1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1989 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 1988–89 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by North Carolina Central University, with North Carolina Central's Miles Clark named the Most Outstanding Player.

1989 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	North Carolina Central Eagles (1st title)
Runner-up	SE Missouri State Indians (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	UC Riverside Highlanders (2nd Final Four) Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Michael Bernard (1st title)
MOP	Miles Clark, North Carolina Central
Attendance	56,890

This was the first Division II men's tournament to adopt the current Elite Eight format, in which all eight regional winners advance to the championship site.

Regional participants

School Outcome Bentley Third Place Bridgeport Runner-up Sacred Heart Regional Champion Stonehill Fourth Place

School Outcome Alabama A&M Third Place Norfolk State Fourth Place North Carolina Central Regional Champion Virginia Union Runner-up

School Outcome Bellarmine Runner-up Ferris State Fourth Place Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion SIU Edwardsville Third Place

School Outcome Florida Southern Third Place Florida Tech Runner-up Jacksonville State Regional Champion Tampa Runner-up

School Outcome Alaska–Fairbanks Fourth Place Augustana (SD) Third Place Northern Colorado Runner-up Wisconsin–Milwaukee Regional Champion

School Outcome Angelo State Third Place Central Missouri State Runner-up Northwest Missouri State Fourth Place Southeast Missouri State Regional Champion

School Outcome Bloomsburg Runner-up Lock Haven Third Place Millersville Regional Champion Philadelphia U Fourth Place

School Outcome Cal State Bakersfield Runner-up Cal State Dominguez Hills Third Place Sonoma State Fourth Place UC Riverside Regional Champion

*denotes tie

Regionals

New England - Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Bridgeport		132*
	Stonehill		127
						Bridgeport		67
						Sacred Heart		69
	Sacred Heart		103
	Bentley		88

• Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Virginia Union		116
	Alabama A&M		80
						Virginia Union		55
						North Carolina Central		60
	North Carolina Central		67
	Norfolk State		64

• Third Place - Alabama A&M 93, Norfolk State 80

Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Kentucky Wesleyan		100*
	SIU Edwardsville		87
						Kentucky Wesleyan		84
						Bellarmine		77
	Bellarmine		108
	Ferris State		92

• Third Place - SIU Edwardsville 102, Ferris State 92

South - Jacksonville, Alabama

Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Tampa		90
	Florida Southern		86
						Tampa		67
						Jacksonville State		89
	Jacksonville State		94
	Florida Tech		70

• Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Florida Tech 75

North Central - Greeley, Colorado

Location: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Wisconsin–Milwaukee		99
	Augustana (SD)		95
						Wisconsin–Milwaukee		89*
						Northern Colorado		88
	Northern Colorado		92
	Alaska–Fairbanks		70

• Third Place - Augustana (SD) 112, Alaska–Fairbanks 107**

South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Location: Show Me Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Central Missouri State		78
	NW Missouri State		74
						Central Missouri State		73
						SE Missouri State		88
	SE Missouri State		65
	Angelo State		60

• Third Place - Angelo State 89, NW Missouri State 80

East - Millersville, Pennsylvania

Location: Pucillo Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Bloomsburg		74*
	Philadelphia U		73
						Bloomsburg		71
						Millersville		87
	Millersville		97
	Lock Haven		84

• Third Place - Lock Haven 82, Philadelphia U 78

West - Bakersfield, California

Location: CSUB Student Activities Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	UC Riverside		79
	Sonoma State		65
						UC Riverside		63
						Cal State Bakersfield		60
	Cal State Bakersfield		64
	Cal State Dominguez Hills		61

• Third Place - Cal State Dominguez Hills 98, Sonoma State 77

*denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Sacred Heart		57
	North Carolina Central		58
						North Carolina Central		90
						Jacksonville State		70
	Kentucky Wesleyan		70
	Jacksonville State		107
											North Carolina Central		73
											SE Missouri State		46
	Wisconsin–Milwaukee		84
	SE Missouri State		93
						SE Missouri State		84*
						UC Riverside		83
	Millersville		86
	UC Riverside		92

• Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Jacksonville State 81

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Miles Clarke (North Carolina Central)
• Maurice Pullum (UC Riverside)
• Antoine Sifford (North Carolina Central)
• Dominique Stevens (North Carolina Central)
• Earnest Taylor (Southeast Missouri State)

References

• 1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com

External links

• NCAA record book