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.

1983 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament

Teams

32

Finals site

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Champions

Scranton Royals (2nd title)

Runner-up

Wittenberg Tigers (3rd title game)

Semifinalists

Roanoke Maroons (1st Final Four)
Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (1st Final Four)

Winning coach

Bob Bessoir (Scranton)

Bill Bessoir (Scranton)

Attendance

36,731

NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1982	1984»

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.

Brackets

Regional No. 1

	First Round					Regional Championship

	Clark (MA)		82
	UMass Boston		71
						Clark (MA)		82
						Bridgewater State		80
	Bridgewater State		56
	Muskingum		54			Regional Third-place

						UMass Boston		75
						Muskingum		68

Regional No. 2

	First Round					Regional Championship

	Roanoke		66
	North Carolina Wesleyan		63
						Roanoke		58
						William Paterson		56
	William Paterson		70
	Upsala		58			Regional Third-place

						North Carolina Wesleyan		88
						Upsala		97

Regional No. 3

	First Round					Regional Championship

	Potsdam State		76***
	Ithaca		74
						Potsdam State		60
						Hartwick		56
	Hartwick		61
	Union (NY)		49			Regional Third-place

						Ithaca		69
						Union (NY)		89

Regional No. 4

	First Round					Regional Championship

	Scranton		73
	Moravian		59
						Scranton		74***
						Widener		69
	Widener		56
	Grove City					Regional Third-place

						Moravian		54
						Grove City		76

Regional No. 5

	First Round					Regional Championship

	Stanislaus State		70
	Augustana (IL)		73
						Stanislaus State		71
						Sonoma State		61
	Sonoma State		88
	Bishop (TX)		65			Regional Third-place

						Augustana (IL)		100
						Bishop (TX)		104

Regional No. 6

	First round					Regional Championship

	Hope		81
	John Carroll		72
						Hope		55
						Wittenberg		63
	Wittenberg		57
	Capital		56			Regional Third-place

						John Carroll		64
						Capital		75

Regional No. 7

	First round					Regional Championship

	Millikin		66
	Beloit		49
						Millikin		61
						Wisconsin–Whitewater		63
	Wisconsin–Whitewater		62
	William Penn		47			Regional Third-place

						Beloit		68
						William Penn		73

Regional No. 8

	First round					Regional Championship

	St. Andrews		69
	Centre (KY)		57
						St. Andrews		88
						LeMoyne-Owen		90*
	LeMoyne-Owen		76
	Rust		62			Regional Third-place

						Centre (KY)		58
						Rust		59

National Quarterfinals

	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 15 January 2022.

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