Teams | 64 | ||||
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Finals site | Salem Civic Center Salem, Virginia | ||||
Champions | Babson Beavers (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Augustana Vikings (4th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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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.
The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2017 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid). [1]
The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2017 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.
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Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid | |||
NESCAC | Amherst | 17–8 (7–3) | 19th | 2016 | |||
CCIW | Augustana (IL) | 24–9 (11–5) | 16th | 2016 | |||
NEWMAC | Babson | 31–2 (14–0) | 9th | 2016 | |||
Colonial States | Cabrini | 19–8 (15–3) | 13th | 2014 | |||
UAA | Emory | 19–8 (9–5) | 6th | 2016 | |||
Commonwealth Coast | Endicott | 24–7 (15–3) | 8th | 2016 | |||
Michigan | Hope | 23–7 (13–1) | 26th | 2016 | |||
Little East | Keene State | 22–10 (10–4) | 5th | 2016 | |||
New Jersey | New Jersey City | 21–8 (13–5) | 17th | 2011 | |||
UAA | Rochester | 24–5 (10–4) | 15th | 2013 | |||
Liberty | St. Lawrence | 20–7 (13–3) | 13th | 2010 | |||
Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | 19–8 (15–5) | 18th | 2016 | |||
Capital | Salisbury | 20–8 (14–4) | 8th | 2016 | |||
Liberty | Skidmore | 20–8 (14–2) | 5th | 2016 | |||
Landmark | Susquehanna | 23–6 (11–3) | 7th | 2016 | |||
NESCAC | Tufts | 22–7 (8–2) | 5th | 2016 | |||
Wisconsin | UW–Oshkosh | 17–11 (9–5) | 7th | 2016 | |||
Wisconsin | UW–Whitewater | 22–7 (9–5) | 21st | 2015 | |||
NESCAC | Wesleyan (CT) | 19–7 (6–4) | 2nd | 2015 | |||
Northwest | Whitworth | 23–5 (13–3) | 12th | 2016 | |||
NESCAC | Williams | 23–9 (5–5) | 15th | 2014 |
First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Marietta, OH | Sectionals March 11 Marietta, OH | ||||||||||||||||
Whitman | 111 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rhodes | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitman | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Walla Walla, WA | |||||||||||||||||||
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitworth | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitman | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||
LaGrange | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hardin–Simmons | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
Abilene, TX | |||||||||||||||||||
Emory | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Emory | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas Lutheran | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitman | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Calvin | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta, OH | |||||||||||||||||||
Guilford | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Guilford | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thomas More | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Albertus Magnus | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rochester, NY | |||||||||||||||||||
Union (NY) | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wesleyan (CT) | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Union (NY) | 89 |
First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Babson Park, MA | Sectionals March 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 |
First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Middlebury, VT | Sectionals March 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 | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Connecticut | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
MIT | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Susquehanna | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Williams | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Williams | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Becker | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Williams | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Williamstown, MA | |||||||||||||||||||
Scranton | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Scranton | 82* | ||||||||||||||||||
Oswego State | 77 |
First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Holland, MI | Sectionals March 11 Holland, MI | ||||||||||||||||
UW–River Falls | 94** | ||||||||||||||||||
Bethel (MN) | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–River Falls | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
River Falls, WI | |||||||||||||||||||
Wartburg | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Benedictine (IL) | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wartburg | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wartburg | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Whitewater | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern–St. Paul | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–Whitewater | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Whitewater, WI | |||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas (MN) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hanover | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Hope | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
UW–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 |
Semifinals Friday, March 17 | National championship Saturday, March 18 | ||||||||
Whitman | 85 | ||||||||
Babson | 91 | ||||||||
Babson | 79 | ||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 78 | ||||||||
Williams | 79 | ||||||||
Augustana (IL) | 90 |
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