2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

2018 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Salem Civic Center; Salem, Virginia
Champions	Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves (1st title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Ramapo Roadrunners (2nd Final Four); Springfield Pride (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	(1st title)
NCAA Division III Men's Tournaments
«2017	2019»

The 2018 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament was the 44th annual 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 2, 2018, following the 2017–18 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 17, 2018.

Once again, the national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

Nebraska Wesleyan defeated Wisconsin–Oshkosh in the final, 78–72, to win their first national title. Cooper Cook was voted the MVP.

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
LaRoche	21–6 (16–2)	Allegheny Mountain	Sul Ross State	22–6 (14–3)	American Southwest
York (PA)	23–4 (14–4)	Capital Athletic	Johns Hopkins	23–4 (15–3)	Centennial
Staten Island	17–11 (12–4)	CUNYAC	Augustana (IL)	22–5 (12–4)	CCIW
Cabrini	24–3 (16–2)	Colonial States	Nichols	25–3 (16–2)	Commonwealth Coast
Nazareth	20–7 (13–3)	Empire 8	Johnson & Wales	19–9 (13–3)	Great Northeast
Hanover	22–6 (14–4)	Heartland Collegiate	Nebraska Wesleyan	24–3 (13–3)	Iowa Intercollegiate
Moravian	20–7 (10–4)	Landmark	Union (NY)	18–8 (12–6)	Liberty
Eastern Connecticut	25–3 (13–1)	Little East	Lebanon Valley	18–9 (10–6)	MAC Commonwealth
Misericordia	17–10 (10–4)	MAC Freedom	Bridgewater State	18–9 (9–3)	MASCAC
Hope	18–9 (10–4)	Michigan Intercollegiate	Monmouth (IL)	20–7 (15–3)	Midwest
Augsburg	21–7 (13–7)	Minnesota Intercollegiate	Southern Vermont	22–5 (12–2)	NECC
Williams	22–5 (7–3)	NESCAC	MIT	22–5 (10–4)	NEWMAC
Ramapo	21–6 (15–3)	New Jersey Athletic	New England College	21–6 (15–3)	North Atlantic
Wittenberg	26–2 (16–2)	North Coast	Lancaster Bible	23–5 (15–1)	North Eastern Athletic
Aurora	19–8 (16–4)	Northern Athletics	Whitworth	24–3 (14–2)	Northwest
John Carroll	23–5 (14–4)	Ohio Athletic	Emory and Henry	22–6 (11–5)	Old Dominion
Thomas More	23–5 (16–2)	Presidents'	Greenville	19–8 (14–4)	SLIAC
Yeshiva	18–10 (13–7)	Skyline	Berry	11–17 (3–11)	Southern Athletic
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	19–7 (15–1)	SCIAC	Schreiner	15–12 (10–4)	Southern Collegiate
Plattsburgh State	22–4 (17–1)	SUNYAC	Washington (MO)	22–3 (13–1)	University Athletic
Bethany Lutheran	19–8 (14–3)	Upper Midwest	Maryville	22–6 (14–2)	USA South
UW–Stevens Point	19–8 (11–3)	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
Albright	20–6 (12–4)	MAC Freedom	Brockport	19–7 (14–4)	SUNYAC
Christopher Newport	21–6 (14–4)	Capital	Emory	21–4 (12–2)	University Athetic
Franklin and Marshall	20–6 (14–4)	Centennial	Hamilton	22–4 (7–3)	NESCAC
Illinois Wesleyan	19–7 (12–4)	CCIW	LeTourneau	23–4 (16–2)	American Southwest
Marietta	21–6 (14–4)	Ohio Athletic	Middlebury	19–6 (7–3)	NESCAC
New Jersey City	19–7 (13–5)	New Jersey Athletic	North Central	19–8 (11–5)	CCIW
St. John's (MN)	23–3 (19–1)	Minnesota Intercollegiate	St. Olaf	19–7 (15–5)	Minnesota Intercollegiate
Springfield	18–8 (12–2)	NEWMAC	Swarthmore	22–5 (15–3)	Centennial
UW–Oshkosh	20–7 (9–5)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate	UW–Platteville	22–4 (12–2)	Wisconsin Intercollegiate
Wesleyan	21–6 (7–3)	NESCAC	Whitman	26–1 (16–0)	Northwest
Wooster	21–6 (14–4)	North Coast

Tournament bracket[]

Top-left – Mahwah, New Jersey[]

First round March 2 Campus Sites		Second round March 3 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 9 Mahwah, NJ		Sectional Final March 10 Mahwah, NJ

Williams	56

Bridgewater State	45
		Williams	62
Williamstown, MA
		Ramapo	66
Ramapo	86

Moravian	61
				Ramapo	72

				Franklin & Marshall	62
Christopher Newport	68

Lancaster Bible	65
		Christopher Newport	52
Newport News, VA
		Franklin & Marshall	66
Emory & Henry	59

Franklin & Marshall	73
						Ramapo	68

						MIT	66
Eastern Connecticut	75

Johnson & Wales	69
		Eastern Connecticut	58
Windham, CT
		Middlebury	83
Middlebury	83

Lebanon Valley	63
				Middlebury	76

				MIT	79
Johns Hopkins	52

La Roche	39
		Johns Hopkins	54
Baltimore, MD
		MIT	62
MIT	81

Brockport	67

Bottom-left – Rock Island, Illinois[]

First round March 2 Campus Sites		Second round March 3 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 9 Rock Island, IL		Sectional Final March 10 Rock Island, IL

Wittenberg	91

Misericordia	61
		Wittenberg	60
Springfield, OH
		UW–Oshkosh	68
Marietta	67

UW–Oshkosh	74
				UW–Oshkosh	93

				Emory	72
Emory	91

Berry	61
		Emory	83
Atlanta, GA
		LeTourneau	82
LeTourneau	85

Hanover	77
						UW–Oshkosh	95

						Augustana (IL)	88
Augustana (IL)	123

Greenville	111
		Augustana (IL)	95
Rock Island, IL
		Hope	83
Augsburg	91

Hope	93
				Augustana (IL)	86

				John Carroll	78
John Carroll	95

Thomas More	72
		John Carroll	91
University Heights, OH
		Wooster	85
Wooster	72

Illinois Wesleyan	68

Top-right – Platteville, Wisconsin[]

First round March 2 Campus Sites		Second round March 3 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 9 Platteville, WI		Sectional Final March 10 Platteville, WI

Whitman	87

Schreiner	77
		Whitman	89
Walla Walla, WA
		Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	84
Whitworth	82

Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	83
				Whitman	65

				UW–Stevens Point	55
St. John's (MN)	92

Bethany Lutheran	102
		Bethany Lutheran	44
Collegeville, MN
		UW–Stevens Point	82
UW–Stevens Point	72

North Central	55
						Whitman	97

						Nebraska Wesleyan	130
Washington (MO)	80

Aurora	82
		Aurora	61
St. Louis, MO
		Nebraska Wesleyan	82
Nebraska Wesleyan	94

Maryville	70
				Nebraska Wesleyan	79

				UW–Platteville	78
UW–Platteville	91

Monmouth (IL)	76
		UW–Platteville	74
Platteville, WI
		St. Olaf	68
Sul Ross State	75

St. Olaf	88

Bottom-right – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania[]

First round March 2 Campus Sites		Second round March 3 Campus Sites		Sectional Semifinals March 9 Swarthmore, PA		Sectional Final March 10 Swarthmore, PA

Wesleyan	101

Southern Vermont	71
		Wesleyan	75
Middletown, CT
		Swarthmore	97
Swarthmore	90

New England College	63
				Swarthmore	93

				Plattsburgh State	63
Plattsburgh State	103

Nichols	86
		Plattsburgh State	87
Plattsburgh, NY
		Union (NY)	75
New Jersey City	70

Union (NY)	75
						Swarthmore	62

						Springfield	72
York (PA)	81

Yeshiva	67
		York (PA)	66
York, PA
		Hamilton	69
Hamilton	86

Nazareth	72
				Hamilton	90

				Springfield	92
Cabrini	88

Staten Island	86
		Cabrini	88
Radnor, PA
		Springfield	96
Albright	86

Springfield	88

Final Four[]

National semifinal March 16		National championship March 17

Ramapo	57

UW–Oshkosh	73
		UW-Oshkosh	72
Salem, VA
		Nebraska Wesleyan	78
Nebraska Wesleyan	90

Springfield	78

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
^ "2017-18 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

[d3hoops-1] "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.

[manual-2] "2017-18 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.

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