2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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2004 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Amherst (1st Final Four)
Winning coachJack Bennett (UWSP)
MOPNick Bennett (UWSP)
Attendance52,066
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2003 2005»

The 2004

NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 30th 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
.

The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]

Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated defending champions Williams, 84–82, in the championship, clinching their first national title.

The Pointers (29–5) were coached by Jack Bennett.

Nick Bennett, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Puget Sound
89
Pomona–Pitzer 75
Pomona–Pitzer 79
Colorado College 55
Puget Sound 79
UW–Stevens Point 100
UW–Stevens Point 84
Benedictine (IL)
58
UW–Stevens Point 66
Gustavus Adolphus
55
UW–Stevens Point 82*
Lawrence 81
Trinity (TX) 72
Sul Ross State 74
Sul Ross State
71
Dallas
67
Sul Ross State 79
Lawrence 86*
Lawrence
86
Lakeland
51
Lawrence 72
Buena Vista
66

Bottom left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Wittenberg
64
John Carroll 85
John Carroll
88
Calvin 77
John Carroll 76
Maryville (TN) 74
Randolph–Macon 51
Methodist
50
Randolph-Macon 68
Maryville (TN)
75
John Carroll 70
Wooster 64
Hanover
67
Illinois Wesleyan 77
Illinois Wesleyan
82
Maryville (MO) 73
Illinois Wesleyan 53
Wooster 58
Penn State Behrend
58
Potsdam State
60
Potsdam State 56
Wooster
70

Top right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Brockport State 80
Trinity (CT) 76
Trinity (CT) 72
Lasell
66
Brockport State 50
Williams 78
Salem State 94
Johnson & Wales (RI)
80
Salem State 77
Williams 91
Williams 79
Keene State 64
Rochester 75
St. John Fisher 66
Hamilton
83
St. John Fisher
90
Rochester 79
Keene State 82
Endicott
56
Babson
66
Babson 55
Keene State
79

Bottom right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
New Jersey City
74
Lycoming 67
Lycoming
74
Lehman
68
New Jersey City 74
Amherst 92
Plymouth State
75
Castleton State 57
Plymouth State 85
Amherst
113
Amherst 82
Franklin & Marshall 70
Franklin & Marshall 78
Hampden–Sydney 76
Hampden–Sydney 74
Elizabethtown
71
Franklin & Marshall 92
Gwynedd–Mercy 74
Catholic
75
Old Westbury
50
Catholic 72
Gwynedd–Mercy
74*

National finals

National Semifinals National Championship
    
UW–Stevens Point 87
John Carroll
62
UW–Stevens Point 84
Williams 82
Williams 86
Amherst
81 National Third-place
John Carroll 96
Amherst 85

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 20, 2019.