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The 1975 NCAA Division III basketball tournament was the first annual single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament field included 30 teams and took place during March 1975, with the national championship rounds taking place in Reading, Pennsylvania.^[2]

1975 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament

Teams

30

Finals site

Albright College^[1]
Reading, Pennsylvania

Champions

LeMoyne–Owen Magicians (1st title)

Runner-up

Glassboro State Profs (1st title game)

Semifinalists

Augustana (IL) Vikings (1st Final Four)
Brockport State Golden Eagles (1st Final Four)

Winning coach

Jerry Johnson (LeMoyne–Owen)

MOP

Bob Newman (LeMoyne–Owen)

Attendance

1,800 (Championship game)

NCAA Division III men's tournaments
	1976»

LeMoyne–Owen defeated Glassboro State, 57–54, to win their first national championship.

Bracket

Regionals

	First round					Regional Championship

	Suffolk		80*

	UMass Boston		75
						Suffolk		77

						Brandeis		89
	Brandeis		94

	Rhode Island College		84			Regional Third-place


						UMass Boston		114

						Rhode Island College		96

	First round					Regional Championship

	St. Lawrence		82

	Albany		63
						St. Lawrence		77

						Brockport State		103
	Brockport State		83

	RPI		70			Regional Third-place


						Albany		55

						RPI		72

	First round					Regional Championship

	Mansfield State		85

	Franklin & Marshall		70
						Mansfield State		78

						Scranton		65
	Scranton		59

	Widener		55			Regional Third-place


						Franklin & Marshall		50

						Widener		69

	First round					Regional Championship

	William Paterson		53

	Methodist		52
						William Paterson		59

						Glassboro State		62
	Glassboro State		66

	Washington and Lee		48			Regional Third-place


						Methodist		71

						Washington and Lee		58

	First round					Regional Championship

	LeMoyne–Owen		92

	Transylvania		84
						LeMoyne–Owen		92

						Miles		76
	Miles		80

	Sewanee		60			Regional Third-place


						Transylvania		68

						Sewanee		66

	First round					Regional Championship

	Marietta		75

	Allegheny		67
						Marietta		70

						Wittenberg		85
	Wittenberg		71

	Hiram		49			Regional Third-place


						Allegheny		78

						Hiram		86

	First round					Regional Championship

	Wartburg		79

	Coe		78
						Wartburg		61

						Augustana (IL)		62
	Augustana (IL)		67

	Knox		66			Regional Third-place


						Coe		83

						Knox		72

	Regional Championship

	Hamline		48

	Doane		47

National finals

Site: Reading, Pennsylvania

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship

	Brandeis		76

	Brockport State		96
						Brockport State		68

						Glassboro State		76
	Mansfield State		49

	Glassboro State		60
											Glassboro State		54

											LeMoyne–Owen		57
	LeMoyne–Owen		68

	Wittenberg		65
						LeMoyne–Owen		84			National third-place game

						Augustana (IL)		71
	Augustana (IL)		48								Brockport State		71

	Hamline		42								Augustana (IL)		78

See also

References

^ "1975 Division III men's basketball tournament". D3hoops.com. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2014.

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