1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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1989 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams38
Finals siteSpringfield, Ohio
ChampionsUW–Whitewater (2nd title)
Runner-upTrenton State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDave Vander Meulen (UWW)
MOPGreg Grant (TSC)
Attendance37,396
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1988 1990»

The 1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 15th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

Held during March 1989, the field included forty teams, an increase of eight from 1988. For the first time, the championship rounds were contested in Springfield, Ohio.[1]

Wisconsin–Whitewater defeated Trenton State (now TCNJ), 94–86, to clinch their second NCAA Division III national title. The Warhawks' previous title came in 1984.

Bracket[edit]

Regionals[edit]

First Round Regional Championship
      
North Adams State 80
Southern Maine 88
Southern Maine 90
Western Connecticut State 88
Salem State 84
Western Connecticut State 89 Regional Third-place
North Adams State 112
Salem State 78
First Round Regional Championship
      
Franklin & Marshall 59
Susquehanna 54
Franklin & Marshall 96
Washington College 76
Grove City 69
Washington College 82 Regional Third-place
Susquehanna 60
Grove City 74
First Round Regional semifinals Regional finals
         
Buffalo State 76
Staten Island 51
Alfred 72
Staten Island 96
Buffalo State 60
Potsdam 74
Merchant Marine 68 Regional Third-place
Potsdam 80
Staten Island 54
Merchant Marine 69
First Round Regional semifinals Regional finals
         
Trenton State 96
Shenandoah 74
Shenandoah 74
Stockton State 64
Trenton State 78
Jersey City State 77
Hampden-Sydney 84 Regional Third-place
Jersey City State 94
Shenandoah 78
Hampden-Sydney 80
First Round Regional semifinals Regional finals
         
Wisconsin–Whitewater 112
Monmouth (IL) 76
Beloit 70
Monmouth (IL) 82
Wisconsin–Whitewater 95
North Central (IL) 83
Millikin 59 Regional Third-place
North Central (IL) 63
Millikin 84
Monmouth (IL) 87
First Round Regional semifinals Regional finals
         
Wittenberg 61
Allegheny 46
Allegheny 71
Hope 69
Wittenberg 66
Otterbein 76
Otterbein 93 Regional Third-place
Calvin 90
Calvin 69 Allegheny 87
Capital 64 Calvin 89*
First Round Regional semifinals Regional finals
         
Nebraska Wesleyan 87
Wartburg 63
Gustavus Adolphus 62
Wartburg 78
Nebraska Wesleyan 66
Stanislaus State 76
Stanislaus State 90 Regional Third-place
Pomona-Pitzer 78
Cal State San Bernardino 104 Wartburg 67
Pomona-Pitzer 108** Pomona-Pitzer 80
First Round Regional semifinals Regional finals
         
Centre (KY) 88
Rose-Hulman 75
Christopher Newport 42
Rose–Hulman 56
Centre 69
Washington St. Louis 68
Rust 0
Washington St. Louis 2†
  • † indicates a forfeit

National finals[edit]

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Southern Maine 79
Franklin & Marshall 71
Southern Maine 62
Trenton State 84
Trenton State 78
Potsdam 62
Trenton State 86
UW–Whitewater 94
UW–Whitewater 105
Otterbein 86
UW–Whitewater 88 National third-place game
Centre (KY) 81
Centre (KY) 124** Southern Maine 81
Stanislaus State 123 Centre (KY) 70

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
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