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.
Regional participants SchoolOutcomeHamptonThird PlaceRandolph–MaconFourth PlaceSt. Augustine'sRunner-upUDCRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeAmerican InternationalRunner-upAssumptionThird PlaceCentral ConnecticutFourth PlaceSacred HeartRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeFerris StateThird PlaceMorningsideRegional ChampionNebraska–OmahaFourth PlaceNorth Dakota StateRunner-up SchoolOutcomeFlorida SouthernThird PlaceJacksonville StateRegional ChampionWest ChesterFourth PlaceWest GeorgiaRunner-Up SchoolOutcomeCentral Missouri StateRunner-upSE Missouri StateRegional ChampionStephen F. AustinThird PlaceTennessee-MartinFourth Place SchoolOutcomeCal State BakersfieldRegional ChampionChapmanRunner-upHumboldt StateFourth PlaceSan Francisco StateThird Place SchoolOutcomeKentucky WesleyanRunner-upLewisThird PlaceSouthern ConnecticutFourth PlaceWright StateRegional Champion SchoolOutcomeBloomsburgRegional ChampionCheyneyFourth PlaceC. W. PostThird PlacePhiladelphia URunner-up *denotes tie
Regionals
South Atlantic - Washington, DC Location: Physical Activities Center Host: University of the District of Columbia
Third Place - Hampton 71, Randolph-Macon 51
New England - New Britain, Connecticut Location: Kaiser Hall Host: Central Connecticut State University
Third Place - Assumption 99, Central Connecticut 89*
North Central - Sioux City, Iowa Location: Allee Gym Host: Morningside College
Third Place - Ferris State 81, Nebraska-Omaha 75
South - Carrollton, Georgia Location: Health and Physical Education Building Host: University of West Georgia
Third Place - Florida Southern 72, West Chester 71
South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State University
Third Place - Stephen F. Austin 83, Tennessee–Martin 70
West - Bakersfield, California Location: unknown Host: California State University, Bakersfield
Third Place - San Francisco State 78, Humboldt State 71
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Third Place - Lewis 91, Southern Connecticut 73
East - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Location: Nelson Field House Host: Bloomsburg State College
Third Place - C. W. Post 83, Cheyney 69
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
*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)
See also 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1983 NAIA Basketball Tournament
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