1984 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

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.

1984 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Springfield, Massachusetts
Champions	Central Missouri State Mules (1st title)
Runner-up	St. Augustine's (NC) Falcon (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (10th Final Four) North Alabama Lions (4th Final Four)
Winning coach	Lynn Nance (1st title)
MOP	Ron Nunnelly, Central Missouri State
Attendance	67,392

San Francisco State's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.

Regional participants

School Outcome C. W. Post Runner-up Gannon Fourth Place Mansfield Third Place St. Augustine's Regional Champion

School Outcome American International Fourth Place Central Connecticut Third Place Sacred Heart Regional Champion South Dakota State Runner-up

School Outcome Bellarmine Third Place Cal State Bakersfield Fourth Place Kentucky Wesleyan Regional Champion Lewis Runner-up

School Outcome Norfolk State Runner-up Randolph–Macon Third Place Virginia Union Regional Champion Winston-Salem State Fourth Place

School Outcome Morningside Regional Champion Nebraska–Omaha Third Place Northern Michigan Fourth Place Wayne State (MI) Runner-up

School Outcome Central Missouri State Regional Champion Columbus State Third Place Jacksonville State Runner-up NW Missouri State Fourth Place

School Outcome Chapman Third Place Puget Sound Runner-up San Francisco State Regional Champion UC Riverside Fourth Place

School Outcome Albany State Fourth Place North Alabama Regional Champion Tampa Third Place West Georgia Runner-up

*denotes tie

Regionals

East - Erie, Pennsylvania

Location: Hammermill Center

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: Kaiser Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: Owensboro Sportscenter

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: Norfolk Scope

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: UNO Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: CMSU Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

Location: Memorial Fieldhouse

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	San Francisco State		65
	UC Riverside		57
						San Francisco State		59
						Puget Sound		55
	Puget Sound		57
	Chapman		52

• Third Place - Chapman 74, UC Riverside 71

South - Florence, Alabama

Location: Flowers Hall

	Regional Semifinals					Regional Final
	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

	Quarterfinal - New Haven, CT
	St. Augustine's		107
	Sacred Heart		92

	Quarterfinal - Owensboro, KY
	Kentucky Wesleyan		72
	Virginia Union		71

	Quarterfinal - Warrensburg, MO
	Morningside		60
	Central Missouri State		74

	Quarterfinal - Florence, AL
	San Francisco State		68
	North Alabama		76

National Finals - Springfield, Massachusetts

Location: Springfield Civic Center

	Semifinals					Final
	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

• Ken Bannister (Saint Augustine's)
• Rod Drake (Kentucky Wesleyan)
• Robert Harris (North Alabama)
• Ron Nunnelly (Central Missouri State)
• Brian Pesko (Central Missouri State)

External links

• 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Tournament Records and Statistics: Division II men's basketball Championship
• 1984 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament jonfmorse.com