1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (1997) August 2023 March 2026 1997 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 64 Salem, Virginia Illinois Wesleyan Titans 1st Nebraska Wesleyan Plainsmen 1st Williams Ephs 1st Alvernia Crusaders 1st Dennie Bridges (IWU) Bryan Crabtree (IWU) 59784 The 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 23rd 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 sixty-four 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.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 13 April 2019 24 Illinois Wesleyan defeated Nebraska Wesleyan, 89–86, in the final, clinching their first national title. The Titans (29–2) were coached by Dennie Bridges. Bryan Crabtree, also from Illinois Wesleyan, was named Most Outstanding Player. Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high Widener 70 Dickinson 62 Salisbury State 101 Wilkes 90 St. Lawrence 63 Brockport State 64 St. John Fisher 77 Cortland State 70 Alvernia 69 Lebanon Valley 55 Goucher 67 Cabrini 60 Buffalo State 70 Hamilton 66 RIT 65 Rochester 64 Widener 65 Salisbury State 77 Brockport State 73 St. John Fisher 68 Alvernia 60 Goucher 55 Buffalo State 106 RIT 111** Salisbury State 79 Brockport 78 Alvernia 77 RIT 71 Salisbury State 84 Alvernia 89 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high Hampden–Sydney 74 Christopher Newport 79 Methodist 67 Roanoke 63 Chicago 59 Benedictine (IL) 52 Wabash 69 Lawrence 63 Sewanee 68 Rust 61 Maryville (TN) 62 Bridgewater (VA) 64 Rose–Hulman 86 Washington–St. Louis 69 Illinois Wesleyan 105 Maryville (MO) 66 Christopher Newport 67 Methodist 72 Chicago 78 Wabash 70 Sewanee 62 Bridgewater (VA) 65 Rose–Hulman 53 Illinois Wesleyan 54 Methodist 74 Chicago 70 Bridgewater (VA) 60 Illinois Wesleyan 87 Methodist 63 Illinois Wesleyan 95 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high Rowan 72 Mount Saint Vincent 53 NYU 94 Jersey City State 84 UMass Dartmouth 63 Tufts 65 Salem State 69 Springfield 61 William Paterson 51 Kings Point 43 Richard Stockton 78 York (NY) 71 Amherst 83 Colby 60 Williams 76 Wentworth 51 Rowan 56 NYU 53 Tufts 63 Salem State 83 William Paterson 60 Richard Stockton 64 Amherst 63 Williams 86 Rowan 82 Salem State 72 Richard Stockton 61 Williams 85 Rowan 62 Williams 71 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high Hope 69 Denison 66 Ohio Northern 58 Wooster 84 UW–Whitewater 67 Gustavus Adolphus 82 Nebraska Wesleyan 93 Buena Vista 54 Wittenberg 82 John Carroll 68 Mount Union 77 Alfred 69 Pomona–Pitzer 58 UW–Stevens Point 68 UW–Platteville 51 UW–Oshkosh 43 Hope 67 Wooster 56 Gustavus Adolphus 59 Nebraska Wesleyan 61 Wittenberg 65 Mount Union 73 UW–Stevens Point 46 UW–Platteville 43 Hope 75 Nebraska Wesleyan 92 Mount Union 67 UW–Stevens Point 68* Nebraska Wesleyan 69 UW–Stevens Point 66 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia 145 National Semifinals National Championship National Third-place Alvernia 82 Illinois Wesleyan 85 Williams 90 Nebraska Wesleyan 101 Illinois Wesleyan 89 Nebraska Wesleyan 86 Alvernia 77 Williams 78 See also 1997 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Salem, Virginia