2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2004 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (1st title)
Runner-up	Williams (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	John Carroll (1st Final Four) Amherst (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Jack Bennett (UWSP)
MOP	Nick Bennett (UWSP)
Attendance	52,066
NCAA Division III men's tournaments « 2003 2005 »

The 2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 30th 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 contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. ^[1]

Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated defending champions Williams, 84–82, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Pointers (29–5) were coached by Jack Bennett.

Nick Bennett, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Puget Sound	89
					Pomona–Pitzer	75
	Pomona–Pitzer	79
	Colorado College	55
									Puget Sound	79
									UW–Stevens Point	100
	UW–Stevens Point	84
	Benedictine (IL)	58
					UW–Stevens Point	66
					Gustavus Adolphus	55
													UW–Stevens Point	82*
													Lawrence	81
					Trinity (TX)	72
					Sul Ross State	74
	Sul Ross State	71
	Dallas	67
									Sul Ross State	79
									Lawrence	86*
	Lawrence	86
	Lakeland	51
					Lawrence	72
					Buena Vista	66

Bottom left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Wittenberg	64
					John Carroll	85
	John Carroll	88
	Calvin	77
									John Carroll	76
									Maryville (TN)	74
	Randolph–Macon	51
	Methodist	50
					Randolph-Macon	68
					Maryville (TN)	75
													John Carroll	70
													Wooster	64
					Hanover	67
					Illinois Wesleyan	77
	Illinois Wesleyan	82
	Maryville (MO)	73
									Illinois Wesleyan	53
									Wooster	58
	Penn State Behrend	58
	Potsdam State	60
					Potsdam State	56
					Wooster	70

Top right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Brockport State	80
					Trinity (CT)	76
	Trinity (CT)	72
	Lasell	66
									Brockport State	50
									Williams	78
	Salem State	94
	Johnson & Wales (RI)	80
					Salem State	77
					Williams	91
													Williams	79
													Keene State	64
					Rochester	75
					St. John Fisher	66
	Hamilton	83
	St. John Fisher	90
									Rochester	79
									Keene State	82
	Endicott	56
	Babson	66
					Babson	55
					Keene State	79

Bottom right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					New Jersey City	74
					Lycoming	67
	Lycoming	74
	Lehman	68
									New Jersey City	74
									Amherst	92
	Plymouth State	75
	Castleton State	57
					Plymouth State	85
					Amherst	113
													Amherst	82
													Franklin & Marshall	70
					Franklin & Marshall	78
					Hampden–Sydney	76
	Hampden–Sydney	74
	Elizabethtown	71
									Franklin & Marshall	92
									Gwynedd–Mercy	74
	Catholic	75
	Old Westbury	50
					Catholic	72
					Gwynedd–Mercy	74*

National finals

• Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia

	National Semifinals				National Championship
	UW–Stevens Point	87
	John Carroll	62
					UW–Stevens Point	84
					Williams	82
	Williams	86
	Amherst	81			National Third-place
					John Carroll	96
					Amherst	85

See also

• 2004 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2004 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2004 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2004 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 20, 2019.