1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 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 1994-95 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Southern Indiana and UC Riverside's William Wilson was the Most Outstanding Player.

1995 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteLouisville, Kentucky
ChampionsSouthern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1st title)
Runner-upUC Riverside Highlanders (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBruce Pearl (1st title)
MOPWilliam Wilson (UC Riverside)
Attendance130,780
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«1994 1996»
1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
Normal
Normal
Indiana
Indiana
Manchester
Manchester
Hays
Hays
Fayetteville
Fayetteville
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
Riverside
Riverside
St. Joseph
St. Joseph
Louisville
Louisville
1995 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

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School Outcome
Bloomsburg First round
California (PA) Runner-up
Gannon Fourth Place
Indiana (PA) Regional Champion
Millersville Third Place
West Chester First round
School Outcome
Central Missouri State Regional Champion
Central Oklahoma Runner-up
Mississippi College Third Place
Missouri Western State Fourth Place
North Alabama First round
Washburn First round
School Outcome
Cal State Bakersfield First round
Cal State LA Third Place
Grand Canyon First round
Seattle Pacific Runner-up
UC Davis Fourth Place
UC Riverside Regional Champion
School Outcome
Fort Hays State Runner-up
Mesa State First round
Morningside Regional Champion
North Dakota First round
North Dakota State Third Place
Regis Fourth Place
School Outcome
Johnson C. Smith Fourth Place
Lenoir–Rhyne First round
Longwood First round
Norfolk State Regional Champion
Shaw Third Place
Virginia Union Runner-up
School Outcome
Alabama A&M Regional Champion
Armstrong Atlantic Fourth Place
Eckerd Third Place
Lander First round
Morehouse First round
Tampa Runner-up
School Outcome
Adelphi First round
Dowling First round
New Hampshire College Regional Champion
Philadelphia U Runner-up
St. Anselm Third Place
St. Rose Fourth Place
School Outcome
Hillsdale First round
Kentucky Wesleyan Fourth Place
Northern Kentucky Runner-up
Oakland First round
Quincy (IL) Third Place
Southern Indiana Regional Champion

*denotes tie

Regionals

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Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
4 Gannon 71
1 Indiana (PA) 93
4 Gannon 82
5 Bloomsburg 81
1 Indiana (PA) 80
2 California (PA) 69
3 Millersville 61
6 West Chester 60
3 Millersville 66
2 California (PA) 93
  • Third Place - Millersville 89, Gannon 76

Location: MWSC Fieldhouse Host: Missouri Western State University

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
Regional Final
Sweet 16
         
5 Central Missouri State 80
1 Missouri Western State 78
5 Central Missouri State 95
4 North Alabama 75
5 Central Missouri State 117
2 Central Oklahoma 112
6 Mississippi College 87**
3 Washburn 80
6 Mississippi College 88
2 Central Oklahoma 94
  • Third Place - Mississippi College 90, Missouri Western State 77

Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
4 UC Davis 66
1 UC Riverside 84
4 UC Davis 92*
5 Grand Canyon 88
1 UC Riverside 74
2 Seattle Pacific 68
6 Cal State LA 70*
3 Cal State Bakersfield 66
6 Cal State LA 68
2 Seattle Pacific 76
  • Third Place - Cal State LA 78, UC Davis 74

North Central - Hays, Kansas

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Location: Gross Memorial Coliseum Host: Fort Hays State University

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
4 Morningside 93
1 Regis 70
4 Morningside 92
5 North Dakota 86
4 Morningside 85
2 Fort Hays State 82
3 North Dakota State 85
6 Mesa State 76
3 North Dakota State 63
2 Fort Hays State 73
  • Third Place - North Dakota State 84, Regis 72

Location: Felton J. Capel Arena Hosts: Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State University

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
5 Shaw 73
1 Virginia Union 94
5 Shaw 83
4 Longwood 76
1 Virginia Union 66
2 Norfolk State 84
3 Johnson C. Smith 72
6 Lenoir–Rhyne 71
3 Johnson C. Smith 61
2 Norfolk State 89
  • Third Place - Shaw 96, Johnson C. Smith 90

Location: Elmore Coliseum Host: Alabama A&M University

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
         
5 Eckerd 50
1 Alabama A&M 75
5 Eckerd 82
4 Lander 79
1 Alabama A&M 79
2 Tampa 78
3 Armstrong Atlantic 78
6 Morehouse 70
3 Armstrong Atlantic 58
2 Tampa 65
  • Third Place - Eckerd 72, Armstrong Atlantic 70

Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
4 Philadelphia U 84
1 St. Anselm 82
4 Philadelphia U 72
5 Adelphi 60
4 Philadelphia U 62
3 New Hampshire College 84
3 New Hampshire College 95
6 Dowling 79
3 New Hampshire College 113*
2 St. Rose 110
  • Third Place - St. Anselm 109, St. Rose 92

Location: Riverfront Coliseum Host: Northern Kentucky University

First round - at higher seed
Round of 48
March 7
Regional semifinals
Round of 32
March 10
Regional Final
Sweet 16
March 11
         
4 Quincy (IL) 91
1 Northern Kentucky 97
4 Quincy (IL) 116
5 Oakland 94
1 Northern Kentucky 94
3 Southern Indiana 102
3 Southern Indiana 95
6 Hillsdale 88
3 Southern Indiana 102
2 Kentucky Wesleyan 81
  • Third Place - Quincy (IL) 111, Kentucky Wesleyan 104

*denotes each overtime played

Location: Commonwealth Convention Center Host: Bellarmine College

National Quarterfinals
Elite Eight
March 22
National semifinals
Final Four
March 23
National Championship
March 25
         
Indiana (PA) 90
Central Missouri State 79
Indiana (PA) 69
UC Riverside 73
UC Riverside 71
Morningside 58
UC Riverside 63
Southern Indiana 71
Norfolk State 85
Alabama A&M 67
Norfolk State 81
Southern Indiana 89
New Hampshire College 93
Southern Indiana 108

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

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  • Chad Gilbert (Southern Indiana)
  • Brian Huebner (Southern Indiana)
  • Boo Purdom (UC Riverside)
  • Corey Williams (Norfolk State)
  • William Wilson (UC Riverside)

See also

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References

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