2016 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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2016 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
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Teams62
Finals siteSalem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
ChampionsSt. Thomas (MN) (2nd title)
Runner-upBenedictine (1st title game)
Semifinalists
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2015 2017»

The 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2016, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

St. Thomas (MN) defeated Benedictine University, 82–76, to win their second Division III national championship.

Regional Rounds[]

Regional 1 – Lisle, Illinois[]

First round
March 3–4
Regional Sites 		Second round
March 4–5
Regional Sites 		Third round
March 11
Lisle, IL 		Regional finals
March 12
Lisle, IL
            
(bye)
(bye)
at Benedictine (27–0) 85
Seguin, TX
Hardin-Simmons 64
Hardin-Simmons (18–10) 97
at Texas Lutheran (21–6) 81
Benedictine 97
Ohio Wesleyan 84
at Ohio Wesleyan (23–4) 114
Pitt.-Greensburg (19–9) 68
Ohio Wesleyan 97
Delaware, OH[1]
Lynchburg 94
Lynchburg (22–6) 82
Scranton (19–7) 55
Benedictine 93
Alma 73
at St. Norbert (23–2) 77
Northwestern-St. Paul (22–5) 58
St. Norbert 63
De Pere, WI
St. Olaf 61
North Central (Ill.) (19–7) 78
St. Olaf (18–9) 80
St. Norbert 64
Alma 70
at John Carroll (25–3) 99
Saint Vincent (22–6) 85
John Carroll 83
University Heights, OH
Alma 90
Alma (21–6) 74
Denison (17–11) 60

Regional Rounds[]

Regional 2 – Medford, Massachusetts[]

First round
March 3–4
Regional Sites 		Second round
March 4–5
Regional Sites 		Third round
March 11
Medford, MA 		Regional finals
March 12
Medford, MA
            
at Amherst (22-5) 74
Husson (21-6) 72
Amherst 69
Amherst, MA
SUNY Cortland 68
WPI (20-6) 50
SUNY Cortland (20-7) 69
Amherst 88
Babson 76
at Susquehanna (23-4) 77
Old Westbury (19-8) 73
Susquehanna 67
Selinsgrove, PA
Babson 70
Babson (21-5) 80
Hartwick (19-8) 69
Amherst 86
Tufts 73
at Plattsburgh (21-5) 81
Fitchburg St. (18-9) 84
Fitchburg St. 74
Plattsburgh, NY
Johnson & Wales (RI) 86
Trinity (CT) (19-7) 73
Johnson & Wales (RI) (26-2) 75
Johnson & Wales (RI) 85
Tufts 101
at Tufts (20-6) 78
Southern Vermont (24-3) 76
Tufts 88
Medford, MA
Skidmore 80
Frank. & Marsh. (22-5) 72
Skidmore (18-8) 83

Regional Rounds[]

Regional 3 – Rock Island, Illinois[]

First round
March 3–4
Regional Sites 		Second round
March 4–5
Regional Sites 		Third round
March 11
Rock Island, IL 		Regional finals
March 12
Rock Island, IL
            
at Augustana (26–1) 105
Westminster (MO) (12–15) 52
Augustana (IL) 96
Rock Island, IL[2]
Hope 80
Hope (23–3) 98
Mt. St. Joseph (18–9) 87
Augustana (IL) 88
Emory 65
at Emory (18–7) 76
Covenant (18–9) 61
Emory 84*
Atlanta, GA[3]
Birmingham-Southern 78
LeGrange (20–8) 88
Birmingham-Southern (22–6) 93
Augustana (IL) 76
St. Thomas (MN) 86
at St. Thomas (MN) (24–3) 78
Central (IA) (19–9) 66
St. Thomas (MN) 94
Saint Paul, MN
Elmhurst 81
Elmhurst (21–6) 73
Wisconsin-Oshkosh (18–9) 63
St. Thomas (MN) 99
Whitman 73
at Whitman (22–4) 91
Chapman (20–6) 84
Whitman 88
Walla Walla, WA
at Whitworth (26–1) 86
(bye)
(bye)

* – Denotes overtime period

Regional Rounds[]

Regional 4 – Oswego, New York[]

First round
March 3–4
Regional Sites 		Second round
March 4–5
Regional Sites 		Third round
March 11
Oswego, NY 		Regional finals
March 12
Oswego, NY
            
at Christopher Newport (26–1) 79
Lycoming (19–9) 71
Christopher Newport 67
Newport News, VA[4]
NYU 64
Brooklyn (22–6) 67
NYU (20–5) 86
Christopher Newport 74
Kenne St. 62
at Stockton (21–6) 71
Kenne St. (18–10) 72*
Kenne St. 72
Galloway Township, NJ
Middlesbury 71
Salisbury (21–6) 73
Middlebury (17–10) 75
Christopher Newport 81
Wooster 61
at Marietta (25–3) 85
Gwynedd-Mercy (21–5) 86
Gwynedd-Mercy 77
Marietta, OH
Oswego St. 78
Oswego St. (20–8) 88*
Delaware Valley (20–7) 78
Oswego St. 65
Wooster 66
at Catholic (22–5) 76
Endicott (18–10) 84
Endicott 83
Washington, D.C.
Wooster 91*
Wooster (21–7) 96
Lancaster Bible (27–0) 83

* – Denotes overtime period

National Finals – Salem, Virginia[]

Semifinals
Friday, March 18 		National championship
Saturday, March 19
      
Benedictine (IL) 63
Amherst 60
Benedictine (IL) 76
St. Thomas (MN) 82
St. Thomas (MN) 66
Christopher Newport 62

Bracket:[5]
Records Book:[6]

All-Tournament Team[]

Taylor Montero - St. Thomas (MN) (Most Outstanding Player)
Ryan Saarela - St. Thomas (MN)
Grant Schafer - St. Thomas (MN)
Luke Johnson - Benedictine
Connor Green - Amherst

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament". Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics.
  2. ^ "2016 NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball First & Second Rounds". Augustana College Athletics.
  3. ^ "2016 NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball Championships - First & Second Rounds". Emory. March 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament". Christopher Newport University Athletics.
  5. ^ "2016 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  6. ^ "Stats" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
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