NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Sport Basketball
Founded 1975
No. of teams 64.
Country NCAA Division III (USA)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Nebraska Wesleyan (1)
TV partner(s) CBS Sports Network
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship is an annual tournament to determine NCAA Division III national champion.

Since 1996, the NCAA Division III men's basketball championship has been held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The event has been hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the City of Salem. Since 2017, the tournament is a 64-team single-elimination tournament, with teams advancing from four regionals to the semifinals and final in Salem.

For 2013, as part of the celebration of the 75th NCAA Division I tournament, the championship games in both the Division II and Division III NCAA tournaments were played at Philips Arena in Atlanta.[1] Since 2014, the final game returned to Salem.[2]

Nebraska Wesleyan are the reigning national champions.

Qualification

Since 2017, a total of 64 bids are available for the tournament:

  • 43 automatic bids, awarded to the champions of all Division III conferences.
  • 21 at-large bids.

The American Collegiate Athletic Association, formed in 2017 and starting play in 2017–18, will not be eligible for an automatic bid until 2019–20 (its third season of operation). It launched with eight members, seven of which sponsor men's basketball.

Conference tournaments

Conference Tournament Current Champion (2018)
AMCCAMCC Men's Basketball TournamentLa Roche College
American SouthwestAmerican Southwest Conference Men's Basketball TournamentSul Ross State University
CapitalCapital Athletic Conference Men's Basketball TournamentYork College of Pennsylvania
CentennialCentennial Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[3]Johns Hopkins University
CUNYACCUNYAC Men's Basketball Tournament[4]College of Staten Island
CCIWCCIW Men's Basketball Tournament[5]Augustana College (Illinois)
CSACColonial States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[6]Cabrini University
CCCCommonwealth Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[7]Nichols College
Empire 8Empire 8 Men's Basketball Tournament[8]Nazareth College (New York)
GNACGreat Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[9]Johnson & Wales University
HeartlandHeartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[10]Hanover College
IowaIowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[11]Nebraska Wesleyan University
LandmarkLandmark Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[12]Moravian College
LibertyLiberty League Men's Basketball Tournament[13]Union College
Little EastLittle East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[14]Eastern Connecticut State University
MASCACMASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament[15]Bridgewater State University
MichiganMichigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament[16]Hope College
MAC CommonwealthMiddle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments[17]Lebanon Valley College
MAC FreedomMisericordia University
MidwestMidwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[18]Monmouth College
MinnesotaMinnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[19]Augsburg University
NECCNECC Men's Basketball Tournament[20]Southern Vermont College
NESCACNESCAC Men's Basketball Tournament[21]Williams College
NEWMACNEWMAC Men's Basketball Tournament[22]Massachusetts Institute of Technology
NJACNew Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[23]Ramapo College
North AtlanticNorth Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Championship[24]New England College
NCACNCAC Men's Basketball Tournament[25]Wittenberg University
NEACNEAC Men's Basketball Championship[26]Lancaster Bible College
NACCNorthern Athletics Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[27]Aurora University
NorthwestNorthwest Conference Men's Basketball TournamentWhitworth University
OhioOhio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[28]John Carroll University
ODACOld Dominion Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[29]Emory and Henry College
PresidentsPresidents' Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[30]Thomas More College (Kentucky)
SkylineSkyline Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[31]Yeshiva University
SLIACSLIAC Men's Basketball Tournament[32]Greenville University
SAASouthern Athletic Association Men's Basketball TournamentBerry College
SCIACSCIAC Men's Basketball TournamentClaremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags Basketball
SCACSouthern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[33]Schreiner University
SUNYACSUNYAC Men's Basketball Tournament[34]State University of New York at Plattsburgh
UAANo tournamentWashington University in St. Louis
UMACUpper Midwest Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[35]Bethany Lutheran College
USA SouthUSA South Athletic Conference Men's Basketball TournamentMaryville College
WIACWIAC Men's Basketball TournamentUniversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

Summary

NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
Year Finals Site Championship Game Semifinalists Tournament MOP
(University)
Winner Score Runner-up
1975
Details		 Reading, Pennsylvania LeMoyne–Owen 57–54 Glassboro State Augustana (IL)
Brockport		 Bob Newman
(LeMoyne–Owen)
1976
Details		 Scranton 60–57
(OT)		 Wittenberg Augustana (IL)
Plattsburgh State		 Jack Maher
(Scranton)
1977
Details		 Rock Island, Illinois Wittenberg 79–66 Oneonta State Scranton
Hamline		 Rick White
(Wittenberg)
1978
Details		 North Park 69–57 Widener Albion
Stony Brook		 Michael Harper
(North Park)
1979
Details		 North Park (2) 66–62 SUNY Potsdam Franklin & Marshall
Centre		 Michael Harper
(North Park)
1980
Details		 North Park (3) 83–76 Upsala Wittenberg
Longwood		 Michael Thomas
(North Park)
1981
Details		 SUNY Potsdam 67–65
(OT)		 Augustana (IL) Ursinus
Otterbein		 Maxwell Artis
(Augustana–IL)
1982
Details		 Grand Rapids, Michigan Wabash 83–62 SUNY Potsdam Brooklyn
Stanislaus State		 Pete Metzelaars
(Wabash)
1983
Details		 Scranton (2) 64–63 Wittenberg Roanoke
Wisconsin–Whitewater		 Bill Bessoir
(Scranton)
1984
Details		 Wisconsin–Whitewater 103–86 Clark (MA) DePauw
Upsala		 Andre McKoy
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
1985
Details		 North Park (4) 72–71 Potsdam State Nebraska Wesleyan
Widener		 Earnest Hubbard
(North Park)
1986
Details		 Potsdam State (2) 76–73 LeMoyne–Owen Nebraska Wesleyan
New Jersey City		 Roosevelt Bullock
(Potsdam State)
1987
Details		 North Park (5) 106–100 Clark (MA) Wittenberg
Richard Stockton		 Michael Starks
(North Park)
1988
Details		 Ohio Wesleyan 92–70 Scranton Nebraska Wesleyan
Hartwick		 Scott Tedder
(Ohio Wesleyan)
1989
Details		 Springfield, Ohio Wisconsin–Whitewater (2) 94–86 Trenton State Southern Maine
Centre		 Greg Grant
(Trenton State)
1990
Details		 Rochester 43–42 DePauw Washington College
Calvin		 Chris Fite
(Rochester)
1991
Details		 Wisconsin–Platteville 81–74 Franklin & Marshall Otterbein
Ramapo		 Shawn Frison
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
1992
Details		 Calvin 62–49 Rochester Wisconsin–Platteville
New Jersey City		 Steve Honderd
(Calvin)
1993
Details		 Buffalo, New York Ohio Northern 71–68 Augustana (IL) Rowan
UMass–Dartmouth		 Kirk Anderson
(Augustana–IL)
1994
Details		 Lebanon Valley 66–59
(OT)		 NYU Wittenberg
St. Thomas (MN)		 Mike Rhoades/Adam Crawford
(Lebanon Valley/NYU)
1995
Details		 Wisconsin–Platteville (2) 69–55 Manchester (IN) Rowan
Trinity (CT)		 Ernie Peavy
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
1996
Details		 Salem, Virginia Rowan 100–93 Hope Illinois Wesleyan
Franklin & Marshall		 Terrence Stewart
(Rowan)
1997
Details		 Illinois Wesleyan 89–86 Nebraska Wesleyan Williams
Alvernia		 Bryan Crabtree
(Illinois Wesleyan)
1998
Details		 Wisconsin–Platteville (3) 69–56 Hope Williams
Wilkes		 Ben Hoffmann
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
1999
Details		 Wisconsin–Platteville (4) 76–75
(2OT)		 Hampden–Sydney Connecticut College
William Paterson		 Merrill Brunson
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
2000
Details		 Calvin (2) 79–74 Wisconsin–Eau Claire Salem State
Franklin & Marshall		 Sherm Carstensen
(Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
2001
Details		 Catholic 76–62 William Paterson Illinois Wesleyan
Ohio Northern		 Pat Maloney
(Catholic)
2002
Details		 Otterbein 102–83 Elizabethtown Carthage
Rochester		 Jeff Gibbs
(Otterbein)
2003
Details		 Williams 67–65 Gustavus Adolphus Wooster
Hampden–Sydney		 Benjamin Coffin
(Williams)
2004[36]
Details		 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 84–82 Williams John Carroll
Amherst		 Nick Bennett
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2005
Details		 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2) 73–49 Rochester Calvin
York (PA)		 Jason Kalsow
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2006
Details		 Virginia Wesleyan 59–56[37] Wittenberg Illinois Wesleyan
Amherst		 Ton Ton Balenga
(Virginia Wesleyan)
2007
Details		 Amherst 80–67[38] Virginia Wesleyan Washington–St. Louis
Wooster		 Andrew Olson
(Amherst)
2008
Details		 Washington–St. Louis 90–68 Amherst Hope
Ursinus		 Troy Ruths
(Washington–St. Louis)
2009
Details		 Washington–St. Louis (2) 61–52[39] Richard Stockton Guilford
Franklin & Marshall		 Sean Wallis
(Washington–St. Louis)
2010
Details		 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3) 78–73[40] Williams Guilford
Randolph–Macon		 Matt Moses
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2011
Details		 St. Thomas (MN) 78–54[41] Wooster Middlebury
Williams		 Tyler Nicolai
(St. Thomas–MN)
2012
Details		 Wisconsin–Whitewater (3) 63–60[42] Cabrini Illinois Wesleyan
MIT		 Chris Davis
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
2013
Details		 Atlanta Amherst (2) 87–70[43] Mary Hardin–Baylor St. Thomas (MN)
North Central (IL)		 Allen Williamson
(Amherst)
2014
Details		 Salem, Virginia Wisconsin–Whitewater (4) 75–73[44] Williams Amherst
Illinois Wesleyan		 K. J. Evans
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
2015
Details		 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) 70–54 Augustana (IL) Babson
Virginia Wesleyan		 Austin Ryf
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2016
Details		 St. Thomas (MN) (2) 82–76 Benedictine Christopher Newport
Amherst		 Taylor Montero
(St. Thomas-MN)
2017
Details		 Babson 79–78 Augustana (IL) Whitman
Williams		 Joey Flannery
(Babson)
2018
Details		 Nebraska Wesleyan 78–72 Wisconsin–Oshkosh Ramapo
Springfield		 Cooper Cook
(Nebraska Wesleyan)

Locations

Championships, by team

School Titles Years
North Park 5 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015
Wisconsin–Whitewater 1984, 1989, 2012, 2014
Wisconsin–Platteville 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999
St. Thomas (MN) 2 2011, 2016.
Amherst 2007, 2013
Calvin 1992, 2000
Potsdam State 1981, 1986
Scranton 1976, 1983
Washington (MO) 2008, 2009
Nebraska Wesleyan 1 2018
Babson 2017
Virginia Wesleyan 2006
Williams 2003
Otterbein 2002
Catholic 2001
Illinois Wesleyan 1997
Rowan 1996
Lebanon Valley 1994
Ohio Northern 1993
Rochester 1990
Ohio Wesleyan 1988
Wabash 1982
Wittenberg 1977
LeMoyne-Owen 1975

Appearances, by team

  • Programs with more than twenty appearances in the Division III tournament:
Bids School Conference First Bid Most Recent
28 Scranton Landmark 1975 2017
28 Wittenberg NCAC 1975 2018
27 Wooster NCAC 1978 2018
27 Hope MIAA 1982 2018
25 Franklin & Marshall Centennial 1975 2018
25 Illinois Wesleyan CCIW 1984 2018
24 Salem State MASCAC 1980 2017
22 Christopher Newport Capital 1986 2018
21 Calvin MIAA 1980 2017
21 Wisconsin–Whitewater WIAC 1983 2017
21 Washington–St. Louis UAA 1987 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Success paves way for 75th celebration" (Press release). NCAA. May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Preliminary round sites announced for 2014, 2015 NCAA tournaments". NCAA. December 16, 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
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  30. ↑ "PAC Men's Basketball Championship History, Yearly Award Winners". PAC. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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  33. ↑ "Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Record Book" (PDF). SCAC. 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
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  35. ↑ "UMAC Men's Basketball Past Seasons". UMAC. 2017. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
  36. ↑ Kalsow comes through for Pointers - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  37. ↑ Balenga leads Virginia Wesleyan to title - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  38. ↑ Amherst notches first D-III basketball championship - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  39. ↑ Washington University repeats as Division-III champion - ESPN
  40. ↑ Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers rally to beat Williams College for DIII title - ESPN
  41. ↑ St. Thomas pounds Wooster for NCAA Division III men's title - ESPN
  42. ↑ Wisconsin-Whitewater wins D-III men's hoops crown - ESPN
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