Year: | 2004 |
Division: | III |
Teams: | 48 |
Finalfourcity: | Salem, Virginia |
Champions: | Wisconsin–Stevens Point |
Titlecount: | 1st |
Runnerup: | Williams |
Gamecount: | 2nd |
Semifinal1: | John Carroll |
Finalfourcount: | 1st |
Semifinal2: | Amherst |
Finalfourcount2: | 1st |
Coach: | Jack Bennett (UWSP) |
Mop: | Nick Bennett (UWSP) |
Attendance: | 52066 |
The 2004 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 30th 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.
The field contained forty-eight teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.[1]
Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated defending champions Williams, 84–82, in the championship, clinching their first national title.
The Pointers (29–5) were coached by Jack Bennett.
Nick Bennett, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player.