1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 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 1994-95 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Southern Indiana and UC Riverside's William Wilson was the Most Outstanding Player.

1995 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	Louisville, Kentucky
Champions	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles (1st title)
Runner-up	UC Riverside Highlanders (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Norfolk State Spartans (1st Final Four) Indiana (PA) Crimson Hawks (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Bruce Pearl (1st title)
MOP	William Wilson (UC Riverside)
Attendance	130,780
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «1994 1996»

Normal

Indiana

Manchester

Hays

Fayetteville

Cincinnati

Riverside

St. Joseph

Louisville

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1995 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

Regional participants

School	Outcome
Bloomsburg	First round
California (PA)	Runner-up
Gannon	Fourth Place
Indiana (PA)	Regional Champion
Millersville	Third Place
West Chester	First round

School	Outcome
Central Missouri State	Regional Champion
Central Oklahoma	Runner-up
Mississippi College	Third Place
Missouri Western State	Fourth Place
North Alabama	First round
Washburn	First round

School	Outcome
Cal State Bakersfield	First round
Cal State LA	Third Place
Grand Canyon	First round
Seattle Pacific	Runner-up
UC Davis	Fourth Place
UC Riverside	Regional Champion

School	Outcome
Fort Hays State	Runner-up
Mesa State	First round
Morningside	Regional Champion
North Dakota	First round
North Dakota State	Third Place
Regis	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Johnson C. Smith	Fourth Place
Lenoir–Rhyne	First round
Longwood	First round
Norfolk State	Regional Champion
Shaw	Third Place
Virginia Union	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Alabama A&M	Regional Champion
Armstrong Atlantic	Fourth Place
Eckerd	Third Place
Lander	First round
Morehouse	First round
Tampa	Runner-up

School	Outcome
Adelphi	First round
Dowling	First round
New Hampshire College	Regional Champion
Philadelphia U	Runner-up
St. Anselm	Third Place
St. Rose	Fourth Place

School	Outcome
Hillsdale	First round
Kentucky Wesleyan	Fourth Place
Northern Kentucky	Runner-up
Oakland	First round
Quincy (IL)	Third Place
Southern Indiana	Regional Champion

*denotes tie

Regionals

East - Indiana, Pennsylvania

Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
						4	Gannon	71
						1	Indiana (PA)	93
	4	Gannon	82
	5	Bloomsburg	81
											1	Indiana (PA)	80
											2	California (PA)	69
	3	Millersville	61
	6	West Chester	60
						3	Millersville	66
						2	California (PA)	93

• Third Place - Millersville 89, Gannon 76

South Central - Saint Joseph, Missouri

Location: MWSC Fieldhouse Host: Missouri Western State University

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48					Regional semifinals Round of 32					Regional Final Sweet 16
						5	Central Missouri State	80
						1	Missouri Western State	78
	5	Central Missouri State	95
	4	North Alabama	75
											5	Central Missouri State	117
											2	Central Oklahoma	112
	6	Mississippi College	87**
	3	Washburn	80
						6	Mississippi College	88
						2	Central Oklahoma	94

• Third Place - Mississippi College 90, Missouri Western State 77

West - Riverside, California

Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
						4	UC Davis	66
						1	UC Riverside	84
	4	UC Davis	92*
	5	Grand Canyon	88
											1	UC Riverside	74
											2	Seattle Pacific	68
	6	Cal State LA	70*
	3	Cal State Bakersfield	66
						6	Cal State LA	68
						2	Seattle Pacific	76

• Third Place - Cal State LA 78, UC Davis 74

North Central - Hays, Kansas

Location: Gross Memorial Coliseum Host: Fort Hays State University

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
						4	Morningside	93
						1	Regis	70
	4	Morningside	92
	5	North Dakota	86
											4	Morningside	85
											2	Fort Hays State	82
	3	North Dakota State	85
	6	Mesa State	76
						3	North Dakota State	63
						2	Fort Hays State	73

• Third Place - North Dakota State 84, Regis 72

South Atlantic - Fayetteville, North Carolina

Location: Felton J. Capel Arena Hosts: Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State University

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
						5	Shaw	73
						1	Virginia Union	94
	5	Shaw	83
	4	Longwood	76
											1	Virginia Union	66
											2	Norfolk State	84
	3	Johnson C. Smith	72
	6	Lenoir–Rhyne	71
						3	Johnson C. Smith	61
						2	Norfolk State	89

• Third Place - Shaw 96, Johnson C. Smith 90

South - Normal, Alabama

Location: Elmore Coliseum Host: Alabama A&M University

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16
						5	Eckerd	50
						1	Alabama A&M	75
	5	Eckerd	82
	4	Lander	79
											1	Alabama A&M	79
											2	Tampa	78
	3	Armstrong Atlantic	78
	6	Morehouse	70
						3	Armstrong Atlantic	58
						2	Tampa	65

• Third Place - Eckerd 72, Armstrong Atlantic 70

Northeast - Manchester, New Hampshire

Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
						4	Philadelphia U	84
						1	St. Anselm	82
	4	Philadelphia U	72
	5	Adelphi	60
											4	Philadelphia U	62
											3	New Hampshire College	84
	3	New Hampshire College	95
	6	Dowling	79
						3	New Hampshire College	113*
						2	St. Rose	110

• Third Place - St. Anselm 109, St. Rose 92

Great Lakes - Cincinnati, Ohio

Location: Riverfront Coliseum Host: Northern Kentucky University

	First round - at higher seed Round of 48 March 7					Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 11
						4	Quincy (IL)	91
						1	Northern Kentucky	97
	4	Quincy (IL)	116
	5	Oakland	94
											1	Northern Kentucky	94
											3	Southern Indiana	102
	3	Southern Indiana	95
	6	Hillsdale	88
						3	Southern Indiana	102
						2	Kentucky Wesleyan	81

• Third Place - Quincy (IL) 111, Kentucky Wesleyan 104

*denotes each overtime played

Elite Eight - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Commonwealth Convention Center Host: Bellarmine College

	National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 22					National semifinals Final Four March 23					National Championship March 25
	Indiana (PA)		90
	Central Missouri State		79
						Indiana (PA)		69
						UC Riverside		73
	UC Riverside		71
	Morningside		58
											UC Riverside		63
											Southern Indiana		71
	Norfolk State		85
	Alabama A&M		67
						Norfolk State		81
						Southern Indiana		89
	New Hampshire College		93
	Southern Indiana		108

*denotes each overtime played

All-tournament team

• Chad Gilbert (Southern Indiana)
• Brian Huebner (Southern Indiana)
• Boo Purdom (UC Riverside)
• Corey Williams (Norfolk State)
• William Wilson (UC Riverside)

See also

• 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1995 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1995 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

• 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com