1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

1989 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams38
Finals siteSpringfield, Ohio
ChampionsUW–Whitewater (2nd title)
Runner-upTrenton State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDave Vander Meulen (UWW)
MOPGreg Grant (TSC)
Attendance37,396
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1988 1990»

The 1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 15th 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.

Held during March 1989, the field included forty teams, an increase of eight from 1988. For the first time, the championship rounds were contested in Springfield, Ohio.[1]

Wisconsin–Whitewater defeated Trenton State (now TCNJ), 94–86, to clinch their second NCAA Division III national title. The Warhawks' previous title came in 1984.

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved March 25, 2019.