1976 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament

1976 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1975–76
Teams6
Quarterfinals siteHome Courts
Semifinals sitePalestra
Philadelphia, PA
Finals sitePalestra
Philadelphia, PA
ChampionsHofstra (1st title)
Winning coachRoger Gaeckler (1st title)
← 1975
1977 →
1975–76 ECC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Saint Joseph's 4 – 1   .800 10 – 16   .385
Hofstra † 3 – 2   .600 18 – 12   .600
Temple 3 – 2   .600 9 – 18   .333
Drexel 3 – 2   .600 17 – 6   .739
American 1 – 4   .200 9 – 16   .360
La Salle 1 – 4   .200 11 – 15   .423
West
Lafayette 9 – 1   .900 19 – 7   .731
Rider 6 – 4   .600 14 – 13   .519
Bucknell 5 – 5   .500 13 – 13   .500
Delaware 4 – 6   .400 10 – 15   .400
West Chester 4 – 6   .400 8 – 17   .320
Lehigh 2 – 8   .200 9 – 15   .375
† 1976 ECC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 1–6, 1976.[1] The champion gained and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament.

Bracket and results

Quarterfinals
March 2–4 		Semifinals
Friday, March 5 		Final
Saturday, March 6
         
1 Saint Joseph's 72
5 Temple 80
4 Rider 69
5 Temple 85
5 Temple 72
3 Hofstra 79
2 Lafayette 72
3 Hofstra 77
3 Hofstra 77
6 Bucknell 58

* denotes overtime game

References

  1. ^ "1975-76 East Coast Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2022.