2019 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament is the 63rd 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 16, and concluded with the championship game on March 30.

2019 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Ford Center Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Northwest Missouri State (2nd title)
Runner-up	Point Loma (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Saint Anselm (1st Final Four) Southern Indiana (4th Final Four)
Winning coach	Ben McCollum (2nd title)
MOP	Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri State

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. The Elite Eight was held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament concluded with Northwest Missouri State winning its 2nd national title completing a 38-0 season.

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).

Seven teams qualified for their first NCAA Division II tournament in 2019: Concordia-Irvine, Daemen, Emmanuel, Molloy, Notre Dame (Ohio), Nova Southeastern, and Walsh.

Regionals

Atlantic – Indiana, Pennsylvania

Location: Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	Indiana (PA) (29–2)	74
	8	West Chester (22–8)	65
						1	Indiana (PA)	65
						4	Mercyhurst	75
	5	Fairmont State (22–8)	60
	4	Mercyhurst (23–6)	63*
											4	Mercyhurst	82
											2	West Liberty	70
	3	Virginia State (27–4)	89
	6	Notre Dame (OH) (23–6)	81
						3	Virginia State	80
						2	West Liberty	82
	7	East Stroudsburg (21–7)	99
	2	West Liberty (26–4)	106*

* – Denotes overtime period

Central – Maryville, Missouri

Location: Bearcat Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	NW Missouri State (32–0)	91
	8	Minnesota State (18–11)	62
						1	NW Missouri State	70
						5	Southern Nazarene	59
	5	Southern Nazarene (28–5)	81
	4	St. Cloud State (22–8)	61
											1	NW Missouri State	82
											6	Missouri Southern	70
	3	Washburn (24–7)	100
	6	Missouri Southern (23–7)	101
						6	Missouri Southern	92
						7	SE Oklahoma State	83
	7	SE Oklahoma State (22–7)	115*
	2	Northern State (26–6)	103

* – Denotes overtime period

East – Goffstown, New Hampshire

Location: Stoutenburgh Gymnasium

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	Saint Anselm (22–5)	81
	8	Molloy (21–9)	71
						1	Saint Anselm	70
						4	New Haven	69
	5	Daemen (24–5)	67
	4	New Haven (20–9)	72
											1	Saint Anselm	74
											6	St. Thomas Aquinas	49
	3	Le Moyne (18–9)	59
	6	St. Thomas Aquinas (23–6)	61
						6	St. Thomas Aquinas	86*
						7	Dominican (NY)	83
	7	Dominican (NY) (22–7)	64
	2	Merrimack (26–6)	50

* – Denotes overtime period

Midwest – Romeoville, Illinois

Location: Neil Carey Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	Lewis (24–5)	65
	8	Grand Valley State (19–12)	63
						1	Lewis	61
						4	Southern Indiana	62
	5	Ashland (23–6)	60
	4	Southern Indiana (22–8)	66
											4	Southern Indiana	76
											2	Bellarmine	69
	3	Findlay (27–4)	71
	6	Drury (21–11)	66
						3	Findlay	59
						2	Bellarmine	74
	7	Walsh (24–7)	61
	2	Bellarmine (26–4)	81

South – Davie, Florida

Location: Rick Case Arena

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	Nova Southeastern (26–3)	80
	8	Miles (21–8)	66
						1	Nova Southeastern	89
						5	West Alabama	80
	5	West Alabama (22–7)	95
	4	Valdosta State (24–6)	87
											1	Nova Southeastern	89
											3	Lynn	74
	3	Lynn (23–6)	81
	6	Alabama–Huntsville (24–7)	68
						3	Lynn	88
						2	Florida Southern	78
	7	Delta State (19–11)	72
	2	Florida Southern (24–7)	78

Southeast – Charlotte, North Carolina

Location: Levine Center

	First Round Round of 64 March 16					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 17					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	Queens (28–4)	76
	8	Emmanuel (GA) (25–9)	72
						1	Queens	96
						4	Catawba	93
	5	UNC Pembroke (21–9)	61
	4	Catawba (23–7)	80
											1	Queens	91
											2	Augusta	78
	3	USC Aiken (26–5)	84
	6	Lenoir–Rhyne (21–10)	71
						3	USC Aiken	89
						2	Augusta	93*
	7	Francis Marion (21–8)	70
	2	Augusta (26–5)	77*

* – Denotes overtime period

South Central – Canyon, Texas

Location: First United Bank Center

	First Round Round of 64 March 15					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 19
	1	West Texas A&M (31–3)	109
	8	New Mexico Highlands (22–9)	95
						1	West Texas A&M	77
						4	Texas A&M–Commerce	61
	5	Dallas Baptist (23–9)	70
	4	Texas A&M–Commerce (23–8)	72
											1	West Texas A&M	89
											2	St. Edward's	70
	3	Colorado Mines (25–5)	73
	6	Lubbock Christian (20–9)	82
						6	Lubbock Christian	80
						2	St. Edward's	93
	7	Angelo State (21–8)	81
	2	St. Edward's (27–3)	82

West – San Diego, California

Location: Golden Gymnasium

	First Round Round of 64 March 15					Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 March 18
	1	Point Loma (26–4)	70
	8	Western Oregon (22–10)	58
						1	Point Loma	73
						4	UC San Diego	50
	5	Cal Poly Pomona (21–6)	50
	4	UC San Diego (25–7)	61
											1	Point Loma	60
											3	Saint Martin's	54
	3	Saint Martin's (24–5)	63
	6	Concordia Irvine (23–10)	60
						3	Saint Martin's	67
						2	Seattle Pacific	63
	7	Chaminade (23–7)	75
	2	Seattle Pacific (21–6)	77

Elite Eight – Evansville, Indiana

	National Quarterfinal March 27					National Semifinal March 28					National Championship March 30
	1	NW Missouri State	55
	8	Mercyhurst	51
						1	NW Missouri State	76
						5	Saint Anselm	53
	4	Nova Southeastern	81
	5	Saint Anselm	91
											1	NW Missouri State	64
											6	Point Loma	58
	3	Queens	74
	6	Point Loma	87
						6	Point Loma	81
						7	Southern Indiana	71
	2	West Texas A&M	84
	7	Southern Indiana	94

All-tournament team

• Alex Stein (Southern Indiana)
• Daulton Hommes (Point Loma)
• Tim Guers (Saint Anselm)
• Joey Withus (Northwest Missouri State)
• Trevor Hudgins (Northwest Missouri State)

References

• 2019 Division II Men's Basketball Official Bracket