1992 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

1992 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Finals site	Springfield, Ohio
Champions	Calvin Knights (1st title)
Runner-up	Rochester Yellowjackets (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers (2nd Final Four) Jersey City State Gothic Knights (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Ed Douma (Calvin)
MOP	Steve Honderd (Calvin)
Attendance	45,611
NCAA Division III men's tournaments « 1991 1993 »

The 1992 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 18th 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.

The field featured forty teams, with the championship rounds again contested in Springfield, Ohio. ^[1]

Calvin defeated Rochester, 62–49, to clinch their first NCAA Division III national title. The Knights (31–1) were coached by Ed Douma.

Wisconsin–Platteville, the defending champions, finished in third place.

Bracket

Top left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Franklin & Marshall	74
	King's (PA)	74			King's (PA)	62
	Susquehanna	71							Franklin & Marshall	64
									Buffalo State	55
					Buffalo State	73
					St. John Fisher	56
													Franklin & Marshall	68
													Rochester	77
					Johns Hopkins	49
					Scranton	58
									Scranton	54
	Albany	72							Rochester	69
	NYU	66			Albany	49
					Rochester	75

Bottom left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Wisconsin–Platteville	90
	Ripon	83			Wisconsin–Whitewater	78
	Wisconsin–Whitewater	86							Wisconsin–Platteville	89
									Hampden-Sydney	71
					Centre (KY)	83
					Hampden-Sydney	88
													Wisconsin–Platteville	87*
													Maryville (TN)	83
					Illinois Wesleyan	95
	DePauw	49			Elmhurst	70
	Elmhurst	56							Illinois Wesleyan	71
	Emory & Henry	77							Maryville (TN)	73
	Ferrum	79			Ferrum	92
					Maryville (TN)	94

Top right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Babson	67
					Eastern Connecticut	69
									Eastern Connecticut	86
									Jersey City State	92
					Hunter	68
					Jersey City State	81
													Jersey City State	97
													Salisbury State	83
					Salem State	89
					Western Connecticut	77
									Salem State	85
	Kean	63							Salisbury State	95
	Stockton State	60			Kean	99
					Salisbury State	107*

Bottom right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Calvin	91
	Hope	76			Hope	88
	Wittenberg	60							Calvin	69
	Colorado College	87							Gustavus Adolphus	68
	Simpson	67			Colorado College	73
					Gustavus Adolphus	77*
													Calvin	88
													Otterbein	67
					Otterbein	80
					Wooster	77
									Otterbein	82
									Cal Lutheran	78
					Cal Lutheran	88
					UC San Diego	70

National finals

• Site: Springfield, Ohio

	National Semifinals				National Championship
	Rochester	61
	UW–Platteville	48
					Rochester	49
					Calvin	62
	Jersey City State	40
	Calvin	81			National Third-place
					UW–Platteville	72
					Jersey City State	61

All-tournament team

• Steve Honderd, Calvin
• Matt Harrison, Calvin
• Mike LeFebre, Calvin
• Chris Fite, Rochester
• Kyle Meeker, Rochester

See also

• 1992 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved March 29, 2019.