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2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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.

2024 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteAllen County War Memorial Coliseum
Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChampionsTrine (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upHampden–Sydney (2nd title game,
3rd Final Four)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrooks Miller (1st title)
MOPCortez Garland (Trine)
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«2023 2025»

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

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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)

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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)

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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

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Top-left - Hampden Sydney, Virginia

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 – – – – – –

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Coleman, Pat; McHugh, Dave (16 February 2022). "USA South Athletic Conference to split in two". D3Sports. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "2023-24 men's basketball conference tourney tracker". D3Sports.com. February 17, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  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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