1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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1983 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams32
Finals site,
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Champions Scranton Royals (2nd title)
Runner-up Wittenberg Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Bob Bessoir (Scranton)
MOP Bill Bessoir (Scranton)
Attendance36,731
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
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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.

Contents

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

National finals

National quarterfinalsNational semifinalsNational championship
         
Clark (MA) 83
Roanoke87
Roanoke 67
Scranton82
Potsdam State 64
Scranton65
Scranton64
Wittenberg 63
Stanislaus State 65
Wittenberg68
Wittenberg85National third-place game
Wisconsin–Whitewater 80
Wisconsin–Whitewater94Roanoke83
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.