2020 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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2020 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Atlanta, Georgia
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2019 2021»

The 2020

championship game
on April 5, 2020.

The national quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were to be held at the

Atlanta, Georgia, coinciding with the Division I Final Four
.

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Johns Hopkins University announced that it had chosen not to admit spectators to the first and second-round games hosted there.[1] On March 12, the NCAA announced that the remaining games of the tournament were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Sixteen teams had advanced to the third round at the time the tournament was called off.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2020 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[3]

Automatic bids
Conference Team Record (Conf.) Appearance Last bid
Allegheny Mountain
La Roche
 21–6 (19–1) 3rd 2018
American Rivers
Nebraska Wesleyan
 24–3 (15–1) 17th 2019
American Southwest
LeTourneau
 23–5 (13–3) 2nd 2018
Capital
York (PA)
 22–5 (9–1) 7th 2019
Centennial Johns Hopkins 24–3 (16–2) 12th 2018
CUNYAC
Brooklyn
 13–15 (7–7) 5th 2016
CCIW
Elmhurst
 23–5 (11–5) 6th 2016
Colonial States
Cairn
 18–9 (11–3) 1st Never
Commonwealth Coast
Nichols
 20–8 (12–4) 4th 2019
Empire 8
St. John Fisher
 19–8 (12–2) 17th 2017
Great Northeast
St. Joseph (CT)
 26–2 (11–0) 1st Never
Heartland
Transylvania
 19–8 (13–5) 10th 2013
Landmark
Susquehanna
 20–7 (11–3) 8th 2017
Liberty
Ithaca
 23–5 (15–3) 11th 2013
Little East
Western Connecticut
 20–7 (12–4) 13th 2012
MAC Commonwealth
Lycoming
 20–8 (10–6) 8th 2017
MAC Freedom
Stevens
 23–4 (12–2) 3rd 2013
MASCAC
Westfield State
 20–7 (10–2) 4th 2015
Michigan
Adrian
 17–11 (8–6) 1st Never
Midwest Ripon 20–7 (14–4) 14th 2017
Minnesota
St. John's (MN)
 25–2 (19–1) 11th 2019
NECC
New England College
 21–6 (10–2) 2nd 2018
NESCAC Tufts 21–6 (8–2) 6th 2017
NEWMAC Coast Guard 14–13 (6–8) 4th 2008
New Jersey TCNJ 19–8 (14–4) 7th 1998
North Atlantic
SUNY Canton
 16–11 (10–4) 1st Never
North Coast
Wooster
 21–7 (12–6) 29th 2019
NEAC
Penn State Harrisburg
 20–7 (14–2) 1st Never
Northern Athletics
Concordia (WI)
 19–9 (15–5) 4th 2015
Northwest
Whitman
 20–7 (13–3) 5th 2019
Ohio
Mount Union
 25–3 (17–1) 3rd 2015
Old Dominion
Randolph–Macon
 26–2 (15–1) 17th 2019
Presidents'
Grove City
 20–8 (13–3) 6th 2010
Skyline
Yeshiva
 27–1 (16–0) 2nd 2018
Southern
Centre
 24–4 (11–3) 17th 2014
SCIAC
Pomona–Pitzer
 22–5 (13–3) 13th 2019
SCAC Centenary (LA) 18–9 (13–5) 1st Never
SLIAC
Webster
 19–8 (16–2) 5th 2014
SUNYAC SUNY Brockport 24–3 (17–1) 12th 2018
UAA
Emory
 21–4 (11–3) 9th 2019
Upper Midwest
Bethany Lutheran
 21–6 (14–2) 2nd 2018
USA South
Methodist
 18–10 (11–6) 6th 2005
Wisconsin UW–Oshkosh 19–8 (11–3) 10th 2019

At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.[3] 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.[4] 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
NEWMAC
Babson
 20–6 (10–4) 10th 2017 C
Northern Athletics
Benedictine (IL)
 20–6 (16–4) 9th 2017 C
Capital
 Christopher Newport 21–6 (9–1) 24th 2019 C
NESCAC Colby 24–3 (8–2) 4th 1997 C
Liberty Hobart 21–5 (15–3) 5th 2014 C
Ohio
Marietta
 21–6 (14–4) 9th 2019 C
NESCAC Middlebury 20–5 (6–4) 11th 2019 C
CCIW
North Central (IL)
 21–5 (14–2) 12th 2019 C
Liberty RPI 23–4 (17–1) 6th 2009 C
NEWMAC
Springfield
 22–4 (11–1) 10th 2018 C
Midwest St. Norbert 23–4 (17–1) 9th 2016 C
Minnesota St. Thomas (MN) 24–3 (19–1) 20th 2019 C
Centennial
Swarthmore
 26–1 (18–0) 4th 2019 C
American Southwest
Texas–Dallas
 21–6 (14–2) 7th 2019 C
Wisconsin UW–Eau Claire 19–9 (8–6) 3rd 2001 C
Wisconsin UW–Platteville 22–4 (12–2) 13th 2019 C
UAA Washington–St. Louis 20–5 (11–3) 22nd 2018 C
Atlantic East
Wesley
 18–9 (10–2) 5th 2014 B
Northwest
Whitworth
 21–6 (14–2) 14th 2018 C
North Coast
Wittenberg
 26–2 (17–1) 30th 2019 C
NEWMAC WPI 20–7 (10–3) 13th 2016 C

Tournament bracket

[5]

* – Denotes overtime period

Top-left

First round
March 6
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 7
Campus Sites 		Third Round
March 14
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
March 20
Fort Wayne, IN
            
Swarthmore
 		85
Brooklyn
51
Swarthmore 86
Swarthmore, PA
Ithaca 78
Babson
88
Ithaca
 		94*
Swarthmore
Whitworth
Texas–Dallas
 		83
Centenary (LA) 81
Texas–Dallas 66
Richardson, TX
Whitworth 73
LeTourneau
86
Whitworth
 		88
 
 
SUNY Brockport 92
Coast Guard 86
SUNY Brockport 84
Brockport, NY
Middlebury 81
Middlebury 78
Westfield State
69
SUNY Brockport
Tufts
Tufts 74
Western Connecticut
72
Tufts 75
Medford, MA
RPI 66
RPI 58
New England College
57

Bottom-left

First round
March 6
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 7
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 14
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
March 20
Fort Wayne, IN
            
UW–Platteville 86
Concordia (WI)
74
UW–Platteville 70
Platteville, WI
St. Thomas (MN) 73
St. Thomas (MN) 67
St. Norbert 60
St. Thomas (MN)
St. John's (MN)
St. John's (MN)
 		87
Ripon 75
St. John's (MN) 78
Collegeville, MN
UW–Eau Claire 69
Whitman
61
UW–Eau Claire 78
 
 
Emory
 		78
Methodist
74
Emory 70
Atlanta, GA
Pomona–Pitzer 71
Centre
64
Pomona–Pitzer 84
Pomona–Pitzer
Elmhurst
Wooster
62
Grove City
 		67
Grove City 66
Wooster, OH
Elmhurst 84
Elmhurst
 		97
Lycoming
73

Top-right

First round
March 6
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 7
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 13
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
March 20
Fort Wayne, IN
            
Mount Union
 		107
Cairn
76
Mount Union 90
Alliance, OH
York (PA) 77
York (PA)
 		88
St. John Fisher
67
Mount Union
Wittenberg
Wittenberg
 		83
La Roche
55
Wittenberg 77
Springfield, OH
Susquehanna 73
Benedictine (IL)
59
Susquehanna
 		64
 
 
Randolph–Macon 81
Wesley
69
Randolph–Macon 85
Ashland, VA
TCNJ 71
Marietta
73
TCNJ 89
Randolph–Macon
Yeshiva
Johns Hopkins 96
Penn State Harrisburg
 		104**
Penn State Harrisburg 83
Baltimore, MD[a]
Yeshiva 102
WPI 78
Yeshiva
 		102
  1. ^ Due to precautions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, officials announced that spectators will not be admitted to first and second round games to be played in Baltimore.[1]

Bottom-right

First round
March 6
Campus Sites 		Second round
March 7
Campus Sites 		Third round
March 13
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
March 20
Fort Wayne, IN
            
Springfield
 		74
SUNY Canton
49
Springfield 61
Springfield, MA
Hobart 62
Hobart 78
St. Joseph (CT)
74
Hobart
Christopher Newport
Stevens
72
Nichols
 		74
Nichols 82
Hoboken, NJ
Christopher Newport 91
Colby 64
Christopher Newport 74
 
 
Nebraska Wesleyan
 		77
Webster
73
Nebraska Wesleyan 58
Lincoln, NE
Washington–St. Louis 79
Washington–St. Louis 102
Bethany Lutheran
68
Washington–St. Louis
North Central (IL)
North Central (IL)
 		74
Adrian
58
North Central (IL) 84
Naperville, IL
UW–Oshkosh 82
UW–Oshkosh 74
Transylvania
58

Final Four

Those rounds were cancelled.

National semifinal
March 21[a]
Fort Wayne, IN 		National championship
April 5
Atlanta, GA
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1. ^ Subject to rescheduling to accommodate Yeshiva University policy concerning athletic competition and Shabbat.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Update on NCAA Men's Basketball Games at Johns Hopkins". Johns Hopkins Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "2020 men's conference tournament tracker". D3Sports.com. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  4. ^ "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
  6. ^ "Faith before basketball for Yeshiva University champions". ABC News. March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2020.}
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