| 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) | ||||
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Charles Stevenson Hustle Award | Enos Mitchell (Henderson State) | ||||
| MVP | Joe Pace (Coppin State) | ||||
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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.[1] This was the first tournament since 1969 tournament to feature four new teams to the NAIA semifinals. (It was the 6th time since 1937 this happened; previous years were the inaugural year 1937, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1969).