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.
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 75thNCAA 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]
Randolph-Macon is the most recent national champion, beating Elmhurst College 75-45 to win the 2022 championship.
The Atlantic East Conference, which began play in 2018–19 with seven members that all sponsor men's basketball, will receive its first automatic bid in the 2022 tournament, assuming that it is held.
Conference tournaments
Schools in italics are, as of the current 2022–23 basketball season, no longer members of that specific conference.
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]
^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.
^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.
^'Willy stuff' helps Amherst to Division III national title
^"It's a family tradition at Whitewater; KJ Evans earns MOP, follows in uncle's footsteps". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
^"Randolph-Macon runs out to win in showdown". D3Sports.com. Presto Sports. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
^"Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 19, 2017.[dead link]
^(PDF). NCAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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February 19, 2023
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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 amp since 2022 but not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID 19 issues NCAA Division III men s basketball tournamentCurrent season competition or edition 2022 NCAA Division III men s basketball tournamentSportBasketballFounded1975No of teams64CountryNCAA Division III USA Most recentchampion s Randolph Macon 2022 1st title TV partner s CBS Sports NetworkOfficial websiteNCAA comFrom 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 amp 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 Randolph Macon is the most recent national champion beating Elmhurst College 75 45 to win the 2022 championship Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Conference tournaments 2 Summary 3 Locations 4 Championships by team 5 Appearances by team 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksQualification EditSince 2021 22 a total of 64 bids were intended to be available for the tournament 44 automatic bids awarded to the champions of all Division III conferences 20 at large bids Changes from the 2020 tournament ultimately canceled due to the COVID 19 pandemic are The American Collegiate Athletic Association merged into the Capital Athletic Conference to form the Coast to Coast Athletic Conference The Atlantic East Conference which began play in 2018 19 with seven members that all sponsor men s basketball will receive its first automatic bid in the 2022 tournament assuming that it is held Conference tournaments Edit Schools in italics are as of the current 2022 23 basketball season no longer members of that specific conference NCAA Division III men s conference tournamentsConference Tournament Most titles Current champion 2023 Allegheny Mountain Tournament Medaille amp Penn State Behrend 6 American Rivers Tournament Buena Vista 7 American Southwest Tournament Mississippi College 5 Atlantic East Tournament Gwynedd Mercy and Wesley DE 1 Centennial Tournament Franklin amp Marshall 8 CUNYAC Tournament Staten Island 15 Coast to Coast C2C Tournament Catholic 7 CCIW Tournament Augustana 6 CCS Tournament begins 2023 Colonial States Tournament ends 2023 Cabrini 13 Commonwealth Coast Tournament Endicott 7 Empire 8 Tournament St John Fisher 7 Great Northeast Tournament Albertus Magnus 8 Heartland Tournament Franklin amp Hanover 6 Landmark Tournament Scranton 7 Liberty Tournament Skidmore 5 Little East Tournament UMass Dartmouth 12 MASCAC Tournament Salem State 18 Michigan Tournament Hope 13 MAC Commonwealth Tournaments Scranton 16 MAC FreedomMidwest Tournament Ripon 8 Minnesota Tournament St Thomas 9 NECC Tournament Elms 4 NESCAC Tournament Amherst 8 NEWMAC Tournament MIT 6 NJAC Tournament Stockton 6 North Atlantic Championship Husson 7 NCAC Tournament Wooster 16th NACC Tournament Aurora 5 Northwest Tournament Whitworth 14 Ohio Tournament Wittenberg 14 ODAC Tournament Hampden Sydney and Roanoke 10 Presidents Tournament Bethany 6 Skyline Tournament Farmingdale State 5 SLIAC Tournament Blackburn Westminster MO and Fontbonne 5 SAA Tournament Berry and Centre KY 3 SCIAC Tournament Claremont Mudd Scripps 6 SCAC Tournament Trinity TX 6 SUNYAC Tournament Buffalo State 15 United East Championship ends 2023 Morrisville State 5 UAA No tournamentUMAC Tournament Northwestern St Paul 13 USA South Tournament Christopher Newport 15 WIAC Tournament Wisconsin Stevens Point 9 Summary EditNCAA Division III Men s Basketball ChampionshipYear Finals Site Championship Game Semifinalists Tournament MOP University Winner Score Runner up1975 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 ScrantonHamline Rick White Wittenberg 1978 North Park 69 57 Widener AlbionStony Brook Michael Harper North Park 1979 North Park 2 66 62 SUNY Potsdam Franklin amp MarshallCentre Michael Harper North Park 1980 North Park 3 83 76 Upsala WittenbergLongwood Michael Thomas North Park 1981 Potsdam State 67 65 OT Augustana IL UrsinusOtterbein Maxwell Artis Augustana IL 1982 Grand Rapids Michigan Wabash 83 62 Potsdam State BrooklynStanislaus State Pete Metzelaars Wabash 1983 Scranton 2 64 63 Wittenberg RoanokeWisconsin Whitewater Bill Bessoir Scranton 1984 Wisconsin Whitewater 103 86 Clark MA DePauwUpsala Andre McKoy Wisconsin Whitewater 1985 North Park 4 72 71 Potsdam State Nebraska WesleyanWidener Earnest Hubbard North Park 1986 Potsdam State 2 76 73 LeMoyne Owen Nebraska WesleyanNew Jersey City Roosevelt Bullock Potsdam State 1987 North Park 5 106 100 Clark MA WittenbergRichard Stockton Michael Starks North Park 1988 Ohio Wesleyan 92 70 Scranton Nebraska WesleyanHartwick Scott Tedder Ohio Wesleyan 1989 Springfield Ohio Wisconsin Whitewater 2 94 86 Trenton State Southern MaineCentre Greg Grant Trenton State 1990 Rochester 43 42 DePauw Washington CollegeCalvin Chris Fite Rochester 1991 Wisconsin Platteville 81 74 Franklin amp Marshall OtterbeinRamapo Shawn Frison Wisconsin Platteville 1992 Calvin 62 49 Rochester Wisconsin PlattevilleNew Jersey City Steve Honderd Calvin 1993 Buffalo New York Ohio Northern 71 68 Augustana IL RowanUMass Dartmouth Kirk Anderson Augustana IL 1994 Lebanon Valley 66 59 OT NYU WittenbergSt Thomas MN Mike Rhoades Adam Crawford Lebanon Valley NYU 1995 Wisconsin Platteville 2 69 55 Manchester IN RowanTrinity CT Ernie Peavy Wisconsin Platteville 1996 Salem Virginia Rowan 100 93 Hope Illinois WesleyanFranklin amp Marshall Terrence Stewart Rowan 1997 Illinois Wesleyan 89 86 Nebraska Wesleyan WilliamsAlvernia Bryan Crabtree Illinois Wesleyan 1998 Wisconsin Platteville 3 69 56 Hope WilliamsWilkes Ben Hoffmann Wisconsin Platteville 1999 Wisconsin Platteville 4 76 75 2OT Hampden Sydney Connecticut CollegeWilliam Paterson Merrill Brunson Wisconsin Platteville 2000 Calvin 2 79 74 Wisconsin Eau Claire Salem StateFranklin amp Marshall Sherm Carstensen Wisconsin Eau Claire 2001 Catholic 76 62 William Paterson Illinois WesleyanOhio Northern Pat Maloney Catholic 2002 Otterbein 102 83 Elizabethtown CarthageRochester Jeff Gibbs Otterbein 2003 Williams 67 65 Gustavus Adolphus WoosterHampden Sydney Benjamin Coffin Williams 2004 5 Wisconsin Stevens Point 84 82 Williams John CarrollAmherst Nick Bennett Wisconsin Stevens Point 2005 Wisconsin Stevens Point 2 73 49 Rochester CalvinYork PA Jason Kalsow Wisconsin Stevens Point 2006 Virginia Wesleyan 59 56 6 Wittenberg Illinois WesleyanAmherst Ton Ton Balenga Virginia Wesleyan 2007 Amherst 80 67 7 Virginia Wesleyan Washington St LouisWooster Andrew Olson Amherst 2008 Washington St Louis 90 68 Amherst HopeUrsinus Troy Ruths Washington St Louis 2009 Washington St Louis 2 61 52 8 Richard Stockton GuilfordFranklin amp Marshall Sean Wallis Washington St Louis 2010 Wisconsin Stevens Point 3 78 73 9 Williams GuilfordRandolph Macon Matt Moses Wisconsin Stevens Point 2011 St Thomas MN 78 54 10 Wooster MiddleburyWilliams Tyler Nicolai St Thomas MN 2012 Wisconsin Whitewater 3 63 60 11 Cabrini Illinois WesleyanMIT Chris Davis Wisconsin Whitewater 2013 Atlanta Georgia a 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 AmherstIllinois Wesleyan K J Evans Wisconsin Whitewater 2015 Wisconsin Stevens Point 4 70 54 Augustana IL BabsonVirginia Wesleyan Austin Ryf Wisconsin Stevens Point 2016 St Thomas MN 2 82 76 Benedictine Christopher NewportAmherst Taylor Montero St Thomas MN 2017 Babson 79 78 Augustana IL WhitmanWilliams Joey Flannery Babson 2018 Nebraska Wesleyan 78 72 Wisconsin Oshkosh RamapoSpringfield Cooper Cook Nebraska Wesleyan 2019 Fort Wayne Indiana Wisconsin Oshkosh 96 82 Swarthmore Christopher NewportWheaton IL Jack Flynn Wisconsin Oshkosh 2020 Atlanta Georgia b Abandoned after second round due to the COVID 19 pandemic2021 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 MariettaWabash Buzz Anthony Randolph Macon 2023202420252026Source 15 16 Notes 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 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 EditReading Pennsylvania 1975 1976 Rock Island Illinois 1977 1981 Grand Rapids Michigan 1982 1988 Springfield Ohio 1989 1992 Buffalo New York 1993 1995 Salem Virginia 1996 2018 semifinals only in 2013 Atlanta 2013 championship game only Fort Wayne Indiana 2019 2022 Championships by team Edit NP UWSP UWW UWP STU Amherst Calvin Potsdam Scranton WashU Babson Catholic IWU LVC LeMoyne Owen NWU ONU OW Ott RMC Rochester Rowan VWU Wab Will Witt UWOclass notpageimage 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 YearsNorth Park 5 1978 1979 1980 1985 1987Wisconsin Stevens Point 4 2004 2005 2010 2015Wisconsin Whitewater 1984 1989 2012 2014Wisconsin Platteville 1991 1995 1998 1999St Thomas MN 2 2011 2016Amherst 2007 2013Calvin 1992 2000Potsdam State 1981 1986Scranton 1976 1983Washington MO 2008 2009Randolph Macon 1 2022Wisconsin Oshkosh 2019Nebraska Wesleyan 2018Babson 2017Virginia Wesleyan 2006Williams 2003Otterbein 2002Catholic 2001Illinois Wesleyan 1997Rowan 1996Lebanon Valley 1994Ohio Northern 1993Rochester 1990Ohio Wesleyan 1988Wabash 1982Wittenberg 1977LeMoyne Owen 1975Appearances by team EditSee also List of NCAA Division III men s basketball tournament bids by school Programs with more than 20 appearances in the Division III tournament Bids School Conference First Bid Most Recent30 Wittenberg NCAC 1975 202029 Hope MIAA 1982 202228 Scranton Landmark 1975 201728 Wooster NCAC 1978 201925 Franklin amp Marshall Centennial 1975 201825 Illinois Wesleyan CCIW 1984 201825 Salem State MASCAC 1980 201923 Christopher Newport C2C 1986 201922 Calvin MIAA 1980 202221 Washington St Louis UAA 1987 201821 Wisconsin Whitewater WIAC 1983 2017See also EditNCAA Division III women s basketball tournament NCAA Division I men s basketball tournament NCAA Division II men s basketball tournament NAIA men s basketball tournamentReferences Edit Success paves way for 75th celebration Press release NCAA May 10 2012 Archived from the original on May 21 2012 Retrieved May 11 2012 Preliminary round sites announced for 2014 2015 NCAA tournaments NCAA December 16 2012 Archived from the original on May 11 2013 Retrieved January 24 2013 Combined championships for NCAA basketball planned Press release NCAA April 24 2019 Retrieved April 25 2019 EDITORIAL Randolph Macon wins mythical national title Fredricksburg com Fredricksburg Free Lance Star Kalsow comes through for Pointers Men s College Basketball ESPN Balenga leads Virginia Wesleyan to title Men s College Basketball ESPN Amherst notches first D III basketball championship Men s College Basketball ESPN Washington University repeats as Division III champion ESPN Wisconsin Stevens Point Pointers rally to beat Williams College for DIII title ESPN St Thomas pounds Wooster for NCAA Division III men s title ESPN Wisconsin Whitewater wins D III men s hoops crown ESPN Willy stuff helps Amherst to Division III national title It s a family tradition at Whitewater KJ Evans earns MOP follows in uncle s footsteps NCAA NCAA com Retrieved April 10 2014 Randolph Macon runs out to win in showdown D3Sports com Presto Sports Retrieved 2021 09 26 Division III Men s Basketball Championship PDF NCAA NCAA org Retrieved March 19 2017 dead link DIVISION III MEN S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK PDF NCAA Archived from the original PDF on 29 March 2019 Retrieved 31 December 2021 External links EditAwards history through 2020 2021 Archived Coaching records through 2020 2021 Archived Attendance records through 2020 2021 Archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title NCAA Division III men 27s basketball tournament amp oldid 1140029564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
