2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 62 teams held to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 6, 2014, and concluded with the championship game on March 22, 2014, at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

2014 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	62
Finals site	Salem Civic Center Salem, Virginia
Champions	Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (4th title)
Runner-up	Williams Ephs (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Illinois Wesleyan Titans (6th Final Four) Amherst Lord Jeffs (6th Final Four)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments «2013 2015»

The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks defeated the Williams Ephs in the championship game, 75–73, to win their fourth national championship, their first since 2012.^[1] The two remaining semifinalists were the Illinois Wesleyan Titans and the Amherst Lord Jeffs.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (42)

The following 42 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).^[2]

Automatic bids
Conference	Team	Record (Conf.)	Appearance	Last bid
Allegheny Mountain	Penn State Behrend	23–4 (15–3)	7th	2013
American Southwest	Texas–Dallas	25–3 (20–2)	5th	2011
Capital	Mary Washington	22–5 (12–4)	2nd	2003
Centennial	Johns Hopkins	17–10 (12–6)	9th	2007
CUNYAC	York (NY)	21–7 (13–3)	6th	2007
CCIW	Wheaton (IL)	19–8 (10–4)	10th	2013
Colonial States	Cabrini	25–1 (17–1)	12th	2013
Commonwealth Coast	Gordon	17–10 (12–6)	3rd	2010
Empire 8	Hartwick	18–9 (10–4)	7th	2012
Great Northeast	Albertus Magnus	26–2 (17–1)	4th	2013
Heartland	Rose–Hulman	22–5 (15–3)	11th	2013
Iowa	Central (IA)	20–7 (11–3)	10th	2010
Landmark	Scranton	24–3 (12–2)	25th	2012
Liberty	Hobart	21–6 (13–3)	4th	2013
Little East	Rhode Island College	20–8 (11–3)	11th	2013
MAC Commonwealth	Alvernia	20–7 (13–5)	9th	2013
MAC Freedom	DeSales	18–9 (10–4)	4th	2010
MASCAC	Bridgewater State	16–11 (8–4)	7th	2011
Michigan	Calvin	22–5 (12–2)	19th	2013
Midwest	St. Norbert	24–1 (18–0)	6th	2013
Minnesota	St. Olaf	22–5 (17–3)	1st	Never
NECC	Mitchell	19–7 (12–4)	1st	Never
NESCAC	Amherst	24–3 (9–1)	16th	2013
NEWMAC	MIT	20–8 (8–6)	6th	2013
New Jersey	Richard Stockton	23–4 (15–3)	14th	2010
North Atlantic	Husson	26–2 (17–1)	4th	2013
North Coast	Wooster	25–3 (16–2)	23rd	2013
NEAC	Morrisville State	19–8 (13–5)	3rd	2013
Northern Athletics	Marian (WI)	22–6 (17–3)	2nd	2001
Northwest	Whitworth	22–5 (14–2)	9th	2013
Ohio	Wilmington (OH)	19–8 (13–5)	2nd	2010
Old Dominion	Virginia Wesleyan	22–6 (12–4)	14th	2013
Presidents'	Saint Vincent	22–6 (12–4)	2nd	2013
Skyline	SUNY Purchase	25–2 (17–1)	4th	2013
SCIAC	Chapman	18–9 (10–6)	3rd	2011
SCAC	Trinity (TX)	19–9 (11–3)	10th	2013
SLIAC	Webster	20–7 (15–3)	4th	2011
SUNYAC	Brockport State	24–3 (16–2)	10th	2009
UAA	Washington–St. Louis	23–2 (14–0)	18th	2013
Upper Midwest	Northwestern–St. Paul	16–11 (11–3)	4th	2013
USA South	LaGrange	18–10 (9–5)	1st	Never
Wisconsin	UW–Stevens Point	26–1 (15–1)	13th	2013

At-large bids (20)

The following 20 teams were awarded qualification for the 2014 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.^[2] 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. By rule, one bid is reserved for teams in Pool B if there are enough teams that qualify for it. Pool B is for teams that are either independents or whose conference does not yet qualify for an automatic bid.

At-large bids
Conference	Team	Record (Conf.)	Appearance	Last bid	Pool
CCIW	Augustana (IL)	19–7 (9–5)	13th	2011	C
NEWMAC	Babson	20–6 (11–3)	6th	2004	C
NESCAC	Bowdoin	19–5 (6–4)	4th	2008	C
Southern	Centre	23–4 (13–1)	16th	2013	B
Centennial	Dickinson	21–6 (15–3)	6th	2013	C
Little East	Eastern Connecticut	22–6 (14–0)	5th	2012	C
UAA	Emory	17–8 (9–5)	3rd	2013	C
Michigan	Hope	20–7 (13–1)	24th	2012	C
CCIW	Illinois Wesleyan	23–4 (12–2)	23rd	2013	C
North Coast	Ohio Wesleyan	20–7 (13–5)	5th	2013	C
SUNYAC	Plattsburgh State	22–5 (15–3)	8th	2013	C
Old Dominion	Randolph–Macon	20–6 (14–2)	14th	2013	C
Minnesota	St. Thomas (MN)	22–5 (18–2)	15th	2013	C
NEWMAC	Springfield	20–7 (10–4)	7th	2013	C
SUNYAC	SUNY Geneseo	21–6 (14–4)	8th	1999	C
Wisconsin	UW–Whitewater	23–4 (13–3)	19th	2013	C
Capital	Wesley	22–3 (14–2)	4th	2013	C
NESCAC	Williams	23–4 (9–1)	14th	2013	C
North Coast	Wittenberg	21–7 (13–5)	27th	2012	C
NEWMAC	WPI	22–4 (12–2)	10th	2013	C

Tournament bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Top-left - Stevens Point, Wisconsin

	First round March 6–7 Campus Sites					Second round March 8 Campus Sites					Third round March 14 Stevens Point, WI					Regional finals March 15 Stevens Point, WI
						Emory		72
	Danville, KY / Atlanta, GA
						Centre		62
	Centre		78
	LaGrange		71
											Emory		76
											UW–Stevens Point		73
	UW–Stevens Point		66
	Marian (WI)		64
						UW–Stevens Point		76
	Stevens Point, WI
						Central (IA)		71
	St. Olaf		72
	Central (IA)		85
																Emory		51
																UW–Whitewater		74
	Texas–Dallas		85
	Chapman		70
						Texas–Dallas		78
	Richardson, TX
						Whitworth		77
	Whitworth		75
	Trinity (TX)		73
											Texas–Dallas		63
											UW–Whitewater		81
	UW–Whitewater		79
	Northwestern–St. Paul		55
						UW–Whitewater		87
	Whitewater, WI
						Augustana (IL)		68
	St. Thomas (MN)		77
	Augustana (IL)		88

Bottom-left - Bloomington, Illinois

	First round March 6–7 Campus Sites					Second round March 8 Campus Sites					Third round March 14 Bloomington, IL					Regional finals March 15 Bloomington, IL
	Wooster		76
	Saint Vincent		67
						Wooster		64
	Wooster, OH
						Dickinson		67
	Dickinson		83
	SUNY Geneseo		76
											Dickinson		81
											Wheaton (IL)		71
	Hope		66
	Penn State Behrend		70
						Penn State Behrend		40
	Holland, MI
						Wheaton (IL)		68
	Rose–Hulman		57
	Wheaton (IL)		64
																Dickinson		66
																Illinois Wesleyan		79
	Washington–St. Louis		100
	Wilmington (OH)		69
						Washington–St. Louis		75
	St. Louis, MO
						Calvin		83
	Calvin		66
	Wittenberg		51
											Calvin		64
											Illinois Wesleyan		78
	Illinois Wesleyan		71
	Webster		70
						Illinois Wesleyan		84
	Bloomington, IL
						St. Norbert		68
	St. Norbert		87
	Ohio Wesleyan		79

Top-right - Amherst, Massachusetts

	First round March 6–7 Campus Sites					Second round March 8 Campus Sites					Third round March 14 Amherst, MA					Regional finals March 15 Amherst, MA
						Amherst		87
	Providence, RI / Amherst, MA
						York (NY)		51
	York (NY)		79
	Rhode Island College		54
											Amherst		87
											Plattsburgh State		63
	Plattsburgh State		76
	MIT		53
						Plattsburgh State		70
	Plattsburgh, NY
						Eastern Connecticut		60
	Husson		75
	Eastern Connecticut		81
																Amherst		84
																Morrisville State		74
	Cabrini		100
	Bridgewater State		69
						Cabrini		76
	Radnor, PA
						Richard Stockton		85
	Richard Stockton		72
	Bowdoin		66
											Richard Stockton		81
											Morrisville State		88
	Brockport State		80
	Morrisville State		83
						Morrisville State		86
	Brockport, NY
						Hobart		75
	Scranton		81
	Hobart		94

Bottom-right - Fredericksburg, Virginia

	First round March 6–7 Campus Sites					Second round March 8 Campus Sites					Third round March 14 Fredericksburg, VA					Regional finals March 15 Fredericksburg, VA
	SUNY Purchase		97
	Hartwick		71
						SUNY Purchase		79
	Purchase, NY
						Albertus Magnus		87
	Albertus Magnus		68
	WPI		66
											Albertus Magnus		92
											Williams		110
	Williams		81
	Mitchell		66
						Williams		81
	Williamstown, MA
						Gordon		63
	Babson		68
	Gordon		76
																Williams		79
																Mary Washington		46
	Randolph–Macon		70
	DeSales		76
						DeSales		49
	Ashland, VA
						Mary Washington		77
	Mary Washington		78
	Springfield		58
											Mary Washington		74
											Virginia Wesleyan		70
	Virginia Wesleyan		84
	Johns Hopkins		72
						Virginia Wesleyan		79
	Virginia Beach, VA
						Wesley		74
	Alvernia		78
	Wesley		83

Final Four - Salem, Virginia

	Semifinals Friday, March 21					National championship Saturday, March 22
	UW–Whitewater		71
	Illinois Wesleyan		63
						UW–Whitewater		75
						Williams		73
	Amherst		69
	Williams		98

See also

• 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

References

1. "2022 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
2. "2014 men's basketball conference tourney tracker". D3Sports.com. March 1, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2023.