1979 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
The 1979 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament, held during March 1979, to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Rock Island, Illinois | ||||
Champions | North Park Vikings (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Potsdam Bears (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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MOP | Mike Harper (North Park) | ||||
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The tournament field included 32 teams, an increase of two from 1978, with the national championship rounds being contested in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]
Defending champions North Park defeated Potsdam, 66–62, in the championship game to repeat as national champions and claim their second overall title.
Bracket
Regionals
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National finals
- Site: Rock Island, Illinois
National quarterfinals | National semifinals | National championship | ||||||||||||
Clark (MA) | 72 | |||||||||||||
Potsdam | 89 | |||||||||||||
Potsdam | 67 | |||||||||||||
Centre (KY) | 63 | |||||||||||||
Centre (KY) | 68*** | |||||||||||||
Baldwin Wallace | 65 | |||||||||||||
Potsdam | 62 | |||||||||||||
North Park | 66 | |||||||||||||
Franklin & Marshall | 83 | |||||||||||||
Jersey City State | 72 | |||||||||||||
Franklin & Marshall | 73 | National third-place game | ||||||||||||
North Park | 83 | |||||||||||||
North Park | 95 | Centre (KY) | 65 | |||||||||||
Chaminade | 74 | Franklin & Marshall | 66 |
See also
References
- "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
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