2018 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2018 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball national championship was held from March 7–13 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD. The 27th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured thirty-two teams playing in a single-elimination format. In a rematch of the 2016 Championship game, the outcome was the same. The championship game was won by the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats of Marion, Indiana over the Saint Francis Cougars of Fort Wayne, Indiana by a score of 84 to 71.^[1]

2018 (2018) NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions	Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats (3rd title, 3rd title game, 4th Fab Four)
Runner-up	Saint Francis Cougars (4th title game, 4th Fab Four)
Semifinalists	IU East Red Wolves (2nd Fab Four) College of Idaho Coyotes (2nd Fab Four)
Charles Stevenson Hustle Award	Ben Carlson (Indiana Wesleyan)
Chuck Taylor MVP	Kyle Mangas (Indiana Wesleyan)
Top scorer	Colton Kooima (Northwestern (IA)) (67 points)
NAIA Division II men's tournaments «2017 2019»

Bracket

	First Round March 7–8					Second Round March 9					Quarterfinals March 10					Semifinals Round March 12					Championship March 13
	1	IU East (IN) (32-2)	91
	8	Voorhees (SC) (18-11)	79
						1	IU East (IN) (33-2)	82**
						4	Oklahoma Wesleyan (27-8)	77
	4	Oklahoma Wesleyan (26-8)	83*
	5	Bethel (IN) (22-10)	75
											1	IU East (IN) (34-2)	76
	NAISMITH BRACKET
											3	Briar Cliff (IA) (27-7)	68
	3	Briar Cliff (IA) (25-7)	80
	6	Oregon Tech (22-11)	70
						3	Briar Cliff (IA) (26-7)	90
						2	St. Thomas (FL) (24-7)	74
	2	St. Thomas (FL) (23-7)	79*
	7	Michigan-Dearborn (21-13)	77
																1	IU East (IN) (35-2)	72
																1	Indiana Wesleyan (29-7)	75
	1	Indiana Wesleyan (26-7)	87
	8	Antelope Valley (CA) (20-7)	76
						1	Indiana Wesleyan (27-7)	85
						4	IU Southeast (IN) (24-8)	72
	4	IU Southeast (IN) (23-8)	84
	5	Stillman (AL) (27-4)	66
											1	Indiana Wesleyan (28-7)	86
	CRAMER BRACKET
											2	Morningside (IA) (28-6)	68
	3	Warner Pacific (OR) (23-9)	68
	6	Southeastern (FL) (21-9)	57
						3	Warner Pacific (OR) (24-9)	73
						2	Morningside (IA) (27-6)	84
	2	Morningside (IA) (26-6)	87
	7	Trinity International (IL) (21-10)	69
																					1	Indiana Wesleyan (30-7)	84
																					2	Saint Francis (IN) (29-8)	71
	1	College of Idaho (27-6)	66
	8	Mayville State (ND) (18-10)	50
						1	College of Idaho (28-6)	62
						5	Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (23-10)	60
	4	Governors State (IL) (25-8)	67
	5	Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (22-10)	84
											1	College of Idaho (29-6)	75
	DUER BRACKET
											6	Marian (IN) (22-11)	47
	3	Union (KY) (23-7)	59
	6	Marian (IN) (20-11)	79
						6	Marian (IN) (21-11)	90
						2	Indiana Tech (27-6)	74
	2	Indiana Tech (26-6)	89*
	7	WVU Tech (WV) (20-11)	83
																1	College of Idaho (30-6)	59
																2	Saint Francis (IN) (28-8)	70
	1	Cornerstone (MI) (29-4)	88
	8	Milligan (TN) (15-14)	68
						1	Cornerstone (MI) (30-4)	92
						4	Southwestern (KS) (27-7)	73
	4	Southwestern (KS) (26-7)	65
	5	Roosevelt (IL) (26-7)	55
											1	Cornerstone (MI) (31-4)	79
	LISTON BRACKET
											2	Saint Francis (IN) (27-8)	90
	3	Northwestern (IA) (25-6)	75
	6	Bellevue (NE) (21-11)	62
						3	Northwestern (IA) (26-6)	83
						2	Saint Francis (IN) (26-8)	94
	2	Saint Francis (IN) (25-8)	83
	7	Keiser (FL) (20-10)	73

* denotes game decided in overtime

See also

• 2018 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2018 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2018 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. "2018 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship, presented by Cypress Risk Management" (PDF). Retrieved March 13, 2018.