The 1975 LeMoyne-Owen team. Front row: Clint Jackson, Robert Newman, Jerry McNeal, Ernest Ross, Michael Richardson. Back row: Larry Lewis, Milton Stephens, David Phillips, Ricky Means, Morris Atkins, Willie Parr, team manager Edison Ezell.

The first Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament had a 30-team bracket, with Doane and Hamline each getting a first-round bye before playing each other for the West Regional championship. Albright College hosted the championship, which was won by LeMoyne-Owen, 57-54 against Glassboro State.

Robert Newman scored 48 points at the Final Four to earn Most Outstanding Player honors for the Magicians, who finished the season 27-5. 

Championship
LeMoyne-Owen 57, Glassboro State 54
at Reading, Pa. (Att. 1,800)

All-Tournament Team
Robert Newman, LeMoyne-Owen (Most Outstanding Player)
Clint Jackson, LeMoyne-Owen
Dan Panaggio, Brockport State
Bruce Hamming, Augustana
Greg Ackles, Glassboro State 

Third Place
Augustana (Ill.) 78, Brockport State 71

National Semifinals
LeMoyne-Owen 84, Augustana (Ill.) 71
Glassboro State 76, Brockport State 68

Quarterfinals
at Brockport State 96, Brandeis 76
at Glassboro State 60, Mansfield 49
at LeMoyne-Owen 68, Wittenberg 65
at Augustana (Ill.) 49, Hamline 42

Regional Championships
at Brandeis 89, Suffolk 77
at Brockport State 103, St. Lawrence 77
Mansfield 78, at Scranton 65
Glassboro State 62, William Paterson 59 (at Washington and Lee)
at LeMoyne-Owen 92, Miles 76
Wittenberg 85, at Marietta 70
Augustana (Ill.) 62, at Wartburg 61
Hamline 48, at Doane 47

Regional Third-Place Games
Boston State 114, Rhode Island College 96; RPI 72, Albany State 55; Widener 69, Franklin & Marshall 50; Methodist 71, Washington & Lee 58; Transylvania 68, Sewanee 66; Hiram 86, Allegheny 78; Coe 83, Knox 72

First Round
Suffolk 80, Boston State 75 (OT)
Brandeis 94, Rhode Island College 84
St. Lawrence 82, Albany State 63
Brockport State 83, RPI 70
Mansfield 85, Franklin & Marshall 70
Scranton 59, Widener 55
William Paterson 53, Methodist 52
Glassboro State 66, Washington & Lee 48
LeMoyne-Owen 92, Transylvania 84
Miles 80, Sewanee 60
Marietta 75, Allegheny 67
Wittenberg 71, Hiram 49
Wartburg 79, Coe 78
Augustana (Ill.) 67, Knox 64

Glassboro State is now known as Rowan. Boston State merged with Mass-Boston and remains known as Mass-Boston.