The National Junior Collge Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division III Basketball Championships consists of eight teams playing over a three day period (Thursday-Saturday) in March to determine a National Champion. The tournament field is made up of teams that win either region or district championships that are required to earn entry into the tournament.
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The Tournament is a standard eight-team tournament. Each team will play three games in the Tournament to determine first through eighth places.
One qualifier will emerge from each of the following districts
District 1 | Region III |
District 2 | Regions IV & VII |
District 3 | Regions II & V |
District 4 | Region XIII |
District 5 | Region XV |
District 6 | Region XIX |
District 7 | Regions X, XVII & XX |
District 8 | Region XXI |
Before teams begin to qualify for the tournament, a Blind Draw is done to determine the matchups between the different districts in the Quarterfinals.
The 2011 Blind Draw Results Are Listed Below.
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10, 2011 (Winner In Bold) | Score |
Game 1: #15 Ocean County College (District 6) vs. #7 Mass Bay Community College (District 8) | 61-59 |
Game 2: #1 Davidson County Community College (District 7) vs. #14 Mountain View College (District 3) | 95-89 |
Game 3: #5 SUNY Delhi (District 1) vs. #2 Rochester Community & Technical College (District 4) | 66-49 |
Game 4: #3 Joliet Junior College (District 2) vs. #4 Sullivan County Community College (District 5) | 52-51 |
The Semi-Finals of the Tournament consist of the Winners of Game 1 and Game 2 of the Quarterfinals playing each other followed by the Winners of Game 3 and Game 4 of the Quarterfinals.
The Consolation Games consist of the Losers of Games 1 and 2 of the Quarters playing each other followed by the Losers of Games 3 and 4 of the Quarters playing each other.
Consolation Games/Semi Finals: Friday, March 11, 2011 (Winner In Bold) | Score |
Game 5: Mass Bay Community College vs. Davidson County Community College | 91-61 |
Game 6: SUNY Delhi vs. Joliet Junior College | 82-80 (OT) |
Game 7: Ocean County College vs. Mountain View College | 77-71 |
Game 8: Rochester Community & Technical College vs. Sullivan County Community College | 95-90 (2-OT) |
On the final day of the Tournament, teams play each other to find out which place they will finish. Three teams ranging from 2nd place to 4th place are guaranteed to finish 2-1, with the National Title game loser finishing in 2nd. Teams finishing from 5th place to 7th place will finish 1-2. Only one team will finish 0-3 and that team will place in 8th. The only team that finishes the tournament 3-0 will be the National Champion.
Championship Saturday: Saturday, March 12, 2011 | Score |
Game 9: Mass Bay Community College vs. Joliet Junior College - 7th/8th Place | 87-71 |
Game 10: Davidson County Community College vs. SUNY Delhi - 4th/6th Place | 78-61 |
Game 11: Ocean County College vs. Sullivan County Community College - 3rd/5th Place | 56-53 |
Game 12: Mountain View College vs. Rochester Community & Technical College - National Championship Game | 72-64 |
SUNY Delhi (1991–2010)
Sullivan County Community College (2011–2013)
The list of NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship winners, along with runners-up and final scores, follows.
Team | Championships | Winning year(s) |
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Sullivan County Community College | 4 | 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007 |
Richland College | 2 | 1999, 2009 |
North Lake College | 2 | 2006, 2008 |
Suffolk County Community College-Selden | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
Mountain View College | 1 | 2011 |
Joliet Junior College | 1 | 2010 |
Hostos Community College | 1 | 2005 |
College of DuPage | 1 | 2002 |
Cedar Valley College | 1 | 2001 |
Roxbury Community College | 1 | 2000 |
Fergus Falls Community College | 1 | 1998 |
Eastfield College | 1 | 1997 |
Gloucester County College | 1 | 1994 |
Onondaga Community College | 1 | 1993 |
Herkimer County Community College | 1 | 1991 |