2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2005) August 2023 April 2026 2005 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 48 Salem, Virginia Wisconsin–Stevens Point 2nd Rochester 3rd Calvin 4th York (PA) 1st Jack Bennett (UWSP) Jason Kalsow (UWSP) 47640 The 2005 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 31st 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 20 April 2019 24 Defending champions Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Rochester (NY), 73–49, in the championship, clinching their first national title. Stevens Point were the first men's Division III program to defend their national title since Wisconsin–Platteville in 1999. The Pointers (29–3) were again coached by Jack Bennett. Jason Kalsow, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player. Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Hanover 69 Blackburn 49 Trinity (TX) 72 Texas–Dallas 66 Buena Vista 91 Edgewood 74 Gustavus Adolphus 56 Lawrence 70 Illinois Wesleyan 76 Hanover 81 Trinity (TX) 65 Pomona–Pitzer 53 Puget Sound 85 Buena Vista 82 Lawrence 45 UW–Stevens Point 79 Hanover 65 Trinity (TX) 73 Puget Sound 63 UW–Stevens Point 81 Trinity (TX) 55 UW–Stevens Point 61 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Ursinus 66 City Tech 68 Albright 94 Mount St. Mary (NY) 84 Western Connecticut 73 Endicott 62 Virginia Wesleyan 76 New Jersey City 57 Ramapo 105 City Tech 60 Albright 55 King's (PA) 57 WPI 79 Western Connecticut 77 Virginia Wesleyan 80 York (PA) 90 Ramapo 78 King's (PA) 85 WPI 80 York (PA) 99 King's (PA) 58 York (PA) 70 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 Springfield 71 Norwich 56 Gwynedd–Mercy 70 Union (NY) 84 Salem State 74 Elms 71 Lebanon Valley 71 Penn State Behrend 53 Amherst 81 Springfield 68 Union (NY) 61 Rochester 79 Potsdam State 74* Salem State 73 Lebanon Valley 58 St. John Fisher 66 Amherst 62 Rochester 69 Potsdam State 67 St. John Fisher 43 Rochester 67 Potsdam State 51 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 175 30 high 1 John Carroll 76 Bethany (WV) 48 Wooster 94 Baldwin Wallace 78 Wheaton (IL) 74 Calvin 75 Maryville (TN) 79 Methodist 64 Wittenberg 68 John Carroll 75** Wooster 58 Albion 59 Aurora 59 Calvin 71 Maryville (TN) 62 Mississippi College 68 John Carroll 79 Albion 80 Calvin 79 Mississippi College 60 Albion 52 Calvin 60 Final Four Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia National semifinals National championship National third-place no 175 30 high 1 UW–Stevens Point 81 York (PA) 58 Rochester 65 Calvin 62 UW–Stevens Point 73 Rochester 49 York (PA) 84 Calvin 98 See also 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Ncaa Tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball