1991 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

1991 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Finals siteSpringfield, Ohio
ChampionsWisconsin–Platteville (1st title)
Runner-upFranklin & Marshall (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBo Ryan (UWP)
MOPShawn Frison (UWP)
Attendance44,538
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1990 1992»

The 1991 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 17th 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 1991, the field included forty teams. The championship rounds were contested in Springfield, Ohio.[1]

Wisconsin–Platteville (28–3) defeated Franklin & Marshall, 81–74, to clinch their first NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket

Top left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Salem State 83
Western Connecticut 62
Salem State 98
Ramapo 101
Ramapo 87
Salisbury State 75
Ramapo 80
Kean 77
SE Massachusetts 87
Southern Maine 76
SE Massachusetts 80
Kean 105
Glassboro State 88
NJIT 80
Glassboro State 66
Kean 85

Bottom left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Franklin & Marshall 65
Johns Hopkins 56
Dickinson 60
Johns Hopkins 65
Franklin & Marshall 94
Geneseo 63
Buffalo State 75
Geneseo 83
Franklin & Marshall 76*
Rochester 73
King's (PA) 62
Scranton 85
Scranton 62
Rochester 64*
RPI 69
Rochester 73
Rochester 71
Stony Brook 67

Top right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Wisconsin–Platteville 96
Ripon 77
Illinois Wesleyan 63
Ripon 65
Wisconsin–Platteville 110
Christopher Newport 50
Emory & Henry 88
Shenandoah 69
Emory & Henry 71
Christopher Newport 81
Wisconsin–Platteville 101
Benedictine (IL) 65
Benedictine (IL) 76
DePauw 72
Benedictine (IL) 74
Randolph-Macon 62
Maryville (TN) 73
Washington St. Louis 76
Washington St. Louis 53
Randolph-Macon 77

Bottom right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Hope 84
Calvin 87*
Calvin 85
Wooster 68
Calvin 76
Wartburg 71
Bethel (MN) 77
Central (IA) 88
Central (IA) 73
Wartburg 76
Calvin 73
Otterbein 75
Otterbein 88
Wittenberg 62
Otterbein 108
UC San Diego 95
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 72
UC San Diego 76

National finals

National Semifinals National Championship
    
Ramapo 56
Franklin & Marshall 106
Franklin & Marshall 74
UW–Platteville 81
UW–Platteville 96
Otterbein 94 National Third-place
Ramapo 84
Otterbein 113

All-tournament team

  • Shawn Frison, Wisconsin–Platteville
  • James Bradley, Otterbein
  • Robby Jeter, Wisconsin–Platteville
  • Will Lasky, Franklin & Marshall
  • David Wilding, Franklin & Marshall

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved March 28, 2019.