2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 2, 2018, following the 2017–18 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 17, 2018.

2018 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals siteSalem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
ChampionsNebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (1st title)
Runner-upWisconsin–Oshkosh Titans (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDale Wellman (1st title)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2017 2019»

Once again, the national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

Nebraska Wesleyan defeated Wisconsin–Oshkosh in the final, 78–72, to win their first national title. Cooper Cook was voted the MVP.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.[1]

Automatic bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference
LaRoche 21–6 (16–2) Allegheny Mountain Sul Ross State 22–6 (14–3) American Southwest
York (PA) 23–4 (14–4) Capital Athletic Johns Hopkins 23–4 (15–3) Centennial
Staten Island 17–11 (12–4) CUNYAC Augustana (IL) 22–5 (12–4) CCIW
Cabrini 24–3 (16–2) Colonial States Nichols 25–3 (16–2) Commonwealth Coast
Nazareth 20–7 (13–3) Empire 8 Johnson & Wales 19–9 (13–3) Great Northeast
Hanover 22–6 (14–4) Heartland Collegiate Nebraska Wesleyan 24–3 (13–3) Iowa Intercollegiate
Moravian 20–7 (10–4) Landmark Union (NY) 18–8 (12–6) Liberty
Eastern Connecticut 25–3 (13–1) Little East Lebanon Valley 18–9 (10–6) MAC Commonwealth
Misericordia 17–10 (10–4) MAC Freedom Bridgewater State 18–9 (9–3) MASCAC
Hope 18–9 (10–4) Michigan Intercollegiate Monmouth (IL) 20–7 (15–3) Midwest
Augsburg 21–7 (13–7) Minnesota Intercollegiate Southern Vermont 22–5 (12–2) NECC
Williams 22–5 (7–3) NESCAC MIT 22–5 (10–4) NEWMAC
Ramapo 21–6 (15–3) New Jersey Athletic New England College 21–6 (15–3) North Atlantic
Wittenberg 26–2 (16–2) North Coast Lancaster Bible 23–5 (15–1) North Eastern Athletic
Aurora 19–8 (16–4) Northern Athletics Whitworth 24–3 (14–2) Northwest
John Carroll 23–5 (14–4) Ohio Athletic Emory and Henry 22–6 (11–5) Old Dominion
Thomas More 23–5 (16–2) Presidents' Greenville 19–8 (14–4) SLIAC
Yeshiva 18–10 (13–7) Skyline Berry 11–17 (3–11) Southern Athletic
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 19–7 (15–1) SCIAC Schreiner 15–12 (10–4) Southern Collegiate
Plattsburgh State 22–4 (17–1) SUNYAC Washington (MO) 22–3 (13–1) University Athletic
Bethany Lutheran 19–8 (14–3) Upper Midwest Maryville 22–6 (14–2) USA South
UW–Stevens Point 19–8 (11–3) Wisconsin Intercollegiate

At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2018 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.[1] 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.[2]

At-large bids
Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference Qualifying school Record (Conf.) Conference
Albright 20–6 (12–4) MAC Freedom Brockport 19–7 (14–4) SUNYAC
Christopher Newport 21–6 (14–4) Capital Emory 21–4 (12–2) University Athetic
Franklin and Marshall 20–6 (14–4) Centennial Hamilton 22–4 (7–3) NESCAC
Illinois Wesleyan 19–7 (12–4) CCIW LeTourneau 23–4 (16–2) American Southwest
Marietta 21–6 (14–4) Ohio Athletic Middlebury 19–6 (7–3) NESCAC
New Jersey City 19–7 (13–5) New Jersey Athletic North Central 19–8 (11–5) CCIW
St. John's (MN) 23–3 (19–1) Minnesota Intercollegiate St. Olaf 19–7 (15–5) Minnesota Intercollegiate
Springfield 18–8 (12–2) NEWMAC Swarthmore 22–5 (15–3) Centennial
UW–Oshkosh 20–7 (9–5) Wisconsin Intercollegiate UW–Platteville 22–4 (12–2) Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Wesleyan 21–6 (7–3) NESCAC Whitman 26–1 (16–0) Northwest
Wooster 21–6 (14–4) North Coast

Tournament bracket

Top-left – Mahwah, New Jersey

First round
March 2
Campus Sites
Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Mahwah, NJ
Sectional Final
March 10
Mahwah, NJ
            
Williams 56
Bridgewater State 45
Williams 62
Williamstown, MA
Ramapo 66
Ramapo 86
Moravian 61
Ramapo 72
Franklin & Marshall 62
Christopher Newport 68
Lancaster Bible 65
Christopher Newport 52
Newport News, VA
Franklin & Marshall 66
Emory & Henry 59
Franklin & Marshall 73
Ramapo 68
MIT 66
Eastern Connecticut 75
Johnson & Wales 69
Eastern Connecticut 58
Windham, CT
Middlebury 83
Middlebury 83
Lebanon Valley 63
Middlebury 76
MIT 79
Johns Hopkins 52
La Roche 39
Johns Hopkins 54
Baltimore, MD
MIT 62
MIT 81
Brockport 67

Bottom-left – Rock Island, Illinois

First round
March 2
Campus Sites
Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Rock Island, IL
Sectional Final
March 10
Rock Island, IL
            
Wittenberg 91
Misericordia 61
Wittenberg 60
Springfield, OH
UW–Oshkosh 68
Marietta 67
UW–Oshkosh 74
UW–Oshkosh 93
Emory 72
Emory 91
Berry 61
Emory 83
Atlanta, GA
LeTourneau 82
LeTourneau 85
Hanover 77
UW–Oshkosh 95
Augustana (IL) 88
Augustana (IL) 123
Greenville 111
Augustana (IL) 95
Rock Island, IL
Hope 83
Augsburg 91
Hope 93
Augustana (IL) 86
John Carroll 78
John Carroll 95
Thomas More 72
John Carroll 91
University Heights, OH
Wooster 85
Wooster 72
Illinois Wesleyan 68

Top-right – Platteville, Wisconsin

First round
March 2
Campus Sites
Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Platteville, WI
Sectional Final
March 10
Platteville, WI
            
Whitman 87
Schreiner 77
Whitman 89
Walla Walla, WA
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 84
Whitworth 82
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps 83
Whitman 65
UW–Stevens Point 55
St. John's (MN) 92
Bethany Lutheran 102
Bethany Lutheran 44
Collegeville, MN
UW–Stevens Point 82
UW–Stevens Point 72
North Central 55
Whitman 97
Nebraska Wesleyan 130
Washington (MO) 80
Aurora 82
Aurora 61
St. Louis, MO
Nebraska Wesleyan 82
Nebraska Wesleyan 94
Maryville 70
Nebraska Wesleyan 79
UW–Platteville 78
UW–Platteville 91
Monmouth (IL) 76
UW–Platteville 74
Platteville, WI
St. Olaf 68
Sul Ross State 75
St. Olaf 88

Bottom-right – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

First round
March 2
Campus Sites
Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Swarthmore, PA
Sectional Final
March 10
Swarthmore, PA
            
Wesleyan 101
Southern Vermont 71
Wesleyan 75
Middletown, CT
Swarthmore 97
Swarthmore 90
New England College 63
Swarthmore 93
Plattsburgh State 63
Plattsburgh State 103
Nichols 86
Plattsburgh State 87
Plattsburgh, NY
Union (NY) 75
New Jersey City 70
Union (NY) 75
Swarthmore 62
Springfield 72
York (PA) 81
Yeshiva 67
York (PA) 66
York, PA
Hamilton 69
Hamilton 86
Nazareth 72
Hamilton 90
Springfield 92
Cabrini 88
Staten Island 86
Cabrini 88
Radnor, PA
Springfield 96
Albright 86
Springfield 88

Final Four

National semifinal
March 16
National championship
March 17
      
Ramapo 57
UW–Oshkosh 73
UW-Oshkosh 72
Salem, VA
Nebraska Wesleyan 78
Nebraska Wesleyan 90
Springfield 78

See also

References

  1. "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. "2017-18 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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