2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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2016 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Amherst (7th Final Four)
  • Christopher Newport
    • (1st Final Four)
    NCAA Division III men's tournaments
    «2015 2017»

    The 2016

    NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2016, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia
    .

    Benedictine (IL)
    , 82–76, to win their second Division III national championship.

    Qualifying teams

    Automatic bids (43)

    The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[1]

    Automatic bids
    Conference Team Record (Conf.) Appearance Last bid
    Allegheny Mountain
    Pitt–Greensburg
    		 19–9 (13–5) 1st Never
    American Southwest
    Hardin–Simmons
    		 18–10 (8–6) 1st Never
    Capital
    		 Christopher Newport 26–1 (18–0) 20th 2013
    Centennial Franklin & Marshall 22–5 (15–3) 24th 2012
    CUNYAC
    Brooklyn
    		 22–6 (11–5) 4th 2010
    CCIW
    Augustana (IL)
    		 26–1 (13–1) 15th 2015
    Colonial States
    Gwynedd Mercy
    		 21–6 (17–1) 5th 2011
    Commonwealth Coast
    Endicott
    		 18–10 (12–6) 7th 2015
    Empire 8
    Hartwick
    		 19–8 (12–4) 8th 2014
    Great Northeast
    Johnson & Wales (RI)
    		 26–2 (17–1) 3rd 2011
    Heartland
    Mount St. Joseph
    		 18–9 (13–5) 1st Never
    Iowa
    Central (IA)
    		 19–9 (7–7) 11th 2014
    Landmark Catholic 22–5 (13–3) 14th 2015
    Liberty
    Skidmore
    		 18–8 (11–5) 4th 2015
    Little East
    Keene State
    		 18–10 (8–6) 4th 2015
    MAC Commonwealth
    Lycoming
    		 19–9 (8–8) 6th 2010
    MAC Freedom
    Delaware Valley
    		 20–7 (9–5) 3rd 2013
    MASCAC
    Fitchburg State
    		 18–9 (9–3) 2nd 2013
    Michigan
    Alma
    		 21–6 (12–2) 1st Never
    Midwest St. Norbert 26–2 (18–0) 8th 2015
    Minnesota
    St. Olaf
    		 18–9 (14–6) 3rd 2015
    NECC
    Southern Vermont
    		 24–3 (16–0) 2nd 2003
    NESCAC Middlebury 17–10 (6–4) 7th 2013
    NEWMAC
    Babson
    		 21–5 (13–1) 8th 2015
    New Jersey
    Stockton
    		 21–6 (14–4) 16th 2015
    North Atlantic
    Husson
    		 21–6 (15–3) 5th 2014
    North Coast
    Denison
    		 17–11 (9–9) 2nd 1997
    NEAC
    Lancaster Bible
    		 27–0 (18–0) 1st Never
    Northern Athletics
    Benedictine (IL)
    		 27–0 (20–0) 7th 2011
    Northwest
    Whitworth
    		 26–1 (15–1) 11th 2015
    Ohio
    John Carroll
    		 25–3 (15–3) 14th 2015
    Old Dominion Lynchburg 22–6 (12–4) 3rd 1979
    Presidents'
    Saint Vincent
    		 22–6 (15–3) 4th 2015
    Skyline
    Old Westbury
    		 19–8 (16–4) 2nd 2004
    Southern
    Birmingham–Southern
    		 22–6 (14–0) 2nd 2012
    SCIAC
    Chapman
    		 20–6 (12–4) 4th 2014
    SCAC
    Texas Lutheran
    		 21–6 (11–3) 2nd 2015
    SLIAC
    Westminster (MO)
    		 12–15 (10–8) 4th 2012
    SUNYAC SUNY Cortland 20–7 (12–6) 6th 2013
    UAA
    Emory
    		 18–7 (11–3) 5th 2015
    Upper Midwest
    Northwestern–St. Paul
    		 22–5 (12–4) 6th 2015
    USA South
    Covenant
    		 18–9 (10–4) 1st Never
    Wisconsin UW–Oshkosh 18–9 (9–5) 6th 2003

    At-large bids (19)

    The following 19 teams were awarded qualification for the 2016 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.

    At-large bids
    Conference Team Record (Conf.) Appearance Last bid
    NESCAC
    Amherst
    		 22–5 (8–2) 18th 2015
    CCIW
    Elmhurst
    		 21–6 (10–4) 5th 2015
    Michigan Hope 23–3 (13–1) 25th 2014
    USA South
    LaGrange
    		 20–9 (9–5) 3rd 2015
    Ohio
    Marietta
    		 25–3 (17–1) 5th 2015
    CCIW
    North Central (IL)
    		 19–7 (12–2) 8th 2013
    UAA NYU 20–5 (9–5) 10th 2012
    North Coast Ohio Wesleyan 23–4 (15–3) 7th 2015
    SUNYAC
    Oswego State
    		 20–8 (11–7) 4th 2015
    SUNYAC
    Plattsburgh State
    		 21–5 (16–2) 9th 2014
    Minnesota St. Thomas (MN) 24–3 (18–2) 17th 2015
    Capital
    Salisbury
    		 21–6 (13–5) 7th 2015
    Landmark
    Scranton
    		 19–7 (11–5) 27th 2015
    Landmark
    Susquehanna
    		 23–4 (13–3) 6th 1994
    NESCAC Trinity (CT) 19–7 (9–1) 9th 2015
    NESCAC Tufts 20–6 (7–3) 4th 2006
    Northwest
    Whitman
    		 22–4 (14–2) 1st Never
    North Coast
    Wooster
    		 21–7 (15–3) 25th 2015
    NEWMAC WPI 20–6 (10–4) 12th 2015

    Tournament bracket

    Top-left - Lisle, Illinois

    First round
    March 3–4
    Campus Sites     		Second round
    March 5
    Campus Sites     		Third round
    March 11
    Lisle, IL     		Regional finals
    March 12
    Lisle, IL
                
    Benedictine (IL)
         		85
    Seguin, TX / Lisle, IL
    Hardin–Simmons 64
    Texas Lutheran
    		81
    Hardin–Simmons
         		97
    Benedictine (IL) 97
    Ohio Wesleyan 84
    Ohio Wesleyan 114
    Pitt–Greensburg
    		68
    Ohio Wesleyan 97
    Delaware, OH[2]
    Lynchburg 94
    Lynchburg 82
    Scranton
    		55
    Benedictine (IL) 93
    Alma 73
    St. Norbert 77
    Northwestern–St. Paul
    		58
    St. Norbert 63
    De Pere, WI
    St. Olaf 61
    North Central (IL)
    		78
    St. Olaf
         		80
    St. Norbert 64
    Alma 70
    John Carroll
         		99
    Saint Vincent
    		85
    John Carroll 83
    University Heights, OH
    Alma 90
    Alma
         		74
    Denison
    		60

    Bottom-left - Medford, Massachusetts

    First round
    March 3–4
    Campus Sites     		Second round
    March 5
    Campus Sites     		Third round
    March 11
    Medford, MA     		Regional finals
    March 12
    Medford, MA
                
    Amherst
         		74
    Husson
    		72
    Amherst 69
    Amherst, MA
    SUNY Cortland 68
    WPI 50
    SUNY Cortland 69
    Amherst 88
    Babson 76
    Susquehanna
         		77
    Old Westbury
    		73
    Susquehanna 67
    Selinsgrove, PA
    Babson 70
    Babson
         		80
    Hartwick
    		69
    Amherst 86
    Tufts 73
    Plattsburgh State
    		81
    Fitchburg State
         		84
    Fitchburg State 74
    Plattsburgh, NY
    Johnson & Wales (RI) 86
    Trinity (CT) 73
    Johnson & Wales (RI)
         		75
    Johnson & Wales (RI) 85
    Tufts 101
    Tufts 78
    Southern Vermont
    		76
    Tufts 88
    Medford, MA
    Skidmore 80
    Franklin & Marshall 72
    Skidmore
         		83

    Top-right - Rock Island, Illinois

    First round
    March 3–4
    Campus Sites     		Second round
    March 5
    Campus Sites     		Third round
    March 11
    Rock Island, IL     		Regional finals
    March 12
    Rock Island, IL
                
    Augustana (IL)
         		105
    Westminster (MO)
    		52
    Augustana (IL) 96
    Rock Island, IL[3]
    Hope 80
    Hope 98
    Mount St. Joseph
    		87
    Augustana (IL) 88
    Emory 65
    Emory
         		76
    Covenant
    		61
    Emory 84*
    Atlanta, GA[4]
    Birmingham–Southern 78
    LaGrange
    		88
    Birmingham–Southern
         		93
    Augustana (IL) 76
    St. Thomas (MN) 86
    St. Thomas (MN) 78
    Central (IA)
    		66
    St. Thomas (MN) 94
    Saint Paul, MN
    Elmhurst 81
    Elmhurst
         		73
    UW–Oshkosh 63
    St. Thomas (MN) 99
    Whitman 73
    Whitman
         		91
    Chapman
    		84
    Whitman 88
    Walla Walla, WA / Spokane, WA
    Whitworth
    		86

    * – Denotes overtime period

    Bottom-right - Oswego, New York

    First round
    March 3–4
    Campus Sites     		Second round
    March 5
    Campus Sites     		Third round
    March 11
    Oswego, NY     		Regional finals
    March 12
    Oswego, NY
                
    Christopher Newport 79
    Lycoming
    		71
    Christopher Newport 67
    Newport News, VA[5]
    NYU 64
    Brooklyn
    		67
    NYU 86
    Christopher Newport 74
    Keene State 62
    Stockton
    		71
    Keene State
         		72*
    Keene State 72
    Galloway Township, NJ
    Middlebury 71
    Salisbury
    		73
    Middlebury 75
    Christopher Newport 81
    Wooster 61
    Marietta
    		85
    Gwynedd Mercy
         		86
    Gwynedd Mercy 77
    Marietta, OH
    Oswego State 78
    Oswego State
         		88*
    Delaware Valley
    		78
    Oswego State 65
    Wooster 66
    Catholic 76
    Endicott
         		84
    Endicott 83
    Washington, D.C.
    Wooster 91*
    Wooster
         		96
    Lancaster Bible
    		83

    * – Denotes overtime period

    Final Four - Salem, Virginia

    Semifinals
    Friday, March 18     		National championship
    Saturday, March 19
          
    Benedictine (IL)
         		63
    Amherst
    		60
    Benedictine (IL) 76
    St. Thomas (MN) 82
    St. Thomas (MN) 66
    Christopher Newport 62

    Bracket:[6]
    Records Book:[7]

    All-Tournament Team

    Taylor Montero - St. Thomas (MN) (Most Outstanding Player)
    Ryan Saarela - St. Thomas (MN)
    Grant Schafer - St. Thomas (MN)
    Luke Johnson - Benedictine
    Connor Green - Amherst

    See also

    References

    1. ^ a b "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 27, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
    2. ^ "2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament". Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics.
    3. ^ "2016 NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball First & Second Rounds". Augustana College Athletics.
    4. ^ "2016 NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball Championships - First & Second Rounds". Emory. March 1, 2016.
    5. ^ "2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament". Christopher Newport University Athletics.
    6. ^ "2016 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
    7. ^ "Stats" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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