2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2024 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum; Fort Wayne, Indiana
Champions	Trine (1st title, 1st title game,; 1st Final Four)
Runner-up	Hampden–Sydney (2nd title game,; 3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists	Guilford (3rd Final Four); Trinity (CT) (2nd Final Four);
Winning coach	Brooks Miller (1st title)
MOP	Cortez Garland (Trine)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2023	2025»

The 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States, the culmination of the 2023–24 NCAA Division III men's basketball season.

The tournament again featured sixty-four teams, with teams placed into one of four sixteen-team regionals. The first four rounds were played on campus sites while the national and semifinal championship rounds were held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana from March 14–16, 2024.

In their first–ever Division III tournament, Trine won the national championship, beating Hampden–Sydney 69–61.

Five teams made their first appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament: Geneva, Mary Baldwin, Roger Williams, SUNY New Paltz, and Trine.

Qualifying teams

A total of sixty-four bids were available for the tournament: 42 automatic bids—awarded to the champions of the forty-two NCAA-recognized Division III conference tournaments—and 22 at-large bids.

There was a net decrease of two automatic bids this year, due to the automatic bids for the Colonial States Athletic Conference (whose members were folded into the United East Conference) and the New England Collegiate Conference (whose remaining full members all departed after the last season) having been eliminated. Starting next year, the Collegiate Conference of the South will get an automatic bid.^[1]

Automatic bids (42)

The following 42 teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).^[2]

Automatic bids
Conference	Team	Record (Conf.)	Appearance	Last bid
AMCC	La Roche	17–10 (14–4)	5th	2023
American Rivers	Loras	23–5 (11–5)	4th	2019
American Southwest	Texas–Dallas	18–9 (12–4)	8th	2020
Atlantic East	Marymount	19–8 (10–2)	3rd	2023
Centennial	Swarthmore	20–8 (14–4)	7th	2023
CUNYAC	Baruch	19–8 (13–1)	8th	2023
Coast to Coast	Christopher Newport	21–6 (4–2)	27th	2023
CCIW	Elmhurst	22–5 (12–4)	8th	2022
Commonwealth Coast	Roger Williams	14–14 (8–8)	1st	Never
Empire 8	Utica	24–3 (15–1)	3rd	2023
Great Northeast	St. Joseph (CT)	24–4 (14–0)	4th	2023
HCAC	Anderson (IN)	23–4 (16–2)	3rd	2023
Landmark	Catholic	24–3 (16–2)	15th	2016
Liberty	Hobart	22–5 (13–5)	6th	2020
Little East	Keene State	24–3 (15–1)	9th	2023
MAC Commonwealth	Eastern	20–7 (10–4)	2nd	2022
MAC Freedom	Stevens	22–5 (11–3)	5th	2022
MASCAC	Worcester State	18–9 (10–2)	4th	2023
Michigan	Hope	22–6 (11–3)	30th	2023
Midwest	Illinois College	23–4 (13–3)	3rd	2023
Minnesota	Gustavus Adolphus	18–10 (14–6)	14th	2012
NESCAC	Trinity (CT)	26–1 (9–1)	10th	2016
NEWMAC	Babson	15–13 (8–8)	13th	2023
New Jersey	TCNJ	20–8 (11–7)	8th	2020
North Atlantic	Husson	23–5 (11–3)	9th	2022
North Coast	Wabash	20–8 (13–3)	8th	2023
NACC	Wisconsin Lutheran	24–4 (16–2)	2nd	2006
Northwest	Whitworth	19–8 (13–3)	17th	2023
Ohio	John Carroll	25–2 (17–1)	17th	2023
Old Dominion	Hampden–Sydney	26–2 (14–2)	16th	2023
Presidents'	Geneva	24–3 (18–2)	1st	Never
Skyline	Farmingdale State	26–2 (15–1)	8th	2023
SAA	Berry	19–9 (13–1)	3rd	2022
SCIAC	Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	21–6 (13–3)	15th	2018
SCAC	Centenary (LA)	17–11 (9–7)	2nd	2020
St. Louis	Fontbonne	20–7 (13–5)	6th	2023
SUNYAC	SUNY New Paltz	20–7 (12–6)	1st	Never
United East	Penn State Harrisburg	24–4 (11–1)	3rd	2022
UAA	Case Western Reserve	21–4 (10–4)	3rd	2023
Upper Midwest	Bethany Lutheran	24–3 (14–0)	4th	2023
USA South	Mary Baldwin	17–10 (11–3)	1st	Never
Wisconsin	UW–Platteville	23–4 (12–2)	15th	2022

At-large bids (22)

The following 22 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.^[2] 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.^[3]

At-large bids
Conference	Team	Record (Conf.)	Appearance	Last bid
SCIAC	Cal Lutheran	23–4 (15–1)	6th	2023
Michigan	Calvin	22–4 (12–2)	23rd	2022
UAA	Carnegie Mellon	16–9 (8–6)	4th	2009
American Rivers	Coe	21–5 (13–3)	4th	2023
MAC Freedom	DeSales	24–3 (14–0)	7th	2022
American Rivers	Dubuque	21–6 (11–5)	8th	2022
Old Dominion	Guilford	22–4 (13–3)	7th	2019
MAC Commonwealth	Hood	19–6 (11–3)	3rd	2022
American Rivers	Nebraska Wesleyan	23–4 (13–3)	18th	2020
UAA	NYU	20–5 (10–4)	12th	2023
SUNYAC	Oswego State	25–2 (18–0)	9th	2023
Old Dominion	Randolph–Macon	23–4 (15–1)	20th	2023
New Jersey	Rowan	19–7 (13–5)	16th	2023
SCAC	St. Thomas (TX)	20–6 (12–4)	2nd	2023
New Jersey	Stockton	17–10 (12–6)	19th	2023
Michigan	Trine	23–4 (12–2)	1st	Never
SCAC	Trinity (TX)	23–3 (14–2)	12th	2022
NESCAC	Tufts	19–7 (5–5)	8th	2023
Old Dominion	Virginia Wesleyan	19–8 (9–7)	16th	2015
UAA	Washington–St. Louis	18–7 (8–6)	25th	2023
MAC Commonwealth	Widener	23–4 (12–2)	18th	2023
NESCAC	Williams	21–6 (9–1)	20th	2023

Tournament bracket

Top-left - Hampden Sydney, Virginia

First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites		Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites		Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Hampden Sydney, VA		Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Hampden Sydney, VA

Hampden–Sydney	98

La Roche	61
		Hampden–Sydney	72
Hampden Sydney, VA
		Farmingdale State	51
Stevens	66

Farmingdale State	80
				Hampden–Sydney	91

				Rowan	76
Catholic	75*

Worcester State	72
		Catholic	85
Washington, D.C.
		Rowan	89
Rowan	81

Carnegie Mellon	69
						Hampden–Sydney	68

						Nebraska Wesleyan	60
Trinity (TX)	63

Texas–Dallas	67
		Texas–Dallas	63
San Antonio, TX
		Nebraska Wesleyan	77
Nebraska Wesleyan	58

Centenary (LA)	41
				Nebraska Wesleyan	74

				Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	70
Cal Lutheran	73

Whitworth	78*
		Whitworth	67
Thousand Oaks, CA
		Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	69
St. Thomas (TX)	71

Claremont–Mudd–Scripps	78

Bottom-left - Greensboro, North Carolina

First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites		Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites		Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Greensboro, NC		Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Greensboro, NC

Widener	101

Roger Williams	70
		Widener	65
Chester, PA
		Christopher Newport	70
Christopher Newport	79

Hobart	59
				Christopher Newport	60

				Williams	49
Oswego State	74

Babson	63
		Oswego State	77
Oswego, NY
		Williams	79
DeSales	51

Williams	77
						Christopher Newport	48

						Guilford	50
Guilford	87

Berry	70
		Guilford	76
Greensboro, NC
		Penn State Harrisburg	59
Hood	67

Penn State Harrisburg	72
				Guilford	82

				Keene State	60
Keene State	82

Marymount	76
		Keene State	109
Keene, NH
		Eastern	85
Eastern	80

TCNJ	79

Top-right - Angola, Indiana

First round
March 1, 2024
Campus Sites

Second round
March 2, 2024
Campus Sites

Sectional semifinals
March 8, 2024
Angola, IN

Sectional finals
March 9, 2024
Angola, IN

Case Western Reserve

66

Mary Baldwin

51

Case Western Reserve

97

Cleveland, OH

Hope

79

Hope

95

Anderson (IN)

79

Case Western Reserve

75

UW–Platteville

95

UW–Platteville

89

Bethany Lutheran

52

UW–Platteville

81

Platteville, WI

Loras

67

Loras

89

Gustavus Adolphus

64

UW–Platteville

86

Trine

88*

Washington–St. Louis

71*

Wisconsin Lutheran

68

Washington–St. Louis

68*

St. Louis, MO

Illinois College

67

Dubuque

57

Illinois College

59

Washington–St. Louis

65

Trine

86

Trine

91

Fontbonne

81

Trine

76

Angola, IN

Coe

70

Coe

79*

Wabash

74

Bottom-right - Hartford, Connecticut

First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites		Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites		Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Hartford, CT		Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Hartford, CT

Randolph–Macon	77

Baruch	45
		Randolph–Macon	75
Ashland, VA
		St. Joseph (CT)	64
St. Joseph (CT)	97

Geneva	83
				Randolph–Macon	59

				Calvin	72
John Carroll	85

SUNY New Paltz	81
		John Carroll	66
University Heights, OH
		Calvin	71
Calvin	93

Elmhurst	78
						Calvin	62

						Trinity (CT)	69
NYU	82

Husson	61
		NYU	62
New York, NY
		Tufts	65
Tufts	59

Stockton	55
				Tufts	53

				Trinity (CT)	70
Trinity (CT)	83

Utica	54
		Trinity (CT)	83
Hartford, CT
		Swarthmore	74
Virginia Wesleyan	59

Swarthmore	67

Final Four

National semifinals March 14 Fort Wayne, IN		National championship March 16 Fort Wayne, IN

Hampden–Sydney	62

Guilford	57
		Hampden–Sydney	61

		Trine	69
Trine	66

Trinity (CT)	54

Record by conference

Conference	Record	Win %	R64	R32	S16	E8	F4	CG	NC
Michigan	10–2	.833	3	3	2	2	1	1	1
Old Dominion	11–4	.733	4	3	3	2	2	1	–
NESCAC	8–3	.727	3	3	3	1	1	–	–
Coast to Coast	3–1	.750	1	1	1	1	–	–	–
Wisconsin	3–1	.750	1	1	1	1	–	–	–
American Rivers	5–4	.556	4	3	1	1	–	–	–
UAA	5–4	.556	4	3	2	–	–	–	–
Little East	2–1	.667	1	1	1	–	–	–	–
SCIAC	2–2	.500	2	1	1	–	–	–	–
New Jersey	2–3	.400	3	1	1	–	–	–	–
MAC Commonwealth	2–3	.400	3	2	–	–	–	–	–
American Southwest	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Centennial	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Great Northeast	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Landmark	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Midwest	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Northwest	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Ohio	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
Skyline	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
United East	1–1	.500	1	1	–	–	–	–	–
SUNYAC	1–2	.333	2	1	–	–	–	–	–
SCAC	0–3	.000	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
MAC Freedom	0–2	.000	2	–	–	–	–	–	–

The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
The Allegheny Mountain, Atlantic East, CCIW, Commonwealth Coast, CUNYAC, Empire 8, Heartland, Liberty, MAC Freedom, MASCAC, Minnesota, NEWMAC, North Atlantic, North Coast, Northern Athletics, Presidents', SAA, SLIAC, Upper Midwest, and USA South each had one representative, eliminated in the Round of 64 with a record of 0–1.

References

^ Coleman, Pat; McHugh, Dave (16 February 2022). "USA South Athletic Conference to split in two". D3Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2023-24 men's basketball conference tourney tracker". D3Sports.com. February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
^ "2022-23 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. August 1, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[1] Coleman, Pat; McHugh, Dave (16 February 2022). "USA South Athletic Conference to split in two". D3Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2024.

[d3hoops-2] "2023-24 men's basketball conference tourney tracker". D3Sports.com. February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.

[manual-3] "2022-23 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual" (PDF). NCAA. August 1, 2023. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

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Records	Appearances

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (42)

At-large bids (22)

Tournament bracket

Top-left - Hampden Sydney, Virginia

Bottom-left - Greensboro, North Carolina

Top-right - Angola, Indiana

Bottom-right - Hartford, Connecticut

Final Four

Record by conference

See also

References