2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a 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 1, 2019, following the 2018–19 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 16, 2019.

2019 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, Indiana
Champions	UW–Oshkosh (1st title)
Runner-up	Swarthmore (1st title game)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments «2018 2020»

The national semifinal and championship rounds was held for the first time at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The tournament was won by the UW–Oshkosh Titans.

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
Penn State–Behrend	23–4 (14–4)	Allegheny Mountain		Nebraska Wesleyan	26–1 (15–1)	American Rivers
Texas–Dallas	24–4 (12–3)	American Southwest		Christopher Newport	25–3 (12–2)	Capital Athletic
Swarthmore	24–3 (15–3)	Centennial		Baruch	22–5 (13–2)	CUNYAC
North Central (IL)	22–5 (12–4)	CCIW		Rosemont	15–12 (8–4)	Colonial States
Nichols	25–2 (15–1)	Commonwealth Coast		Alfred	23–4 (14–2)	Empire 8
Albertus Magnus	20–7 (9–2)	Great Northeast		Hanover	21–6 (14–4)	Heartland Collegiate
Moravian	19–8 (10–4)	Landmark		Skidmore	19–7 (15–3)	Liberty
Keene State	20–7 (13–3)	Little East		Arcadia	22–5 (14–2)	MAC Commonwealth
DeSales	21–6 (12–2)	MAC Freedom		Salem State	18–9 (10–2)	MASCAC
Albion	19–8 (10–4)	Michigan Intercollegiate		Lake Forest	18–9 (12–6)	Midwest
St. John's (MN)	23–4 (17–3)	Minnesota Intercollegiate		Mitchell	19–9 (10–6)	NECC
Amherst	23–4 (7–3)	NESCAC		Emerson	16–11 (9–5)	NEWMAC
Rowan	21–6 (13–5	New Jersey Athletic		Husson	17–10 (11–3)	North Atlantic
Wittenberg	23–5 (14–4)	North Coast		Morrisville State	23–4 (15–1)	North Eastern Athletic
Aurora	17–11 (12–8)	Northern Athletics		Whitman	26–1 (16–0)	Northwest
Baldwin Wallace	20–9 (11–7)	Ohio Athletic		Guilford	21–7 (12–4)	Old Dominion
Chatham	19–9 (10–7)	Presidents'		Eureka	13–14 (10–8)	SLIAC
Farmingdale State	20–7 (16–4)	Skyline		Sewanee	22–6 (8–6)	Southern Athletic
Pomona-Pitzer	25–2 (15–1)	SCIAC		Texas Lutheran	18–9 (11–5)	Southern Collegiate
Oswego State	22–5 (15–3)	SUNYAC		Emory	20–6 (11–3)	University Athletic
Northwestern (MN)	21–6 (15–1)	Upper Midwest		Maryville	21–7 (14–4)	USA South
UW–Platteville	18–10 (8–6)	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
Augustana (IL)	24–3 (15–1)	CCIW		Capital	20–7 (14–4)	Ohio Athletic
Gwynedd Mercy	19–8 (9–3)	Atlantic East		Hamilton	23–4 (7–3)	NESCAC
Loras	21–6 (12–4)	American Rivers		Marietta	20–6 (14–4)	Ohio Athletic
Middlebury	18–7 (7–3)	NESCAC		MIT	22–4 (12–2)	NEWMAC
NJCU	20–7 (14–4)	New Jersey Athletic		Plattsburgh State	20–6 (14–4)	SUNYAC
Ramapo	18–9 (11–7)	New Jersey Athletic		Randolph–Macon	25–3 (15–1)	Old Dominion
Rochester	20–5 (10–4)	University Athletic		Salisbury	19–8 (8–6)	Capital Athletic
St. Thomas (MN)	22–4 (18–2)	Minnesota Intercollegiate		UW–La Crosse	17–9 (10–4)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate
UW–Oshkosh	23–3 (13–1)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate		Wheaton (IL)	19–8 (11–5)	CCIW
Williams	20–6 (6–4)	NESCAC		Wooster	23–5 (16–2)	North Coast
York (PA)	21–7 (12–2)	Capital Athletic

Tournament bracket

[3]

Top-left

	First round March 1 Campus Sites					Second round March 2 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 8 Clinton, NY					Sectional Final March 9 Clinton, NY
	Whitman		102
	Texas Lutheran		79
						Whitman		83
	Walla Walla, WA
						Pomona-Pitzer		74
	Pomona-Pitzer		58
	Texas-Dallas		37
											Whitman		81
											Williams		84
	Williams		86
	Husson		60
						Williams		90
	Williamstown, MA
						Gwynedd Mercy		56
	Plattsburgh State		65
	Gwynedd Mercy		73
																Williams		70
																Christopher Newport		79
	Christopher Newport		85
	Albertus Magnus		59
						Christopher Newport		88
	Newport News, VA
						Alfred		53
	Ramapo		76
	Alfred		92
											Christopher Newport		75
											Hamilton		67
	Hamilton		72
	Penn State–Behrend		70
						Hamilton		83
	Clinton, NY
						Moravian		72
	Keene State		65
	Moravian		86

Bottom-left

	First round March 1 Campus Sites					Second round March 2 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 8 Amherst, MA					Sectional Final March 9 Amherst, MA
	Amherst		84
	Rosemont		53
						Amherst		75
	Rochester, NY
						Rochester		67
	Rochester		85
	Farmingdale State		68
											Amherst		58
											Nichols		62
	Rowan		96
	Emerson		79
						Rowan		76
	Glassboro, NJ
						Nichols		87
	Nichols		74
	Middlebury		71
																Nichols		65
																Swarthmore		69
	Swarthmore		90
	Mitchell		73
						Swarthmore		105
	Swarthmore, PA
						MIT		65
	MIT		90
	Skidmore		67
											Swarthmore		58
											Randolph–Macon		57
	Randolph–Macon		95
	Morrisville State		70
						Randolph–Macon		78
	Ashland, VA
						York (PA)		60
	York (PA)		83
	DeSales		59

Top-right

	First round March 1 Campus Sites					Second round March 2 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 8 Oshkosh, WI					Sectional Final March 9 Oshkosh, WI
	Nebraska Wesleyan		101
	Eureka		75
						Nebraska Wesleyan		58
	Lincoln, NE
						St. Thomas (MN)		70
	St. Thomas (MN)		80
	UW–La Crosse		66
											St. Thomas (MN)		73
											Guilford		80
	Guilford		97
	Sewanee		59
						Guilford		70
	Greensboro, NC
						Wittenberg		61
	Wittenberg		100
	Emory		88
																Guilford		79
																UW-Oshkosh		82
	UW–Oshkosh		86
	Lake Forest		62
						UW–Oshkosh		108
	St. Joseph, MN
						Northwestern (MN)		86
	St. John's (MN)		78
	Northwestern (MN)		93
											UW–Oshkosh		86
											Loras		75
	North Central (IL)		77
	Chatham		48
						North Central (IL)		82
	Naperville, IL
						Loras		84
	Loras		75
	Albion		64

Bottom-right

	First round March 1 Campus Sites					Second round March 2 Campus Sites					Sectional Semifinals March 8 Rock Island, IL					Sectional Final March 9 Rock Island, IL
	Augustana (IL)		93
	Aurora		67
						Augustana (IL)		85
	Rock Island, IL
						Capital		79
	Capital		78
	UW–Platteville		76
											Augustana (IL)		79
											Wheaton (IL)		93
	Wooster		81
	Baruch		57
						Wooster		70
	Wooster, OH
						Wheaton (IL)		78
	Wheaton (IL)		84
	Hanover		73
																Wheaton (IL)		91
																Marietta		87
	Marietta		101
	Maryville		77
						Marietta		88
	Marietta, OH
						Arcadia		76
	NJCU		60
	Arcadia		80
											Marietta		78
											Oswego State		61
	Oswego State		72
	Salem State		59
						Oswego State		75
	Oswego, NY
						Baldwin Wallace		71
	Baldwin Wallace		75
	Salisbury		61

Final Four

	National semifinal March 15 Fort Wayne, IN					National championship March 16 Fort Wayne, IN
	Christopher Newport		63
	Swarthmore		70
						Swarthmore		82
	Fort Wayne, IN
						UW–Oshkosh		96
	UW–Oshkosh		104
	Wheaton (IL)		85

See also

• 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2019 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
• 2019 National Invitation Tournament
• 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2019 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2019 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2019 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 23, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
2. "2018-19 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
3. "2019 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA. Retrieved March 9, 2019.