1976 NAIA basketball tournament
The 1976 NAIA men's basketball tournament was held in March at Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The 39th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This is the first tournament since 1969 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA Semifinals. (It would be the 6th time since 1937 this has happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969).
| Season | 1975–76 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||
| Champions | Coppin State (1 title, 1 title game, 1 Final Four) | ||||
| Runner-up | Henderson State (1 title game, 1 Final Four) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Enos Mitchell (Henderson State) | ||||
| MVP | Joe Pace (Coppin State) | ||||
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