# 1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 16th 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.
Held during March 1990, the field included forty teams. The championship rounds were again contested in Springfield, Ohio.
Rochester defeated DePauw, 43–42, to clinch their first NCAA Division III national title.

## Bracket
### Top left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | North Adams State | 88 | | | | |
| | | Southern Maine | 78 | | | | |
| Southern Maine | 74 | Southern Maine | 78 | | | | |
| Western New England | 52 | | | | | | |
| Western New England | 52 | | | North Adams State | 69 | | |
| | | | | Albany | 66 | | |
| | | Albany | 85 | | | | |
| | | Potsdam | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | North Adams State | 47 |
| | | | | | | Rochester | 50 |
| | | Salem State | 112 | | |
| | | SE Massachusetts | 122 | | |
| | | | | SE Massachusetts | 80 |
| | | | | Rochester | 92 |
| Nazareth | 54 | | | Rochester | 92 | Sectional third place | Sectional third place |
| Rochester (NY) | 73 | | | | |
| Rochester (NY) | 73 | Buffalo State | 57 | | | Albany | 91 |
| | | Rochester | 62 | | | SE Massachusetts | 92 |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Franklin & Marshall | 78 | | | | |
| | | Johns Hopkins | 85 | | | | |
| FDU Florham | 72 | Johns Hopkins | 85 | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | 90 | | | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | 90 | | | Johns Hopkins | 69 | | |
| | | | | Western Connecticut | 79 | | |
| | | Trenton State | 68 | | | | |
| | | Western Connecticut | 69 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Western Connecticut | 104 |
| | | | | | | Washington College | 107* |
| | | King's (PA) | 83 | | |
| | | Washington College | 85 | | |
| | | | | Washington College | 89 |
| | | | | Stockton State | 88 |
| Hunter | 84 | | | Stockton State | 88 | Sectional third place | Sectional third place |
| Stockton State | 100 | | | | |
| Stockton State | 100 | Stockton State | 73 | | | Johns Hopkins | 80 |
| | | Jersey City State | 71 | | | Stockton State | 74 |

### Top right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Wittenberg | 69 | | | | |
| | | Muskingum | 50 | | | | |
| Muskingum | 70 | Muskingum | 50 | | | | |
| Otterbein | 64 | | | | | | |
| Otterbein | 64 | | | Wittenberg | 86 | | |
| | | | | Averett | 64 | | |
| | | Averett | 91* | | | | |
| | | Randolph-Macon | 78 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wittenberg | 59 |
| | | | | | | Calvin | 63 |
| | | Calvin | 95 | | |
| | | Hope | 68 | | |
| | | | | Calvin | 80 |
| | | | | Emory | 73 |
| Christopher Newport | 80 | | | Emory | 73 | Sectional third place | Sectional third place |
| Emory & Henry | 91 | | | | |
| Emory & Henry | 91 | Emory & Henry | 81 | | | Averett | 93 |
| | | Emory | 91 | | | Emory | 102 |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | North Central (IL) | 63 | | | | |
| | | Illinois Wesleyan | 71 | | | | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 83 | Illinois Wesleyan | 71 | | | | |
| North Park | 68 | | | | | | |
| North Park | 68 | | | Illinois Wesleyan | 85 | | |
| | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | 63 | | |
| | | Nebraska Wesleyan | 77 | | | | |
| | | UC San Diego | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Illinois Wesleyan | 65 |
| | | | | | | DePauw | 68 |
| | | DePauw | 71 | | |
| | | Monmouth (IL) | 69 | | |
| | | | | DePauw | 75** |
| | | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 69 |
| Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 77 | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 69 | Sectional third place | Sectional third place |
| Dubuque | 84 | | | | |
| Dubuque | 84 | Dubuque | 55 | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | 71 |
| | | St. Thomas (MN) | 65 | | | St. Thomas (MN) | 77 |

### National finals

* Site: Springfield, Ohio
| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship | National Championship |
| Rochester | 86 | | |
| Washington College | 70 | | |
| Washington College | 70 | Rochester | 43 |
| | | DePauw | 42 |
| Calvin | 79 | DePauw | 42 |
| DePauw | 82 | National Third-place | National Third-place |
| | | Washington College | 87 |
| | | Calvin | 86 |