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1983 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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FieldValue
DivisionII
Year1983
GenderMen's
ImageSize100px
Teams32
FinalFourCitySpringfield, Massachusetts
Champions[Wright State Raiders](1982-83-wright-state-raiders-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpUDC Firebirds
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1Morningside Maroon Chiefs
FinalFourCount1st
Semifinal2Bakersfield State Roadrunners
FinalFourCount22nd
CoachRalph Underhill
CoachCount1st
MOPGary Monroe
MOPTeamWright State
Attendance57,893

The 1983 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 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Wright State University and Wright State's Gary Monroe was the Most Outstanding Player.

Regional participants

SchoolOutcome
HamptonThird Place
Randolph–MaconFourth Place
St. Augustine'sRunner-up
UDCRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
American InternationalRunner-up
AssumptionThird Place
Central ConnecticutFourth Place
Sacred HeartRegional Champion
SchoolOutcome
Ferris StateThird Place
MorningsideRegional Champion
Nebraska–OmahaFourth Place
North Dakota StateRunner-up
SchoolOutcome
Florida SouthernThird Place
Jacksonville StateRegional Champion
West ChesterFourth Place
West GeorgiaRunner-Up
SchoolOutcome
Central Missouri StateRunner-up
SE Missouri StateRegional Champion
Stephen F. AustinThird Place
Tennessee-MartinFourth Place
SchoolOutcome
Cal State BakersfieldRegional Champion
ChapmanRunner-up
Humboldt StateFourth Place
San Francisco StateThird Place
SchoolOutcome
Kentucky WesleyanRunner-up
LewisThird Place
Southern ConnecticutFourth Place
[Wright State](1982-83-wright-state-raiders-men-s-basketball-team)Regional Champion
SchoolOutcome
BloomsburgRegional Champion
CheyneyFourth Place
C. W. PostThird Place
Philadelphia URunner-up

*denotes tie

Regionals

South Atlantic - [[Washington, DC]]

Location: Physical Activities Center Host: University of the District of Columbia Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St. Augustine's | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Hampton | RD1-score2=73 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=UDC | RD1-score3=34 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Randolph–Macon | RD1-score4=17 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=St. Augustine's | RD2-score1=88 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=UDC | RD2-score2=93

  • Third Place - Hampton 71, Randolph-Macon 51

New England - [[New Britain, Connecticut]]

Location: Kaiser Hall Host: Central Connecticut State University Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Sacred Heart | RD1-score1=113**** | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Assumption | RD1-score2=108 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=American International | RD1-score3=65 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Central Connecticut | RD1-score4=64 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Sacred Heart | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=American International | RD2-score2=68

  • Third Place - Assumption 99, Central Connecticut 89*

North Central - [[Sioux City, Iowa]]

Location: Allee Gym Host: Morningside College Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=North Dakota State | RD1-score1=71 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Ferris State | RD1-score2=68 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Morningside | RD1-score3=80 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Nebraska–Omaha | RD1-score4=79 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=North Dakota State | RD2-score1=77 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Morningside | RD2-score2=79

  • Third Place - Ferris State 81, Nebraska-Omaha 75

South - [[Carrollton, Georgia]]

Location: Health and Physical Education Building Host: University of West Georgia Round of 32 March 10 Sweet 16 March 11 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Jacksonville State | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Florida Southern | RD1-score2=61 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=West Georgia | RD1-score3=74 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=West Chester | RD1-score4=73 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Jacksonville State | RD2-score1=92 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=West Georgia | RD2-score2=76

  • Third Place - Florida Southern 72, West Chester 71

South Central - [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri]]

Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State University Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Central Missouri State | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Stephen F. Austin | RD1-score2=57 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=SE Missouri State | RD1-score3=83 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Tennessee–Martin | RD1-score4=71 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Central Missouri State | RD2-score1=69 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=SE Missouri State | RD2-score2=74

  • Third Place - Stephen F. Austin 83, Tennessee–Martin 70

West - [[Bakersfield, California]]

Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Chapman | RD1-score1=80 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=San Francisco State | RD1-score2=70 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score3=72 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Humboldt State | RD1-score4=48 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Chapman | RD2-score1=66 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Cal State Bakersfield | RD2-score2=78

  • Third Place - San Francisco State 78, Humboldt State 71

Great Lakes - [[Owensboro, Kentucky]]

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Round of 32 Sweet 16 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wright State | RD1-score1=71 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Lewis | RD1-score2=57 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD1-score3=90 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Southern Connecticut | RD1-score4=68 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Wright State | RD2-score1=69 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Kentucky Wesleyan | RD2-score2=67

  • Third Place - Lewis 91, Southern Connecticut 73

East - [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]

Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College Round of 32 March 11 Sweet 16 March 12 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Bloomsburg | RD1-score1=76 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cheyney | RD1-score2=75 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Philadelphia U | RD1-score3=72 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=C. W. Post | RD1-score4=68 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Bloomsburg | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Philadelphia U | RD2-score2=66

  • Third Place - C. W. Post 83, Cheyney 69

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

Elite Eight March 19 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UDC | RD1-score1=45 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Sacred Heart | RD1-score2=38 Elite Eight March 19 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Morningside | RD1-score1=91 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Jacksonville State | RD1-score2=90 Elite Eight March 19 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wright State | RD1-score1=73 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Bloomsburg | RD1-score2=53 Elite Eight March 19 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=SE Missouri State | RD1-score1=70 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score2=75

National Finals - [[Springfield, Massachusetts]]

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College Final Four March 25 March 26 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UDC | RD1-score1=92 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Morningside | RD1-score2=77 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Cal State Bakersfield | RD1-score3=50 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Wright State | RD1-score4=57 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UDC | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wright State | RD2-score2=92

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

  • Anthony Bias (Wright State)
  • Michael Britt (District of Columbia)
  • Earl Jones (District of Columbia)
  • Gary Monroe (Wright State)
  • Fred Moore (Wright State)

References

Sources

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