2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 2, 2018, following the 2017–18 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 17, 2018.

2018 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Salem Civic Center Salem, Virginia
Champions	Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (1st title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Ramapo Roadrunners (2nd Final Four) Springfield Pride (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Dale Wellman (1st title)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments «2017 2019»

Once again, the national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

Nebraska Wesleyan defeated Wisconsin–Oshkosh in the final, 78–72, to win their first national title. Cooper Cook was voted the MVP.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid.[1]

Automatic bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference		Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference
LaRoche	21–6 (16–2)	Allegheny Mountain		Sul Ross State	22–6 (14–3)	American Southwest
York (PA)	23–4 (14–4)	Capital Athletic		Johns Hopkins	23–4 (15–3)	Centennial
Staten Island	17–11 (12–4)	CUNYAC		Augustana (IL)	22–5 (12–4)	CCIW
Cabrini	24–3 (16–2)	Colonial States		Nichols	25–3 (16–2)	Commonwealth Coast
Nazareth	20–7 (13–3)	Empire 8		Johnson & Wales	19–9 (13–3)	Great Northeast
Hanover	22–6 (14–4)	Heartland Collegiate		Nebraska Wesleyan	24–3 (13–3)	Iowa Intercollegiate
Moravian	20–7 (10–4)	Landmark		Union (NY)	18–8 (12–6)	Liberty
Eastern Connecticut	25–3 (13–1)	Little East		Lebanon Valley	18–9 (10–6)	MAC Commonwealth
Misericordia	17–10 (10–4)	MAC Freedom		Bridgewater State	18–9 (9–3)	MASCAC
Hope	18–9 (10–4)	Michigan Intercollegiate		Monmouth (IL)	20–7 (15–3)	Midwest
Augsburg	21–7 (13–7)	Minnesota Intercollegiate		Southern Vermont	22–5 (12–2)	NECC
Williams	22–5 (7–3)	NESCAC		MIT	22–5 (10–4)	NEWMAC
Ramapo	21–6 (15–3)	New Jersey Athletic		New England College	21–6 (15–3)	North Atlantic
Wittenberg	26–2 (16–2)	North Coast		Lancaster Bible	23–5 (15–1)	North Eastern Athletic
Aurora	19–8 (16–4)	Northern Athletics		Whitworth	24–3 (14–2)	Northwest
John Carroll	23–5 (14–4)	Ohio Athletic		Emory and Henry	22–6 (11–5)	Old Dominion
Thomas More	23–5 (16–2)	Presidents'		Greenville	19–8 (14–4)	SLIAC
Yeshiva	18–10 (13–7)	Skyline		Berry	11–17 (3–11)	Southern Athletic
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	19–7 (15–1)	SCIAC		Schreiner	15–12 (10–4)	Southern Collegiate
Plattsburgh State	22–4 (17–1)	SUNYAC		Washington (MO)	22–3 (13–1)	University Athletic
Bethany Lutheran	19–8 (14–3)	Upper Midwest		Maryville	22–6 (14–2)	USA South
UW–Stevens Point	19–8 (11–3)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate

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]

At-large bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference		Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference
Albright	20–6 (12–4)	MAC Freedom		Brockport	19–7 (14–4)	SUNYAC
Christopher Newport	21–6 (14–4)	Capital		Emory	21–4 (12–2)	University Athetic
Franklin and Marshall	20–6 (14–4)	Centennial		Hamilton	22–4 (7–3)	NESCAC
Illinois Wesleyan	19–7 (12–4)	CCIW		LeTourneau	23–4 (16–2)	American Southwest
Marietta	21–6 (14–4)	Ohio Athletic		Middlebury	19–6 (7–3)	NESCAC
New Jersey City	19–7 (13–5)	New Jersey Athletic		North Central	19–8 (11–5)	CCIW
St. John's (MN)	23–3 (19–1)	Minnesota Intercollegiate		St. Olaf	19–7 (15–5)	Minnesota Intercollegiate
Springfield	18–8 (12–2)	NEWMAC		Swarthmore	22–5 (15–3)	Centennial
UW–Oshkosh	20–7 (9–5)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate		UW–Platteville	22–4 (12–2)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Wesleyan	21–6 (7–3)	NESCAC		Whitman	26–1 (16–0)	Northwest
Wooster	21–6 (14–4)	North Coast

Tournament bracket

Top-left – Mahwah, New Jersey

	First round March 2 Campus Sites					Second round March 3 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 9 Mahwah, NJ					Sectional Final March 10 Mahwah, NJ
	Williams		56
	Bridgewater State		45
						Williams		62
	Williamstown, MA
						Ramapo		66
	Ramapo		86
	Moravian		61
											Ramapo		72
											Franklin & Marshall		62
	Christopher Newport		68
	Lancaster Bible		65
						Christopher Newport		52
	Newport News, VA
						Franklin & Marshall		66
	Emory & Henry		59
	Franklin & Marshall		73
																Ramapo		68
																MIT		66
	Eastern Connecticut		75
	Johnson & Wales		69
						Eastern Connecticut		58
	Windham, CT
						Middlebury		83
	Middlebury		83
	Lebanon Valley		63
											Middlebury		76
											MIT		79
	Johns Hopkins		52
	La Roche		39
						Johns Hopkins		54
	Baltimore, MD
						MIT		62
	MIT		81
	Brockport		67

Bottom-left – Rock Island, Illinois

	First round March 2 Campus Sites					Second round March 3 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 9 Rock Island, IL					Sectional Final March 10 Rock Island, IL
	Wittenberg		91
	Misericordia		61
						Wittenberg		60
	Springfield, OH
						UW–Oshkosh		68
	Marietta		67
	UW–Oshkosh		74
											UW–Oshkosh		93
											Emory		72
	Emory		91
	Berry		61
						Emory		83
	Atlanta, GA
						LeTourneau		82
	LeTourneau		85
	Hanover		77
																UW–Oshkosh		95
																Augustana (IL)		88
	Augustana (IL)		123
	Greenville		111
						Augustana (IL)		95
	Rock Island, IL
						Hope		83
	Augsburg		91
	Hope		93
											Augustana (IL)		86
											John Carroll		78
	John Carroll		95
	Thomas More		72
						John Carroll		91
	University Heights, OH
						Wooster		85
	Wooster		72
	Illinois Wesleyan		68

Top-right – Platteville, Wisconsin

	First round March 2 Campus Sites					Second round March 3 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 9 Platteville, WI					Sectional Final March 10 Platteville, WI
	Whitman		87
	Schreiner		77
						Whitman		89
	Walla Walla, WA
						Claremont–Mudd–Scripps		84
	Whitworth		82
	Claremont–Mudd–Scripps		83
											Whitman		65
											UW–Stevens Point		55
	St. John's (MN)		92
	Bethany Lutheran		102
						Bethany Lutheran		44
	Collegeville, MN
						UW–Stevens Point		82
	UW–Stevens Point		72
	North Central		55
																Whitman		97
																Nebraska Wesleyan		130
	Washington (MO)		80
	Aurora		82
						Aurora		61
	St. Louis, MO
						Nebraska Wesleyan		82
	Nebraska Wesleyan		94
	Maryville		70
											Nebraska Wesleyan		79
											UW–Platteville		78
	UW–Platteville		91
	Monmouth (IL)		76
						UW–Platteville		74
	Platteville, WI
						St. Olaf		68
	Sul Ross State		75
	St. Olaf		88

Bottom-right – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

	First round March 2 Campus Sites					Second round March 3 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 9 Swarthmore, PA					Sectional Final March 10 Swarthmore, PA
	Wesleyan		101
	Southern Vermont		71
						Wesleyan		75
	Middletown, CT
						Swarthmore		97
	Swarthmore		90
	New England College		63
											Swarthmore		93
											Plattsburgh State		63
	Plattsburgh State		103
	Nichols		86
						Plattsburgh State		87
	Plattsburgh, NY
						Union (NY)		75
	New Jersey City		70
	Union (NY)		75
																Swarthmore		62
																Springfield		72
	York (PA)		81
	Yeshiva		67
						York (PA)		66
	York, PA
						Hamilton		69
	Hamilton		86
	Nazareth		72
											Hamilton		90
											Springfield		92
	Cabrini		88
	Staten Island		86
						Cabrini		88
	Radnor, PA
						Springfield		96
	Albright		86
	Springfield		88

Final Four

	National semifinal March 16					National championship March 17
	Ramapo		57
	UW–Oshkosh		73
						UW-Oshkosh		72
	Salem, VA
						Nebraska Wesleyan		78
	Nebraska Wesleyan		90
	Springfield		78

See also

• 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2018 National Invitation Tournament
• 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2018 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2018 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2018 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
2. "2017-18 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.