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2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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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.

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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 (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[1]

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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]

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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 (RI) 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
SUNY 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 (IL) 55
Whitman 97
Nebraska Wesleyan 130
Washington–St. Louis 80
Aurora 82
Aurora 61
St. Louis, MO
Nebraska Wesleyan 82
Nebraska Wesleyan 94
Maryville (TN) 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 (CT) 101
Southern Vermont 71
Wesleyan (CT) 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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  2. [2]
    "2017-18 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. October 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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