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2004 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsWisconsin–Stevens Point (1st title)
Runner-upWilliams (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
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.

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.
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