2005 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
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NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion. It has been held annually from 1975 to 2019 & since 2022, but no ...
was the 31st annual
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to determine the national champions of
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(NCAA) men's
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collegiate basketball in the
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. 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
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in
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. Defending champions Wisconsin–Stevens Point defeated Rochester (NY), 73–49, in the championship, clinching their first national title. Stevens Point were the first men's Division III program to defend their national title since Wisconsin–Platteville in
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. The Pointers (29–3) were again coached by Jack Bennett. Jason Kalsow, also from Stevens Point, was named Most Outstanding Player.


Bracket


Top left sectional


Bottom left sectional


Top right sectional


Bottom right sectional


Final Four

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Salem Civic Center The Salem Civic Center is a 6,820-seat multi-purpose arena in Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1967 and is part of the James E. Taliaferro Sports and Entertainment Complex (named after a former mayor of Salem), which also includes Salem Football ...
,
Salem, Virginia Salem is an independent city in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,346. It is the county seat of Roanoke County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combine ...


See also

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2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 2005 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 2005, and ended with the champions ...
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2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament The 2005 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as the culmination of the 2004–05 ...
* 2005 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 2005 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament


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