1991 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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.

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
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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 roundSecond roundSectional semifinalsSectional finals
        
Salem State83
Western Connecticut62
Salem State98
Ramapo101
Ramapo87
Salisbury State75
Ramapo80
Kean77
SE Massachusetts87
Southern Maine76
SE Massachusetts80
Kean105
Glassboro State88
NJIT80
Glassboro State66
Kean85

Bottom left sectional

First roundSecond roundSectional semifinalsSectional finals
        
Franklin & Marshall65
Johns Hopkins56
Dickinson60
Johns Hopkins65
Franklin & Marshall94
Geneseo63
Buffalo State75
Geneseo83
Franklin & Marshall76*
Rochester73
King's (PA)62
Scranton85
Scranton62
Rochester64*
RPI69
Rochester73
Rochester71
Stony Brook67

Top right sectional

First roundSecond roundSectional semifinalsSectional finals
        
Wisconsin–Platteville96
Ripon77
Illinois Wesleyan63
Ripon65
Wisconsin–Platteville110
Christopher Newport50
Emory & Henry88
Shenandoah69
Emory & Henry71
Christopher Newport81
Wisconsin–Platteville101
Benedictine (IL)65
Benedictine (IL)76
DePauw72
Benedictine (IL)74
Randolph-Macon62
Maryville (TN)73
Washington St. Louis76
Washington St. Louis53
Randolph-Macon77

Bottom right sectional

First roundSecond roundSectional semifinalsSectional finals
        
Hope84
Calvin87*
Calvin85
Wooster68
Calvin76
Wartburg71
Bethel (MN)77
Central (IA)88
Central (IA)73
Wartburg76
Calvin73
Otterbein75
Otterbein88
Wittenberg62
Otterbein108
UC San Diego95
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps72
UC San Diego76

National finals

National SemifinalsNational Championship
    
Ramapo56
Franklin & Marshall106
Franklin & Marshall74
UW–Platteville81
UW–Platteville96
Otterbein94National Third-place
Ramapo84
Otterbein113

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