1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

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1989 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams32
Finals siteSpringfield, Massachusetts
ChampionsNorth Carolina Central Eagles (1st title)
Runner-upSE Missouri State Indians (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachMichael Bernard (1st title)
MOPMiles Clark (North Carolina Central)
Attendance56,890
  • ← 1988 
  • NCAA Division II
    Basketball Tournament
  • 1990 →

The 1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1988–89 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by North Carolina Central University, with North Carolina Central's Miles Clark named the Most Outstanding Player.

This was the first Division II men's tournament to adopt the current Elite Eight format, in which all eight regional winners advance to the championship site.

Regional participants[]

School Outcome
Bentley Third Place
Bridgeport Runner-up
Sacred Heart Regional Champion
Stonehill Fourth Place
School Outcome
Alabama A&M Third Place
Norfolk State Fourth Place
North Carolina Central Regional Champion
Virginia Union Runner-up
School Outcome
Bellarmine Runner-up
Ferris State Fourth Place
Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion
SIU Edwardsville Third Place
School Outcome
Florida Southern Third Place
Florida Tech Runner-up
Jacksonville State Regional Champion
Tampa Runner-up
School Outcome
Alaska–Fairbanks Fourth Place
Augustana (SD) Third Place
Northern Colorado Runner-up
Wisconsin–Milwaukee Regional Champion
School Outcome
Angelo State Third Place
Central Missouri State Runner-up
Northwest Missouri State Fourth Place
Southeast Missouri State Regional Champion
School Outcome
Bloomsburg Runner-up
Lock Haven Third Place
Millersville Regional Champion
Philadelphia U Fourth Place
School Outcome
Cal State Bakersfield Runner-up
Cal State Dominguez Hills Third Place
Sonoma State Fourth Place
UC Riverside Regional Champion

*denotes tie

Regionals[]

New England - Waltham, Massachusetts[]

Location: Dana Center

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 17 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 18
      
Bridgeport 132*
Stonehill 127
Bridgeport 67
Sacred Heart 69
Sacred Heart 103
Bentley 88
  • Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia[]

Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 17 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 18
      
Virginia Union 116
Alabama A&M 80
Virginia Union 55
North Carolina Central 60
North Carolina Central 67
Norfolk State 64
  • Third Place - Alabama A&M 93, Norfolk State 80

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky[]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 16 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 17
      
Kentucky Wesleyan 100*
SIU Edwardsville 87
Kentucky Wesleyan 84
Bellarmine 77
Bellarmine 108
Ferris State 92
  • Third Place - SIU Edwardsville 102, Ferris State 92

South - Jacksonville, Alabama[]

Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 18 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 19
      
Tampa 90
Florida Southern 86
Tampa 67
Jacksonville State 89
Jacksonville State 94
Florida Tech 70
  • Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Florida Tech 75

North Central - Greeley, Colorado[]

Location: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 17 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 18
      
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 99
Augustana (SD) 95
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 89*
Northern Colorado 88
Northern Colorado 92
Alaska–Fairbanks 70
  • Third Place - Augustana (SD) 112, Alaska–Fairbanks 107**

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri[]

Location: Show Me Center

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 17 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 18
      
Central Missouri State 78
NW Missouri State 74
Central Missouri State 73
SE Missouri State 88
SE Missouri State 65
Angelo State 60
  • Third Place - Angelo State 89, NW Missouri State 80

East - Millersville, Pennsylvania[]

Location: Pucillo Gymnasium

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 16 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 17
      
Bloomsburg 74*
Philadelphia U 73
Bloomsburg 71
Millersville 87
Millersville 97
Lock Haven 84
  • Third Place - Lock Haven 82, Philadelphia U 78

West - Bakersfield, California[]

Location: CSUB Student Activities Center

Regional Semifinals
Round of 32
March 17 		Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 18
      
UC Riverside 79
Sonoma State 65
UC Riverside 63
Cal State Bakersfield 60
Cal State Bakersfield 64
Cal State Dominguez Hills 61
  • Third Place - Cal State Dominguez Hills 98, Sonoma State 77

*denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts[]

Location: Springfield Civic Center

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 23 		National Semifinals
Final Four
March 24 		National Championship
March 25
         
Sacred Heart 57
North Carolina Central 58
North Carolina Central 90
Jacksonville State 70
Kentucky Wesleyan 70
Jacksonville State 107
North Carolina Central 73
SE Missouri State 46
Wisconsin–Milwaukee 84
SE Missouri State 93
SE Missouri State 84*
UC Riverside 83
Millersville 86
UC Riverside 92
  • Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Jacksonville State 81

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team[]

  • Miles Clarke (North Carolina Central)
  • Maurice Pullum (UC Riverside)
  • Antoine Sifford (North Carolina Central)
  • Dominique Stevens (North Carolina Central)
  • Earnest Taylor (Southeast Missouri State)

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