1975 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
The 1975 NCAA Division II 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 1974–75 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Old Dominion University and Old Dominion's Wilson Washington was the Most Outstanding Player.
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Evansville, Indiana | ||||
Champions | Old Dominion Monarchs (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | New Orleans Privateers (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Sonny Allen (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Wilson Washington (Old Dominion) | ||||
Attendance | 12,909 | ||||
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Regional participants
editSchool | Outcome | |
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Assumption | Regional Champion | |
Bentley | Runner-up | |
Hartford | Third Place | |
Sacred Heart | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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C. W. Post | Runner-up | |
Gannon | Regional Champion | |
Hartwick | Fourth Place | |
Philadelphia U | Third Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Lincoln (MO) | Runner-up | |
New Orleans | Regional Champion | |
Southern | Third Place | |
West Georgia | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Puget Sound | Runner-up | |
UC Davis | Third Place | |
UC Irvine | Fourth Place | |
UC Riverside | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Augustana (SD) | Third Place | |
Missouri-Rolla | Fourth Place | |
Nebraska-Omaha | Runner-up | |
North Dakota | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Baltimore | Third Place | |
Morgan State | Fourth Place | |
Old Dominion | Regional Champion | |
Randolph-Macon | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Alabama State | Fourth Place | |
Armstrong Atlantic | Third Place | |
Chattanooga | Runner-up | |
Tennessee State | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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Akron | Regional Champion | |
Eastern Illinois | Third Place | |
St. Joseph's (IN) | Runner-up | |
Youngstown State | Fourth Place |
*denotes tie
Regionals
editNew England - Waltham, Massachusetts
editLocation: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Assumption | 111 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 95 | ||||||||
Assumption | 87 | ||||||||
Bentley | 82 | ||||||||
Bentley | 99 | ||||||||
Hartford | 82 |
- Third Place - Hartford 102, Sacred Heart 91
East - Erie, Pennsylvania
editLocation: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
C. W. Post | 72 | ||||||||
Philadelphia U | 68 | ||||||||
C. W. Post | 60 | ||||||||
Gannon | 67 | ||||||||
Gannon | 65* | ||||||||
Hartwick | 64 |
- Third Place - Philadelphia U 80, Hartwick 75
South Central - New Orleans, Louisiana
editLocation: Human Performance Center Host: University of New Orleans
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
New Orleans | 90 | ||||||||
West Georgia | 89 | ||||||||
New Orleans | 84 | ||||||||
Lincoln | 83 | ||||||||
Lincoln (MO) | 93 | ||||||||
Southern | 87 |
- Third Place - Southern 103, West Georgia 98
West - Irvine, California
editLocation: Crawford Hall Host: University of California, Irvine
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
UC Riverside | 78 | ||||||||
UC Davis | 77 | ||||||||
UC Riverside | 59 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 58 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 76* | ||||||||
UC Irvine | 74 |
- Third Place - UC Davis 84, UC Irvine 70
North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota
editLocation: Hyslop Sports Center Host: University of North Dakota
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
North Dakota | 72 | ||||||||
Missouri-Rolla | 61 | ||||||||
North Dakota | 84 | ||||||||
Nebraska-Omaha | 71 | ||||||||
Nebraska-Omaha | 69 | ||||||||
Augustana (SD) | 61 |
- Third Place - Augustana 71, Missouri-Rolla 64
South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
editLocation: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Old Dominion | 95 | ||||||||
Baltimore | 72 | ||||||||
Old Dominion | 83 | ||||||||
Randolph-Macon | 76 | ||||||||
Randolph-Macon | 64 | ||||||||
Morgan State | 60 |
- Third Place - Baltimore 77, Morgan State 76
South - Chattanooga, Tennessee
editLocation: Maclellan Gymnasium Host: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
Chattanooga | 107 | ||||||||
Alabama State | 83 | ||||||||
Chattanooga | 81 | ||||||||
Tennessee State | 82 | ||||||||
Tennessee State | 63 | ||||||||
Armstrong Atlantic | 53 |
- Third Place - Armstrong Atlantic 110, Alabama State 78
Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois
editLocation: Lantz Arena Host: Eastern Illinois University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 7 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 8 | ||||||||
St. Joseph's (IN) | 96 | ||||||||
Youngstown State | 78 | ||||||||
St. Joseph's | 52 | ||||||||
Akron | 58 | ||||||||
Akron | 76 | ||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 62 |
- Third Place - Eastern Illinois 86, Youngstown State 80
*denotes each overtime played
National Finals - Evansville, Indiana
editLocation: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 12 | National semifinals Final Four March 13 | National Championship March 14 | ||||||||||||
Assumption | 81 | |||||||||||||
Gannon | 69 | |||||||||||||
Assumption | 73 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 84* | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 73 | |||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 59 | |||||||||||||
New Orleans | 74 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 76 | |||||||||||||
North Dakota | 62 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 78 | |||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 77 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 60 | |||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 72 | |||||||||||||
Akron | 69 |
- Third Place - Assumption 88, Tennessee State 80
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
edit- Paul Brennan (Assumption)
- Joey Caruthers (Old Dominion)
- John Grochowalski (Assumption)
- Wilbur Holland (New Orleans)
- Wilson Washington (Old Dominion)