2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

2018 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Sanford Pentagon; Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions	Ferris State Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-up	Northern State Wolves (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Queens Royals (1st Final Four); West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Andy Bronkema (1st title)
MOP	Zach Hankins (Ferris State)
	← 2017 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 2019 →;

The 2018 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament is the 62nd 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 9, and concluded with the championship game on March 24.

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the second consecutive year, the Elite Eight was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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).

Five teams qualified for their first NCAA Division II tournament in 2018: Ohio Dominican, Point Loma Nazarene, Saint Martin's, Southern Nazarene, and West Florida.

Regionals[]

Atlantic – Petersburg, Virginia[]

Location: VSU Multi-Purpose Center

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	Virginia State (24–4)	81

8	Virginia Union (18–14)	76
			1	Virginia State	58

			5	Shippensburg	77
5	Shippensburg (23–7)	98

4	West Liberty (26–3)	66
						5	Shippensburg	72

						2	East Stroudsburg	84
3	Wheeling Jesuit (26–5)	77

6	West Chester (21–6)	82
			6	West Chester	76

			2	East Stroudsburg	90
7	Gannon (22–9)	69

2	East Stroudsburg (24–5)	78

Central – Maryville, Missouri[]

Location: Bearcat Arena

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	NW Missouri State (27–3)	50

8	Minnesota State (22–9)	60
			8	Minnesota State	74

			4	SW Minnesota State	70
5	Missouri So. State (20–9)	77

4	SW Minnesota State (24–8)	81
						8	Minnesota State	83

						2	Northern State	90
3	Southern Nazarene (27–2)	68

6	St. Cloud State (23–8)	81
			6	St. Cloud State	61

			2	Northern State	68
7	Washburn (22–9)	73

2	Northern State (31–3)	93

East – Syracuse, New York[]

Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	Le Moyne (24–6)	75

8	Jefferson (21–13)	57
			1	Le Moyne	67

			5	Saint Rose	63
5	Saint Rose (20–9)	83

4	Saint Anselm (22–8)	71
						1	Le Moyne	75

						7	Bloomfield	59
3	Bridgeport (25–5)	70

6	Merrimack (19–11)	85
			6	Merrimack	91

			7	Bloomfield	109
7	Bloomfield (22–7)	91

2	St. Thomas Aquinas (26–6)	78

Midwest – Big Rapids, Michigan[]

Location: Jim Wink Arena

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	Ferris State (32–1)	75

8	Ohio Dominican (20–10)	57
			1	Ferris State	94

			4	Lake Superior State	71
5	Hillsdale (21–9)	67

4	Lake Superior State (24–7)	81
						1	Ferris State	80

						3	Findlay	65
3	Findlay (26–4)	84

6	Drury (21–7)	65
			3	Findlay	74

			2	Bellarmine	73
7	Truman (20–10)	65

2	Bellarmine (28–2)	82

South – Atlanta, Georgia[]

Location: Forbes Arena

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	Morehouse (25–2)	97

8	Florida Southern (20–10)	98*
			8	Florida Southern	77

			4	Eckerd	90
5	Valdosta State (26–4)	81

4	Eckerd (24–6)	85
						4	Eckerd	72

						7	Barry	79
3	Claflin (25–6)	72

6	Clark Atlanta (24–5)	61
			3	Claflin	64

			7	Barry	89
7	Barry (20–8)	90

2	West Florida (28–3)	73

* – Denotes overtime period

Southeast – Harrogate, Tennessee[]

Location: B. Frank "Tex" Turner Arena

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	Lincoln Memorial (30–1)	90

8	King (19–10)	78
			1	Lincoln Memorial	87

			4	Clayton State	61
5	Carson–Newman (23–7)	69

4	Clayton State (23–6)	75
						1	Lincoln Memorial	57

						2	Queens	69
3	UNC Pembroke (26–5)	75

6	Francis Marion (20–9)	72
			3	UNC Pembroke	63

			2	Queens	75
7	Lees–McRae (23–8)	69

2	Queens (28–3)	90

South Central – Canyon, Texas[]

Location: First United Bank Center

First Round Round of 64 March 10			Regional Semifinal Round of 32 March 11			Regional Final Sweet 16 March 13

1	West Texas A&M (27–4)	79

8	Colorado Mines (22–8)	65
			1	West Texas A&M	93

			4	Texas A&M–Commerce	70
5	Fort Lewis (21–8)	62

4	Texas A&M–Commerce (24–6)	78
						1	West Texas A&M	95

						2	Texas–Permian Basin	87
3	Regis (26–5)	87

6	Dallas Baptist (26–5)	82
			3	Regis	124

			2	Texas–Permian Basin	130****
7	Arkansas–Fort Smith (24–5)	69

2	Texas–Permian Basin (25–5)	87