The 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 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 1988–89 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by North Carolina Central University, with North Carolina Central's Miles Clark named the Most Outstanding Player. This was the first Division II men's tournament to adopt the current Elite Eight format, in which all eight regional winners advance to the championship site. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118 South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University Third Place - Alabama A&M 93, Norfolk State 80 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College Third Place - SIU Edwardsville 102, Ferris State 92 South - Jacksonville, Alabama Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Host: Jacksonville State University Third Place - Florida Southern 85, Florida Tech 75 North Central - Greeley, Colorado Location: Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion Host: University of Northern Colorado Third Place - Augustana (SD) 112, Alaska–Fairbanks 107** South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeast Missouri State University Third Place - Angelo State 89, NW Missouri State 80 East - Millersville, Pennsylvania Location: Pucillo Gymnasium Host: Millersville University of Pennsylvania Third Place - Lock Haven 82, Philadelphia U 78 West - Bakersfield, California Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield Third Place - Cal State Dominguez Hills 98, Sonoma State 77 *denotes each overtime played Elite Eight - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Springfield Civic Center Hosts: American International College and Springfield College Third Place - UC Riverside 90, Jacksonville State 81 *denotes each overtime played All-tournament team Miles Clarke (North Carolina Central) Maurice Pullum (UC Riverside) Antoine Sifford (North Carolina Central) Dominique Stevens (North Carolina Central) Earnest Taylor (Southeast Missouri State) References 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com External links NCAA record book NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament Tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament NCAA Division II basketball tournament