2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 1, 2019, following the 2018–19 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 16, 2019.

2019 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals siteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsUW–Oshkosh (1st title)
Runner-upSwarthmore (1st title game)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2018 2020»

The national semifinal and championship rounds was held for the first time at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The tournament was won by the UW–Oshkosh Titans.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.[1]

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference
Penn State–Behrend 23–4 (14–4) Allegheny Mountain Nebraska Wesleyan 26–1 (15–1) American Rivers
Texas–Dallas 24–4 (12–3) American Southwest Christopher Newport 25–3 (12–2) Capital Athletic
Swarthmore 24–3 (15–3) Centennial Baruch 22–5 (13–2) CUNYAC
North Central (IL) 22–5 (12–4) CCIW Rosemont 15–12 (8–4) Colonial States
Nichols 25–2 (15–1) Commonwealth Coast Alfred 23–4 (14–2) Empire 8
Albertus Magnus 20–7 (9–2) Great Northeast Hanover 21–6 (14–4) Heartland Collegiate
Moravian 19–8 (10–4) Landmark Skidmore 19–7 (15–3) Liberty
Keene State 20–7 (13–3) Little East Arcadia 22–5 (14–2) MAC Commonwealth
DeSales 21–6 (12–2) MAC Freedom Salem State 18–9 (10–2) MASCAC
Albion 19–8 (10–4) Michigan Intercollegiate Lake Forest 18–9 (12–6) Midwest
St. John's (MN) 23–4 (17–3) Minnesota Intercollegiate Mitchell 19–9 (10–6) NECC
Amherst 23–4 (7–3) NESCAC Emerson 16–11 (9–5) NEWMAC
Rowan 21–6 (13–5 New Jersey Athletic Husson 17–10 (11–3) North Atlantic
Wittenberg 23–5 (14–4) North Coast Morrisville State 23–4 (15–1) North Eastern Athletic
Aurora 17–11 (12–8) Northern Athletics Whitman 26–1 (16–0) Northwest
Baldwin Wallace 20–9 (11–7) Ohio Athletic Guilford 21–7 (12–4) Old Dominion
Chatham 19–9 (10–7) Presidents' Eureka 13–14 (10–8) SLIAC
Farmingdale State 20–7 (16–4) Skyline Sewanee 22–6 (8–6) Southern Athletic
Pomona-Pitzer 25–2 (15–1) SCIAC Texas Lutheran 18–9 (11–5) Southern Collegiate
Oswego State 22–5 (15–3) SUNYAC Emory 20–6 (11–3) University Athletic
Northwestern (MN) 21–6 (15–1) Upper Midwest Maryville 21–7 (14–4) USA South
UW–Platteville 18–10 (8–6) Wisconsin Intercollegiate

At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2018 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.[1] The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.[2]

At-large bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference
Augustana (IL) 24–3 (15–1) CCIW Capital 20–7 (14–4) Ohio Athletic
Gwynedd Mercy 19–8 (9–3) Atlantic East Hamilton 23–4 (7–3) NESCAC
Loras 21–6 (12–4) American Rivers Marietta 20–6 (14–4) Ohio Athletic
Middlebury 18–7 (7–3) NESCAC MIT 22–4 (12–2) NEWMAC
NJCU 20–7 (14–4) New Jersey Athletic Plattsburgh State 20–6 (14–4) SUNYAC
Ramapo 18–9 (11–7) New Jersey Athletic Randolph–Macon 25–3 (15–1) Old Dominion
Rochester 20–5 (10–4) University Athletic Salisbury 19–8 (8–6) Capital Athletic
St. Thomas (MN) 22–4 (18–2) Minnesota Intercollegiate UW–La Crosse 17–9 (10–4) Wisconsin Intercollegiate
UW–Oshkosh 23–3 (13–1) Wisconsin Intercollegiate Wheaton (IL) 19–8 (11–5) CCIW
Williams 20–6 (6–4) NESCAC Wooster 23–5 (16–2) North Coast
York (PA) 21–7 (12–2) Capital Athletic

Tournament bracket

[3]

Top-left
First round
March 1
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 2
Campus Sites 		Sectional Semifinals
March 8
Clinton, NY 		Sectional Final
March 9
Clinton, NY
            
Whitman 102
Texas Lutheran 79
Whitman 83
Walla Walla, WA
Pomona-Pitzer 74
Pomona-Pitzer 58
Texas-Dallas 37
Whitman 81
Williams 84
Williams 86
Husson 60
Williams 90
Williamstown, MA
Gwynedd Mercy 56
Plattsburgh State 65
Gwynedd Mercy 73
Williams 70
Christopher Newport 79
Christopher Newport 85
Albertus Magnus 59
Christopher Newport 88
Newport News, VA
Alfred 53
Ramapo 76
Alfred 92
Christopher Newport 75
Hamilton 67
Hamilton 72
Penn State–Behrend 70
Hamilton 83
Clinton, NY
Moravian 72
Keene State 65
Moravian 86

Bottom-left
First round
March 1
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 2
Campus Sites 		Sectional Semifinals
March 8
Amherst, MA 		Sectional Final
March 9
Amherst, MA
            
Amherst 84
Rosemont 53
Amherst 75
Rochester, NY
Rochester 67
Rochester 85
Farmingdale State 68
Amherst 58
Nichols 62
Rowan 96
Emerson 79
Rowan 76
Glassboro, NJ
Nichols 87
Nichols 74
Middlebury 71
Nichols 65
Swarthmore 69
Swarthmore 90
Mitchell 73
Swarthmore 105
Swarthmore, PA
MIT 65
MIT 90
Skidmore 67
Swarthmore 58
Randolph–Macon 57
Randolph–Macon 95
Morrisville State 70
Randolph–Macon 78
Ashland, VA
York (PA) 60
York (PA) 83
DeSales 59

Top-right
First round
March 1
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 2
Campus Sites 		Sectional Semifinals
March 8
Oshkosh, WI 		Sectional Final
March 9
Oshkosh, WI
            
Nebraska Wesleyan 101
Eureka 75
Nebraska Wesleyan 58
Lincoln, NE
St. Thomas (MN) 70
St. Thomas (MN) 80
UW–La Crosse 66
St. Thomas (MN) 73
Guilford 80
Guilford 97
Sewanee 59
Guilford 70
Greensboro, NC
Wittenberg 61
Wittenberg 100
Emory 88
Guilford 79
UW-Oshkosh 82
UW–Oshkosh 86
Lake Forest 62
UW–Oshkosh 108
St. Joseph, MN
Northwestern (MN) 86
St. John's (MN) 78
Northwestern (MN) 93
UW–Oshkosh 86
Loras 75
North Central (IL) 77
Chatham 48
North Central (IL) 82
Naperville, IL
Loras 84
Loras 75
Albion 64

Bottom-right
First round
March 1
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 2
Campus Sites 		Sectional Semifinals
March 8
Rock Island, IL 		Sectional Final
March 9
Rock Island, IL
            
Augstana (IL) 93
Aurora 67
Augstana (IL) 85
Rock Island, IL
Capital 79
Capital 78
UW–Platteville 76
Augstana (IL) 79
Wheaton (IL) 93
Wooster 81
Baruch 57
Wooster 70
Wooster, OH
Wheaton (IL) 78
Wheaton (IL) 84
Hanover 73
Wheaton (IL) 91
Marietta 87
Marietta 101
Maryville 77
Marietta 88
Marietta, OH
Arcadia 76
NJCU 60
Arcadia 80
Marietta 78
Oswego State 61
Oswego State 72
Salem State 59
Oswego State 75
Oswego, NY
Baldwin Wallace 71
Baldwin Wallace 75
Salisbury 61

Final Four
National semifinal
March 15
Fort Wayne, IN 		National championship
March 16
Fort Wayne, IN
      
Christopher Newport 63
Swarthmore 70
Swarthmore 82
Fort Wayne, IN
UW–Oshkosh 96
UW–Oshkosh 104
Wheaton (IL) 85

See also

References
  1. "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  2. "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  3. "2019 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2019.
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