1983 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division II Men's 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 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Wright State University and Wright State's Gary Monroe was the Most Outstanding Player.

1983 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Wright State Raiders (1st title)
Runner-up	UDC Firebirds (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Morningside Mustangs (1st Final Four) Bakersfield State Roadrunners (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Ralph Underhill (1st title)
MOP	Gary Monroe, Wright State
Attendance	57,893

Regional participants

School Outcome Hampton Third Place Randolph–Macon Fourth Place St. Augustine's Runner-up UDC Regional Champion

School Outcome American International Runner-up Assumption Third Place Central Connecticut Fourth Place Sacred Heart Regional Champion

School Outcome Ferris State Third Place Morningside Regional Champion Nebraska–Omaha Fourth Place North Dakota State Runner-up

School Outcome Florida Southern Third Place Jacksonville State Regional Champion West Chester Fourth Place West Georgia Runner-Up

School Outcome Central Missouri State Runner-up SE Missouri State Regional Champion Stephen F. Austin Third Place Tennessee-Martin Fourth Place

School Outcome Cal State Bakersfield Regional Champion Chapman Runner-up Humboldt State Fourth Place San Francisco State Third Place

School Outcome Kentucky Wesleyan Runner-up Lewis Third Place Southern Connecticut Fourth Place Wright State Regional Champion

School Outcome Bloomsburg Regional Champion Cheyney Fourth Place C. W. Post Third Place Philadelphia U Runner-up

*denotes tie

Regionals

South Atlantic - Washington, DC

Location: Physical Activities Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	St. Augustine's		78
	Hampton		73
						St. Augustine's		88
						UDC		93
	UDC		34
	Randolph–Macon		17

• Third Place - Hampton 71, Randolph-Macon 51

New England - New Britain, Connecticut

Location: Kaiser Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Sacred Heart		113****
	Assumption		108
						Sacred Heart		72
						American International		68
	American International		65
	Central Connecticut		64

• Third Place - Assumption 99, Central Connecticut 89*

North Central - Sioux City, Iowa

Location: Allee Gym

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	North Dakota State		71
	Ferris State		68
						North Dakota State		77
						Morningside		79
	Morningside		80
	Nebraska–Omaha		79

• Third Place - Ferris State 81, Nebraska-Omaha 75

South - Carrollton, Georgia

Location: Health and Physical Education Building

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Jacksonville State		67
	Florida Southern		61
						Jacksonville State		92
						West Georgia		76
	West Georgia		74
	West Chester		73

• Third Place - Florida Southern 72, West Chester 71

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Houck Field House

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Central Missouri State		66
	Stephen F. Austin		57
						Central Missouri State		69
						SE Missouri State		74
	SE Missouri State		83
	Tennessee–Martin		71

• Third Place - Stephen F. Austin 83, Tennessee–Martin 70

West - Bakersfield, California

Location:

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Chapman		80
	San Francisco State		70
						Chapman		66
						Cal State Bakersfield		78
	Cal State Bakersfield		72
	Humboldt State		48

• Third Place - San Francisco State 78, Humboldt State 71

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Wright State		71
	Lewis		57
						Wright State		69
						Kentucky Wesleyan		67
	Kentucky Wesleyan		90
	Southern Connecticut		68

• Third Place - Lewis 91, Southern Connecticut 73

East - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Location: Nelson Field House

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Bloomsburg		76
	Cheyney		75
						Bloomsburg		73
						Philadelphia U		66
	Philadelphia U		72
	C. W. Post		68

• Third Place - C. W. Post 83, Cheyney 69

*denotes each overtime played

National Quarterfinals

	Quarterfinal - New Britain, CT
	UDC		45
	Sacred Heart		38

	Quarterfinal - Sioux City, IA
	Morningside		91
	Jacksonville State		90

	Quarterfinal - Bloomsburg, PA
	Wright State		73
	Bloomsburg		53

	Quarterfinal - Bakersfield, CA
	SE Missouri State		70
	Cal State Bakersfield		75

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center

	Semifinals					Final
	UDC		92
	Morningside		77
						UDC		73
						Wright State		92
	Cal State Bakersfield		50
	Wright State		57

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Anthony Bias (Wright State)
• Michael Britt (District of Columbia)
• Earl Jones (District of Columbia)
• Gary Monroe (Wright State)
• Fred Moore (Wright State)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1983 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com