2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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.

2017 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteSalem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
ChampionsBabson Beavers (1st title)
Runner-upAugustana Vikings (4th title game)
Semifinalists
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«20162018»

Babson beat Augustana (IL) 79-78 to win their 1st national title. Joey Flannery was voted as the MVP of the tournament.

Qualifying teams edit

Automatic bids (43) edit

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]

Automatic bids
ConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bid
Allegheny MountainMedaille21–7 (16–2)5th2015
American SouthwestHardin–Simmons24–7 (13–3)2nd2016
CapitalChristopher Newport27–3 (17–1)21st2016
CentennialSwarthmore23–6 (14–4)1stNever
CUNYACStaten Island21–6 (16–0)12th2013
CCIWNorth Central (IL)18–11 (9–7)9th2016
Colonial StatesNeumann25–3 (17–1)2nd2015
Commonwealth CoastNichols24–6 (15–3)1stNever
Empire 8St. John Fisher23–6 (15–1)16th2015
Great NortheastAlbertus Magnus23–5 (16–2)6th2015
HeartlandHanover26–4 (16–2)7th2011
IowaWartburg21–10 (8–8)7th2001
LandmarkScranton22–7 (11–3)28th2016
LibertyUnion (NY)17–11 (10–6)4th2005
Little EastEastern Connecticut21–9 (11–3)7th2015
MAC CommonwealthLycoming24–5 (13–3)7th2016
MAC FreedomMisericordia20–8 (9–5)3rd2015
MASCACSalem State17–11 (9–3)24th2012
MichiganCalvin17–11 (10–4)21st2015
MidwestRipon20–5 (15–3)13th2002
MinnesotaBethel (MN)20–6 (15–5)2nd1991
NECCBecker19–9 (13–3)3rd2012
NESCACMiddlebury27–4 (8–2)8th2016
NEWMACMIT21–7 (11–3)7th2014
New JerseyRamapo25–2 (16–2)7th2013
North AtlanticHusson21–7 (16–2)6th2016
North CoastWooster21–8 (15–3)26th2016
NEACMorrisville State22–7 (15–3)4th2014
Northern AthleticsBenedictine (IL)23–5 (19–1)8th2016
NorthwestWhitman27–0 (16–0)2nd2016
OhioMarietta26–5 (16–2)6th2016
Old DominionGuilford24–6 (13–3)5th2010
Presidents'Thomas More22–7 (15–3)2nd2009
SkylineFarmingdale State20–8 (14–2)5th2012
SouthernRhodes17–11 (11–3)4th1993
SCIACClaremont–Mudd–Scripps23–5 (13–3)13th2015
SCACTexas Lutheran19–10 (10–4)3rd2016
SLIACWestminster (MO)19–9 (13–5)5th2016
SUNYACOswego State21–7 (15–3)5th2016
UAAWashington–St. Louis21–6 (12–2)20th2015
Upper MidwestNorthwestern–St. Paul20–8 (13–3)7th2016
USA SouthLaGrange18–11 (8–6)4th2016
WisconsinUW–River Falls25–4 (12–2)3rd2012

At-large bids (21) edit

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.

At-large bids
ConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bid
NESCACAmherst17–8 (7–3)19th2016
CCIWAugustana (IL)24–9 (11–5)16th2016
NEWMACBabson31–2 (14–0)9th2016
Colonial StatesCabrini19–8 (15–3)13th2014
UAAEmory19–8 (9–5)6th2016
Commonwealth CoastEndicott24–7 (15–3)8th2016
MichiganHope23–7 (13–1)26th2016
Little EastKeene State22–10 (10–4)5th2016
New JerseyNew Jersey City21–8 (13–5)17th2011
UAARochester24–5 (10–4)15th2013
LibertySt. Lawrence20–7 (13–3)13th2010
MinnesotaSt. Thomas (MN)19–8 (15–5)18th2016
CapitalSalisbury20–8 (14–4)8th2016
LibertySkidmore20–8 (14–2)5th2016
LandmarkSusquehanna23–6 (11–3)7th2016
NESCACTufts22–7 (8–2)5th2016
WisconsinUW–Oshkosh17–11 (9–5)7th2016
WisconsinUW–Whitewater22–7 (9–5)21st2015
NESCACWesleyan (CT)19–7 (6–4)2nd2015
NorthwestWhitworth23–5 (13–3)12th2016
NESCACWilliams23–9 (5–5)15th2014

Tournament bracket edit

Top-left - Marietta, Ohio edit

First round
March 3
Campus Sites
Second round
March 4
Campus Sites
Sectionals
March 10
Marietta, OH
Sectionals
March 11
Marietta, OH
            
Whitman111
Rhodes98
Whitman79
Walla Walla, WA
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps73
Whitworth73
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps78
Whitman102
Hardin–Simmons82
Hardin–Simmons109
LaGrange103
Hardin–Simmons95
Abilene, TX
Emory85
Emory82
Texas Lutheran69
Whitman91
Rochester87
Marietta83
Calvin66
Marietta88
Marietta, OH
Guilford64
Guilford74
Thomas More54
Marietta80
Rochester85
Rochester89
Albertus Magnus66
Rochester82
Rochester, NY
Union (NY)60
Wesleyan (CT)83
Union (NY)89

Bottom-left - Babson Park, Massachusetts edit

First round
March 3
Campus Sites
Second round
March 4
Campus Sites
Sectionals
March 10
Babson Park, MA
Sectionals
March 11
Babson Park, MA
            
Swarthmore86
Staten Island61
Swarthmore67
Swarthmore, PA
Christopher Newport77
Christopher Newport81
Morrisville State45
Christopher Newport64
Keene State68
Ramapo73
Misericordia63
Ramapo91
Mahwah, NJ
Keene State92*
Amherst66
Keene State69
Keene State79
Babson102
Babson92
Husson76
Babson72
Babson Park, MA
Skidmore65
Skidmore75
New Jersey City67
Babson87
Tufts80
St. John Fisher77
St. Lawrence72
St. John Fisher81
Pittsford, NY
Tufts94
Tufts84
Salem State81

Top-right - Middlebury, Vermont edit

First round
March 3
Campus Sites
Second round
March 4
Campus Sites
Sectionals
March 10
Middlebury, VT
Sectionals
March 11
Middlebury, VT
            
Middlebury84
Farmingdale State75
Middlebury95
Middlebury, VT
Lycoming76
Lycoming86
Cabrini70
Middlebury89
Endicott60
Neumann93
Nichols96
Nichols75
Aston, PA
Endicott111
Salisbury68
Endicott71
Middlebury75
Williams79
Susquehanna89
Medaille82
Susquehanna72
Selinsgrove, PA
Eastern Connecticut67
Eastern Connecticut86
MIT70
Susquehanna61
Williams78
Williams91
Becker63
Williams80
Williamstown, MA
Scranton53
Scranton82*
Oswego State77

Bottom-right - Holland, Michigan edit

First round
March 3
Campus Sites
Second round
March 4
Campus Sites
Sectionals
March 10
Holland, MI
Sectionals
March 11
Holland, MI
            
UW–River Falls94**
Bethel (MN)92
UW–River Falls43
River Falls, WI
Wartburg76
Benedictine (IL)66
Wartburg92
Wartburg69
Augustana (IL)80
UW–Whitewater85
Northwestern–St. Paul81
UW–Whitewater70
Whitewater, WI
Augustana (IL)72
Augustana (IL)77
St. Thomas (MN)74
Augustana (IL)77
Hanover64
Hope87
UW–Oshkosh85
Hope94
Holland, MI
Washington–St. Louis80
Washington–St. Louis87
Ripon72
Hope77
Hanover79
Hanover72
Westminster (MO)64
Hanover64
Hanover, IN
North Central (IL)63
Wooster72
North Central (IL)77

Final Four - Salem, Virginia edit

Semifinals
Friday, March 17
National championship
Saturday, March 18
      
Whitman85
Babson91
Babson79
Augustana (IL)78
Williams79
Augustana (IL)90

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Who's in the men's tournament?". D3Sports.com. February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 28, 2023.