2017 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

2017 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Salem Civic Center; Salem, Virginia
Champions	Babson Beavers (1st title)
Runner-up	Augustana Vikings (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Whitman Blues (1st Final Four); Williams Ephs (4th Final Four);
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2016	2018»

The 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 64 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament concluded with the national semifinal and championship rounds that took place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

Babson beat Augustana (IL) 79-78 to win their 1st national title. Joey Flannery was voted as the MVP of the tournament.

Qualifying teams[]

Automatic bids (42)[]

Automatic bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference	Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference
Medaille	21-7 (16-2)	Allegheny Mountain	Hardin-Simmons	24-7 (13-3)	American Southwest
Christopher Newport	27-3 (17-1)	Capital Athletic	Swarthmore	23-6 (14-4)	Centennial
College of Staten Island	21-6 (16-0)	CUNYAC	North Central	18-11 (9-7)	CCIW
Neumann	25-3 (17-1)	Colonial States	Nichols	24-6 (15-3)	Commonwealth Coast
St. John Fisher	23-6 (15-1)	Empire 8	Albertus Magnus	23-5 (16-2)	Great Northeast
Hanover	26-4 (16-2)	Heartland Collegiate	Wartburg	21-10 (8-8)	Iowa Intercollegiate
Scranton	22-7 (11-3)	Landmark	Union	17-11 (10-6)	Liberty
Eastern Connecticut State	21-9 (11-3)	Little East	Salem State	17-11 (9-3)	MASCAC
Calvin	17-11 (10-4)	Michigan Intercollegiate	Lycoming	24-5 (13-3)	Middle Atlantic
Ripon	20-5 (15-3)	Midwest	Bethel	20-6 (15-5)	Minnesota Intercollegiate
Becker	19-9 (13-3)	NECC	Middlebury	27-4 (8-2)	NESCAC
MIT	21-7 (11-3)	NEWMAC	Ramapo	26-3 (16-2)	New Jersey Athletic
Husson	21-7 (16-2)	North Atlantic	Wooster	21-8 (15-3)	North Coast
Morrisville State	22-7 (15-3)	North Eastern Athletic	Benedictine	23-5 (19-1)	Northern Athletics
Whitman	31-1 (16-0)	Northwest	Marietta	26-5 (16-2)	Ohio Athletic
Guilford	24-6 (13-3)	Old Dominion	Thomas More	22-7 (15-3)	Presidents'
Westminster	19-9 (13-5)	SLIAC	Farmingdale State	20-8 (14-2)	Skyline
Rhodes	17-11 (11-3)	Southern Athletic	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	23-5 (13-3)	SCIAC
Texas Lutheran	19-10 (10-4)	Southern Collegiate	Oswego	21-7 (15-3)	SUNYAC
Washington (MO)	21-6 (12-2)	University Athletic	Northwestern	20-8 (13-3)	Upper Midwest
LaGrange	18-11 (8-6)	USA South	Wisconsin-River Falls	25-4 (12-2)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate

At-large bids (22)[]

At-large bids
Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference	Qualifying school	Record (Conf.)	Conference
Amherst	17-8 (7-3)	NESCAC	Augustana (IL)	24-9 (11-5)	CCIW
Babson	31-2 (14-0)	NEWMAC	Cabrini	19-8 (15-3)	Colonial States
Emory	19-8 (9-5)	University Athletic	Endicott	24-7 (15-3)	Commonwealth Coast
Hope	23-7 (13-1)	Michigan Intercollegiate	Keene State	22-10 (10-4)	Little East
Misericordia	20-8 (9-5)	Middle Atlantic	New Jersey City	21-8 (13-5)	New Jersey Athletic
Rochester (NY)	24-5 (10-4)	University Athletic	Salisbury	20-8 (14-4)	Capital Athletic
Skidmore	20-8 (14-2)	Liberty	St. Lawrence	20-7 (13-3)	Liberty
St. Thomas (MN)	19-8 (15-5)	Minnesota Intercollegiate	Susquehanna	23-6 (11-3)	Landmark
Tufts	22-7 (8-2)	NESCAC	Wesleyan (CT)	19-7 (6-4)	NESCAC
Whitworth	23-5 (13-3)	Northwest	Williams	23-9 (5-5)	NESCAC
Wisconsin-Oshkosh	17-11 (9-5)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate	Wisconsin-Whitewater	22-7 (9-5)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate

Tournament bracket[]

Upper Left Bracket – Marietta, Ohio[]

First Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Second Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Sectionals March 10–11 Marietta, OH		Sectionals March 10–11 Marietta, OH

Rhodes	98

Whitman	111
		Whitman	79
Walla Walla, WA
		Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	73
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	78

Whitworth	73
				Whitman	102

				Hardin-Simmons	82
LaGrange	103

Hardin-Simmons	109
		Hardin-Simmons	95
Abilene, TX
		Emory	85
Texas Lutheran	69

Emory	82
						Whitman	91

						Rochester (NY)	87
Marietta	83

Calvin	66
		Marietta	88
Marietta, OH
		Guilford	64
Guilford	74

Thomas More	54
				Marietta	80

				Rochester (NY)	85
Rochester (NY)	89

Albertus Magnus	66
		Rochester (NY)	82
Rochester, NY
		Union (NY)	60
Union (NY)	89

Wesleyan (CT)	83

Bottom Left Bracket – Babson Park, Massachusetts[]

First Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Second Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Sectionals March 10–11 Babson Park, MA		Sectionals March 10–11 Babson Park, MA

Swarthmore	86

Staten Island	61
		Swarthmore	67
Swarthmore, PA
		Christopher Newport	77
Christopher Newport	81

Morrisville State	45
				Christopher Newport	64

				Keene State	68
Ramapo	73

Misericordia	63
		Ramapo	91
Mahwah, NJ
		Keene State	92
Amherst	66

Keene State	69
						Keene State	79

						Babson	102
Babson	92

Husson	76
		Babson	72
Babson Park, MA
		Skidmore	65
Skidmore	75

New Jersey City	67
				Babson	87

				Tufts	80
St. John Fisher	77

St. Lawrence	72
		St. John Fisher	81
Pittsford, NY
		Tufts	94
Tufts	84

Salem State	81

Upper Right Bracket – Middlebury, Vermont[]

First Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Second Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Sectionals March 10–11 Middlebury, VT		Sectionals March 10–11 Middlebury, VT

Middlebury	84

Farmingdale State	75
		Middlebury	95
Middlebury, VT
		Lycoming	76
Lycoming	86

Cabrini	70
				Middlebury	89

				Endicott	60
Neumann	93

Nichols	96
		Nichols	75
Aston, PA
		Endicott	111
Salisbury	68

Endicott	71
						Middlebury	75

						Williams	79
Susquehanna	89

Medaille	82
		Susquehanna	72
Selinsgrove, PA
		Eastern Connecticut State	67
Eastern Connecticut State	86

MIT	70
				Susquehanna	61

				Williams	78
Williams	91

Becker	63
		Williams	80
Williamstown, MA
		Scranton	53
Scranton	82

Oswego State	77

Lower Right Bracket – Holland, Michigan[]

First Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Second Round March 3–4 Campus Sites		Sectionals March 10–11 Holland, MI		Sectionals March 10–11 Holland, MI

Wisconsin-River Falls	94

Bethel (MN)	92
		Wisconsin-River Falls	43
River Falls, WI
		Wartburg	76
Benidictine (IL)	66

Wartburg	92
				Wartburg	69

				Augustana (IL)	80
Wisconsin-Whitewater	85

Northwestern-St Paul	81
		Wisconsin-Whitewater	70
Whitewater, WI
		Augustana (IL)	72
Augustana (IL)	77

St. Thomas (MN)	74
						Augustana (IL)	77

						Hanover	64
Hope	87

Wisconsin-Oshkosh	85
		Hope	94
Holland, MI
		Washington-St.Louis	80
Washington-St. Louis	87

Ripon	72
				Hope	77

				Hanover	79
Hanover	72

Westminster (MO)	64
		Hanover	64
Hanover, IN
		North Central (IL)	63
Wooster	72

North Central (IL)	77

National Finals – Salem, Virginia[]

Semifinals Friday, March 17		National championship Saturday, March 18

Whitman	85

Babson	91
		Babson	79

		Augustana (IL)	78
Williams	79

Augustana (IL)	90

v t NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
Tournaments	1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 ~~2021~~ 2022
Records	Appearances