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

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.

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

Bracket and results

edit
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

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