North Park established itself as one of the premier basketball schools at any level with its fifth Division III men's basketball national championship in 13 seasons. In the title game, North Park faced another Final Four veteran in Clark, the 1984 national runner-up. Division I transfer Kermit Sharp of Clark set a tournament record with 160 points in five games, and Clark rallied by outscoring the Vikings 70-51 in the second half before falling. Michael Starks had 30 points and nine rebounds in the title game. North Park had rallied to beat Wittenberg in the semifinals after trailing 42-31 at the half.

Championship
North Park 106, Clark 100
at Grand Rapids, Mich. (att. 2,100)

All-Tournament Team
Michael Starks, North Park (Most Outstanding Player) 
Mike Barach, North Park
Steve Iannarino, Wittenberg
Kermit Sharp, Clark
Donald Ellison, Stockton State 

Third Place
Wittenberg 82, Stockton State 80 (OT)

National Semifinals
Clark 77, Stockton State 71
North Park 75, Wittenberg 70

Quarterfinals
at Clark 65, Potsdam State 63
at Stockton State 68, Widener 65 (OT)
at Wittenberg 77, N.C. Wesleyan 64
at North Park 88, Wartburg 63

Regional Championships
Clark 88, at Southeast Massachusetts 80
at Potsdam State 86, Nazareth 63
at Widener 53, Franklin & Marshall 50
Stockton State 88, Cal State Stanislaus 80 (at Roanoke)
North Carolina Wesleyan 66, at Washington U. 64
Wittenberg 78, Otterbein 71 (at Calvin)
Wartburg 74, Gustavus Adolphus 72 (at Nebraska Wesleyan)
at North Park 82, Illinois Wesleyan 77

Regional Third Place
Norwich 89, North Adams State 70; Stony Brook 95, Ithaca 77; Scranton 97, Allegheny 90 (OT); Roanoke 96, Jersey City State 82; Rust 72, Centre 65; Calvin 92, Hope 90 (OT); Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 75, Nebraska Wesleyan 60; DePauw 77, Ripon 66

First Round
Southeast Massachusetts 110, North Adams State 82
Clark (Mass.) 108, Norwich 76
Potsdam State 56, Ithaca 53
Nazareth 93, Stony Brook 81
Widener 67, Scranton 56
Franklin & Marshall 77, Allegheny 59
Stockton State 67, Roanoke 64
Cal State Stanislaus 101, Jersey City State 93
Washington U. 69, Rust 68
North Carolina Wesleyan 64, Centre 62
Otterbein 95, Hope 80
Wittenberg 70, Calvin 69
Gustavus Adolphus 70, Nebraska Wesleyan 59
Wartburg 91, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 81
North Park 91, Ripon 81
Illinois Wesleyan 69, DePauw 61

Stockton State is now known as Richard Stockton. North Adams State is now known as Massachusetts College. Jersey City State is now known as New Jersey City. Southeast Massachusetts is now known as Mass-Dartmouth.