The 1976 NCAA Division I Men's Cross Country Championships were the 38th annual cross country meet to determine the team and individual national champions of NCAA Division I men's collegiate cross country running in the United States.
In total, 34 teams and 298 individual runners contested this championship.
[1] The team national championship was retained by the UTEP Miners, their third title.
The individual championship was won by Henry Rono, from Washington State, with a meet distance record time of 28:06.60.
[2] As of the 2016 championships, Rono's record time has yet to be surpassed during a national NCAA meet despite being recorded during the first ever NCAA championship at the 10 kilometer distance.