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.[1]

1975 NCAA Division III
Basketball Tournament

Teams	30
Finals site	Reading, Pennsylvania
Champions	LeMoyne–Owen Magicians (1st title)
Runner-up	Glassboro State Profs (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Augustana (IL) Vikings (1st Final Four) Brockport State Golden Eagles (1st Final Four)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments «1974 1976»

LeMoyne–Owen defeated Glassboro State, 57–54, to win their first national championship.

Regional Rounds

Regional No. 1   First Round     Regional Championship                     Suffolk 80*     UMass Boston 75           Suffolk 77       Brandeis 89   Brandeis 94       Rhode Island College 84   Regional Third-place   UMass Boston 114   Rhode Island College 96

Regional No. 2   First Round     Regional Championship                     St. Lawrence 82     Albany 63           St. Lawrence 77       Brockport State 103   Brockport State 83       RPI 70   Regional Third-place   Albany 55   RPI 72

Regional No. 3   First Round     Regional Championship                     Mansfield State 85     Franklin & Marshall 70           Mansfield State 78       Scranton 65   Scranton 59       Widener 55   Regional Third-place   Franklin & Marshall 50   Widener 69

Regional No. 4   First Round     Regional Championship                     William Paterson 53     Methodist 52           William Paterson 59       Glassboro State 62   Glassboro State 66       Washington and Lee 48   Regional Third-place   Methodist 71   Washington and Lee 58

Regional No. 5   First Round     Regional Championship                     LeMoyne–Owen 92     Transylvania 84           LeMoyne–Owen 92       Miles 76   Miles 80       Sewanee 60   Regional Third-place   Transylvania 68   Sewanee 66

Regional No. 6   First round     Regional Championship                     Marietta 75     Allegheny 67           Marietta 70       Wittenberg 85   Wittenberg 71       Hiram 49   Regional Third-place   Allegheny 78   Hiram 86

Regional No. 7   First round     Regional Championship                     Wartburg 79     Coe 78           Wartburg 61       Augustana (IL) 62   Augustana (IL) 67       Knox 66   Regional Third-place   Coe 83   Knox 72

Regional No. 8 Regional Championship       Hamline 48 Doane 47

Championship Rounds

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					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		Third-place
							Augustana (IL)	71
		Augustana (IL)	48									Brockport State	71
		Hamline	42									Augustana (IL)	78

See also

• 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 1975 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2014.