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1979 NCAA Division III basketball tournament

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1979 NCAA Division III
basketball tournament
Teams32
Finals siteRock Island, Illinois
ChampionsNorth Park Vikings (2nd title)
Runner-upPotsdam Bears (1st title game)
Semifinalists
MOPMike Harper (North Park)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1978 1980»

The 1979 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament, held during March 1979, to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The tournament field included 32 teams, an increase of two from 1978, with the national championship rounds being contested in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]

Defending champions North Park defeated Potsdam, 66–62, in the championship game to repeat as national champions and claim their second overall title.

Bracket

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Regionals

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National finals

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National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Clark (MA) 72
Potsdam 89
Potsdam 67
Centre (KY) 63
Centre (KY) 68***
Baldwin Wallace 65
Potsdam 62
North Park 66
Franklin & Marshall 83
Jersey City State 72
Franklin & Marshall 73 National third-place game
North Park 83
North Park 95 Centre (KY) 65
Chaminade 74 Franklin & Marshall 66

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 13, 2017.