NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
The NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is an annual tournament to determine NCAA Division III national champion.
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| No. of teams | 64. |
| Country | NCAA Division III (USA) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (1) |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network |
| Official website | NCAA.com |
From 1996 to 2012, 2014 to 2018, the NCAA Division III men's basketball championship was held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. The event had 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 Fort Wayne.
For 2013, as part of the celebration of the 75th NCAA Division I tournament, the championship games in both the NCAA Division II and Division III tournaments were played at Philips Arena, now known as State Farm Arena, in Atlanta.[1] From 2014 to 2018, the final game returned to Salem.[2] Currently, the Final Four is held in Fort Wayne, Indiana at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. For 2020 only, the national semifinals was to be played in Fort Wayne, but the championship game was to have returned to Atlanta, with the NCAA choosing to hold the championship games of both Divisions II and III as part of the festivities surrounding the men's Division I Final Four; however, the NCAA decided to call off the rest of the tournament.[3]
Wisconsin-Oshkosh is 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. The Atlantic East Conference, which began play in 2018–19 with seven members that all sponsor men's basketball, will not be eligible for an automatic bid until the 2021 tournament for the same reason.
Conference tournaments
Schools in italics are, as of the current 2019–20 basketball season, no longer members of that specific conference.
| Conference | Tournament | Most Titles | Current Champion, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny Mountain | Tournament | Penn State Behrend (6) | La Roche (4th) |
| ACAA | Tournament | SUNY Delhi (2) | SUNY Delhi (2nd) |
| American Rivers | Tournament | Buena Vista (7) | Nebraska Wesleyan (3rd) |
| American Southwest | Tournament | Mississippi College (5) | LeTourneau (1st) |
| Atlantic East | Tournament | Two teams (1) | Wesley (1st) |
| Capital | Tournament | Catholic (7) | York (PA) (4th) |
| Centennial | Tournament | Franklin & Marshall (8) | Johns Hopkins (5th) |
| CUNYAC | Tournament | Staten Island (15) | Brooklyn (5th) |
| CCIW | Tournament | Augustana (6) | Elmhurst (1st) |
| Colonial States | Tournament | Cabrini (13) | Cairn (1st) |
| Commonwealth Coast | Tournament | Endicott (7) | Nichols (4th) |
| Empire 8 | Tournament | St. John Fisher (7) | St. John Fisher (7th) |
| Great Northeast | Tournament | Albertus Magnus (8) | Saint Joseph (CT) (1st) |
| Heartland | Tournament | Hanover (6) | Transylvania (4th) |
| Landmark | Tournament | Scranton (7) | Susquehanna (1st) |
| Liberty | Tournament | Skidmore (5) | Ithaca (1st) |
| Little East | Tournament | UMass Dartmouth (11) | Western Connecticut (6th) |
| MASCAC | Tournament | Salem State (18) | Westfield State (2nd) |
| Michigan | Tournament | Calvin and Hope (12) | Adrian (1st) |
| MAC Commonwealth | Tournaments | Scranton (16) | Lycoming (5th) |
| MAC Freedom | Stevens (1st) | ||
| Midwest | Tournament | Ripon (8) | Ripon (8th) |
| Minnesota | Tournament | St. Thomas (9) | Saint John's (3rd) |
| NECC | Tournament | Elms (4) | New England College (1st) |
| NESCAC | Tournament | Amherst (8) | Tufts (1st) |
| NEWMAC | Tournament | MIT (6) | Coast Guard (3rd) |
| NJAC | Tournament | Ramapo and Stockton (6) | TCNJ (1st) |
| North Atlantic | Championship | Husson (7) | SUNY Canton (1st) |
| NCAC | Tournament | Wooster (16th) | Wooster (15) |
| NEAC | Championship | Morrisville State (5) | Penn State Harrisburg (1st) |
| NACC | Tournament | Aurora (5) | Concordia Wisconsin (2nd) |
| Northwest | Tournament | Whitworth (13) | Whitman (3rd) |
| Ohio | Tournament | Wittenberg (14) | Mount Union |
| ODAC | Tournament | Hampden–Sydney and Roanoke (10) | Randolph–Macon (7th) |
| Presidents | Tournament | Bethany (6) | Grove City (4th) |
| Skyline | Tournament | Farmingdale State (5) | Yeshiva (2nd) |
| SLIAC | Tournament | Westminster (MO) and Fontbonne (5) | Webster (3rd) |
| SAA | Tournament | Centre (KY) (3) | Centre (KY) (3rd) |
| SCIAC | Tournament | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps (6) | Pomona-Pitzer (3rd) |
| SCAC | Tournament | Trinity (TX) (6) | Centenary (LA) (1st) |
| SUNYAC | Tournament | Buffalo State (15) | Brockport (6th) |
| UAA | No tournament | ||
| UMAC | Tournament | Northwestern–St. Paul (11) | Bethany Lutheran (2nd) |
| USA South | Tournament | Christopher Newport (15) | Methodist (8th) |
| WIAC | Tournament | Wisconsin–Stevens Point (9) | Wisconsin–Oshkosh (4th) |
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[4] 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[5] | Wittenberg | Illinois Wesleyan Amherst |
Ton Ton Balenga (Virginia Wesleyan) | |||
| 2007 Details |
Amherst | 80–67[6] | 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[7] | Richard Stockton | Guilford Franklin & Marshall |
Sean Wallis (Washington–St. Louis) | |||
| 2010 Details |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3) | 78–73[8] | Williams | Guilford Randolph–Macon |
Matt Moses (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) | |||
| 2011 Details |
St. Thomas (MN) | 78–54[9] | Wooster | Middlebury Williams |
Tyler Nicolai (St. Thomas–MN) | |||
| 2012 Details |
Wisconsin–Whitewater (3) | 63–60[10] | Cabrini | Illinois Wesleyan MIT |
Chris Davis (Wisconsin–Whitewater) | |||
| 2013 Details |
Atlanta, Georgia[lower-alpha 1] | Amherst (2) | 87–70[11] | Mary Hardin–Baylor | St. Thomas (MN) North Central (IL) |
Allen Williamson (Amherst) | ||
| 2014 Details |
Salem, Virginia | Wisconsin–Whitewater (4) | 75–73[12] | 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) | |||
| 2019 Details |
Fort Wayne, Indiana | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 96–82 | Swarthmore | Christopher Newport Wheaton (IL) |
Jack Flynn Wisconsin–Oshkosh | ||
| 2020 Details |
Atlanta, Georgia[lower-alpha 2] | Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic | ||||||
| 2021 | Fort Wayne, Indiana | |||||||
| 2022 | ||||||||
- Source: [13]
- Notes
- Only the championship game was played in Atlanta. The semifinals were played at the then-traditional site of the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
- Only the championship game will be played in Atlanta. The semifinals will be played at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Locations
- Reading, Pennsylvania 1975–1976
- Rock Island, Illinois 1977–1981
- Grand Rapids, Michigan 1982–1988
- Springfield, Ohio 1989–1992
- Buffalo, New York 1993–1995
- Salem, Virginia 1996-2018 (semifinals only in 2013)
- Atlanta 2013, 2020 (championship game only in both tournaments)
- Fort Wayne, Indiana 2019–present (semifinals only in 2020)
Championships, by team
Schools in italics no longer compete in NCAA Division III.
| 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 | |
| Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 1 | 2019 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 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 20 appearances in the Division III tournament:
| Bids | School | Conference | First Bid | Most Recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Wittenberg | NCAC | 1975 | 2019 |
| 28 | Scranton | Landmark | 1975 | 2017 |
| 28 | Wooster | NCAC | 1978 | 2019 |
| 27 | Hope | MIAA | 1982 | 2018 |
| 25 | Franklin & Marshall | Centennial | 1975 | 2018 |
| 25 | Illinois Wesleyan | CCIW | 1984 | 2018 |
| 25 | Salem State | MASCAC | 1980 | 2019 |
| 23 | Christopher Newport | Capital | 1986 | 2019 |
| 21 | Calvin | MIAA | 1980 | 2017 |
| 21 | Washington–St. Louis | UAA | 1987 | 2018 |
| 21 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | WIAC | 1983 | 2017 |
References
- "Success paves way for 75th celebration" (Press release). NCAA. May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
- "Preliminary round sites announced for 2014, 2015 NCAA tournaments". NCAA. December 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 11, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- "Combined championships for NCAA basketball planned" (Press release). NCAA. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- Kalsow comes through for Pointers - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- Balenga leads Virginia Wesleyan to title - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- Amherst notches first D-III basketball championship - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
- Washington University repeats as Division-III champion - ESPN
- Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers rally to beat Williams College for DIII title - ESPN
- St. Thomas pounds Wooster for NCAA Division III men's title - ESPN
- Wisconsin-Whitewater wins D-III men's hoops crown - ESPN
- 'Willy stuff' helps Amherst to Division III national title
- "It's a family tradition at Whitewater; KJ Evans earns MOP, follows in uncle's footsteps". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
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