1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1988–89 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by North Carolina Central University, with North Carolina Central's Miles Clark named the Most Outstanding Player.

1989 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	North Carolina Central Eagles (1st title)
Runner-up	SE Missouri State Indians (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	UC Riverside Highlanders (2nd Final Four) Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Michael Bernard (1st title)
MOP	Miles Clark (North Carolina Central)
Attendance	56,890
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1988 1990»

This was the first Division II men's tournament to adopt the current Elite Eight format, in which all eight regional winners advance to the championship site.

Cape Girardeau

Millersville

Waltham

Greeley

Norfolk

Owensboro

Bakersfield

Jacksonville

Springfield

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1989 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

School	Outcome
Bentley	Third Place
Bridgeport	Runner-up
Sacred Heart	Regional Champion
Stonehill	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Alabama A&M	Third Place
Norfolk State	Fourth Place
North Carolina Central	Regional Champion
Virginia Union	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Bellarmine	Runner-up
Ferris State	Fourth Place
Kentucky Wesleyan	Regional Champion
SIU Edwardsville	Third Place

School	Outcome
Florida Southern	Third Place
Florida Tech	Runner-up
Jacksonville State	Regional Champion
Tampa	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Alaska–Fairbanks	Fourth Place
Augustana (SD)	Third Place
Northern Colorado	Runner-up
Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Angelo State	Third Place
Central Missouri State	Runner-up
Northwest Missouri State	Fourth Place
Southeast Missouri State	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Bloomsburg	Runner-up
Lock Haven	Third Place
Millersville	Regional Champion
Philadelphia U	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Cal State Bakersfield	Runner-up
Cal State Dominguez Hills	Third Place
Sonoma State	Fourth Place
UC Riverside	Regional Champion

*denotes tie

Regionals

New England - Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
	Bridgeport		132*
	Stonehill		127
						Bridgeport		67
						Sacred Heart		69
	Sacred Heart		103
	Bentley		88

• Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
	Virginia Union		116
	Alabama A&M		80
						Virginia Union		55
						North Carolina Central		60
	North Carolina Central		67
	Norfolk State		64

• Third Place - Alabama A&M 93, Norfolk State 80

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 17
	Kentucky Wesleyan		100*
	SIU Edwardsville		87
						Kentucky Wesleyan		84
						Bellarmine		77
	Bellarmine		108
	Ferris State		92

• Third Place - SIU Edwardsville 102, Ferris State 92

South - Jacksonville, Alabama

Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Host: Jacksonville State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 18					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	Tampa		90
	Florida Southern		86
						Tampa		67
						Jacksonville State		89
	Jacksonville State		94
	Florida Tech		70

• Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Florida Tech 75

North Central - Greeley, Colorado

Location: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Host: University of Northern Colorado

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
	Wisconsin–Milwaukee		99
	Augustana (SD)		95
						Wisconsin–Milwaukee		89*
						Northern Colorado		88
	Northern Colorado		92
	Alaska–Fairbanks		70

• Third Place - Augustana (SD) 112, Alaska–Fairbanks 107**

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
	Central Missouri State		78
	NW Missouri State		74
						Central Missouri State		73
						SE Missouri State		88
	SE Missouri State		65
	Angelo State		60

• Third Place - Angelo State 89, NW Missouri State 80

East - Millersville, Pennsylvania

Location: Pucillo Gymnasium Host: Millersville University of Pennsylvania

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 17
	Bloomsburg		74*
	Philadelphia U		73
						Bloomsburg		71
						Millersville		87
	Millersville		97
	Lock Haven		84

• Third Place - Lock Haven 82, Philadelphia U 78

West - Bakersfield, California

Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield

	Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
	UC Riverside		79
	Sonoma State		65
						UC Riverside		63
						Cal State Bakersfield		60
	Cal State Bakersfield		64
	Cal State Dominguez Hills		61

• Third Place - Cal State Dominguez Hills 98, Sonoma State 77

*denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College

	National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 23					National semifinals Final Four March 24					National Championship March 25
	Sacred Heart		57
	North Carolina Central		58
						North Carolina Central		90
						Jacksonville State		70
	Kentucky Wesleyan		70
	Jacksonville State		107
											North Carolina Central		73
											SE Missouri State		46
	Wisconsin–Milwaukee		84
	SE Missouri State		93
						SE Missouri State		84*
						UC Riverside		83
	Millersville		86
	UC Riverside		92

• Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Jacksonville State 81

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Miles Clarke (North Carolina Central)
• Maurice Pullum (UC Riverside)
• Antoine Sifford (North Carolina Central)
• Dominique Stevens (North Carolina Central)
• Earnest Taylor (Southeast Missouri State)

References

• 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com

External links

• NCAA record book