1975 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

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]

1975 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament
Teams30
Finals siteAlbright College[1]
Reading, Pennsylvania
ChampionsLeMoyne–Owen Magicians (1st title)
Runner-upGlassboro State Profs (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJerry Johnson (LeMoyne–Owen)
MOPBob Newman (LeMoyne–Owen)
Attendance1,800 (Championship game)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
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LeMoyne–Owen defeated Glassboro State, 57–54, to win their first national championship.

Bracket

Regionals

National finals

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Brandeis 76
Brockport State 96
Brockport State 68
Glassboro State 76
Mansfield State 49
Glassboro State 60
Glassboro State 54
LeMoyne–Owen 57
LeMoyne–Owen 68
Wittenberg 65
LeMoyne–Owen 84 National third-place game
Augustana (IL) 71
Augustana (IL) 48 Brockport State 71
Hamline 42 Augustana (IL) 78

See also

References

  1. "1975 Division III men's basketball tournament". D3hoops.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  2. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
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