1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 25th 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.

1999 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsWisconsin–Platteville (4th title)
Runner-upHampden-Sydney (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBo Ryan (UWP)
MOPMerrill Brunson (UWP)
Attendance45,348
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1998 2000»

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]

Defending champions Wisconsin–Platteville defeated Hampden-Sydney, 76–75 (in two overtimes), in the final, clinching a fourth overall title and a second consecutive championship.

The Pioneers (30–2) were coached by Bo Ryan, who claimed his fourth title at Platteville (1991, 1995, and 1998). Ryan departed for Division I Milwaukee after this season before eventually becoming the head coach for Wisconsin in 2001.

Merrill Brunson, also from Platteville, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional
First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
St. John Fisher 70
Hamilton 72
Rochester 58
Hamilton 66
Hamilton 73
Trinity (CT) 89
Bowdoin 68
Bridgewater State 48
Bowdoin 57
Trinity (CT) 71
Trinity (CT) 70
Connecticut College 73
Geneseo State 61
Cortland State 71
Cortland State 85
RIT 49
Cortland State 66
Connecticut College 80
Clark (MA) 51
Western Connecticut 70
Western Connecticut 76
Connecticut College 94

Bottom left sectional
First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Ohio Northern 83
John Carroll 88*
John Carroll 68
Allegheny 62
John Carroll 78
Mississippi College 57
Maryville (TN) 66
Rose–Hulman 59
Maryville (TN) 53
Mississippi College 67
John Carroll 51
Hampden–Sydney 68
Wooster 89
Otterbein 80
Otterbein 104
Defiance 90
Wooster 66
Hampden–Sydney 74
Christopher Newport 66
Randolph–Macon 68
Randolph–Macon 65
Hampden–Sydney 74

Top right sectional
First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Wilkes 77
Franklin & Marshall 72
Franklin & Marshall 81
Johns Hopkins 66
Wilkes 50
Richard Stockton 60
Kings Point 66
New Jersey City 79
New Jersey City 56
Richard Stockton 62
Richard Stockton 49
William Paterson 50
Goucher 69
Catholic 73
Lebanon Valley 72
Catholic 77
Catholic 71
William Paterson 79
William Paterson 76
Staten Island 59
William Paterson 58
Rowan 55

Bottom right sectional
First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
UW–Platteville 85
Augsburg 53
Augsburg 102
Nebraska Wesleyan 91
UW–Platteville 74
Manchester 65
Wheaton (IL) 81
Washington–St. Louis 79
Wheaton (IL) 60
Manchester 62
UW–Platteville 61
Gustavus Adolphus 47
Upper Iowa 55
Gustavus Adolphus 58
Gustavus Adolphus 67
Pomona–Pitzer 37
Gustavus Adolphus 66
Franklin 65
Ripon 63
Illinois Wesleyan 58
Ripon 73
Franklin 81

National finals
National semifinals National championship
    
Connecticut College 58
Hampden–Sydney 74
Hampden–Sydney 75
UW–Platteville 76**
William Paterson 51
UW–Platteville 75 National third-place
Connecticut College 92*
William Paterson 83

See also

References
  1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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