2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball. It began March 10, 2017, following the 2016–17 season and concluded with the championship game on March 25, 2017.
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| Teams | 64 |
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| Finals site | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Champions | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Fairmont State Falcons (1st title game) |
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Ben McCollum (1st title) |
| MOP | Justin Pitts, Northwest Missouri State |
The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the first time, the Elite Eight was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Northwest Missouri State defeated Fairmont State 71-61, to win the first national championship in the school's history.
Regionals
Atlantic - Fairmont, West Virginia
Location: Joe Retton Arena
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairmont State (29–2) | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Bowie State | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairmont State | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana (PA) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Indiana (PA) (27–3) | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Kutztown (26–3) | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairmont State | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wheeling Jesuit | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Shippensburg (26–3) | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Virginia Union (22–7) | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Shippensburg | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wheeling Jesuit | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | West Liberty (28–3) | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Wheeling Jesuit (23–7) | 96* | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
Central - Maryville, Missouri
Location: Bearcat Arena
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NW Missouri State (29–1) | 79* | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Upper Iowa (22–10) | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NW Missouri State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Augustana (SD) | 53 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas–Monticello (23–6) | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Augustana (SD) (23–8) | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | NW Missouri State | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Minnesota State | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Minnesota State (26–5) | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Arkansas Tech (21–7) | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | SW Minnesota State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | East Central | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | East Central (24–7) | 115* | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Minnesota State–Moorhead (24–5) | 106 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
East - Syracuse, New York
Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 15 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Le Moyne (22–6) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Merrimack (18–11) | 72* | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Merrimack | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Anselm (20–8) | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas Aquinas (25–5) | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Rose | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Southern NH (21–8) | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern Connecticut (17–12) | 109 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern Connecticut | 47 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Rose | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Rose (24–7) | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bloomfield (22–9) | 58 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
Midwest - Louisville, Kentucky
Location: Knights Hall
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bellarmine (28–3) | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Wisconsin–Parkside (22–7) | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bellarmine | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Quincy | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Kentucky Wesleyan (28–2) | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Quincy (24–6) | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bellarmine | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Findlay | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ferris State (27–4) | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Truman (22–9) | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Ferris State | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Findlay | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Indiana (25–4) | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Findlay (23–6) | 70 | ||||||||||||
South - Huntsville, Alabama
Location: Spragins Hall
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama–Huntsville (24–7) | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Clark Atlanta (21–11) | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barry | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Barry (22–6) | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Eckerd (21–8) | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Alabama–Huntsville | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rollins | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Valdosta State (26–5) | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rollins (21–10) | 89* | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Rollins | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Delta State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Delta State (22–8) | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Christian Brothers (18–12) | 67 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
Southeast - Charlotte, North Carolina
Location: Curry Arena
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Queens (28–3) | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Wingate (20–10) | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Queens | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Augusta | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Columbus State (20–9) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Augusta (23–7) | 102 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Queens | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lincoln Memorial | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lincoln Memorial (26–5) | 118 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Pfeiffer (26–4) | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Lincoln Memorial | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Limestone | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UNC Pembroke (24–7) | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Limestone (26–5) | 100 | ||||||||||||
South Central - Golden, Colorado
Location: Lockridge Arena
| Opening Round March 11 | Regional Semifinals March 12 | Regional Final March 14 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Colorado Mines (27–4) | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas–Fort Smith (23–11) | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Colorado Mines | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fort Lewis | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Tarleton State (22–7) | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Fort Lewis (25–6) | 94* | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Colorado Mines | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | West Texas A&M | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Texas–Permian Basin (26–5) | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville (18–11) | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | West Texas A&M | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | West Texas A&M (24–8) | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M–Commerce (19–10) | 86 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
West - San Diego, California
Location: RIMAC
| Opening Round March 10 | Regional Semifinals March 11 | Regional Final March 13 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC San Diego (25–5) | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Dixie State (19–8) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC San Diego | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | California Baptist | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | California Baptist (25–4) | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco State (25–5) | 50 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | UC San Diego | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chico State | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hawaii Pacific (28–2) | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Sonoma State (20–8) | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Hawaii Pacific | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chico State | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Western Washington (25–5) | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chico State (23–7) | 96 | ||||||||||||
Elite Eight - Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Location: Sanford Pentagon
| National Quarterfinals March 22 | National Semifinals March 23 | Championship March 25 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairmont State | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rollins | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairmont State | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bellarmine | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Bellarmine | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado Mines | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fairmont State | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NW Missouri State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NW Missouri State | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | NW Missouri State | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lincoln Memorial | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lincoln Memorial | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chico State | 61 | ||||||||||||
References
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