1983 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament![NCAA logo.svg](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/NCAA_logo.svg/125px-NCAA_logo.svg.png) |
Teams | 32 |
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Finals site | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
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Champions | Scranton Royals (2nd title) |
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Runner-up | Wittenberg Tigers (3rd title game) |
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Semifinalists | |
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Winning coach | Bob Bessoir (Scranton) |
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MOP | (Scranton) |
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Attendance | 36,731 |
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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.
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[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Clark (MA)
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82
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UMass Boston
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71
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Clark (MA)
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82
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Bridgewater State
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80
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Bridgewater State
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56
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Muskingum
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54
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Regional Third-place
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UMass Boston
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75
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Muskingum
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68
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Regional No. 2[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Roanoke
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66
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North Carolina Wesleyan
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63
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Roanoke
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58
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William Paterson
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56
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William Paterson
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70
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Upsala
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58
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Regional Third-place
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North Carolina Wesleyan
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88
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Upsala
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97
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Regional No. 3[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Potsdam State
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76***
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Ithaca
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74
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Potsdam State
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60
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Hartwick
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56
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Hartwick
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61
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Union (NY)
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49
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Regional Third-place
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Ithaca
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69
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Union (NY)
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89
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Regional No. 4[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Scranton
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73
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Moravian
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59
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Scranton
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74***
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Widener
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69
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Widener
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56
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Grove City
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Regional Third-place
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Moravian
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54
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Grove City
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76
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Regional No. 5[]
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First Round
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Regional Championship
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Stanislaus State
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70
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Augustana (IL)
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73
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Stanislaus State
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71
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Sonoma State
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61
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Sonoma State
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88
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Bishop (TX)
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65
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Regional Third-place
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Augustana (IL)
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100
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Bishop (TX)
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104
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Regional No. 6[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Hope
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81
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John Carroll
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72
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Hope
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55
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Wittenberg
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63
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Wittenberg
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57
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Capital
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56
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Regional Third-place
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John Carroll
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64
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Capital
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75
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Regional No. 7[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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Millikin
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66
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Beloit
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49
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Millikin
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61
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Wisconsin–Whitewater
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63
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Wisconsin–Whitewater
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62
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William Penn
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47
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Regional Third-place
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Beloit
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68
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William Penn
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73
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Regional No. 8[]
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First round
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Regional Championship
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St. Andrews
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69
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Centre (KY)
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57
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St. Andrews
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88
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LeMoyne-Owen
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90*
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LeMoyne-Owen
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76
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Rust
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62
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Regional Third-place
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Centre (KY)
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58
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Rust
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59
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National Quarterfinals[]
| National quarterfinals
| | | National semifinals
| | | National championship
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| Clark (MA)
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| Roanoke
| 87
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| Roanoke
| 67
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| Scranton
| 82
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| Potsdam State
| 64
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| Scranton
| 65
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| Scranton
| 64
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| Wittenberg
| 63
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| Stanislaus State
| 65
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| Wittenberg
| 68
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| Wittenberg
| 85
| | | National third-place game
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| Wisconsin–Whitewater
| 80
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| Wisconsin–Whitewater
| 94
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| Roanoke
| 83
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| LeMoyne-Owen
| 83
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| Wisconsin–Whitewater
| 77
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