# 1974 NCAA Division II basketball tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division II basketball tournament involved 44 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Morgan State University and Morgan State's Marvin Webster was the Most Outstanding Player.
This was the first tournament to be officially designated as a Division II basketball championship. The NCAA first split into competitive divisions for the 1956–57 school year, creating the top-level University Division and second-tier College Division. Effective with the 1973–74 school year, the NCAA adopted the three-division system that exists to this day. The University Division was renamed Division I, while the College Division was split into Division II and the non-scholarship Division III. Since the Division III basketball tournament would not be played until 1975, the 1974 Division II tournament included Division III teams despite the name.

## Regional participants

Outcome :
| Miles | Fifth Place* |
| Norfolk State | Regional Champion |
| Old Dominion | Runner-up |
| Randolph–Macon | Fifth Place* |
| Roanoke | Third Place |
| Rollins | Fourth Place |
Outcome :
| Assumption | Regional Champion |
| Bentley | Fourth Place |
| Hartford | Runner-up |
| St. Michael's | Third Place |
Outcome :
| Hartwick | Runner-up |
| Morgan State | Regional Champion |
| New Jersey City | Fifth Place* |
| Potsdam State | Fourth Place |
| Siena | Third Place |
| St. Lawrence | Fifth Place* |
Outcome :
| Albright | Runner-up |
| Bloomsburg | Regional Champion |
| Hiram | Fourth Place |
| Johns Hopkins | Fifth Place* |
| King's (PA) | Third Place |
| Ohio Northern | Fifth Place* |
Outcome :
| Chicago | Fifth Place* |
| Coe | Fifth Place* |
| Evansville | Third Place |
| Wisconsin–Green Bay | Fourth Place |
| St. Joseph's (IN) | Regional Champion |
| Wittenberg | Runner-up |
Outcome :
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Runner-up |
| Monmouth (IL) | Fifth Place* |
| North Dakota | Third Place |
| North Dakota State | Fifth Place* |
| St. Cloud State | Fourth Place |
| SW Missouri State | Regional Champion |
Outcome :
| Fisk | Runner-up |
| Madison | Fifth Place |
| New Orleans | Regional Champion |
| Southern | Fourth Place |
| Tennessee State | Third Place |
Outcome :
| Cal Poly | Third Place |
| Chico State | Fourth Place |
| San Diego | Fifth Place |
| Sonoma State | Runner-up |
| UC Riverside | Regional Champion |
*denotes tie

## Regionals
### South Atlantic – Norfolk, Virginia

Location: Norfolk Scope Host: Old Dominion University
| First round – Norfolk, VA Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Norfolk, VA Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Norfolk, VA Round of 44 March 5 |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 74 |
| Randolph-Macon | Randolph-Macon | 72 |
| First round – Winter Park, FL Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Winter Park, FL Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Winter Park, FL Round of 44 March 5 |
| Rollins | Rollins | 76 |
| Miles | Miles | 67 |
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| Roanoke | Roanoke | 75 | | | |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 84 | | | |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 84 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 89 |
| | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 76 |
| Rollins | Rollins | 77 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 76 |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 80 | | | |
* Third Place – Roanoke 88, Rollins 77

### New England – Waltham, Massachusetts

Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| Hartford | Hartford | 102 | | | |
| St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 93 | | | |
| St. Michael's | St. Michael's | 93 | Hartford | Hartford | 68 |
| | | | Assumption | Assumption | 84 |
| Assumption | Assumption | 85 | Assumption | Assumption | 84 |
| Bentley | Bentley | 83 | | | |
* Third Place – St. Michael's 95, Bentley 91

### East – Canton, New York

Location: Burkman Gymnasium Host: Saint Lawrence University
| First round – Canton, NY Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Canton, NY Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Canton, NY Round of 44 March 5 |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 65 |
| St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 49 |
| First round – Albany, NY Round of 44 March 4 | First round – Albany, NY Round of 44 March 4 | First round – Albany, NY Round of 44 March 4 |
| Siena | Siena | 87 |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 64 |
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| Morgan State | Morgan State | 54 | | | |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 43 | | | |
| Potsdam State | Potsdam State | 43 | Morgan State | Morgan State | 68 |
| | | | Hartwick | Hartwick | 64 |
| Siena | Siena | 72 | Hartwick | Hartwick | 64 |
| Hartwick | Hartwick | 81 | | | |
* Third Place – Siena 82, Potsdam State 74

### Mideast – Reading, Pennsylvania

Location: Bollman Center Host: Albright College
| First round – Chester, PA Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Chester, PA Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Chester, PA Round of 44 March 5 |
| Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | 78 |
| Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 63 |
| First round – Hiram, OH Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Hiram, OH Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Hiram, OH Round of 44 March 5 |
| Hiram | Hiram | 56 |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 50 |
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| King's (PA) | King's (PA) | 65 | | | |
| Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | 66 | | | |
| Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | 66 | Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | 92 |
| | | | Albright | Albright | 78 |
| Hiram | Hiram | 79 | Albright | Albright | 78 |
| Albright | Albright | 93 | | | |
* Third Place – King's 111, Hiram 81

### Great Lakes – Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| First round – Rensselaer, IN Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Rensselaer, IN Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Rensselaer, IN Round of 44 March 5 |
| St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) | 91 |
| Coe | Coe | 76 |
| First round – Springfield, OH Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Springfield, OH Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Springfield, OH Round of 44 March 5 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 82 |
| Chicago | Chicago | 58 |
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| UW–Green Bay | UW–Green Bay | 54 | | | |
| St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 70 | | | |
| St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 70 | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's | 75 |
| | | | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 60 |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 59* | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 60 |
| Evansville | Evansville | 55 | | | |
* Third Place – Evansville 87, Wisconsin–Green Bay 75

### Midwest – Springfield, Missouri

Location: Hammons Center Host: Southwest Missouri State University
| First round – St. Cloud, MN Round of 44 March 5 | First round – St. Cloud, MN Round of 44 March 5 | First round – St. Cloud, MN Round of 44 March 5 |
| St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State | 77 |
| North Dakota State | North Dakota State | 62 |
| First round – Grand Forks, ND Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Grand Forks, ND Round of 44 March 5 | First round – Grand Forks, ND Round of 44 March 5 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota | 73 |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 67 |
| Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 74 | | | |
| St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State | 72 | | | |
| St. Cloud State | St. Cloud State | 72 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Kentucky Wesleyan | 66 |
| | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 69 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota | 63 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 69 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 71 | | | |
* Third Place – North Dakota 75, St. Cloud State 71

### South – Nashville, Tennessee

Location: unknown Host: Tennessee State University
| First round Round of 44 March 5 | First round Round of 44 March 5 | First round Round of 44 March 5 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| | | | Tennessee State | Tennessee State | 54 | | | |
| | | | Fisk | Fisk | 65 | | | |
| Fisk | Fisk | 59 | Fisk | Fisk | 65 | | | |
| Madison | Madison | 54 | | | | | | |
| Madison | Madison | 54 | | | | Fisk | Fisk | 63 |
| | | | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 78 |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 85 | | | |
| | | | Southern | Southern | 80 | | | |
* Third Place – Tennessee State 98, Southern 88

### West – San Luis Obispo, California

Location: Mott Gym Host: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
| First round Round of 44 March 5 | First round Round of 44 March 5 | First round Round of 44 March 5 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional semifinals Round of 32 March 8 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 | Regional Final Sweet 16 March 9 |
| | | | Cal Poly | Cal Poly | 66 | | | |
| | | | Sonoma State | Sonoma State | 73 | | | |
| Sonoma State | Sonoma State | 60 | Sonoma State | Sonoma State | 73 | | | |
| San Diego | San Diego | 54 | | | | | | |
| San Diego | San Diego | 54 | | | | Sonoma State | Sonoma State | 56 |
| | | | | | | UC Riverside | UC Riverside | 71 |
| | | | UC Riverside | UC Riverside | 62 | | | |
| | | | Chico State | Chico State | 51 | | | |
* Third Place – Cal Poly 81, Chico State 63
*denotes each overtime played

## National Finals – Evansville, Indiana

Location: Roberts Municipal Stadium Host: University of Evansville
| National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 13 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 13 | National Quarterfinals Elite Eight March 13 | National semifinals Final Four March 14 | National semifinals Final Four March 14 | National semifinals Final Four March 14 | National Championship March 15 | National Championship March 15 | National Championship March 15 |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 79 | | | | | | |
| Assumption | Assumption | 89 | | | | | | |
| Assumption | Assumption | 89 | Assumption | Assumption | 70 | | | |
| | | | Morgan State | Morgan State | 73 | | | |
| Morgan State | Morgan State | 71 | Morgan State | Morgan State | 73 | | | |
| Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | 57 | | | | | | |
| Bloomsburg | Bloomsburg | 57 | | | | Morgan State | Morgan State | 67 |
| | | | | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 52 |
| St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) | 78 | | | | | | | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 52 |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 80 | | | | | | |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 80 | SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 68 | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 63 | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 83 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 63 | | | |
| UC Riverside | UC Riverside | 78 | | | | | | |
* Third Place – Assumption 115, New Orleans 103
*denotes each overtime played

## All-tournament team

* William Doolittle (Southwest Missouri State)
* John Grochowski (Assumption)
* Randy Magers (Southwest Missouri State)
* Alvin O'Neal (Morgan State)
* Marvin Webster (Morgan State)