NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Sport Basketball
Founded 1975
No. of teams 64.
Country NCAA Division III (USA)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Babson (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]

Qualification

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

Conference tournaments

Conference Tournament Current Champion (2017)
AMCC AMCC Men's Basketball Tournament Medaille (21-6)
American Southwest American Southwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Hardin–Simmons (22-6)
Capital Capital Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Christopher Newport (25-2)
Centennial Centennial Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Swarthmore (22-5)
CUNYAC CUNYAC Men's Basketball Tournament Staten Island (21-6)
CCIW CCIW Men's Basketball Tournament[3] North Central (IL) (17-10)
CSAC Colonial States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[4] Neumann (25-2)
CCC Commonwealth Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[5] Nichols (23-5)
Empire 8 Empire 8 Men's Basketball Tournament[6] St. John Fisher (22-5)
GNAC Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[7] Albertus Magnus (23-4)
Heartland Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[8] Hanover (23-3)
Iowa Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[9] Wartburg (19-9)
Landmark Landmark Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[10] Scranton (21-6)
Liberty Liberty League Men's Basketball Tournament[11] Union (NY) (16-10)
Little East Little East Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[12] Eastern Connecticut State (20-8)
MASCAC MASCAC Men's Basketball Tournament[13] Salem State (17-10)
Michigan Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament Calvin (17-10)
MAC Commonwealth Middle Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments Lycoming (23-4)
MAC Freedom Misericordia (20-7)
Midwest Ripon (20-5)
Minnesota Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Bethel (Minnesota) (21-6)
NECC Becker (19-8)
NESCAC Middlebury (24-3)
NEWMAC MIT (21-6)
NJAC New Jersey Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament[14] Ramapo (25-2)
North Atlantic Husson (21-6)
NCAC Wooster (21-7)
NEAC Morrisville State (22-6)
NACC Benedictine (Illinois) (23-4)
Northwest Northwest Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Whitman (27–0)
Ohio Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Marietta (24-4)
ODAC Old Dominion Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Guilford (23-5)
Presidents Presidents' Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Thomas More (22-6)
Skyline Farmingdale State (20-7)
SLIAC Westminster (Missouri) (19-8)
SAA Southern Athletic Association Men's Basketball Tournament Rhodes (17-10)
SCIAC SCIAC Men's Basketball Tournament Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (22-4)
SCAC Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Texas Lutheran (19-9)
SUNYAC Oswego State (21-6)
UAA Washington U. in St. Louis (20-5)
UMAC Northwestern-St. Paul (20-7)
USA South USA South Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament LaGrange (18-10)
WIAC WIAC Men's Basketball Tournament Wisconsin-River Falls (24-3)

Team appearances

Summary

NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
Year Finals Site Championship Game Semifinalists Tournament MOP
(University)
Winner Score Runner-up
1975
Details		 Reading, PA 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, 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 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, MI 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, 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[15]
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[16] Wittenberg Illinois Wesleyan
Amherst		 Ton Ton Balenga
(Virginia Wesleyan)
2007
Details		 Amherst 80–67[17] 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[18] Richard Stockton Guilford
Franklin & Marshall		 Sean Wallis
(Washington–St. Louis)
2010
Details		 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3) 78–73[19] Williams Guilford
Randolph–Macon		 Matt Moses
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2011
Details		 St. Thomas (MN) 78–54[20] Wooster Middlebury
Williams		 Tyler Nicolai
(St. Thomas–MN)
2012
Details		 Wisconsin–Whitewater (3) 63–60[21] Cabrini Illinois Wesleyan
MIT		 Chris Davis
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
2013
Details		 Atlanta, GA Amherst (2) 87-70[22] Mary Hardin-Baylor St. Thomas (MN)
North Central (IL)		 Allen Williamson
(Amherst)
2014
Details		 Salem, VA Wisconsin–Whitewater (4) 75-73[23] 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)

Locations

Championships by Schools

School Titles Years
North Park 5 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1987
Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 2004, 2005, 2010, 2015
Wisconsin–Whitewater 4 1984, 1989, 2012, 2014
Wisconsin–Platteville 4 1991, 1995, 1998, 1999
St. Thomas (MN) 2 2011, 2016.
Amherst 2 2007, 2013
Calvin 2 1992, 2000
Potsdam State 2 1981, 1986
Scranton 2 1976, 1983
Washington (MO) 2 2008, 2009
Babson 1 2017
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

See also

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.
  3. ↑ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Record book. CCIW. 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Record book. CCIW. 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament History". CCC. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Men's Basketball Tournament History". E8. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Men's Basketball Season Summaries". GNAC. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "HCAC Men's Basketball Tournament History" (PDF). HCAC. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Iowa Conference Basketball Tournaments". IIAC. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Landmark Conference Men’s Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Landmark Conference. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Men's Basketball History". Liberty League. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Little East Basketball History" (PDF). Little East. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  13. ↑ "MASCAC Men's Basketball Champions". MASCAC. 2017. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Past Conference Tournament". NJAC. 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  15. ↑ Kalsow comes through for Pointers - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  16. ↑ Balenga leads Virginia Wesleyan to title - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  17. ↑ Amherst notches first D-III basketball championship - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
  18. ↑ Washington University repeats as Division-III champion - ESPN
  19. ↑ Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers rally to beat Williams College for DIII title - ESPN
  20. ↑ St. Thomas pounds Wooster for NCAA Division III men's title - ESPN
  21. ↑ Wisconsin-Whitewater wins D-III men's hoops crown - ESPN
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ "It's a family tradition at Whitewater; KJ Evans earns MOP, follows in uncle's footsteps". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Division III Men’s Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
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