1975 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

Winning coachJerry Johnson (LeMoyne–Owen)MOPBob Newman (LeMoyne–Owen)Attendance1,800 (Championship game)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
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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

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

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.