1977 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament

1977 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Chattanooga Mocs (1st title)
Runner-up	Randolph-Macon Yellow Jackets (1st title game)
Semifinalists	North Alabama Lions (1st Final Four); Sacred Heart Pioneers (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Ron Schumate (1st title)
MOP	Wayne Golden ((Chattanooga))
Attendance	70,776

The 1977 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 1976–77 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


School	Outcome
Baltimore	Runner-up
Towson	Regional Champion
Virginia Union	Third Place
Winston-Salem	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Assumption	Third Place
Bridgeport	Fourth Place
Merrimack	Runner-up
Sacred Heart	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Armstrong Atlantic	Fourth Place
Chattanooga	Regional Champion
UCF	Runner-up
Valdosta State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Augustana (SD)	Fourth Place
Green Bay	Runner-up
Nebraska–Omaha	Third Place
North Dakota	Regional Champion


School	Outcome
Bellarmine	Fourth Place
Eastern Illinois	Runner-up
Randolph-Macon	Regional Champion
Youngstown State	Third Place


School	Outcome
Cheyney	Regional Champion
Gannon	Third Place
Hartwick	Runner-up
Philadelphia Textile	Fourth Place


School	Outcome
Lincoln (MO)	Third Place
North Alabama	Regional Champion
Southern	Fourth Place
Troy State	Runner-up


School	Outcome
Cal Poly	Regional Champion
Cal State Hayward	Fourth Place
Puget Sound	Runner-up
Seattle Pacific	Third Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

South Atlantic - Towson, Maryland

Location: Towson Center Host: Towson State University

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 4		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5

Baltimore	116

Virginia Union	96
		Baltimore	87

		Towson	92*
Towson	107

Winston-Salem	83

Third Place - Virginia Union 107, Winston-Salem 93

New England - Fairfield, Connecticut

Location: SHU Gymnasium Host: Sacred Heart University

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

Merrimack	107

Bridgeport	83
		Merrimack	104

		Sacred Heart	110
Sacred Heart	83

Assumption	78

Third Place - Assumption 86, Bridgeport 84

South - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Location: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 4		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5

UCF	91

Armstrong Atlantic	81
		UCF	79

		Chattanooga	88
Chattanooga	92

Valdosta State	76

Third Place - Valdosta State 83, Armstrong Atlantic 73

North Central - Green Bay, Wisconsin

Location: Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Host: University of Wisconsin at Green Bay

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

North Dakota	71

Augustana (SD)	64
		North Dakota	45

		Green Bay	43
Green Bay	89

Nebraska–Omaha	63

Third Place - Nebraska–Omaha 93, Augustana 91

Great Lakes - Youngstown, Ohio

Location: Beeghly Center Host: Youngstown State University

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 4		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5

Eastern Illinois	87

Bellarmine	72
		Eastern Illinois	66

		Randolph–Macon	69
Randolph–Macon	71*

Youngstown State	69

Third Place - Youngstown State 81, Bellarmine 79

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 4		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5

Cheyney	62

Philadelphia Textile	58
		Cheyney	88

		Hartwick	61
Hartwick	68

Gannon	66

Third Place - Gannon 85, Philadelphia Textile 67

South Central - Florence, Alabama

Location: Flowers Hall Host: University of North Alabama

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 4		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 5

Troy State	81

Lincoln (MO)	65
		Troy State	70

		North Alabama	77
North Alabama	105

Southern	88

Third Place - Lincoln 103, Southern 87

West - Tacoma, Washington

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound

Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 3		Regional Final Sweet 16 March 4

Cal Poly	73

Seattle Pacific	58
		Cal Poly	67

		Puget Sound	54
Puget Sound	85

Cal State Hayward	68

Third Place - Seattle Pacific 94, Cal State Hayward 74

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

	Quarterfinal - New Haven, CT Elite Eight March 12

	Towson		82

	Sacred Heart		85

	Quarterfinal - Grand Forks, ND Elite Eight March 11

	Chattanooga		76

	North Dakota		52

	Quarterfinal - Richmond, VA Elite Eight March 13

	Randolph-Macon		65

	Cheyney		63

	Quarterfinal - Florence, AL Elite Eight March 11

	North Alabama		67*

	Cal Poly		64

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

National Semifinals Final Four March 16		National Championship March 17

Sacred Heart	81

Chattanooga	95
		Chattanooga	71

		Randolph-Macon	62
Randolph-Macon	82

North Alabama	67

Third Place - North Alabama 93, Sacred Heart 77