) |
64 |
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North Dakota |
45 |
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Green Bay |
43 |
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Green Bay |
89 |
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Nebraska-Omaha |
63 |
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- Third Place - Nebraska-Omaha 93, Augustana 91
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Eastern Illinois |
87 |
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Bellarmine |
72 |
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Eastern Illinois |
66 |
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Randolph-Macon |
69 |
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Randolph-Macon |
71* |
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Younstown State |
69 |
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- Third Place - Younstown State 81, Bellarmine 79
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Cheyney |
62 |
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Philadelphia U |
58 |
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Cheyney |
88 |
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Hartwick |
61 |
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Hartwick |
68 |
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Gannon |
66 |
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- Third Place - Gannon 85, Philadelphia U 67
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Troy |
81 |
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Lincoln (MO) |
65 |
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Troy |
70 |
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North Alabama |
77 |
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North Alabama |
105 |
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Southern |
88 |
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- Third Place - Lincoln 103, Southern 87
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Regional Semifinals |
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Regional Final |
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Cal Poly |
73 |
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Seattle Pacific |
58 |
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Cal Poly |
67 |
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Puget Sound |
54 |
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Puger Sound |
85 |
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Cal State East Bay |
68 |
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- Third Place - Seattle Pacific 94, Cal State East Bay 74
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Final |
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Towson |
82 |
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Sacred Heart |
85 |
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Sacred Heart |
81 |
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Chattanooga |
95 |
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Chattanooga |
76 |
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North Dakota |
52 |
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Chattanooga |
71 |
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Randolph-Macon |
62 |
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Randolph-Macon |
65 |
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Cheyney |
63 |
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Randolph-Macon |
82 |
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North Alabama |
67 |
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North Alabama |
67* |
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Cal Poly |
64 |
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- Third Place - North Alabama 93, Sacred Heart 77
*denotes each overtime played
See also
References
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