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.
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.
1989 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)
Regional participants
*denotes tie
Regionals
Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
Bridgeport
132 *
Stonehill
127
Bridgeport
67
Sacred Heart
69
Sacred Heart
103
Bentley
88
Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118
Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
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
Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 17
Kentucky Wesleyan
100 *
SIU Edwardsville
87
Kentucky Wesleyan
84
Bellarmine
77
Bellarmine
108
Ferris State
92
Third Place - SIU Edwardsville 102, Ferris State 92
Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Host: Jacksonville State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 18
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
Tampa
90
Florida Southern
86
Tampa
67
Jacksonville State
89
Jacksonville State
94
Florida Tech
70
Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Florida Tech 75
Location: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Host: University of Northern Colorado
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
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**
Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
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
Location: Pucillo Gymnasium Host: Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 16
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 17
Bloomsburg
74 *
Philadelphia U
73
Bloomsburg
71
Millersville
87
Millersville
97
Lock Haven
84
Third Place - Lock Haven 82, Philadelphia U 78
Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 17
Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
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
Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 23
National semifinals Final Four March 24
National Championship March 25
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
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