1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

Winning coachBob Bessoir (Scranton)MOPBill Bessoir (Scranton)Attendance36,731
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1982 1984»

The 1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the ninth 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 1983, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]

Scranton defeated Wittenberg, 64–63, to claim their second national title.

Bracket

Regionals

First round Regional Championship
      
Clark (MA) 82
UMass Boston 71
Clark (MA) 82
Bridgewater State 80
Bridgewater State 56
Muskingum 54 Regional Third-place
UMass Boston 75
Muskingum 68


First round Regional Championship
      
Roanoke 66
North Carolina Wesleyan 63
Roanoke 58
William Paterson 56
William Paterson 70
Upsala 58 Regional Third-place
North Carolina Wesleyan 88
Upsala 97

First round Regional Championship
      
Potsdam State 76***
Ithaca 74
Potsdam State 60
Hartwick 56
Hartwick 61
Union (NY) 49 Regional Third-place
Ithaca 69
Union (NY) 89


First round Regional Championship
      
Scranton 73
Moravian 59
Scranton 74***
Widener 69
Widener 56
Grove City Regional Third-place
Moravian 54
Grove City 76

First round Regional Championship
      
Stanislaus State 80
Augustana (IL) 73
Stanislaus State 71
Sonoma State 61
Sonoma State 88
Bishop (TX) 65 Regional Third-place
Augustana (IL) 100
Bishop (TX) 104


First round Regional Championship
      
Hope 81
John Carroll 72
Hope 55
Wittenberg 63
Wittenberg 57
Capital 56 Regional Third-place
John Carroll 64
Capital 75

First round Regional Championship
      
Millikin 66
Beloit 49
Millikin 61
Wisconsin–Whitewater 63
Wisconsin–Whitewater 62
William Penn 47 Regional Third-place
Beloit 68
William Penn 73


First round Regional Championship
      
St. Andrews 69
Centre (KY) 57
St. Andrews 88
LeMoyne-Owen 90*
LeMoyne-Owen 76
Rust 62 Regional Third-place
Centre (KY) 58
Rust 59

National finals

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Clark (MA) 83
Roanoke 87
Roanoke 67
Scranton 82
Potsdam State 64
Scranton 65
Scranton 64
Wittenberg 63
Stanislaus State 65
Wittenberg 68
Wittenberg 85 National third-place game
Wisconsin–Whitewater 80
Wisconsin–Whitewater 94 Roanoke 83
LeMoyne-Owen 83 Wisconsin–Whitewater 77

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2022.