The NCAA News - News and Features

March 16, 1998

Championships summaries

Division II men's basketball

Regionals: South Central region -- Pittsburg St. 85, Northwest Mo. St. 70; Central Okla. 107, Tex. A&M-Commerce 103; West Tex. A&M 90, Pittsburg St. 79; Central Okla. 109, Mo. Western St. 101; West Tex. A&M 105, Central Okla. 101.

West region -- Cal St. Los Angeles 58, Grand Canyon 53; Seattle Pacific 82, Mont. St.-Billings 64; UC Davis 53, Cal St. Los Angeles 51; Seattle Pacific 62, Cal St. Bakersfield 60; UC Davis 80, Seattle Pacific 52.

Northeast region -- Assumption 87, Adelphi 63; New Hamp. Col. 89, Dowling 62; St. Rose 87, Assumption 80; Stonehill 78, New Hamp. Col. 67 (ot); St. Rose 97, Stonehill 87 (2 ot).

East region -- Edinboro 79, Calif. (Pa.) 78; Pitt.-Johnstown 80, Queens (N.C.) 72; Salem-Teikyo 91, Edinboro 83; Fairmont St. 75, Pitt.-Johnstown 74; Fairmont St. 79, Salem-Teikyo 78.

North Central region -- Metro St. 69, Fort Hays St. 61; Neb.-Kearney 77, Southern Colo. 74; South Dak. St. 93, Metro St. 79; Northern St. 92, Neb.-Kearney 86; Northern St. 88, South Dak. St. 82.

South Atlantic region -- S.C.-Spartanburg 95, Johnson Smith 67; S.C.-Aiken 74, Columbus St. 65; Virginia Union 91, S.C.-Spartanburg 61; Catawba 82, S.C.-Aiken 76; Virginia Union 70, Catawba 58.

South region -- Albany St. (Ga.) 86, Fla. Southern 80; West Ga. 77, Fort Valley St. 74; Delta St. 84, Albany St. (Ga.) 62; Lynn 104, West Ga. 92; Delta St. 63, Lynn 59 (ot).

Great Lakes region -- Michigan Tech 76, Lewis 73; Northern Ky. 78, Ferris St. 63; Ky. Wesleyan 78, Michigan Tech 66; Southern Ind. 81, Northern Ky. 66; Ky. Wesleyan 98, Southern Ind. 79.

Quarterfinals (March 18 in Louisville, Kentucky): West Tex. A&M (26-4) vs. UC Davis (28-2); St. Rose (26-5) vs. Fairmont St. (27-3); Northern St. (27-4) vs. Virginia Union (26-5); Delta St. (27-3) vs. Ky. Wesleyan (28-2). Semifinals: March 19 in Louisville. Championship game: March 21 in Louisville.

Division II women's basketball

Regionals: West region -- Cal St. San B'dino 54, Sonoma St. 50; UC Davis 72, Cal Poly Pomona 61; Seattle Pacific 79, Cal St. San B'dino 72; UC Davis 69, Montana St.-Billings, 66; Seattle Pacific 91, UC Davis 82 (ot).

Great Lakes region -- Michigan Tech 60, SIU-Edwardsville 47; Grand Valley St. 73, Lewis 58; Southern Ind. 94, Michigan Tech 92 (ot); Grand Valley St. 80, Northern Mich. 69; Northern Mich. 74, Michigan Tech 58.

North Central region -- Northern Colo. 74, Metro St. 64; Northern St. 76, North Dakota St. 73; North Dak. 96, Northern Colo. 68; Neb.-Kearney 81, Northern St. 78; North Dak. 79, Neb.-Kearney 68.

Northeast region -- Phila. Textile 63, Stonehill 59; Franklin Pierce 57, Mass.-Lowell 48; St. Rose 102, Phila. Textile 67; Bentley 77, Franklin Pierce 43; Bentley 50, St. Rose 49.

South Atlantic region -- Columbus St. 92, Carson-Newman 77; Presbyterian 74, Virginia Union 65; Francis Marion 77, Columbus St. 74; Bowie St. 63, Presbyterian 59; Francis Marion 62, Bowie State 52.

South region -- West Fla. 70, Albany St. (Ga.) 64; Ark.-Monticello 77, Delta St. 75; Arkansas Tech 75, West. Fla. 53; Ark.-Monticello 77, Fla. Southern 75; Arkansas Tech 84, Ark.-Monticello 53.

East region -- Bloomsburg 74, Belmont Abbey 68; Edinboro 81, Charleston (W.Va.) 73; Bloomsburg 86, Alderson-Broaddus 81; Shippensburg 88, Edinboro 78; Shippensburg 91, Bloomsburg 62.

South Central region -- Abilene Christian 92, Southwest Baptist 82; Central Mo. St. 69, Pittsburg St. 56; Abilene Christian 86, Mo. Western St. 83; Emporia St. 77, Central Mo. St. 49; Emporia St. 95, Abilene Christian 64.

Quarterfinals (March 18 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas): Seattle Pacific (27-2) vs. Northern Mich. (27-3); North Dak. (28-1) vs. Bentley (30-1); Francis Marion (29-2) vs. Arkansas Tech (26-4); Shippensburg (28-3) vs. Emporia St. (31-0). Semifinals: March 19 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Final: March 21 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Division III men's basketball

First round: Williams 89, Trinity (Conn.) 63; Hamilton 102, Geneseo St. 68; Salem St. 86, Mass.-Dartmouth 78 (ot); Nazareth 81, Brockport St. 78; Franklin 76, Ripon 73; Gust. Adolphus 78, Augsburg 70; Wabash 87, Aurora 80; Wis.-Oshkosh 93, Pomona-Pitzer 71; Jersey City St. 71, New York U. 58; Johns Hopkins 87, FDU-Madison 47; Rowan 70, Merchant Marine 49; Scranton 77, Muhlenburg 61; Mississippi Col. 60, Sewanee 54; Allegheny 97, Baldwin-Wallace 88; Trinity (Tex.) 60, Randolph-Macon 55; John Carroll 72, Albion 50.

Second round: Williams 82, Springfield 75; Hamilton 87, St. John Fisher 72; Connecticut Col. 93, Salem St. 84; St. Lawrence 96, Nazareth 75; Ill. Wesleyan 95, Franklin 92 (ot); Gust. Adolphus 65, Neb. Wesleyan 51; Chicago 67, Wabash 62; Wis.-Platteville 69, Wis.-Oshkosh 59; Hunter 65, Jersey City St. 60; Catholic 67, Johns Hopkins 62; Rowan 81, Col. of New Jersey 58; Wilkes 59, Scranton 57; Chris. Newport 78, Mississippi Col. 67; Hope 80, Allegheny 66; Hampden-Sydney 76, Trinity (Tex.) 62; John Carroll 78, Wooster 59.

Sectionals (March 13-14): East sectional at St. Lawrence -- Williams (23-3) vs. Hamilton (17-9); Connecticut Col. (22-3) vs. St. Lawrence (23-1). West sectional at Wis.-Platteville -- Ill. Wesleyan (22-4) vs. Gust. Adolphus (25-3); Chicago (24-2) vs. Wis.-Platteville (26-0). Middle Atlantic sectional at Wilkes -- Hunter (27-1) vs. Catholic (25-3); Rowan (21-7) vs. Wilkes (24-3). Great Lakes sectional at Hope -- Chris. Newport (26-1) vs. Hope (23-4); Hampden-Sydney (23-5) vs. John Carroll (21-6).

Division III women's basketball

First round: Northeast region -- Muhlenberg 53, Allentown 45; Salem State 89, Clark (Mass.) 76; Alvernia 83, Wash. & Jeff. 65; Western Conn. St. 67, Middlebury 45.

West region -- Calvin 56, Wittenberg 47; UC San Diego 62, Cal Lutheran 56; Baldwin-Wallace 75, Hope 71; Central (Iowa) 65, Luther 51.

Atlantic region -- Elmira 62, Oneonta St. 58; Col. of New Jersey 63, Colby-Sawyer 35; William Smith 76, Nazareth 52; Mary Washington 56, St. Mary's (Md.) 43.

South region -- Wis.-Eau Claire 86, Beloit 81 (2ot); Austin 69, Southwestern (Tex.) 51; Millikin 68, Wheaton (Ill.) 58; Chris. Newport 77, Roanoke 57.

Second round: Northeast region -- John Hopkins 68, Muhlenberg 44; Bates 71, Salem State 67; Alvernia 68, Scranton 52; Southern Me. 79, Western Conn. St. 62.

West region -- Mount Union 57, Calvin 56; St. Benedict (Minn.) 73, UC San Diego 47; De Pauw 70, Baldwin-Wallace 63; St. Thomas (Minn.) 85, Central (Iowa) 56.

Atlantic region -- Elmira 82, Binghamton 73; William Paterson 69, Col. of New Jersey 57; New York U. 70, William Smith 54; Rowan 95, Mary Washington 60.

South region -- Wis.-Oshkosh 65, Wis.-Eau Claire 49; Austin 64, Randolph-Macon 52; Washington (Mo.) 66, Millikin 54; Christopher Newport 90, Bridgewater (Va.) 87.

Sectionals (March 13-14 on campuses of participating schools): Northeast region -- John Hopkins (23-4) vs. Bates (22-3); Alvernia (22-5) vs. Southern Me. (26-2). West region -- Mount Union (26-2) vs. St. Benedict (25-1); De Pauw (23-4) vs. St. Thomas (Minn.) (25-1). Atlantic region -- Elmira (22-6) vs. William Paterson (24-3); New York U. (22-4) vs. Rowan (25-2). South region -- Wis-Oshkosh (25-1) vs. Austin (20-6); Washington (Mo.) (24-2) vs. Bridgewater (Va.) (24-4).