1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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.
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Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Grand Rapids, Michigan | ||||
Champions | Scranton Royals (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Wittenberg Tigers (3rd title game) | ||||
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Winning coach | Bob Bessoir (Scranton) | ||||
MOP | Bill Bessoir (Scranton) | ||||
Attendance | 36,731 | ||||
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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
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National finals
National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||
Clark (MA) | 83 | |||||||||||||
Roanoke | 87 | |||||||||||||
Roanoke | 67 | |||||||||||||
Scranton | 82 | |||||||||||||
Potsdam State | 64 | |||||||||||||
Scranton | 65 | |||||||||||||
Scranton | 64 | |||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 63 | |||||||||||||
Stanislaus State | 65 | |||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 68 | |||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 85 | National third-place game | ||||||||||||
Wisconsin–Whitewater | 80 | |||||||||||||
Wisconsin–Whitewater | 94 | Roanoke | 83 | |||||||||||
LeMoyne-Owen | 83 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 77 |
See also
References
- "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
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