1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (1986) August 2023 March 2026 1986 III NCAA logo.svg 125px Grand Rapids, Michigan Potsdam State Bears 2nd LeMoyne-Owen Magicians 2nd Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves 2nd Jersey City State Gothic Knights 1st Jerry Welsh (Potsdam State) Roosevelt Bullock (Potsdam State) 34366 The 1986 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 12th 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. Held during March 1986, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2013/d3/champs.pdf NCAA NCAA.org January 3, 2018 17 SUNY Potsdam defeated LeMoyne–Owen, 76–73, to claim their second NCAA Division III national title and first since 1981. The Bears also completed an undefeated season (32–0), the first Division III program to complete this feat. Bracket Regionals First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no Clark 71 Salem State 73 SE Massachusetts 64 Western Connecticut State 62 Salem State 66 SE Massachusetts 81 Clark 78 Western Connecticut State 77 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no Jersey City State 67 Roanoke 61 Trenton State 64 Upsala 66 Jersey City State 69 Upsala 64 Roanoke 55 Trenton State 58 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no Alfred 88 Nazareth 86 NYU 67 Potsdam 83 Alfred 51 Potsdam 80 Nazareth 87 NYU 73 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no DePauw 69 Wittenberg 55 Calvin 84 Otterbein 100 DePauw 76 Otterbein 82 Wittenberg 84 Calvin 77 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no North Park 65 Ripon 68 Illinois Wesleyan 79 Wisconsin–Whitewater 75 Ripon 57 Illinois Wesleyan 63 North Park 73 Wisconsin–Whitewater 89 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no John Carroll 78 LeMoyne–Owen 92 Centre (KY) 70 Christopher Newport 62 LeMoyne–Owen 72 Centre (KY) 69 John Carroll 73 Christopher Newport 75 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no Nebraska Wesleyan 89 Pomona-Pitzer 59 Dubuque 71 Saint John's (MN) 47 Nebraska Wesleyan 61 Dubuque 50 Pomona-Pitzer 52 Saint John's (MN) 71 First Round Regional Championship Regional Third-place 145 30 high no Susquehanna 79 Washington College 75 Franklin & Marshall 61 Scranton 57 Susquehanna 79 Franklin & Marshall 72 Washington College 94 Scranton 78 National finals National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship National third-place game 145 30 high no Potsdam 80 Susquehanna 65 Jersey City State 83 SE Massachusetts 69 Illinois Wesleyan 85 LeMoyne–Owen 93 Nebraska Wesleyan 87* Otterbein 82 Potsdam 91 Jersey City State 89 LeMoyne–Owen 86 Nebraska Wesleyan 80 Potsdam 76 LeMoyne–Owen 73 Jersey City State 93 Nebraska Wesleyan 97 All-tournament team Roosevelt Bullock, Potsdam (Most outstanding player) Barry Stanton, Potsdam Johnny Mayers, Jersey City State Michael Neal, LeMoyne–Owen Dana Janssen, Nebraska Wesleyan See also 1986 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1986 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1986 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament NCAA Division III basketball tournament