NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship

NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1975
No. of teams	64
Country	NCAA Division III (USA)
Most recent champion(s)	Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4)
Official website	NCAA.com

The NCAA holds an annual tournament to determine the Division III Men's Basketball Championship.

Since 1996, the 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. Starting 2016, 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 Division I tournament, the championship games in both the Division II and Division III tournaments were played at Philips Arena in Atlanta.^[1] Since 2014, the final game returned to Salem.^[2]

Summary

NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
Year	Finals Site	Championship Game			Semifinalists	Tournament MOP (University)
Year	Finals Site	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Semifinalists	Tournament MOP (University)
1975 Details	Reading, PA	LeMoyne–Owen	57–54	Glassboro State	Augustana (IL) Brockport	Bob Newman (LeMoyne–Owen)
1976 Details	Reading, PA	Scranton	60–57 (OT)	Potsdam State	Augustana (IL) Plattsburgh State	Jack Maher (Scranton)
1977 Details	Rock Island, IL	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	Potsdam State	Franklin & Marshall Centre	Michael Harper (North Park)
1980 Details		North Park (3)	83–76	Upsala	Wittenberg Longwood	Michael Thomas (North Park)
1981 Details		Potsdam State	67–65 (OT)	Augustana (IL)	Ursinus Otterbein	Maxwell Artis (Augustana–IL)
1982 Details	Grand Rapids, MI	Wabash	83–62	Potsdam State	Brooklyn Cal State Stanislaus	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, OH	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, NY	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, VA	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^[3] 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^[4]	Wittenberg	Illinois Wesleyan Amherst	Ton Ton Balenga (Virginia Wesleyan)
2007 Details		Amherst	80–67^[5]	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^[6]	Richard Stockton	Guilford Franklin & Marshall	Sean Wallis (Washington–St. Louis)
2010 Details		Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3)	78–73^[7]	Williams	Guilford Randolph–Macon	Matt Moses (Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2011 Details		St. Thomas (MN)	78–54^[8]	Wooster	Middlebury Williams	Tyler Nicolai (St. Thomas–MN)
2012 Details		Wisconsin–Whitewater (3)	63–60^[9]	Cabrini	Illinois Wesleyan MIT	Chris Davis (Wisconsin–Whitewater)
2013 Details	Atlanta, GA	Amherst (2)	87-70^[10]	Mary Hardin-Baylor	St. Thomas (MN) North Central (IL)	Allen Williamson (Amherst)
2014 Details	Salem, VA	Wisconsin–Whitewater (4)	75-73^[11]	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)

Source: ^[12]

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- (semifinals only in 2013)
Atlanta, Georgia 2013 (championship game only)

Championships by Schools

School	Titles	Years
Macmurray college		1915-2015
Wisconsin-Stevens Point	4	2004, 2005, 2010, 2015
Wisconsin-Whitewater	4	1984, 1989, 2012, 2014
Wisconsin-Platteville	4	1991, 1995, 1998, 1999
Amherst	2	2007, 2013
Calvin	2	1992, 2000
Potsdam State	2	1981, 1986
Scranton	2	1976, 1983
Washington-St. Louis	2	2008, 2009
St. Thomas (MN)	1	2011
Virginia Wesleyan	1	2006
Williams	1	2003
Otterbein	1	2002
Catholic	1	2001
Illinois Wesleyan	1	1997
Rowan	1	1996
Lebanon Valley	1	1994
Ohio Northern	1	1993
Rochester	1	1990
Ohio Wesleyan	1	1988
Wabash	1	1982
Wittenberg	1	1977
LeMoyne-Owen	1	1975

References

↑ "Success paves way for 75th celebration" (Press release). NCAA. May 10, 2012. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
↑ "Preliminary round sites announced for 2014, 2015 NCAA tournaments". NCAA. December 16, 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2013.
↑ 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
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↑ "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. p. 17. Retrieved April 10, 2014.

External links

Coverage of Division III basketball

National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCAA	Awards Hall of Champions Conferences

Division I sports and championships	Institutions Athletic directors Baseball Championship CWS Basketball Men Women Cross Country Men Women Field hockey Championship Football FBS FCS Golf Men Women Ice hockey Men Women Lacrosse Men Women Rowing Women Soccer Men Women Softball Championship CWS Swimming & Diving Men Women Tennis Men Women Track and Field Men's indoor and outdoor Women's indoor and outdoor Volleyball Men Women Wrestling Championship

Division II	Institutions Baseball Championship/CWS Basketball Men Women Cross Country Men Women Field hockey Championship Football Championship Golf Men Women Ice hockey Men Lacrosse Men Women Rowing Women Soccer Men Women Softball Championship/WCWS Swimming & Diving Men Women Tennis Men Women Track and Field Men's indoor and outdoor Women's indoor and outdoor Volleyball Women Wrestling Championship

Division III	Institutions Baseball Championship/CWS Basketball Men Women Cross Country Men Women Field hockey Championship Football Championship Golf Men Women Ice hockey Men Women Lacrosse Men Women Rowing Women Soccer Men Women Softball Championship/WCWS Swimming & Diving Men Women Tennis Men Women Track and Field Men's indoor and outdoor Women's indoor and outdoor Volleyball Men Women Wrestling Championship

Single-division sports and championships	Beach volleyball Women, beginning in 2015–16 Bowling Women Boxing Championship Fencing Championships Gymnastics Men Women Men–DII Women–DII Rifle Championship Skiing Championships Trampoline Championship Water polo Men Women

Events listed in italics have been discontinued.

NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States)

Division I pre-season tournaments	2K Sports Classic AdvoCare Invitational Barclays Center Classic Battle 4 Atlantis Cancún Challenge Cayman Islands Classic CBE Hall of Fame Classic Charleston Classic Corpus Christi Coastal Classic Diamond Head Classic Emerald Coast Classic Great Alaska Shootout Gulf Coast Showcase Hall of Fame Tip Off Las Vegas Classic Las Vegas Invitational Legends Classic Maui Invitational Men Who Speak Up Main Event NIT Season Tip-Off Paradise Jam Puerto Rico Tip-Off Wooden Legacy

Division I postseason conference tournaments	ACC America East The American Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt Summit WAC West Coast

Division I postseason tournaments	NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament National Invitation Tournament College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Vegas 16 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament

Division II and III postseason tournaments	NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship ECAC Tournaments

NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Tournament

Tournaments	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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