1976 NCAA Division I basketball championship game

The 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Championship Game was the final of the 1976 NCAA Division I basketball tournament and determined the national champion for the 1975–76 season. The game was held at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 29, 1976. In a matchup of two Big Ten Conference teams, the Indiana Hoosiers defeated the Michigan Wolverines 86–68 to earn the university's third championship. The Hoosiers' victory concluded the last undefeated season in Division I men's college basketball.

1976 NCAA Tournament Championship Game
National championship game
Indiana Hoosiers Michigan Wolverines
Big Ten Big Ten
(31–0) (25–6)
86 68
Head coach:
Bob Knight
Head coach:
Johnny Orr
1st half2nd half Total
Indiana Hoosiers 2957 86
Michigan Wolverines 3533 68
DateMarch 29, 1976
VenueSpectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
RefereesIrv Brown, Bob Wortman
Attendance17,540
United States TV coverage
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy and Dick Enberg
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