2018 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship was held from March 7-13 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD. The 27th annual NAIA basketball tournament featured thirty-two teams playing in a single-elimination format. In a rematch of the 2016 Championship game, the outcome was the same. The championship game was won by the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats of Marion, Indiana over the Saint Francis Cougars of Fort Wayne, Indiana by a score of 84 to 71.[1]

Bracket

2018 NAIA Division II bracket

[1]

First Round
March 7–8 		Second Round
March 9 		Quarterfinals
March 10 		Semifinals Round
March 12 		Championship
March 13
               
1 IU East (IN) (32-2) 91
8 Voorhees (SC) (18-11) 79
1 IU East (IN) (33-2) 82**
4 Oklahoma Wesleyan (27-8) 77
4 Oklahoma Wesleyan (26-8) 83*
5 Bethel (IN) (22-10) 75
1 IU East (IN) (34-2) 76
NAISMITH BRACKET
3 Briar Cliff (IA) (27-7) 68
3 Briar Cliff (IA) (25-7) 80
6 Oregon Tech (22-11) 70
3 Briar Cliff (IA) (26-7) 90
2 St. Thomas (FL) (24-7) 74
2 St. Thomas (FL) (23-7) 79*
7 Michigan-Dearborn (21-13) 77
1 IU East (IN) (35-2) 72
1 Indiana Wesleyan (29-7) 75
1 Indiana Wesleyan (26-7) 87
8 Antelope Valley (CA) (20-7) 76
1 Indiana Wesleyan (27-7) 85
4 IU Southeast (IN) (24-8) 72
4 IU Southeast (IN) (23-8) 84
5 Stillman (AL) (27-4) 66
1 Indiana Wesleyan (28-7) 86
CRAMER BRACKET
2 Morningside (IA) (28-6) 68
3 Warner Pacific (OR) (23-9) 68
6 Southeastern (FL) (21-9) 57
3 Warner Pacific (OR) (24-9) 73
2 Morningside (IA) (27-6) 84
2 Morningside (IA) (26-6) 87
7 Trinity International (IL) (21-10) 69
1 Indiana Wesleyan (30-7) 84
2 Saint Francis (IN) (29-8) 71
1 College of Idaho (27-6) 66
8 Mayville State (ND) (18-10) 50
1 College of Idaho (28-6) 62
5 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (23-10) 60
4 Governors State (IL) (25-8) 67
5 Dakota Wesleyan (SD) (22-10) 84
1 College of Idaho (29-6) 75
DUER BRACKET
6 Marian (IN) (22-11) 47
3 Union (KY) (23-7) 59
6 Marian (IN) (20-11) 79
6 Marian (IN) (21-11) 90
2 Indiana Tech (27-6) 74
2 Indiana Tech (26-6) 89*
7 WVU Tech (WV) (20-11) 83
1 College of Idaho (30-6) 59
2 Saint Francis (IN) (28-8) 70
1 Cornerstone (MI) (29-4) 88
8 Milligan (TN) (15-14) 68
1 Cornerstone (MI) (30-4) 92
4 Southwestern (KS) (27-7) 73
4 Southwestern (KS) (26-7) 65
5 Roosevelt (IL) (26-7) 55
1 Cornerstone (MI) (31-4) 79
LISTON BRACKET
2 Saint Francis (IN) (27-8) 90
3 Northwestern (IA) (25-6) 75
6 Bellevue (NE) (21-11) 62
3 Northwestern (IA) (26-6) 83
2 Saint Francis (IN) (26-8) 94
2 Saint Francis (IN) (25-8) 83
7 Keiser (FL) (20-10) 73
* denotes game decided in overtime
2018 (2018) NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams32
ChampionsIndiana Wesleyan (31-7)
(3rd title, 3rd title game,
3rd Fab Four)
Runner-UpSaint Francis (IN) (29-9)
(4th title game,
4th Fab Four)
SemifinalistsIU East (IN) (35-3)
College of Idaho (30-7)

References
  1. "2018 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Championship, presented by Cypress Risk Management" (PDF). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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