1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

1999 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams	48
Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Wisconsin–Platteville (4th title)
Runner-up	Hampden-Sydney (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Connecticut College (1st Final Four); William Paterson (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Bo Ryan (UWP)
MOP	Merrill Brunson (UWP)
Attendance	45,348
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1998	2000»

The 1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 25th 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.^[1]

Defending champions Wisconsin–Platteville defeated Hampden-Sydney, 76–75 (in two overtimes), in the final, clinching a fourth overall title and a second consecutive championship.

The Pioneers (30–2) were coached by Bo Ryan, who claimed his fourth title at Platteville (1991, 1995, and 1998). Ryan departed for Division I Milwaukee after this season before eventually becoming the head coach for Wisconsin in 2001.

Merrill Brunson, also from Platteville, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

		St. John Fisher	70

		Hamilton	72
Rochester	58

Hamilton	66
				Hamilton	73

				Trinity (CT)	89
Bowdoin	68

Bridgewater State	48
		Bowdoin	57

		Trinity (CT)	71



						Trinity (CT)	70

						Connecticut College	73



		Geneseo State	61

		Cortland State	71
Cortland State	85

RIT	49
				Cortland State	66

				Connecticut College	80
Clark (MA)	51

Western Connecticut	70
		Western Connecticut	76

		Connecticut College	94

Bottom left sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

		Ohio Northern	83

		John Carroll	88*
John Carroll	68

Allegheny	62
				John Carroll	78

				Mississippi College	57
Maryville (TN)	66

Rose–Hulman	59
		Maryville (TN)	53

		Mississippi College	67



						John Carroll	51

						Hampden–Sydney	68



		Wooster	89

		Otterbein	80
Otterbein	104

Defiance	90
				Wooster	66

				Hampden–Sydney	74
Christopher Newport	66

Randolph–Macon	68
		Randolph–Macon	65

		Hampden–Sydney	74

Top right sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

		Wilkes	77

		Franklin & Marshall	72
Franklin & Marshall	81

Johns Hopkins	66
				Wilkes	50

				Richard Stockton	60
Kings Point	66

New Jersey City	79
		New Jersey City	56

		Richard Stockton	62



						Richard Stockton	49

						William Paterson	50



		Goucher	69

		Catholic	73
Lebanon Valley	72

Catholic	77
				Catholic	71

				William Paterson	79
William Paterson	76

Staten Island	59
		William Paterson	58

		Rowan	55

Bottom right sectional

First round		Second round		Sectional semifinals		Sectional finals

		UW–Platteville	85

		Augsburg	53
Augsburg	102

Nebraska Wesleyan	91
				UW–Platteville	74

				Manchester	65
Wheaton (IL)	81

Washington–St. Louis	79
		Wheaton (IL)	60

		Manchester	62



						UW–Platteville	61

						Gustavus Adolphus	47



		Upper Iowa	55

		Gustavus Adolphus	58
Gustavus Adolphus	67

Pomona–Pitzer	37
				Gustavus Adolphus	66

				Franklin	65
Ripon	63

Illinois Wesleyan	58
		Ripon	73

		Franklin	81

National finals

Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia

National semifinals		National championship

Connecticut College	58

Hampden–Sydney	74
		Hampden–Sydney	75

		UW–Platteville	76**
William Paterson	51

UW–Platteville	75	National third-place


		Connecticut College	92*

		William Paterson	83

References

^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

[1] "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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