1975 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

1975 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament

Teams	30
Finals site	Albright College [1] , Reading, Pennsylvania
Champions	LeMoyne–Owen Magicians (1st title)
Runner-up	Glassboro State Profs (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Augustana (IL) Vikings (1st Final Four) Brockport State Golden Eagles (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Jerry Johnson (LeMoyne–Owen)
MOP	Bob Newman (LeMoyne–Owen)
Attendance	1,800 (Championship game)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments   1976 »

The 1975 NCAA Division III basketball tournament was the first annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament field included 30 teams and took place during March 1975, with the national championship rounds taking place in Reading, Pennsylvania. ^[2]

LeMoyne–Owen defeated Glassboro State, 57–54, to win their first national championship.

Bracket

Regionals

First round Regional Championship             Suffolk 80* UMass Boston 75 Suffolk 77 Brandeis 89 Brandeis 94 Rhode Island College 84 Regional Third-place UMass Boston 114 Rhode Island College 96

First round Regional Championship             St. Lawrence 82 Albany 63 St. Lawrence 77 Brockport State 103 Brockport State 83 RPI 70 Regional Third-place Albany 55 RPI 72

First round Regional Championship             Mansfield State 85 Franklin & Marshall 70 Mansfield State 78 Scranton 65 Scranton 59 Widener 55 Regional Third-place Franklin & Marshall 50 Widener 69

First round Regional Championship             William Paterson 53 Methodist 52 William Paterson 59 Glassboro State 62 Glassboro State 66 Washington and Lee 48 Regional Third-place Methodist 71 Washington and Lee 58

First round Regional Championship             LeMoyne–Owen 92 Transylvania 84 LeMoyne–Owen 92 Miles 76 Miles 80 Sewanee 60 Regional Third-place Transylvania 68 Sewanee 66

First round Regional Championship             Marietta 75 Allegheny 67 Marietta 70 Wittenberg 85 Wittenberg 71 Hiram 49 Regional Third-place Allegheny 78 Hiram 86

First round Regional Championship             Wartburg 79 Coe 78 Wartburg 61 Augustana (IL) 62 Augustana (IL) 67 Knox 66 Regional Third-place Coe 83 Knox 72

Regional Championship       Hamline 48 Doane 47

National finals

• Site: Reading, Pennsylvania

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship
	Brandeis		76
	Brockport State		96
						Brockport State		68
						Glassboro State		76
	Mansfield State		49
	Glassboro State		60
											Glassboro State		54
											LeMoyne–Owen		57
	LeMoyne–Owen		68
	Wittenberg		65
						LeMoyne–Owen		84			National third-place game
						Augustana (IL)		71
	Augustana (IL)		48								Brockport State		71
	Hamline		42								Augustana (IL)		78

See also

• 1975 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
• 1975 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
• 1975 NAIA Basketball Tournament

References

1. "1975 Division III men's basketball tournament". D3hoops.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
2. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2014.