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The last basketball season for the Yankee Conference, which dropped all sports except football at the end of the season. Indiana went undefeated (32–0) during the season. In the Pacific 8 Conference, UCLA won its 10th of what would ultimately be 13 consecutive conference titles. The National Invitation Tournament contracted from 16 to 12 teams.
The 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1976, and ended with the championship game on March 29 in Philadelphia. A total of 32 games were played, including a national third-place game.
Having lost several starters from the 1976 NCAA title game to graduation, [19] the Hoosiers posted a 16–11 record in the 1976–77 season, including an 11–7 mark in Big Ten play, [22] and did not qualify for the 1977 NCAA Tournament. The team returned to the tournament the following season, reaching the regional semifinals before being ...
The 1976–77 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in NCAA Division I competition in the 1976–77 season. Houston, coached by Guy Lewis, played its home games in the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas, and was then a member of the Southwest Conference.
The University of Jamestown was founded as Jamestown College in 1883, but closed during the depression of 1893. The school reopened in 1909 and has remained in operation ever since. In 1979, Jamestown College's football team went to the NAIA National Championships. [5] Two graduates of the institution have become Rhodes Scholars. [6]
The consensus 1976 College Basketball All-American team, as determined by aggregating the results of four major All-American teams. [1] To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors from a majority of the following teams: the Associated Press, the USBWA, The United Press International and the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The 1976–77 Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by second year head coach Gene Smithson, played their home games at Horton Field House and competed as an independent (not a member of a conference). They finished the ...