1975 NCAA Division III
Basketball Tournament |
| Teams | 30 |
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| Finals site | Albright College[1]
Reading, Pennsylvania |
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| Champions | LeMoyne–Owen Magicians (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Glassboro State Profs (1st title game) |
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| Semifinalists | - Augustana (IL) Vikings (1st Final Four)
- Brockport State Golden Eagles (1st Final Four)
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| Winning coach | Jerry Johnson (LeMoyne–Owen) |
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| MOP | Bob Newman (LeMoyne–Owen) |
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| Attendance | 1,800 (Championship game) |
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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.
Regional Rounds[]
Regional No. 1[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Suffolk
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80*
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UMass Boston
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75
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Suffolk
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77
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Brandeis
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89
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Brandeis
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94
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Rhode Island College
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84
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Regional Third-place
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UMass Boston
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114
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Rhode Island College
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96
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Regional No. 2[]
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Regional No. 3[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Mansfield State
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85
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Franklin & Marshall
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70
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Mansfield State
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78
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Scranton
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65
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Scranton
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59
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Widener
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55
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Regional Third-place
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Franklin & Marshall
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50
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Widener
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69
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Regional No. 4[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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William Paterson
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53
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Methodist
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52
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William Paterson
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59
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Glassboro State
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62
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Glassboro State
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66
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Washington and Lee
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48
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Regional Third-place
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Methodist
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71
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Washington and Lee
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58
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Regional No. 5[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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LeMoyne–Owen
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92
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Transylvania
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84
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LeMoyne–Owen
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92
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Miles
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76
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Miles
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80
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Sewanee
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60
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Regional Third-place
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Transylvania
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68
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Sewanee
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66
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Regional No. 6[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Marietta
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75
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Allegheny
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67
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Marietta
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70
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Wittenberg
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85
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Wittenberg
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71
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Hiram
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49
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Regional Third-place
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Allegheny
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78
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Hiram
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86
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Regional Midwest - Waverly, Iowa[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Wartburg
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79
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Coe
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78
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Wartburg
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61
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Augustana (IL)
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62
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Augustana (IL)
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67
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Knox
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66
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Regional Third-place
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Coe
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83
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Knox
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72
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Regional No. 8[]
| Regional Championship
| | | | | | | | Hamline
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Championship Rounds[]
Site: Reading, Pennsylvania
| Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Championship
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| Brandeis
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| Brockport State
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| Brockport State
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| Glassboro State
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| Mansfield State
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| Glassboro State
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| Glassboro State
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| LeMoyne–Owen
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| LeMoyne–Owen
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| Wittenberg
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| LeMoyne–Owen
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| Augustana (IL)
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| Augustana (IL)
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| Brockport State
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| Hamline
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| Augustana (IL)
| 78
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See also[]
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