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.

1979 NCAA Division III
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Rock Island, Illinois
Champions	North Park (2nd title)
Runner-up	SUNY Potsdam (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Franklin & Marshall (1st Final Four) Centre (KY) (1st Final Four)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments «1978 1980»

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 SUNY Potsdam, 66–62, in the championship game to repeat as national champions and claim their second overall title.

Regional Rounds

Regional No. 1   First Round     Regional Championship                     Framingham State 89     Rhode Island College 80           Framingham State 73       Clark (MA) 85   Clark (MA) 68**       Coast Guard 59   Regional Third-place   Rhode Island College 71   Coast Guard 76

Regional No. 2   First Round     Regional Championship                     St. Lawrence 64     Manhattanville 59           St. Lawrence 61       SUNY Potsdam 70   SUNY Potsdam 70       Stony Brook 65   Regional Third-place   Manhattanville 61   Stony Brook 66

Regional No. 3   First Round     Regional Championship                     Baldwin Wallace 70     Albion 66           Baldwin Wallace 68       Wittenberg 66   Wittenberg 69       Allegheny 68   Regional Third-place   Albion 91   Allegheny 78

Regional No. 4   First Round     Regional Championship                     Savannah State 82*     Albany (NY) 81           Savannah State 54       Centre (KY) 82   Centre (KY) 79       Lane 68   Regional Third-place   Albany (NY) 85*   Lane 83

Regional No. 5   First Round     Regional Championship                     Elizabethtown 58     Grove City 53           Elizabethtown 59       Franklin & Marshall 60   Franklin & Marshall 74*       Albright 63   Regional Third-place   Grove City 79   Albright 73

Regional No. 6   First round     Regional Championship                     Jersey City State 85     Virginia Wesleyan 64           Jersey City State 91       Upsala 81   Upsala 115       Lynchburg 85   Regional Third-place   Virginia Wesleyan 108   Lynchburg 84

Regional No. 7   First round     Regional Championship                     Central (IA) 85     Minnesota–Morris 57           Central (IA) 66       North Park 81   North Park 63       Beloit 62   Regional Third-place   Minnesota–Morris 64   Beloit 72

Regional No. 8   First round     Regional Championship                     Chaminade 78     William Penn 69           Chaminade 78       Whittier 77   Whittier 74**       Humboldt State 73   Regional Third-place   William Penn 91   Humboldt State 95

Championship Rounds

• Site: Rock Island, Illinois

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
		Clark (MA)	72
		SUNY Potsdam	89
							SUNY Potsdam	67
							Centre (KY)	63
		Centre (KY)	68***
		Baldwin Wallace	65
												SUNY Potsdam	62
												North Park	66
		Franklin & Marshall	83
		Jersey City State	72
							Franklin & Marshall	73		Third-place
							North Park	83
		North Park	95									Centre (KY)	65
		Chaminade	74									Franklin & Marshall	66

See also

• 1979 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1979 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.