1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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.

1983 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Champions	Scranton Royals (2nd title)
Runner-up	Wittenberg Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Roanoke Maroons (1st Final Four) Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Bob Bessoir (Scranton)
MOP	Bill Bessoir (Scranton)
Attendance	36,731
NCAA Division III men's tournaments «1982 1984»

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.

Bracket

Regionals

First round Regional Championship             Clark (MA) 82 UMass Boston 71 Clark (MA) 82 Bridgewater State 80 Bridgewater State 56 Muskingum 54 Regional Third-place UMass Boston 75 Muskingum 68

First round Regional Championship             Roanoke 66 North Carolina Wesleyan 63 Roanoke 58 William Paterson 56 William Paterson 70 Upsala 58 Regional Third-place North Carolina Wesleyan 88 Upsala 97

First round Regional Championship             Potsdam State 76*** Ithaca 74 Potsdam State 60 Hartwick 56 Hartwick 61 Union (NY) 49 Regional Third-place Ithaca 69 Union (NY) 89

First round Regional Championship             Scranton 73 Moravian 59 Scranton 74*** Widener 69 Widener 56 Grove City Regional Third-place Moravian 54 Grove City 76

First round Regional Championship             Stanislaus State 80 Augustana (IL) 73 Stanislaus State 71 Sonoma State 61 Sonoma State 88 Bishop (TX) 65 Regional Third-place Augustana (IL) 100 Bishop (TX) 104

First round Regional Championship             Hope 81 John Carroll 72 Hope 55 Wittenberg 63 Wittenberg 57 Capital 56 Regional Third-place John Carroll 64 Capital 75

First round Regional Championship             Millikin 66 Beloit 49 Millikin 61 Wisconsin–Whitewater 63 Wisconsin–Whitewater 62 William Penn 47 Regional Third-place Beloit 68 William Penn 73

First round Regional Championship             St. Andrews 69 Centre (KY) 57 St. Andrews 88 LeMoyne-Owen 90* LeMoyne-Owen 76 Rust 62 Regional Third-place Centre (KY) 58 Rust 59

National finals

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship
	Clark (MA)		83
	Roanoke		87
						Roanoke		67
						Scranton		82
	Potsdam State		64
	Scranton		65
											Scranton		64
											Wittenberg		63
	Stanislaus State		65
	Wittenberg		68
						Wittenberg		85			National third-place game
						Wisconsin–Whitewater		80
	Wisconsin–Whitewater		94								Roanoke		83
	LeMoyne-Owen		83								Wisconsin–Whitewater		77

See also

• 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 15, 2022.