1999 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (1999) August 2023 March 2026 1999 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 48 Salem, Virginia Wisconsin–Platteville 4th Hampden-Sydney 1st Connecticut College 1st William Paterson 1st Bo Ryan (UWP) Merrill Brunson (UWP) 45348 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.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 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 no 170 30 high 1 Rochester 58 Hamilton 66 Bowdoin 68 Bridgewater State 48 Cortland State 85 RIT 49 Clark (MA) 51 Western Connecticut 70 St. John Fisher 70 Hamilton 72 Bowdoin 57 Trinity (CT) 71 Geneseo State 61 Cortland State 71 Western Connecticut 76 Connecticut College 94 Hamilton 73 Trinity (CT) 89 Cortland State 66 Connecticut College 80 Trinity (CT) 70 Connecticut College 73 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 1 John Carroll 68 Allegheny 62 Maryville (TN) 66 Rose–Hulman 59 Otterbein 104 Defiance 90 Christopher Newport 66 Randolph–Macon 68 Ohio Northern 83 John Carroll 88* Maryville (TN) 53 Mississippi College 67 Wooster 89 Otterbein 80 Randolph–Macon 65 Hampden–Sydney 74 John Carroll 78 Mississippi College 57 Wooster 66 Hampden–Sydney 74 John Carroll 51 Hampden–Sydney 68 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 1 Franklin & Marshall 81 Johns Hopkins 66 Kings Point 66 New Jersey City 79 Lebanon Valley 72 Catholic 77 William Paterson 76 Staten Island 59 Wilkes 77 Franklin & Marshall 72 New Jersey City 56 Richard Stockton 62 Goucher 69 Catholic 73 William Paterson 58 Rowan 55 Wilkes 50 Richard Stockton 60 Catholic 71 William Paterson 79 Richard Stockton 49 William Paterson 50 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 170 30 high 1 Augsburg 102 Nebraska Wesleyan 91 Wheaton (IL) 81 Washington–St. Louis 79 Gustavus Adolphus 67 Pomona–Pitzer 37 Ripon 63 Illinois Wesleyan 58 UW–Platteville 85 Augsburg 53 Wheaton (IL) 60 Manchester 62 Upper Iowa 55 Gustavus Adolphus 58 Ripon 73 Franklin 81 UW–Platteville 74 Manchester 65 Gustavus Adolphus 66 Franklin 65 UW–Platteville 61 Gustavus Adolphus 47 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia National semifinals National championship National third-place no 170 30 high Connecticut College 58 Hampden–Sydney 74 William Paterson 51 UW–Platteville 75 Hampden–Sydney 75 UW–Platteville 76** Connecticut College 92* William Paterson 83 See also 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1999 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1999 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament