1975 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament

The 1975 NCAA Division II 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 1974–75 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Old Dominion University and Old Dominion's Wilson Washington was the Most Outstanding Player.

1975 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Old Dominion Monarchs (1st title)
Runner-up	New Orleans Privateers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Assumption Greyhounds (3rd Final Four) Tennessee State Tigers (4th Final Four)
Winning coach	Sonny Allen (1st title)
MOP	Wilson Washington, Old Dominion
Attendance	12,909

Regional participants

School Outcome Assumption Regional Champion Bentley Runner-up Hartford Third Place Sacred Heart Fourth Place

School Outcome C. W. Post Runner-up Gannon Regional Champion Hartwick Fourth Place Philadelphia U Third Place

School Outcome Lincoln (MO) Runner-up New Orleans Regional Champion Southern Third Place West Georgia Fourth Place

School Outcome Puget Sound Runner-up UC Davis Third Place UC Irvine Fourth Place UC Riverside Regional Champion

School Outcome Augustana (SD) Third Place Missouri-Rolla Fourth Place Nebraska-Omaha Runner-up North Dakota Regional Champion

School Outcome Baltimore Third Place Morgan State Fourth Place Old Dominion Regional Champion Randolph-Macon Runner-up

School Outcome Alabama State Fourth Place Armstrong Atlantic Third Place Chattanooga Runner-up Tennessee State Regional Champion

School Outcome Akron Regional Champion Eastern Illinois Third Place St. Joseph's (IN) Runner-up Youngstown State Fourth Place

*denotes tie

Regionals

New England - Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Assumption		111
	Sacred Heart		95
						Assumption		87
						Bentley		82
	Bentley		99
	Hartford		82

• Third Place - Hartford 102, Sacred Heart 91

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	C. W. Post		72
	Philadelphia U		68
						C. W. Post		60
						Gannon		67
	Gannon		65*
	Hartwick		64

• Third Place - Philadelphia U 80, Hartwick 75

South Central - New Orleans, Louisiana

Location: Human Performance Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	New Orleans		90
	West Georgia		89
						New Orleans		84
						Lincoln		83
	Lincoln (MO)		93
	Southern		87

• Third Place - Southern 103, West Georgia 98

West - Irvine, California

Location: Crawford Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	UC Riverside		78
	UC Davis		77
						UC Riverside		59
						Puget Sound		58
	Puget Sound		76*
	UC Irvine		74

• Third Place - UC Davis 84, UC Irvine 70

North Central - Grand Forks, North Dakota

Location: Hyslop Sports Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	North Dakota		72
	Missouri-Rolla		61
						North Dakota		84
						Nebraska-Omaha		71
	Nebraska-Omaha		69
	Augustana (SD)		61

• Third Place - Augustana 71, Missouri-Rolla 64

South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Norfolk Scope

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Old Dominion		95
	Baltimore		72
						Old Dominion		83
						Randolph-Macon		76
	Randolph-Macon		64
	Morgan State		60

• Third Place - Baltimore 77, Morgan State 76

South - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Location: Maclellan Gymnasium

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	Chattanooga		107
	Alabama State		83
						Chattanooga		81
						Tennessee State		82
	Tennessee State		63
	Armstrong Atlantic		53

• Third Place - Armstrong Atlantic 110, Alabama State 78

Great Lakes - Charleston, Illinois

Location: Lantz Arena

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	St. Joseph's (IN)		96
	Youngstown State		78
						St. Joseph's		52
						Akron		58
	Akron		76
	Eastern Illinois		62

• Third Place - Eastern Illinois 86, Youngstown State 80

*denotes each overtime played

National Finals - Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	Assumption		81
	Gannon		69
						Assumption		73
						New Orleans		84*
	New Orleans		73
	UC Riverside		59
											New Orleans		74
											Old Dominion		76
	North Dakota		62
	Old Dominion		78
						Old Dominion		77
						Tennessee State		60
	Tennessee State		72
	Akron		69

• Third Place - Assumption 88, Tennessee State 80

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Paul Brennan (Assumption)
• Joey Caruthers (Old Dominion)
• John Grochowalski (Assumption)
• Wilbur Holland (New Orleans)
• Wilson Washington (Old Dominion)

References

Sources

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1975 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com