1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|American collegiate men's basketball tournament (1995)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament
| Year = 1995
| Division = III
| Image = NCAA logo.svg
| ImageSize = 125px
| Caption =
| Teams = 64
| FinalFourCity = Buffalo, New York
| Champions = Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers
| TitleCount = 2nd
| RunnerUp = Manchester Spartans
| GameCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = Rowan Profs
| FinalFourCount = 3rd
| Semifinal2 = Trinity Bantams
| FinalFourCount2 = 1st
| Coach = Bo Ryan (UWP)
| MOP = Ernie Peavy (UWP)
| Attendance = 40207
}}
The 1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 21st 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 expanded to sixty-four teams allocated across four sectionals, however, this would only last for three tournaments (The sixty-four team field did not return after 1997 until 2017). The national semifinals, third-place final, and championship final were contested in Buffalo, New York.{{cite web|title=Division III Men's Basketball Championship |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf|work=NCAA|publisher=NCAA.org|accessdate=6 April 2019|pages=24}}
Wisconsin–Platteville defeated Manchester, 69–55, in the final, clinching their second national title (and first since 1991).
The Pioneers (31–0) were led by future Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan and were the first men's Division III program to complete an undefeated season since Potsdam in 1986.
Bracket
=Top left sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-group1 =
| RD1-group2 =
| RD1-group3 =
| RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Geneseo
| RD1-score01=74
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=RIT
| RD1-score02=53
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{cbb link|1994|team=Albany Great Danes|title=Albany}}
| RD1-score03=92
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=St. John Fisher
| RD1-score04=84
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Rowan
| RD1-score05=70
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Montclair State
| RD1-score06=45
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=NYU
| RD1-score07=101
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Hunter
| RD1-score08=71
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Buffalo State
| RD1-score09=58
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Elmira
| RD1-score10=49
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Hamilton
| RD1-score11=83
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Plattsburgh State
| RD1-score12=74
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Jersey City State
| RD1-score13=109
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Staten Island
| RD1-score14=91
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{cbb link|1994|team=NJIT Highlanders|title=NJIT}}
| RD1-score15=87
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=York (NY)
| RD1-score16=70
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Geneseo
| RD2-score01=71
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Albany
| RD2-score02=70
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Rowan
| RD2-score03=74
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=NYU
| RD2-score04=58
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Buffalo State
| RD2-score05=64
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Hamilton
| RD2-score06=79
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Jersey City State
| RD2-score07=86
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=NJIT
| RD2-score08=97
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Geneseo
| RD3-score01=64
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Rowan
| RD3-score02=76
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Hamilton
| RD3-score03=86
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=NJIT
| RD3-score04=96
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Rowan
| RD4-score01=101
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=NJIT
| RD4-score02=87
}}
=Bottom left sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-group1 =
| RD1-group2 =
| RD1-group3 =
| RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Baldwin Wallace
| RD1-score01=72
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Hope
| RD1-score02=69
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Calvin
| RD1-score03=57
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Wittenberg
| RD1-score04=62
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD1-score05=115
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Westminster (MO)
| RD1-score06=74
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Beloit
| RD1-score07=60
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Washington St. Louis
| RD1-score08=68
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Kenyon
| RD1-score09=74
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Ohio Northern
| RD1-score10=72
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Heidelberg
| RD1-score11=64
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Wooster
| RD1-score12=72
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Hanover
| RD1-score13=79
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Wheaton (IL)
| RD1-score14=78
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Manchester
| RD1-score15=93
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Ripon
| RD1-score16=70
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Baldwin Wallace
| RD2-score01=74
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Wittenberg
| RD2-score02=70
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD2-score03=90
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Washington St. Louis
| RD2-score04=65
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Kenyon
| RD2-score05=57
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Wooster
| RD2-score06=55
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Hanover
| RD2-score07=79
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Manchester
| RD2-score08=84
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Baldwin Wallace
| RD3-score01=51
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD3-score02=67
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Kenyon
| RD3-score03=65
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Manchester
| RD3-score04=84
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Illinois Wesleyan
| RD4-score01=82
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Manchester
| RD4-score02=89
}}
=Top right sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-group1 =
| RD1-group2 =
| RD1-group3 =
| RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Christopher Newport
| RD1-score01=71
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=Hampden-Sydney
| RD1-score02=78
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Greensboro
| RD1-score03=87
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Oglethorpe
| RD1-score04=72
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Central (IA)
| RD1-score05=58
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{cbb link|1994|team=St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies|title=St. Thomas (MN)}}
| RD1-score06=62
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD1-score07=120
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Simpson
| RD1-score08=79
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Maryville (TN)
| RD1-score09=77
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Roanoke
| RD1-score10=76
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Hendrix
| RD1-score11=67
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Millsaps
| RD1-score12=79
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Pomona-Pitzer
| RD1-score13=70
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=Wisconsin–Whitewater
| RD1-score14=82
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Saint John's (MN)
| RD1-score15=67
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Wisconsin–Platteville
| RD1-score16=99
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=Hampden-Sydney
| RD2-score01=105
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Greensboro
| RD2-score02=79
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=St. Thomas (MN)
| RD2-score03=74
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD2-score04=94
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Maryville (TN)
| RD2-score05=86
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Millsaps
| RD2-score06=88**
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Wisconsin–Whitewater
| RD2-score07=88
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Wisconsin–Platteville
| RD2-score08=100
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Hampden-Sydney
| RD3-score01=77
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD3-score02=65
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Millsaps
| RD3-score03=68
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Wisconsin–Platteville
| RD3-score04=82
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Hampden-Sydney
| RD4-score01=85
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Wisconsin–Platteville
| RD4-score02=99
}}
=Bottom right sectional=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Sectional semifinals
| RD4=Sectional finals
| seeds=no
| team-width=170
| score-width=30
| boldwinner=high
| RD1-group1 =
| RD1-group2 =
| RD1-group3 =
| RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01=Salve Regina
| RD1-score01=77
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02=UMass Dartmouth
| RD1-score02=117
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03=Colby
| RD1-score03=66
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04=Williams
| RD1-score04=80
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05=Goucher
| RD1-score05=102
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06=Lebanon Valley
| RD1-score06=91
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07=Widener
| RD1-score07=60
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08=Wilkes
| RD1-score08=70
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09=Salem State
| RD1-score09=86
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10=Tufts
| RD1-score10=80
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11=Babson
| RD1-score11=89
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12=Trinity (CT)
| RD1-score12=95
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13=Cabrini
| RD1-score13=88
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14=York (PA)
| RD1-score14=63
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15=Franklin & Marshall
| RD1-score15=69
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16=Muhlenberg
| RD1-score16=54
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01=UMass Dartmouth
| RD2-score01=59
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=Williams
| RD2-score02=61
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03=Goucher
| RD2-score03=70
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=Wilkes
| RD2-score04=88
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05=Salem State
| RD2-score05=90
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06=Trinity (CT)
| RD2-score06=93*
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07=Cabrini
| RD2-score07=83
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08=Franklin & Marshall
| RD2-score08=87
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01=Williams
| RD3-score01=89
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02=Wilkes
| RD3-score02=91*
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03=Trinity (CT)
| RD3-score03=79
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=Franklin & Marshall
| RD3-score04=58
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01=Wilkes
| RD4-score01=85
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=Trinity (CT)
| RD4-score02=90
}}
=National finals=
- Site: Buffalo, New York
{{4TeamBracket-with 3rd
| Team-Width = 145
| RD1 = National Semifinals
| RD2 = National Championship
| RD2b = National Third-place
| RD1-seed1 =
| RD1-team1 = Rowan
| RD1-score1 = 66
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = Manchester
| RD1-score2 = 77
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = Wisconsin–Platteville
| RD1-score3 = 93
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = Trinity (CT)
| RD1-score4 = 83
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = Manchester
| RD2-score1 = 55
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Wisconsin–Platteville
| RD2-score2 = 69
| RD2b-seed1 =
| RD2b-team1 = Rowan
| RD2b-score1 = 105
| RD2b-seed2 =
| RD2b-team2 = Trinity (CT)
| RD2b-score2 = 72
}}
All-tournament team
- Ernie Peavy, Wisconsin–Platteville
- Brad Knoy, Manchester
- Kyle Hupfer, Manchester
- Aaron Lancaster, Wisconsin–Platteville
- Charles Grasty, Rowan
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
NCAA Men's Division III Basketball
Category:Sports competitions in Buffalo, New York