2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament is the 62nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 9, and concluded with the championship game on March 24.

2018 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions	Ferris State Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-up	Northern State Wolves (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Queens Royals (1st Final Four) West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Andy Bronkema (1st title)
MOP	Zach Hankins, Ferris State

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the second consecutive year, the Elite Eight was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Qualification

A total of 64 bids are available for each tournament: 24 automatic bids (awarded to the champions of the twenty-two Division II conferences) and 40 at-large bids.

The sixty-four bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West), each of which contains three of the twenty-four Division II conferences that sponsor men's basketball. Each region consists of three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and five at-large bids (which are awarded regardless of conference affiliation).

Five teams qualified for their first NCAA Division II tournament in 2018: Ohio Dominican, Point Loma Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Southern Nazarene, and West Florida.

Regionals

Atlantic – Petersburg, Virginia

Location: VSU Multi-Purpose Center

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	Virginia State (24–4)	81
	8	Virginia Union (18–14)	76
						1	Virginia State	58
						5	Shippensburg	77
	5	Shippensburg (23–7)	98
	4	West Liberty (26–3)	66
											5	Shippensburg	72
											2	East Stroudsburg	84
	3	Wheeling Jesuit (26–5)	77
	6	West Chester (21–6)	82
						6	West Chester	76
						2	East Stroudsburg	90
	7	Gannon (22–9)	69
	2	East Stroudsburg (24–5)	78

Central – Maryville, Missouri

Location: Bearcat Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	NW Missouri State (27–3)	50
	8	Minnesota State (22–9)	60
						8	Minnesota State	74
						4	SW Minnesota State	70
	5	Missouri So. State (20–9)	77
	4	SW Minnesota State (24–8)	81
											8	Minnesota State	83
											2	Northern State	90
	3	Southern Nazarene (27–2)	68
	6	St. Cloud State (23–8)	81
						6	St. Cloud State	61
						2	Northern State	68
	7	Washburn (22–9)	73
	2	Northern State (31–3)	93

East – Syracuse, New York

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	Le Moyne (24–6)	75
	8	Jefferson (21–13)	57
						1	Le Moyne	67
						5	Saint Rose	63
	5	Saint Rose (20–9)	83
	4	Saint Anselm (22–8)	71
											1	Le Moyne	75
											7	Bloomfield	59
	3	Bridgeport (25–5)	70
	6	Merrimack (19–11)	85
						6	Merrimack	91
						7	Bloomfield	109
	7	Bloomfield (22–7)	91
	2	St. Thomas Aquinas (26–6)	78

Midwest – Big Rapids, Michigan

Location: Jim Wink Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	Ferris State (32–1)	75
	8	Ohio Dominican (20–10)	57
						1	Ferris State	94
						4	Lake Superior State	71
	5	Hillsdale (21–9)	67
	4	Lake Superior State (24–7)	81
											1	Ferris State	80
											3	Findlay	65
	3	Findlay (26–4)	84
	6	Drury (21–7)	65
						3	Findlay	74
						2	Bellarmine	73
	7	Truman (20–10)	65
	2	Bellarmine (28–2)	82

South – Atlanta, Georgia

Location: Forbes Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	Morehouse (25–2)	97
	8	Florida Southern (20–10)	98*
						8	Florida Southern	77
						4	Eckerd	90
	5	Valdosta State (26–4)	81
	4	Eckerd (24–6)	85
											4	Eckerd	72
											7	Barry	79
	3	Claflin (25–6)	72
	6	Clark Atlanta (24–5)	61
						3	Claflin	64
						7	Barry	89
	7	Barry (20–8)	90
	2	West Florida (28–3)	73

* – Denotes overtime period

Southeast – Harrogate, Tennessee

Location: B. Frank "Tex" Turner Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	Lincoln Memorial (30–1)	90
	8	King (19–10)	78
						1	Lincoln Memorial	87
						4	Clayton State	61
	5	Carson–Newman (23–7)	69
	4	Clayton State (23–6)	75
											1	Lincoln Memorial	57
											2	Queens	69
	3	UNC Pembroke (26–5)	75
	6	Francis Marion (20–9)	72
						3	UNC Pembroke	63
						2	Queens	75
	7	Lees–McRae (23–8)	69
	2	Queens (28–3)	90

South Central – Canyon, Texas

Location: First United Bank Center

	First Round Round of 64 March 10					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13
	1	West Texas A&M (27–4)	79
	8	Colorado Mines (22–8)	65
						1	West Texas A&M	93
						4	Texas A&M–Commerce	70
	5	Fort Lewis (21–8)	62
	4	Texas A&M–Commerce (24–6)	78
											1	West Texas A&M	95
											2	Texas–Permian Basin	87
	3	Regis (26–5)	87
	6	Dallas Baptist (26–5)	82
						3	Regis	124
						2	Texas–Permian Basin	130****
	7	Arkansas–Fort Smith (24–5)	69
	2	Texas–Permian Basin (25–5)	87

* – Denotes overtime period

West – Monmouth, Oregon

Location: WOU Physical Education Building

	First Round Round of 64 March 9					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 10					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 12
	1	Western Oregon (29–1)	73
	8	Point Loma (21–9)	66
						1	Western Oregon	77
						5	Saint Martin's	55
	5	Saint Martin's (24–8)	66
	4	Cal Poly Pomona (23–6)	58
											1	Western Oregon	76
											3	California Baptist	80
	3	California Baptist (25–5)	81
	6	UC San Diego (21–10)	67
						3	California Baptist	72
						7	Azusa Pacific	68
	7	Azusa Pacific (20–10)	69
	2	Dixie State (23–6)	65

Elite Eight – Sioux Falls, South Dakota

	National Quarterfinal March 20					National Semifinal March 22					National Championship March 24
	1	Ferris State	87
	8	Barry	84
						1	Ferris State	85
						4	West Texas A&M	79
	4	West Texas A&M	87
	5	Le Moyne	73
											1	Ferris State	71
											3	Northern State	69
	2	Queens	100
	7	California Baptist	94
						2	Queens	99
						3	Northern State	105**
	3	Northern State	79
	6	East Stroudsburg	71

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