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

1976 East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1975–76
Teams	6
Quarterfinals site	Home Courts
Semifinals site	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Finals site	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Champions	Hofstra (1st title)
Winning coach	Roger Gaeckler (1st title)
East Coast Conference (Division I) men's basketball tournaments

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. 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