1989 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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1989 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
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Finals siteSpringfield, Ohio
ChampionsUW–Whitewater (2nd title)
Runner-upTrenton State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
  • Southern Maine (1st Final Four)
  • Centre (KY) (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach (UWW)
MOPGreg Grant (TSC)
Attendance37,396
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1988 1990»

The 1989 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 15th 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 1989, the field included forty teams, an increase of eight from 1988. For the first time, the championship rounds were contested in Springfield, Ohio.[1]

Wisconsin–Whitewater defeated Trenton State (now TCNJ), 94–86, to clinch their second NCAA Division III national title. The Warhawks' previous title came in 1984.

Championship Rounds[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
         
Southern Maine 79
Franklin & Marshall 71
Southern Maine 62
Trenton State 84
Trenton State 78
Potsdam 62
Trenton State 86
UW–Whitewater 94
UW–Whitewater 105
Otterbein 86
UW–Whitewater 88 Third-place
Centre (KY) 81
Centre (KY) 124** Southern Maine 81
Stanislaus State 123 Centre (KY) 70

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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