1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the ninth 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.

1983 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Grand Rapids, Michigan
Champions	Scranton Royals (2nd title)
Runner-up	Wittenberg Tigers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Roanoke Maroons (1st Final Four) Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Bob Bessoir (Scranton)
MOP	Bill Bessoir (Scranton)
Attendance	36,731
NCAA Division III men's tournaments «1982 1984»

Held during March 1983, the field included 32 teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Scranton defeated Wittenberg, 64–63, to claim their second national title.

Bracket

Regionals

	First round					Regional Championship
	Clark (MA)		82
	UMass Boston		71
						Clark (MA)		82
						Bridgewater State		80
	Bridgewater State		56
	Muskingum		54			Regional Third-place
						UMass Boston		75
						Muskingum		68

	First round					Regional Championship
	Roanoke		66
	North Carolina Wesleyan		63
						Roanoke		58
						William Paterson		56
	William Paterson		70
	Upsala		58			Regional Third-place
						North Carolina Wesleyan		88
						Upsala		97

	First round					Regional Championship
	Potsdam State		76***
	Ithaca		74
						Potsdam State		60
						Hartwick		56
	Hartwick		61
	Union (NY)		49			Regional Third-place
						Ithaca		69
						Union (NY)		89

	First round					Regional Championship
	Scranton		73
	Moravian		59
						Scranton		74***
						Widener		69
	Widener		56
	Grove City					Regional Third-place
						Moravian		54
						Grove City		76

	First round					Regional Championship
	Stanislaus State		80
	Augustana (IL)		73
						Stanislaus State		71
						Sonoma State		61
	Sonoma State		88
	Bishop (TX)		65			Regional Third-place
						Augustana (IL)		100
						Bishop (TX)		104

	First round					Regional Championship
	Hope		81
	John Carroll		72
						Hope		55
						Wittenberg		63
	Wittenberg		57
	Capital		56			Regional Third-place
						John Carroll		64
						Capital		75

	First round					Regional Championship
	Millikin		66
	Beloit		49
						Millikin		61
						Wisconsin–Whitewater		63
	Wisconsin–Whitewater		62
	William Penn		47			Regional Third-place
						Beloit		68
						William Penn		73

	First round					Regional Championship
	St. Andrews		69
	Centre (KY)		57
						St. Andrews		88
						LeMoyne-Owen		90*
	LeMoyne-Owen		76
	Rust		62			Regional Third-place
						Centre (KY)		58
						Rust		59

National finals

	National quarterfinals					National semifinals					National championship
	Clark (MA)		83
	Roanoke		87
						Roanoke		67
						Scranton		82
	Potsdam State		64
	Scranton		65
											Scranton		64
											Wittenberg		63
	Stanislaus State		65
	Wittenberg		68
						Wittenberg		85			National third-place game
						Wisconsin–Whitewater		80
	Wisconsin–Whitewater		94								Roanoke		83
	LeMoyne-Owen		83								Wisconsin–Whitewater		77

See also

• 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1983 NAIA men's basketball tournament