1986 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

1986 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals siteGrand Rapids, Michigan
ChampionsPotsdam State Bears (2nd title)
Runner-upLeMoyne-Owen Magicians (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
  • Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (2nd Final Four)
  • Jersey City State Gothic Knights (1st Final Four)
Winning coachJerry Welsh (Potsdam State)
MOPRoosevelt Bullock (Potsdam State)
Attendance34,366
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«1985 1987»

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.

See also

References

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