NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament (officially styled as "Championship" instead of "Tournament") is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion. It has been held annually from 1975 to 2019 & since 2022, but not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 issues.

NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
SportBasketball
Founded1975
No. of teams64
CountryNCAA Division III (USA)
Most recent
champion(s)		Christopher Newport (2023; 1st title)
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network
Official websiteNCAA.com

From 1996 to 2012 and 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. From 2017 to 2020 & since 2022, the tournament has been a 64-team single-elimination tournament, with teams advancing from four sectionals 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 were 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 abandon the tournament after the second round, 16 teams remaining.[3] The NCAA also canceled the 2021 tournament after a majority of D-III conferences chose not to play due to continued COVID-19 issues. Of teams and conferences that played, D3Hoops' top two ranked teams, No. 1 Randolph-Macon College and No. 2 Trine University, opted to play a self-organised mythical national championship game. Randolph-Macon won, 69-55.[4]

Christopher Newport is the most recent national champion, beating Mount Union 74–72 to win the 2023 championship.

Qualification

Since 2021–22, a total of 64 bids have been available for each tournament:

  • 44 automatic bids, awarded to the champions of all Division III conferences.
  • 20 at-large bids.

Conference tournaments

Schools in italics are, as of the most recent 2022–23 basketball season, no longer members of that specific conference.

NCAA Division III men's conference tournaments
Conference Tournament Most titles Current champion (2023)
Allegheny Mountain Tournament Medaille & Penn State Behrend (6) La Roche (5th)
American Rivers Tournament Buena Vista (7) Coe (1st)
American Southwest Tournament Mississippi College (5) East Texas Baptist (2nd)
Atlantic East Tournament Four teams (1) Marymount (1st)
Centennial Tournament Franklin & Marshall (8) Swarthmore (3rd)
CUNYAC Tournament Staten Island (15) Baruch (5th)
Coast to Coast (C2C) Tournament Catholic (7) Christopher Newport (5th)
CCIW Tournament Augustana (6) North Park (1st)
CCS Tournament (first 2023) Maryville (TN) (1) Maryville (TN) (1st)
Colonial States Tournament (ends 2023) Cabrini (13) Wilson (PA) (2nd)
Commonwealth Coast Tournament Endicott (7) Nichols (6th)
Empire 8 Tournament St. John Fisher (8) St. John Fisher (8th)
Great Northeast Tournament Albertus Magnus (9) Albertus Magnus (9th)
Heartland Tournament Franklin & Hanover (6) Anderson (1st)
Landmark Tournament Scranton (8) Scranton (8th)
Liberty Tournament Skidmore (5) St. Lawrence (3rd)
Little East Tournament UMass Dartmouth (12) Keene State (6th)
MASCAC Tournament Salem State (18) Worcester State (2nd)
Michigan Tournament Hope (14) Hope (14th)
MAC Commonwealth Tournaments Scranton (16) Widener (15th)
MAC Freedom Arcadia (2nd)
Midwest Tournament Ripon (8) Illinois College (2nd)
Minnesota Tournament St. Thomas (9) Carleton (2nd)
NECC Tournament (ends 2023) Elms and Mitchell (4) Mitchell (4th)
NESCAC Tournament Amherst (8) Hamilton (1st)
NEWMAC Tournament MIT (6) Babson (5th)
NJAC Tournament Stockton (6) Rowan (2nd)
North Atlantic Championship Husson (7) SUNY Delhi (1st)
NCAC Tournament Wooster (16th) Wabash (2nd)
NACC Tournament Aurora (5) St. Norbert (1st)
Northwest Tournament Whitworth (15) Whitworth (15th)
Ohio Tournament Wittenberg (14) Mount Union (4th)
ODAC Tournament Three teams (10) Randolph–Macon (10th)
Presidents Tournament Bethany (6) Chatham (2nd)
Skyline Tournament Farmingdale State (6) Farmingdale State (6th)
SLIAC Tournament Fontbonne (6) Fontbonne (6th)
SAA Tournament Berry and Centre (KY) (3) Sewanee (2nd)
SCIAC Tournament Claremont–Mudd–Scripps (6) Cal Lutheran (1st)
SCAC Tournament Trinity (TX) (6) Schreiner (2nd)
SUNYAC Tournament Buffalo State (15) Oswego (6th)
United East Championship Morrisville State (5) Lancaster Bible (3rd)
UAA No tournament
UMAC Tournament Northwestern–St. Paul (13) Bethany Lutheran (3rd)
USA South Tournament Christopher Newport (15) North Carolina Wesleyan (5th)
WIAC Tournament Wisconsin–Stevens Point (9) Wisconsin–Whitewater (5th)

Summary
NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
Year Finals Site Championship Game Semifinalists Tournament MOP
(University)
Winner Score Runner-up
1975 Reading, Pennsylvania LeMoyne–Owen 57–54 Glassboro State Augustana (IL)
Brockport		 Bob Newman
(LeMoyne–Owen)
1976 Scranton 60–57
(OT)		 Wittenberg Augustana (IL)
Plattsburgh State		 Jack Maher
(Scranton)
1977 Rock Island, Illinois Wittenberg 79–66 Oneonta State Scranton
Hamline		 Rick White
(Wittenberg)
1978 North Park 69–57 Widener Albion
Stony Brook		 Michael Harper
(North Park)
1979 North Park (2) 66–62 SUNY Potsdam Franklin & Marshall
Centre		 Michael Harper
(North Park)
1980 North Park (3) 83–76 Upsala Wittenberg
Longwood		 Michael Thomas
(North Park)
1981 Potsdam State 67–65
(OT)		 Augustana (IL) Ursinus
Otterbein		 Maxwell Artis
(Augustana–IL)
1982 Grand Rapids, Michigan Wabash 83–62 Potsdam State Brooklyn
Stanislaus State		 Pete Metzelaars
(Wabash)
1983 Scranton (2) 64–63 Wittenberg Roanoke
Wisconsin–Whitewater		 Bill Bessoir
(Scranton)
1984 Wisconsin–Whitewater 103–86 Clark (MA) DePauw
Upsala		 Andre McKoy
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
1985 North Park (4) 72–71 Potsdam State Nebraska Wesleyan
Widener		 Earnest Hubbard
(North Park)
1986 Potsdam State (2) 76–73 LeMoyne–Owen Nebraska Wesleyan
New Jersey City		 Roosevelt Bullock
(Potsdam State)
1987 North Park (5) 106–100 Clark (MA) Wittenberg
Richard Stockton		 Michael Starks
(North Park)
1988 Ohio Wesleyan 92–70 Scranton Nebraska Wesleyan
Hartwick		 Scott Tedder
(Ohio Wesleyan)
1989 Springfield, Ohio Wisconsin–Whitewater (2) 94–86 Trenton State Southern Maine
Centre		 Greg Grant
(Trenton State)
1990 Rochester 43–42 DePauw Washington College
Calvin		 Chris Fite
(Rochester)
1991 Wisconsin–Platteville 81–74 Franklin & Marshall Otterbein
Ramapo		 Shawn Frison
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
1992 Calvin 62–49 Rochester Wisconsin–Platteville
New Jersey City		 Steve Honderd
(Calvin)
1993 Buffalo, New York Ohio Northern 71–68 Augustana (IL) Rowan
UMass–Dartmouth		 Kirk Anderson
(Augustana–IL)
1994 Lebanon Valley 66–59
(OT)		 NYU Wittenberg
St. Thomas (MN)		 Mike Rhoades/Adam Crawford
(Lebanon Valley/NYU)
1995 Wisconsin–Platteville (2) 69–55 Manchester (IN) Rowan
Trinity (CT)		 Ernie Peavy
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
1996 Salem, Virginia Rowan 100–93 Hope Illinois Wesleyan
Franklin & Marshall		 Terrence Stewart
(Rowan)
1997 Illinois Wesleyan 89–86 Nebraska Wesleyan Williams
Alvernia		 Bryan Crabtree
(Illinois Wesleyan)
1998 Wisconsin–Platteville (3) 69–56 Hope Williams
Wilkes		 Ben Hoffmann
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
1999 Wisconsin–Platteville (4) 76–75
(2OT)		 Hampden–Sydney Connecticut College
William Paterson		 Merrill Brunson
(Wisconsin–Platteville)
2000 Calvin (2) 79–74 Wisconsin–Eau Claire Salem State
Franklin & Marshall		 Sherm Carstensen
(Wisconsin-Eau Claire)
2001 Catholic 76–62 William Paterson Illinois Wesleyan
Ohio Northern		 Pat Maloney
(Catholic)
2002 Otterbein 102–83 Elizabethtown Carthage
Rochester		 Jeff Gibbs
(Otterbein)
2003 Williams 67–65 Gustavus Adolphus Wooster
Hampden–Sydney		 Benjamin Coffin
(Williams)
2004[5] Wisconsin–Stevens Point 84–82 Williams John Carroll
Amherst		 Nick Bennett
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2005 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (2) 73–49 Rochester Calvin
York (PA)		 Jason Kalsow
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2006 Virginia Wesleyan 59–56[6] Wittenberg Illinois Wesleyan
Amherst		 Ton Ton Balenga
(Virginia Wesleyan)
2007 Amherst 80–67[7] Virginia Wesleyan Washington–St. Louis
Wooster		 Andrew Olson
(Amherst)
2008 Washington–St. Louis 90–68 Amherst Hope
Ursinus		 Troy Ruths
(Washington–St. Louis)
2009 Washington–St. Louis (2) 61–52[8] Richard Stockton Guilford
Franklin & Marshall		 Sean Wallis
(Washington–St. Louis)
2010 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (3) 78–73[9] Williams Guilford
Randolph–Macon		 Matt Moses
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2011 St. Thomas (MN) 78–54[10] Wooster Middlebury
Williams		 Tyler Nicolai
(St. Thomas–MN)
2012 Wisconsin–Whitewater (3) 63–60[11] Cabrini Illinois Wesleyan
MIT		 Chris Davis
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
2013 Atlanta, Georgia[lower-alpha 1] Amherst (2) 87–70[12] Mary Hardin–Baylor St. Thomas (MN)
North Central (IL)		 Allen Williamson
(Amherst)
2014 Salem, Virginia Wisconsin–Whitewater (4) 75–73[13] Williams Amherst
Illinois Wesleyan		 K. J. Evans
(Wisconsin–Whitewater)
2015 Wisconsin–Stevens Point (4) 70–54 Augustana (IL) Babson
Virginia Wesleyan		 Austin Ryf
(Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
2016 St. Thomas (MN) (2) 82–76 Benedictine Christopher Newport
Amherst		 Taylor Montero
(St. Thomas-MN)
2017 Babson 79–78 Augustana (IL) Whitman
Williams		 Joey Flannery
(Babson)
2018 Nebraska Wesleyan 78–72 Wisconsin–Oshkosh Ramapo
Springfield		 Cooper Cook
(Nebraska Wesleyan)
2019 Fort Wayne, Indiana Wisconsin-Oshkosh 96–82 Swarthmore Christopher Newport
Wheaton (IL)		 Jack Flynn
(Wisconsin–Oshkosh)
2020 Atlanta, Georgia[lower-alpha 2] Abandoned after second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Fort Wayne, Indiana Not held because insufficient number of Division III schools played a season because of pandemic. A bowl-game style championship was organised by top two teams in D3Sports.com polls Randolph-Macon defeated Trine, 69-55, on campus in Ashland, VA.[14]
2022 Randolph-Macon 75–45 Elmhurst Marietta
Wabash		 Buzz Anthony
(Randolph-Macon)
2023 Christopher Newport 74–72 Mount Union Wisconsin-Whitewater
Swarthmore		 Trey Barber
(Christopher Newport)
2024
2025
2026
Notes
  1. 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.
  2. Only the championship game would have been played in Atlanta. The semifinals would have been played at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Locations

Championships, by team
NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament is located in the United States
NP
NP
UWSP
UWSP
UWW
UWW
UWP
UWP
UST
UST
Amherst
Amherst
Calvin
Calvin
Potsdam
Potsdam
Scranton
Scranton
WashU
WashU
Babson
Babson
Catholic
Catholic
CNU
CNU
IWU
IWU
LVC
LVC
LeMoyne–Owen
LeMoyne–Owen
NWU
NWU
ONU
ONU
OW
OW
Ott.
Ott.
RMC
RMC
Rochester
Rochester
Rowan
Rowan
VWU
VWU
Wab.
Wab.
Will.
Will.
Witt.
Witt.
UWO
UWO
Schools that have won the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship
5, 4, 3, 2, 1

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
SUNY Potsdam 1981, 1986
Scranton 1976, 1983
Washington–St. Louis 2008, 2009
Christopher Newport 1 2023
Randolph–Macon 2022
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 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

Programs with at least 20 appearances in the Division III tournament
See also: List of NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament bids by school
  • List below only includes teams that are currently in Division III.
Bids School Conference First Bid Most Recent
30 Wittenberg North Coast 1975 2020
29 Hope Michigan 1982 2023
29 Scranton Landmark 1975 2023
29 Wooster North Coast 1978 2020
26 Christopher Newport Coast to Coast 1986 2023
26 Illinois Wesleyan CCIW 1984 2022
25 Franklin & Marshall Centennial 1975 2018
25 Salem State MASCAC 1980 2019
24 Washington–St. Louis UAA 1987 2023
22 Calvin Michigan 1980 2022
22 Wisconsin–Whitewater Wisconsin 1983 2023
20 Amherst NESCAC 1994 2019
20 Maryville (TN) CCS 1991 2019

See also

References
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  3. "Combined championships for NCAA basketball planned" (Press release). NCAA. April 24, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
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  6. Balenga leads Virginia Wesleyan to title - Men's College Basketball - ESPN
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  8. Washington University repeats as Division-III champion - ESPN
  9. Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers rally to beat Williams College for DIII title - ESPN
  10. St. Thomas pounds Wooster for NCAA Division III men's title - ESPN
  11. Wisconsin-Whitewater wins D-III men's hoops crown - ESPN
  12. 'Willy stuff' helps Amherst to Division III national title
  13. "It's a family tradition at Whitewater; KJ Evans earns MOP, follows in uncle's footsteps". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  14. "Randolph-Macon runs out to win in showdown". D3Sports.com. Presto Sports. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
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