2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2022 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 4, 2022, following the 2021–22 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 19, 2022.

2022 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsRandolph–Macon (1st title, 1st title game,
2nd Final Four)
Runner-upElmhurst (1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJosh Merkel (1st title)
MOPBuzz Anthony (Randolph-Macon)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2021 2023»

The national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The tournament was won by the Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets, which "repeated" as national champions. During the 2021 season, the Yellow Jackets had won a mythical national championship from polls organised by D3Sports.com and a "bowl game" style game against the Trine Thunder in 2021.

This was the first tournament completed since 2019 after the two previous editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament schedule and venues
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2022 first and second round host sites
First and second rounds

First and second-round games were played at campus sites on March 4 and March 5.

On the basis of team strength and geography, these locations were chosen to host first and second-round games in the 2022 tournament:

Third and fourth rounds
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2022 third and fourth round (blue) and Final Four (red) host sites

Third and fourth-round games were played at campus sites on March 11 and March 12.

At the conclusion of the second round, the NCAA announced the following locations would host third and fourth-round games.

National Semifinals and Championship

The National Semifinals and Championship were played on March 18 and March 19.

Fort Wayne hosted the Final Four for the second time, having previously hosted in 2019. Fort Wayne was also scheduled to host the Final Four in 2020 and 2021, before those editions of the tournament were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (44)

The following 44 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2022 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[1]

Automatic bids
Conference Team Record (Conf.) Appearance Last bid
Allegheny Mountain Medaille 15–12 (9–7) 6th 2017
American Rivers Dubuque 21–6 (14–2) 7th 2015
American Southwest Mary Hardin–Baylor 25–2 (17–2) 7th 2013
Atlantic East Neumann 21–7 (10–2) 3rd 2017
Centennial Johns Hopkins 22–3 (16–2) 13th 2020
CUNYAC Baruch 20–7 (11–3) 6th 2019
Coast to Coast Christopher Newport 24–2 (6–0) 25th 2020
CCIW Elmhurst 22–6 (11–5) 7th 2020
Colonial States Wilson 18–7 (12–2) 1st Never
Commonwealth Coast Nichols 25–3 (15–3) 5th 2020
Empire 8 Nazareth 23–4 (15–1) 9th 2018
Great Northeast St. Joseph (CT) 26–1 (18–0) 2nd 2020
Heartland Franklin 14–14 (7–11) 6th 2008
Landmark Susquehanna 23–4 (13–1) 9th 2020
Liberty Vassar 18–8 (11–6) 1st Never
Little East Keene State 20–6 (12–4) 7th 2019
MAC Commonwealth Hood 20–6 (14–2) 2nd 2007
MAC Freedom Stevens 16–8 (11–3) 4th 2020
MASCAC Westfield State 22–4 (10–2) 5th 2020
Michigan Hope 22–6 (12–2) 28th 2018
Midwest Cornell College 19–8 (12–4) 4th 2009
Minnesota St. John's (MN) 23–4 (17–2) 12th 2020
NECC Mitchell 17–10 (4–2) 3rd 2019
NESCAC Wesleyan (CT) 24–3 (9–1) 4th 2018
NEWMAC WPI 24–2 (13–1) 14th 2020
New Jersey Stockton 24–4 (15–3) 17th 2016
North Atlantic Husson 15–9 (9–3) 8th 2019
North Coast Wabash 24–3 (16–1) 6th 1998
Northern Athletics Marian (WI) 19–8 (11–7) 3rd 2014
Northwest Whitworth 22–4 (13–3) 15th 2020
Ohio Marietta 25–2 (17–0) 10th 2020
Old Dominion Randolph–Macon 27–1 (16–0) 18th 2020
Presidents' Washington & Jefferson 24–4 (18–2) 3rd 1994
Skyline Yeshiva 25–3 (14–2) 3rd 2020
Southern Berry 23–2 (11–1) 2nd 2018
SCIAC Pomona–Pitzer 21–4 (13–2) 14th 2020
SCAC Trinity (TX)[lower-alpha 1] 22–5 (13–3) 11th 2014
SLIAC Blackburn 11–17 (7–7) 3rd 2005
SUNYAC Oswego State 25–2 (17–1) 7th 2019
United East Penn State Harrisburg 23–3 (14–2) 2nd 2020
UAA Emory 19–5 (12–2) 10th 2020
Upper Midwest Northwestern–St. Paul 22–6 (13–1) 9th 2019
USA South Averett 17–11 (11–3) 5th 2009
Wisconsin UW–Oshkosh 22–3 (10–2) 11th 2020
  1. St. Thomas (TX) won the Southern Collegiate tournament, but was ineligible to participate in the postseason due to its recent transition to the NCAA from the NAIA. The automatic bid was awarded to Trinity (TX) as the tournament runner-up.

At-large bids (20)

The following 20 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament 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
Conference Team Record (Conf.) Appearance Last bid
NEWMAC Babson 18–8 (11–2) 11th 2020
Michigan Calvin 20–8 (11–3) 22nd 2017
UAA Case Western Reserve 18–6 (8–5) 1st Never
SCIAC Chapman 22–4 (12–3) 5th 2016
MAC Freedom DeSales 22–5 (13–2) 6th 2019
MAC Commonwealth Eastern 21–5 (13–2) 1st Never
NEWMAC Emerson 18–7 (10–4) 2nd 2019
Ohio Heidelberg 18–7 (12–5) 4th 2008
CCIW Illinois Wesleyan 21–5 (14–2) 26th 2018
Ohio Mount Union 23–4 (14–3) 4th 2020
UAA Rochester 17–8 (8–6) 17th 2019
New Jersey Rowan 23–5 (14–4) 14th 2019
Liberty RPI 21–5 (15–3) 7th 2020
Centennial Swarthmore 22–5 (15–3) 5th 2020
Little East UMass Dartmouth 24–4 (14–2) 15th 2009
Wisconsin UW–La Crosse 20–6 (9–5) 3rd 2019
Wisconsin UW–Platteville 21–5 (9–4) 14th 2020
UAA Washington–St. Louis 18–7 (8–6) 23rd 2020
CCIW Wheaton (IL) 20–6 (12–4) 12th 2019
NESCAC Williams 17–4 (5–3) 18th 2019

Tournament bracket

[3]

* – Denotes overtime period

Top-left - Cleveland, Ohio
First round
March 4
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 11
Cleveland, OH 		Quarterfinals
March 12
Cleveland, OH
            
UW–Oshkosh 92
Blackburn 74
UW–Oshkosh 74
Oshkosh, WI
Case Western Reserve 77
Case Western Reserve 91*
Dubuque 87
Case Western Reserve 84
Mary Hardin–Baylor 89*
Mary Hardin–Baylor 88
Chapman 81
Mary Hardin–Baylor 98
Belton, TX
Trinity (TX) 82
Whitworth 52
Trinity (TX) 77
Mary Hardin–Baylor 84
Elmhurst 87*
UW–Platteville 76
Marian (WI) 59
UW–Platteville 64
Platteville, WI
Calvin 76
St. John's (MN) 71
Calvin 77
Calvin 77
Elmhurst 79
Elmhurst 95
Washington & Jefferson 70
Elmhurst 76
Elmhurst, IL
Pomona–Pitzer 70
Pomona–Pitzer 67
Northwestern–St. Paul 66

Cleveland Sectional Final
March 12
8:00 pm EST
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders 84, Elmhurst Blue Jays 87 (OT)
Scoring by half: 42-38, 35-39 Overtime: 7-10
Pts: Ty Prince – 21
Rebs: Ty Prince – 8
Asts: Ty Prince – 5		 Pts: Jake Rhode – 21
Rebs: Jonathan Zapinski – 9
Asts: Jake Rhode – 6
Horsburgh Gymnasium – Cleveland, Ohio

Bottom-left - Bloomington, Illinois
First round
March 4
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 11
Bloomington, IL 		Quarterfinals
March 12
Bloomington, IL
            
Emory 65
Averett 60
Emory 86
Atlanta, GA
Wabash 87
Wabash 91
Berry 79
Wabash 73
Williams 59
Mount Union 74
Stevens 84
Stevens 61
Alliance, OH
Williams 71
Williams 95
Neumann 57
Wabash 81
Illinois Wesleyan 75
Illinois Wesleyan 73
Franklin 55
Illinois Wesleyan 65
Bloomington, IL
UW–La Crosse 56
UW–La Crosse 90
Heidelberg 86
Illinois Wesleyan 77
Wheaton (IL) 73
Washington–St. Louis 71
Cornell (IA) 58
Washington–St. Louis 61
St. Louis, MO
Wheaton (IL) 63
Wheaton (IL) 70
Hope 69

Bloomington Sectional Final
March 12
7:30 pm CST
Wabash Little Giants 81, Illinois Wesleyan Titans 75
Scoring by half: 34-39, 47-36
Pts: Jack Davidson – 25
Rebs: Tyler Watson – 8
Asts: Tyler Watson – 5		 Pts: Matthew Leritz – 21
Rebs: Matthew Leritz – 13
Asts: Luke Yoder, Cody Mitchell – 2
Shirk Center – Bloomington, Illinois

Top-right - Marietta, Ohio
First round
March 4
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 11
Marietta, OH 		Quarterfinals
March 12
Marietta, OH
            
Marietta 91
Medaille 79
Marietta 88*
Marietta, OH
Rochester 83
Rochester 88
Eastern 65
Marietta 89
Oswego State 81
Swarthmore 83
Keene State 84
Keene State 63
Swarthmore, PA
Oswego State 84
Oswego State 82
Hood 73
Marietta 81
Christopher Newport 79
Christopher Newport 88
Baruch 50
Christopher Newport 81
Newport News, VA
Susquehanna 67
Rowan 84
Susquehanna 94
Christopher Newport 93
Stockton 54
Stockton 87
Wilson 52
Stockton 70
Galloway, NJ
Johns Hopkins 63
Johns Hopkins 63
Yeshiva 59

Marietta Sectional Final
March 12
7:00 pm EST
Marietta Pioneers 81, Christopher Newport Captains 79
Scoring by half: 30-37, 51-42
Pts: Lukas Isaly – 38
Rebs: Sahmi Willoughby – 10
Asts: Mason Lydic – 4		 Pts: Jahn Hines – 20
Rebs: Ty Henderson – 10
Asts: Trey Barber, Ty Henderson – 2
Ban Johnson Arena – Marietta, Ohio

Bottom-right - Ashland, Virginia
First round
March 4
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 11
Ashland, VA 		Quarterfinals
March 12
Ashland, VA
            
Randolph–Macon 99
Mitchell 57
Randolph–Macon 67
Ashland, VA
Babson 51
DeSales 67
Babson 80
Randolph–Macon 92
UMass Dartmouth 69
Nazareth 78
Westfield State 71
Nazareth 68
Pittsford, NY
UMass Dartmouth 78
UMass Dartmouth 86
Emerson 83
Randolph–Macon 76
WPI 53
Wesleyan (CT) 81
Husson 61
Wesleyan (CT) 58
Middletown, CT
RPI 59
Nichols 58
RPI 78
RPI 55
WPI 56
WPI 77
Vassar 58
WPI 72
Worcester, MA
Penn State Harrisburg 52
St. Joseph (CT) 53
Penn State Harrisburg 63

Ashland Sectional Final
March 12
7:30 pm EST
Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 76, WPI Engineers 53
Scoring by half: 40-33, 36-20
Pts: Buzz Anthony – 23
Rebs: Daniel Mbangue – 6
Asts: Josh Talbert – 7		 Pts: John Lowther – 15
Rebs: John Adams – 8
Asts: Andrew Lufkin – 2
Crenshaw Gymnasium – Ashland, Virginia

Final Four
National semifinal
March 18
Fort Wayne, IN 		National championship
March 19
Fort Wayne, IN
      
Elmhurst 90
Wabash 68
Elmhurst 45
Randolph–Macon 75
Marietta 63
Randolph–Macon 81

National Semifinals
March 18
4:00 pm EDT
Marietta Pioneers 63, Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 81
Scoring by half: 28-38, 35-43
Pts: Lukas Isaly – 23
Rebs: Jason Ellis – 7
Asts: Tim Kreeger – 5		 Pts: Ian Robertson – 22
Rebs: Daniel Mbangue – 10
Asts: Buzz Anthony – 10
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
March 18
6:30 pm EDT
Elmhurst Blue Jays 90, Wabash Little Giants 68
Scoring by half: 48-34, 42-34
Pts: Jake Rhode – 32
Rebs: Bryce Drews – 11
Asts: Dominic Genco – 4		 Pts: Jack Davidson – 21
Rebs: Jack Davidson – 6
Asts: Three tied – 2
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

National Championship
March 19
6:00 pm EDT
Elmhurst Blue Jays 45, Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 75
Scoring by half: 23-38, 22-37
Pts: Lavon Thomas – 10
Rebs: Jonathan Zapinski – 7
Asts: Jake Rhode, Dominic Genco – 2		 Pts: Josh Talbert – 15
Rebs: Josh Talbert – 11
Asts: Buzz Anthony, Josh Talbert – 4
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana

All-Tournament Team
  • Buzz Anthony (Sr, Randolph–Macon) – Most Outstanding Player
  • Miles Mallory (Jr, Randolph–Macon)
  • Jake Rhode (Sr, Elmhurst)
  • Lukas Isaly (Sr, Marietta)
  • Jack Davidson (Sr, Wabash)

Record by conference
Conference Record Win % R64 R32 S16 E8 F4 CG NC
Old Dominion 6–0 1.000 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
CCIW 10–3 .769 3 3 3 2 1 1
North Coast 4–1 .800 1 1 1 1 1
Ohio 4–3 .571 3 1 1 1 1
American Southwest 3–1 .750 1 1 1 1
Coast to Coast 3–1 .750 1 1 1 1
NEWMAC 4–3 .571 3 2 1 1
SUNYAC 2–1 .667 1 1 1
Little East 3–2 .600 2 2 1
NESCAC 3–2 .600 2 2 1
New Jersey 3–2 .600 2 2 1
UAA 5–4 .556 4 4 1
Liberty 2–2 .500 2 1 1
Michigan 2–2 .500 2 1 1
Wisconsin 3–3 .500 3 3
Empire 8 1–1 .500 1 1
Landmark 1–1 .500 1 1
Southern Collegiate 1–1 .500 1 1
United East 1–1 .500 1 1
Centennial 1–2 .333 2 1
MAC Freedom 1–2 .333 2 1
SCIAC 1–2 .333 2 1
MAC Commonwealth 0–2 .000 2

    See also

    References
    1. "2021-22 men's basketball conference tourney tracker". D3Sports.com. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
    2. "2021-22 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. August 1, 2021. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
    3. "2022 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved February 28, 2022.
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