2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2005 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsWisconsin–Stevens Point (2nd title)
Runner-upRochester (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJack Bennett (UWSP)
MOPJason Kalsow (UWSP)
Attendance47,640
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2004 2006»

The 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 31st 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]

Defending champions Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Rochester (NY), 73–49, in the championship, clinching their first national title. Stevens Point were the first men's Division III program to defend their national title since Wisconsin–Platteville in 1999.

The Pointers (29–3) were again coached by Jack Bennett.

Jason Kalsow, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Illinois Wesleyan 76
Hanover 81
Hanover 69
Blackburn 49
Hanover 65
Trinity (TX) 73
Trinity (TX) 72
Texas–Dallas 66
Trinity (TX) 65
Pomona–Pitzer 53
Trinity (TX) 55
UW–Stevens Point 61
Puget Sound 85
Buena Vista 82
Buena Vista 91
Edgewood 74
Puget Sound 63
UW–Stevens Point 81
Gustavus Adolphus 56
Lawrence 70
Lawrence 45
UW–Stevens Point 79

Bottom left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Ramapo 105
City Tech 60
Ursinus 66
City Tech 68
Ramapo 78
King's (PA) 85
Albright 94
Mount St. Mary (NY) 84
Albright 55
King's (PA) 57
King's (PA) 58
York (PA) 70
WPI 79
Western Connecticut 77
Western Connecticut 73
Endicott 62
WPI 80
York (PA) 99
Virginia Wesleyan 76
New Jersey City 57
Virginia Wesleyan 80
York (PA) 90

Top right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Amherst 81
Springfield 68
Springfield 71
Norwich 56
Amherst 62
Rochester 69
Gwynedd–Mercy 70
Union (NY) 84
Union (NY) 61
Rochester 79
Rochester 67
Potsdam State 51
Potsdam State 74*
Salem State 73
Salem State 74
Elms 71
Potsdam State 67
St. John Fisher 43
Lebanon Valley 71
Penn State Behrend 53
Lebanon Valley 58
St. John Fisher 66

Bottom right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Wittenberg 68
John Carroll 75**
John Carroll 76
Bethany (WV) 48
John Carroll 79
Albion 80
Wooster 94
Baldwin Wallace 78
Wooster 58
Albion 59
Albion 52
Calvin 60
Aurora 59
Calvin 71
Wheaton (IL) 74
Calvin 75
Calvin 79
Mississippi College 60
Maryville (TN) 79
Methodist 64
Maryville (TN) 62
Mississippi College 68

Final Four

National semifinals National championship
    
UW–Stevens Point 81
York (PA) 58
UW–Stevens Point 73
Rochester 49
Rochester 65
Calvin 62 National third-place
York (PA) 84
Calvin 98

See also

References

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