1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

Winning coachJerry Welsh (Potsdam State)MOPRoosevelt Bullock (Potsdam State)Attendance34,366
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1985 1987»

The 1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 12th 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.

Held during March 1986, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]

SUNY Potsdam defeated LeMoyne–Owen, 76–73, to claim their second NCAA Division III national title and first since 1981. The Bears also completed an undefeated season (32–0), the first Division III program to complete this feat.

Bracket

Regionals

First Round Regional Championship
    
Clark 71
Salem State 73
Salem State 66
SE Massachusetts 81
SE Massachusetts 64
Western Connecticut State 62 Regional Third-place
Clark 78
Western Connecticut State 77


First Round Regional Championship
      
Jersey City State 67
Roanoke 61
Jersey City State 69
Upsala 64
Trenton State 64
Upsala 66 Regional Third-place
Roanoke 55
Trenton State 58

First Round Regional Championship
      
Alfred 88
Nazareth 86
Alfred 51
Potsdam 80
NYU 67
Potsdam 83 Regional Third-place
Nazareth 87
NYU 73


First Round Regional Championship
      
DePauw 69
Wittenberg 55
DePauw 76
Otterbein 82
Calvin 84
Otterbein 100 Regional Third-place
Wittenberg 84
Calvin 77

First Round Regional Championship
      
North Park 65
Ripon 68
Ripon 57
Illinois Wesleyan 63
Illinois Wesleyan 79
Wisconsin–Whitewater 75 Regional Third-place
North Park 73
Wisconsin–Whitewater 89


First Round Regional Championship
      
John Carroll 78
LeMoyne–Owen 92
LeMoyne–Owen 72
Centre (KY) 69
Centre (KY) 70
Christopher Newport 62 Regional Third-place
John Carroll 73
Christopher Newport 75

First Round Regional Championship
      
Nebraska Wesleyan 89
Pomona-Pitzer 59
Nebraska Wesleyan 61
Dubuque 50
Dubuque 71
Saint John's (MN) 47 Regional Third-place
Pomona-Pitzer 52
Saint John's (MN) 71


First Round Regional Championship
      
Susquehanna 79
Washington College 75
Susquehanna 79
Franklin & Marshall 72
Franklin & Marshall 61
Scranton 57 Regional Third-place
Washington College 94
Scranton 78

National finals

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Potsdam 80
Susquehanna 65
Potsdam 91
Jersey City State 89
Jersey City State 83
SE Massachusetts 69
Potsdam 76
LeMoyne–Owen 73
Illinois Wesleyan 85
LeMoyne–Owen 93
LeMoyne–Owen 86 National third-place game
Nebraska Wesleyan 80
Nebraska Wesleyan 87* Jersey City State 93
Otterbein 82 Nebraska Wesleyan 97

All-tournament team

  • Roosevelt Bullock, Potsdam (Most outstanding player)
  • Barry Stanton, Potsdam
  • Johnny Mayers, Jersey City State
  • Michael Neal, LeMoyne–Owen
  • Dana Janssen, Nebraska Wesleyan

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved January 3, 2018.