Rick White scored 26 points and Wittenberg shot 72 percent from the floor as the Tigers defeated Oneonta State 79-66 for the 1977 Division III men's basketball national championship. Wittenberg avenged its loss to Scranton in the 1976 title game by beating the Royals in overtime in the national semifinals.

Championship
Wittenberg 79, Oneonta State 66
at Rock Island, Ill. 

All-Tournament Team
Rick White, Wittenberg (Most Outstanding Player)
Clyde Eberhardt, Wittenberg
Phil Smyczrk, Hamline
Paul Miernicki, Scranton
Ralph Christian, Oneonta State 

Third Place
Scranton 60, Hamline 59

National Semifinals
Oneonta State 61, Hamline 56
Wittenberg 53, Scranton 52 (OT)

Quarterfinals
at Oneonta State 72, Massachusetts-Boston 61
at Hamline 82, Nebraska Wesleyan 60
at Scranton 78, William Paterson 69
Wittenberg 71, at Rose-Hulman 57

Regional Championships
Massachusetts-Boston 95, at Brandeis 69
Oneonta State 47, at Albany 46
Hamline 53, Central (Iowa) 50 (at Augustana)
William Paterson 62, Methodist 60 (at Washington and Lee)
Scranton 75, Albright 60 (at Franklin and Marshall)
at Nebraska Wesleyan 84, Bishop 83 (following first-round byes)
Rose-Hulman 91, at Transylvania 85 (OT)
at Wittenberg 69, Ashland 67

Regional Third Place
Suffolk 81, Worcester State 79; Stony Brook 74, Ithaca 63; Augustana (Ill.) 78, Beloit 68; Glassboro State 103, Washington & Lee 87; Franklin & Marshall 89, Widener 71; Knoxville 73, Clark Atlanta 63; Muskingum 74, Carnegie Mellon 71

First Round
Massachusetts-Boston 83, Suffolk 73
Brandeis 67, Worcester State 65
Oneonta State 71, Stony Brook 65
Albany 75, Ithaca 58
Hamline 44, Beloit 42
Central (Iowa) 73, Augustana (Ill.) 69
Methodist 85, Glassboro State 82
William Paterson 92, Washington & Lee 68
Scranton 59, Widener 51
Albright 51, Franklin & Marshall 49
Rose-Hulman 85, Knoxville 75
Transylvania 85, Clark Atlanta 84
Ashland 72, Muskingum 68
Wittenberg 82, Carnegie Mellon 68