1984 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
Teams | 32 | ||||
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Finals site | Springfield, Massachusetts | ||||
Champions | Central Missouri State Mules (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | St. Augustine's (NC) Falcon (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Lynn Nance (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Ron Nunnelly (Central Missouri State) | ||||
Attendance | 67,392 | ||||
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The 1984 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 1983-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Central Missouri State (now known as the University of Central Missouri) and Central Missouri State's Ron Nunnally was the Most Outstanding Player.
San Francisco State's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.
Regional participants
[edit]School | Outcome | |
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C. W. Post | Runner-up | |
Gannon | Fourth Place | |
Mansfield | Third Place | |
St. Augustine's | Regional Champion |
School | Outcome | |
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American International | Fourth Place | |
Central Connecticut | Third Place | |
Sacred Heart | Regional Champion | |
South Dakota State | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Bellarmine | Third Place | |
Cal State Bakersfield | Fourth Place | |
Kentucky Wesleyan | Regional Champion | |
Lewis | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Norfolk State | Runner-up | |
Randolph–Macon | Third Place | |
Virginia Union | Regional Champion | |
Winston-Salem State | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Morningside | Regional Champion | |
Nebraska–Omaha | Third Place | |
Northern Michigan | Fourth Place | |
Wayne State (MI) | Runner-up |
School | Outcome | |
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Central Missouri State | Regional Champion | |
Columbus State | Third Place | |
Jacksonville State | Runner-up | |
NW Missouri State | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Chapman | Third Place | |
Puget Sound | Runner-up | |
San Francisco State | Regional Champion | |
UC Riverside | Fourth Place |
School | Outcome | |
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Albany State | Fourth Place | |
North Alabama | Regional Champion | |
Tampa | Third Place | |
West Georgia | Runner-up |
*denotes tie
Regionals
[edit]East - Erie, Pennsylvania
[edit]Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
St. Augustine's | 66 | ||||||||
Mansfield | 65 | ||||||||
St. Augustine's | 86 | ||||||||
C. W. Post | 80 | ||||||||
C. W. Post | 65 | ||||||||
Gannon | 62 |
- Third Place - Mansfield 94, Gannon 78
New England - New Britain, Connecticut
[edit]Location: Kaiser Hall Host: Central Connecticut State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 72** | ||||||||
American International | 69 | ||||||||
Sacred Heart | 88* | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 81 | ||||||||
South Dakota State | 74 | ||||||||
Central Connecticut | 59 |
- Third Place - Central Connecticut 102, American International 90
Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky
[edit]Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11 | ||||||||
Lewis | 93 | ||||||||
Bellarmine | 87 | ||||||||
Lewis | 70 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 96 | ||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 85 |
- Third Place - Bellarmine 81, Cal State Bakersfield 71
South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia
[edit]Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Norfolk State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
Virginia Union | 45 | ||||||||
Randolph–Macon | 30 | ||||||||
Virginia Union | 58 | ||||||||
Norfolk State | 56 | ||||||||
Norfolk State | 70 | ||||||||
Winston-Salem State | 61 |
- Third Place - Randolph–Macon 69, Winston-Salem State 54
North Central - Omaha, Nebraska
[edit]Location: UNO Fieldhouse Host: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
Morningside | 86 | ||||||||
Northern Michigan | 76 | ||||||||
Morningside | 75 | ||||||||
Wayne State | 73 | ||||||||
Wayne State | 82 | ||||||||
Nebraska–Omaha | 70 |
- Third Place - Nebraska–Omaha 84, Northern Michigan 81
South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri
[edit]Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
Jacksonville State | 78 | ||||||||
NW Missouri State | 75 | ||||||||
Jacksonville State | 72 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 79 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 50 | ||||||||
Columbus State | 47 |
- Third Place - Columbus State 65, NW Missouri State 63
West - Tacoma, Washington
[edit]Location: Memorial Fieldhouse Host: University of Puget Sound
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 10 | ||||||||
65 | |||||||||
UC Riverside | 57 | ||||||||
59 | |||||||||
Puget Sound | 55 | ||||||||
Puget Sound | 57 | ||||||||
Chapman | 52 |
- Third Place - Chapman 74, UC Riverside 71
South - Florence, Alabama
[edit]Location: Flowers Hall Host: University of North Alabama
Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | ||||||||
West Georgia | 64 | ||||||||
Tampa | 63 | ||||||||
West Georgia | 65 | ||||||||
North Alabama | 66 | ||||||||
North Alabama | 86 | ||||||||
Albany State | 73 |
- Third Place - Tampa 87, Albany State 77
*denotes each overtime played
National Quarterfinals
[edit]Quarterfinal - New Haven, CT Elite Eight March 17 | ||||
St. Augustine's | 107 | |||
Sacred Heart | 92 |
Quarterfinal - Owensboro, KY Elite Eight March 15 | ||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 | |||
Virginia Union | 71 |
Quarterfinal - Warrensburg, MO Elite Eight March 16 | ||||
Morningside | 60 | |||
Central Missouri State | 74 |
Quarterfinal - Florence, AL Elite Eight March 17 | ||||
68 | ||||
North Alabama | 76 |
National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts
[edit]Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College
National semifinals Final Four March 23 | National Championship March 24 | ||||||||
St. Augustine's | 89 | ||||||||
Kentucky Wesleyan | 80 | ||||||||
St. Augustine's | 77 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 81 | ||||||||
Central Missouri State | 89* | ||||||||
North Alabama | 85 |
*denotes each overtime played
All-tournament team
[edit]- Ken Bannister (Saint Augustine's)
- Rod Drake (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Robert Harris (North Alabama)
- Ron Nunnelly (Central Missouri State)
- Brian Pesko (Central Missouri State)
See also
[edit]- 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1984 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1984 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- NAIA Men's Basketball Championships