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The NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament is a tournament to determine the NCAA Division III national champion. It has been held annually from 1975 to 2019 & since 2022, but not played in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 issues.
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), and the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA). Each of these various organizations is subdivided into one to three divisions, based on the number and level of scholarships that may be provided to the athletes. Teams with more talent tend to win over teams with less talent.
The 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total of 63 games were played. This Final Four was the first—and so far, only—to be held in a baseball-specific facility, as Tropicana Field is home to the Tampa Bay Rays.
The San Diego State Aztecs are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent San Diego State University (SDSU). San Diego State sponsors six men's and eleven women's sports at the varsity level.
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays are the 24 intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Johns Hopkins University, located in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the NCAA Division III, except for their lacrosse teams, which compete in Division I. They are primarily members of the Centennial Conference, while the men's and women's lacrosse teams compete in the Big Ten Conference. The team colors are Hopkins blue and black, and the blue jay is their mascot. Homewood Field is the home stadium.
The Trinity Tigers is the nickname for the sports teams of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). The school mascot is LeeRoy, a Bengal tiger. In the 1950s, LeeRoy was an actual tiger who was brought to sporting events, but today LeeRoy is portrayed by a student wearing a tiger suit. Early in its history, the school participated in Division I/II athletics, but by 1991 the entire program made the move to Division III, at which time it joined the SCAC.
The Evansville Purple Aces are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana. The Aces athletic program is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and competes at the NCAA's Division I level. Evansville's mascot is Ace Purple, and the school colors are purple, white and orange.
The Bridgewater State Bears are composed of 22 varsity teams representing Bridgewater State University in intercollegiate athletics. All teams compete at the NCAA Division III level and all teams compete in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), except for field hockey, tennis and swimming & diving which plays in the Little East Conference (LEC).
The American Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III American Southwest Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The NEWMAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Skyline Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Skyline Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Presidents' Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Presidents' Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The North Atlantic Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III North Atlantic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The MIAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1985. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The MASCAC men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1990. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Liberty League men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Liberty League. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
The Midwest Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual conference basketball championship tournament for the NCAA Division III Midwest Conference. The tournament has been held annually since 1991. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records.
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