5:41 pm, February 28, 2022
On Monday, Feb. 28 the 2022 division III men’s basketball championship field was revealed.
These teams received at-large bids for the tournament:Â
- Babson (18-7)
- Calvin (20-8)
- Case Western Reserve (18-6)
- Chapman (22-4)
- DeSales (22-5)
- Eastern (21-5)
- Emerson (18-7)
- Heidelberg (18-7)
- Illinois Wesleyan (21-5)
- Massachusetts Dartmouth (24-4)
- Mount Union (23-4)
- Rensselaer (21-5)
Click here to view the full bracket.
All games, except the semifinals and finals, will be played on the campuses of competing institutions. The semi-finals and finals will be held March 18-19 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN.
5:50 pm, February 25, 2022
The DIII men’s basketball championship selection show will be live streamed here on NCAA.com Monday, February 28 at 12:45 p.m. ET. Shortly after the show, the bracket will be live here.
The championship game will be March 19 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Arena in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
5:29 pm, February 25, 2022
Wisconsin-Oshkosh currently holds the DIII men’s basketball championship title after its win in 2019. The championship games were canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Â
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Matt Lewis | 96-82 | Swarthmore | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Dale Wellman | 78-72 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | Babson | Stephen Brennan | 79-78 | Augustana (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2016 | St. Thomas (MN) | John Tauer | 82-76 | Benedictine (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-5) | Bob Semling | 70-54 | Augustana (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | Pat Miller | 75-73 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2013 | Amherst (30-2) | David Hixon | 87-70 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2012 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | Pat Miller | 63-60 | Cabrini | Salem, Va. |
| 2011 | St. Thomas (30-3) | Steve Fritz | 78-54 | Wooster | Salem, Va. |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-4) | Bob Semling | 78-73 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (29-4) | Mark Edwards | 61-52 | Richard Stockton | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis (25-6) | Mark Edwards | 90-68 | Amherst | Salem, Va. |
| 2007 | Amherst (30-2) | David Hixon | 80-67 | Virginia Wesleyan | Salem, Va. |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan (30-3) | David Macedo | 59-56 | Wittenberg | Salem, Va. |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-3) | Jack Bennett | 73-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-5) | Jack Bennett | 84-82 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2003 | Williams (31-1) | David Paulsen | 67-65 | Gustavus Adolphus | Salem, Va. |
| 2002 | Otterbein (30-3) | Dick Reynolds | 102-83 | Elizabethtown | Salem, Va. |
| 2001 | Catholic (28-5) | Mike Lonergan | 76-62 | William Paterson | Salem, Va. |
| 2000 | Calvin (30-2) | Kevin vande Streek | 79-75 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Salem, Va. |
| 1999 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-2) | Bo Ryan | 76-75 (ot) | Hampden-Sydney | Salem, Va. |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-0) | Bo Ryan | 69-56 | Hope | Salem, Va. |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan (29-2) | Dennie Bridges | 89-86 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Salem, Va. |
| 1996 | Rowan (28-4) | John Giannini | 100-93 | Hope | Salem, Va. |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Platteville (31-0) | Bo Ryan | 69-55 | Manchester | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley (28-4) | Pat Flannery | 66-59 (ot) | New York University | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern (28-2) | Joe Campoli | 71-68 | Augustana (Ill.) | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1992 | Calvin (31-1) | Ed Douma | 62-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Platteville (28-3) | Bo Ryan | 81-74 | Franklin & Marshall | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1990 | Rochester (N.Y.) (27-5) | Mike Neer | 43-42 | DePauw | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-2) | Dave Vander Meulen | 94-86 | TCNJ | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan (27-5) | Gene Mehaffey | 92-70 | Scranton | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1987 | North Park (28-3) | Bosco Djurickovic | 106-100 | Clark (Mass.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1986 | SUNY Potsdam (32-0) | Jerry Welsh | 76-73 | LeMoyne-Owen | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1985 | North Park (27-4) | Bosco Djurickovic | 72-71 | SUNY Potsdam | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (27-4) | Dave Vander Meulen | 103-86 | Clark (Mass.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1983 | Scranton (27-5) | Bob Bessoir | 64-63 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1982 | Wabash (24-4) | Mac Petty | 83-62 | SUNY Potsdam | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1981 | SUNY Potsdam (30-2) | Jerry Welsh | 67-65 (ot) | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1980 | North Park (28-3) | Dan McCarrell | 83-76 | Upsala | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1979 | North Park (26-5) | Dan McCarrell | 66-62 | SUNY Potsdam | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1978 | North Park (29-2) | Dan McCarrell | 69-57 | Widener | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1977 | Wittenberg (23-5) | Larry Hunter | 79-66 | Oneonta State | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1976 | Scranton (29-3) | Bob Bessoir | 60-57 | Wittenberg | Reading, Pa. |
| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen (27-5) | Jerry johnson | 57-54 | Rowan | Reading, Pa. |