1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

The 1976 NCAA Division II 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 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Puget Sound and Puget Sound's Curt Peterson was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants
* denotes tie

Great Lakes - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville


 * Third Place - Wright State 72, St. Joseph's 68

New England - Fairfield, Connecticut
Location: Alumni Hall Host: University of Bridgeport


 * Third Place - Bentley 83, Quinnipiac 77

South - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga


 * Third Place - Rollins 101, Florida Tech 91

South Central - Thibodeaux, Louisiana
Location: Stopher Gym Host: Nicholls State University


 * Third Place - Lincoln 86, Missouri-Rolla 84*

West - Tacoma, Washington
Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound


 * Third Place - Cal Poly Pomona 84, UC Davis 82*

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota
Location: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota


 * Third Place - Minnesota State 95, Nebraska-Omaha 73

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University


 * Third Place - Morgan State 86, Madison 81

East - Villanova, Pennsylvania
Location: Villanova Field House Host: Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science


 * Third Place - Buffalo State 69, Hartwick 67

* denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville


 * Third Place - Eastern Illinois 78, Old Dominion 74

* denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

 * Jeff Fuhrmann (Old Dominion)
 * Jeff Furry (Eastern Illinois)
 * Brant Gibler (Puget Sound)
 * Wayne Golden (Tennessee-Chattanooga)
 * Curt Peterson (Puget Sound)