1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships

The 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships were contested June 1−5 at the 54th annual NCAA-sanctioned track meet to determine the individual and team national champions of men's collegiate Division I outdoor track and field events in the United States.

1976 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Dates	June 1−5, 1976
Host city	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue	Franklin Field University of Pennsylvania
← 1975 1977 →

This year's meet was hosted by the University of Pennsylvania at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.^[1][2]

USC finished first in the team standings, capturing their record twenty-sixth national title.^[3][4][5]

High jumper Dwight Stones of Long Beach State raised his three-year-old world record a half-inch (1 cm) to 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m).^[3][4][5]

This was the first edition of the NCAA championships with the races measured in meters;^[6] previously the race distances were measured in yards.^[7]

Team result

• Note: Top 10 only
• (H) = Hosts

Rank	Team	Points
	USC	64
	UTEP	44
	Tennessee	40
4	Washington State	34
5	Arizona State	31
6	BYU	30
7	Washington	28
8	Auburn	22
9	Kansas San José State	20
10	Long Beach State	18

Source:^[4]