2019 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
Wheaton (IL) (1st Final Four) | |||||
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The 2019 championship game on March 16, 2019.
The national semifinal and championship rounds was held for the first time at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The tournament was won by the UW–Oshkosh Titans.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids (43)
The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2019 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 | Penn State Behrend
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23–4 (14–4) | 8th | 2014 | |||
| American Rivers | Nebraska Wesleyan
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26–1 (15–1) | 16th | 2018 | |||
| American Southwest | Texas–Dallas
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24–4 (12–3) | 6th | 2014 | |||
Capital
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Christopher Newport | 25–3 (12–2) | 23rd | 2018 | |||
| Centennial | Swarthmore
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24–3 (15–3) | 3rd | 2018 | |||
| CUNYAC | Baruch
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22–5 (13–2) | 5th | 2015 | |||
| CCIW | North Central (IL)
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22–5 (12–4) | 11th | 2018 | |||
| Colonial States | Rosemont
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15–12 (8–4) | 1st | Never | |||
| Commonwealth Coast | Nichols
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25–2 (15–1) | 3rd | 2018 | |||
| Empire 8 | Alfred | 23–4 (14–2) | 5th | 1997 | |||
| Great Northeast | Albertus Magnus
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20–7 (9–2) | 7th | 2017 | |||
| Heartland | Hanover
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21–6 (14–4) | 9th | 2018 | |||
| Landmark | Moravian
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19–8 (10–4) | 4th | 2018 | |||
| Liberty | Skidmore
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19–7 (15–3) | 6th | 2017 | |||
| Little East | Keene State
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20–7 (13–3) | 6th | 2017 | |||
| MAC Commonwealth | Arcadia
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22–5 (14–2) | 1st | Never | |||
| MAC Freedom | DeSales
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21–6 (12–2) | 5th | 2014 | |||
| MASCAC | Salem State | 18–9 (10–2) | 25th | 2017 | |||
| Michigan | Albion
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19–8 (10–4) | 5th | 2005 | |||
| Midwest | Lake Forest
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18–9 (12–6) | 1st | Never | |||
| Minnesota | St. John's (MN)
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23–4 (17–3) | 10th | 2018 | |||
| NECC | Mitchell
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19–9 (10–6) | 2nd | 2014 | |||
| NESCAC | Amherst
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23–4 (7–3) | 20th | 2017 | |||
| NEWMAC | Emerson
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16–11 (9–5) | 1st | Never | |||
| New Jersey | Rowan
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21–6 (13–5) | 13th | 2000 | |||
| North Atlantic | Husson
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17–10 (11–3) | 7th | 2017 | |||
| North Coast | Wittenberg
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23–5 (14–4) | 29th | 2018 | |||
NEAC
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Morrisville State
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23–4 (15–1) | 5th | 2017 | |||
| Northern Athletics | Aurora
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17–11 (12–8) | 11th | 2018 | |||
| Northwest | Whitman
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26–1 (16–0) | 4th | 2018 | |||
| Ohio | Baldwin Wallace | 20–9 (11–7) | 7th | 2006 | |||
| Old Dominion | Guilford | 21–7 (12–4) | 6th | 2017 | |||
| Presidents' | Chatham
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19–9 (10–7) | 1st | Never | |||
| Skyline | Farmingdale State
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20–7 (16–4) | 6th | 2017 | |||
| Southern | Sewanee
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22–6 (8–6) | 5th | 1998 | |||
| SCIAC | Pomona–Pitzer | 25–2 (15–1) | 12th | 2008 | |||
| SCAC | Texas Lutheran
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18–9 (11–5) | 4th | 2017 | |||
| SLIAC | Eureka
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13–14 (10–8) | 1st | Never | |||
| SUNYAC | Oswego State
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22–5 (15–3) | 6th | 2017 | |||
| UAA | Emory
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20–6 (11–3) | 8th | 2018 | |||
| Upper Midwest | Northwestern–St. Paul
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21–6 (15–1) | 8th | 2017 | |||
| USA South | Maryville (TN)
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21–7 (14–4) | 20th | 2018 | |||
| Wisconsin | UW–Platteville | 18–10 (8–6) | 12th | 2018 | |||
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] By rule, one bid is reserved for teams in Pool B if there are enough teams that qualify for it. Pool B is for teams that are either independents or whose conference does not yet qualify for an automatic bid.
| At-large bids | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid | Pool | ||
| CCIW | Augustana (IL)
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24–3 (15–1) | 18th | 2018 | C | ||
| Ohio | Capital
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20–7 (14–4) | 10th | 2012 | C | ||
| Atlantic East | Gwynedd Mercy
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19–8 (9–3) | 6th | 2016 | B | ||
| NESCAC | Hamilton
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23–4 (7–3) | 11th | 2018 | C | ||
| American Rivers | Loras
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21–6 (12–4) | 3rd | 2008 | C | ||
| Ohio | Marietta
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20–6 (14–4) | 8th | 2018 | C | ||
| NESCAC | Middlebury | 18–7 (7–3) | 10th | 2018 | C | ||
| NEWMAC | MIT | 22–4 (12–2) | 9th | 2018 | C | ||
| New Jersey | New Jersey City
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20–7 (14–4) | 19th | 2018 | C | ||
| SUNYAC | Plattsburgh State
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20–6 (14–4) | 11th | 2018 | C | ||
| New Jersey | Ramapo
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18–9 (11–7) | 9th | 2018 | C | ||
| Old Dominion | Randolph–Macon | 25–3 (15–1) | 16th | 2015 | C | ||
| UAA | Rochester | 20–5 (10–4) | 16th | 2017 | C | ||
Capital
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Salisbury
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19–8 (8–6) | 9th | 2017 | C | ||
| Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | 22–4 (18–2) | 19th | 2017 | C | ||
| Wisconsin | UW–La Crosse | 17–9 (10–4) | 2nd | 2006 | C | ||
| Wisconsin | UW–Oshkosh | 23–3 (13–1) | 9th | 2018 | C | ||
| CCIW | Wheaton (IL)
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19–8 (11–5) | 11th | 2014 | C | ||
| NESCAC | Williams | 20–6 (6–4) | 17th | 2018 | C | ||
| North Coast | Wooster
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23–5 (16–2) | 28th | 2018 | C | ||
Capital
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York (PA)
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21–7 (12–2) | 6th | 2018 | C | ||
Tournament bracket
Top-left - Clinton, New York
| First round March 1 Campus Sites | Second round March 2 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 8 Clinton, NY | Sectional Final March 9 Clinton, NY | ||||||||||||||||
Whitman
| 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas Lutheran
| 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walla Walla, WA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona–Pitzer | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pomona–Pitzer | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas–Dallas
| 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Husson
| 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Williamstown, MA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gwynedd Mercy | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Plattsburgh State
| 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Gwynedd Mercy
| 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Newport | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Newport | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Albertus Magnus
| 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Newport | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Newport News, VA | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ramapo
| 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Newport | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hamilton
| 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Penn State Behrend
| 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Clinton, NY | |||||||||||||||||||
| Moravian | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Keene State
| 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Moravian
| 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bottom-left - Amherst, Massachusetts
| First round March 1 Campus Sites | Second round March 2 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 8 Amherst, MA | Sectional Final March 9 Amherst, MA | ||||||||||||||||
Amherst
| 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rosemont
| 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester, NY[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rochester | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Farmingdale State
| 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rowan
| 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Emerson
| 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rowan | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Glassboro, NJ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nichols
| 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nichols | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Swarthmore
| 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mitchell
| 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | 105 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore, PA | |||||||||||||||||||
| MIT | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MIT | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Skidmore
| 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Swarthmore | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Morrisville State
| 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Randolph–Macon | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ashland, VA | |||||||||||||||||||
| York (PA) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
York (PA)
| 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
DeSales
| 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
- ^ Pod hosted by Rochester due to Amherst hosting first and second round games in the 2019 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament.
Top-right - Oshkosh, Wisconsin
| First round March 1 Campus Sites | Second round March 2 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 8 Oshkosh, WI | Sectional Final March 9 Oshkosh, WI | ||||||||||||||||
Nebraska Wesleyan
| 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eureka
| 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lincoln, NE | |||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UW–La Crosse | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas (MN) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee
| 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greensboro, NC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wittenberg
| 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Emory
| 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UW–Oshkosh | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UW–Oshkosh | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lake Forest
| 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UW–Oshkosh | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Collegeville, MN[a] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern–St. Paul | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's (MN)
| 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern–St. Paul
| 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UW–Oshkosh | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
North Central (IL)
| 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chatham
| 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Central (IL) | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Naperville, IL | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loras | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Loras
| 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Albion
| 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
- ^ Pod hosted by St. John's due to UW–Oshkosh hosting first and second round games in the 2019 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament.
Bottom-right - Rock Island, Illinois
| First round March 1 Campus Sites | Second round March 2 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 8 Rock Island, IL | Sectional Final March 9 Rock Island, IL | ||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL)
| 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Aurora
| 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rock Island, IL | |||||||||||||||||||
| Capital | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Capital
| 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UW–Platteville | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (IL) | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wooster
| 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Baruch
| 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wooster | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wooster, OH | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wheaton (IL)
| 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanover
| 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wheaton (IL) | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta
| 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maryville (TN)
| 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta, OH | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arcadia | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
New Jersey City
| 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Arcadia
| 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marietta | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oswego State
| 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salem State | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego State | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oswego, NY | |||||||||||||||||||
| Baldwin Wallace | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baldwin Wallace | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Salisbury
| 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final Four
| National semifinal March 15 Fort Wayne, IN | National championship March 16 Fort Wayne, IN | ||||||||
| Christopher Newport | 63 | ||||||||
Swarthmore
| 70 | ||||||||
| Swarthmore | 82 | ||||||||
| Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||||
| UW–Oshkosh | 96 | ||||||||
| UW–Oshkosh | 104 | ||||||||
Wheaton (IL)
| 85 | ||||||||
See also
- 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2019 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2019 National Invitation Tournament
- 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2019 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2019 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2019 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
- ^ a b "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2019 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2019.