BUZZER-BEATER to win 2026 DIII men's basketball championship
Mary Washington captured its first DIII men's basketball championship, defeating Emory 75-73 on April 5.
The 2026 NCAA DIII men's basketball championship began with a selection show on Monday, March 2 on krikya168vip.com. The 64-team field consisted of 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large bids. The national championship was held at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
2026 DIII men's basketball championship bracket
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2026 DIII men's basketball championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Selection show: 1 p.m. on Monday, March 2
- First round: Friday, March 6
- Yeshiva 71, Bates 69
- Redlands 97, Susquehanna 75
- Washington & Jeff. 82, Mount Union 77
- Catholic 71, WestConn 69
- NYU 65, Gettysburg 53
- Cortland 75, Franklin & Marshall 66
- TCNJ 74, Johns Hopkins 73
- Babson 71, Saint Joseph's (Maine) 67
- Roanoke 88, Rhodes 84
- Amherst 63, WPI 46
- John Carroll 118, Grinnell 86
- Maine-Farmington 96, Montclair State 84
- Claremont-M-S 84, Aurora 60
- Trinity (Texas) 71, Whitworth 63
- Hood 84, Vassar 71
- Otterbein 55, Wisconsin-Platteville 52
- Chris. Newport 75, vs. Stevens 62
- Mary Hardin-Baylor 84, Wisconsin-Stevens Point 76
- Tufts 65, Penn State Harrisburg 60
- Wisconsin-Whitewater 85, Loras 76
- Wesleyan (Connecticut) 76, Lehman 66
- Endicott 96, vs. Neumann 82
- Randolph-Macon 76, North Carolina Wesleyan 52
- Trinity (Connecticut) 74, Keuka 63
- Emory 87, MUW 73
- Mary Washington 86, Worcester State 55
- Illinois Wesleyan 62, Heidelberg 51
- Wisconsin-La Crosse 75, Hope 61
- Saint Thomas (Texas) 69, vs. Belhaven 63
- UChicago 72, Penn State-Behrend 48
- Gustavus Adolphus 86, Bethany Lutheran 70
- WashU 82, Transylvania 47
- Second round: Saturday, March 7
- Hood 114, Redlands 104
- Chris. Newport 90, Washington & Jeff 61
- Tufts 74, Catholic 60
- Wesleyan 84, NYU 69
- Endicott 58, Cortland 57
- Randolph-Macon 68, TCNJ 45
- Trinity (CT) 71, Babson 61
- Emory 83, Roanoke 81
- Mary Washington Amherst 81, Amherst 64
- Ill. Wesleyan 73, John Carroll 60
- Wisconsin-La Crosse 79, Claremont-M-S 62
- St. Thomas (TX) 75, Trinity (TX) 58
- UChicago 81, Otterbein 61
- Gustavus Adolphus 90, Mary Hardin-Baylor 72
- WashU 74, Wis-Whitewater 71
- Yeshiva 92, Me-Farmington 69
- Third round: Friday, March 13
- Third round: Saturday, March 14 | Livestream on krikya168vip.com
- Quarterfinal competition: Thursday, March 19
- Semifinal competition: Saturday, March 21
- Championship: Sunday, April 5
NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship History
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trinity (CT) (30-3) | James Cosgrove | 64-60 | NYU | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2024 | Trine (29-4) | Brooks Miller | 69-61 | Hampden-Sydney | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2023 | Christopher Newport (30-3) | John Krikorian | 74-72 | Mount Union | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2022 | Randolph-Macon (33-1) | Josh Merkel | 75-45 | Elmhurst | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2021 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (29-3) | Matt Lewis | 96-82 | Swarthmore | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan (30-3) | Dale Wellman | 78-72 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | Stephen Brennan | 79-78 | Augustana (Ill.) | Salem, Va. | |
| 2016 | St. Thomas (MN) (30-3) | John Tauer | 82-76 | Benedictine (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-5) | Bob Semling | 70-54 | Augustana (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | Pat Miller | 75-73 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2013 | Amherst (30-2) | David Hixon | 87-70 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2012 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | Pat Miller | 63-60 | Cabrini | Salem, Va. |
| 2011 | St. Thomas (30-3) | Steve Fritz | 78-54 | Wooster | Salem, Va. |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-4) | Bob Semling | 78-73 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (29-4) | Mark Edwards | 61-52 | Richard Stockton | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis (25-6) | Mark Edwards | 90-68 | Amherst | Salem, Va. |
| 2007 | Amherst (30-2) | David Hixon | 80-67 | Virginia Wesleyan | Salem, Va. |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan (30-3) | David Macedo | 59-56 | Wittenberg | Salem, Va. |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-3) | Jack Bennett | 73-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-5) | Jack Bennett | 84-82 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2003 | Williams (31-1) | David Paulsen | 67-65 | Gustavus Adolphus | Salem, Va. |
| 2002 | Otterbein (30-3) | Dick Reynolds | 102-83 | Elizabethtown | Salem, Va. |
| 2001 | Catholic (28-5) | Mike Lonergan | 76-62 | William Paterson | Salem, Va. |
| 2000 | Calvin (30-2) | Kevin vande Streek | 79-75 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Salem, Va. |
| 1999 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-2) | Bo Ryan | 76-75 (ot) | Hampden-Sydney | Salem, Va. |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-0) | Bo Ryan | 69-56 | Hope | Salem, Va. |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan (29-2) | Dennie Bridges | 89-86 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Salem, Va. |
| 1996 | Rowan (28-4) | John Giannini | 100-93 | Hope | Salem, Va. |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Platteville (31-0) | Bo Ryan | 69-55 | Manchester | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley (28-4) | Pat Flannery | 66-59 (ot) | New York University | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern (28-2) | Joe Campoli | 71-68 | Augustana (Ill.) | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1992 | Calvin (31-1) | Ed Douma | 62-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Platteville (28-3) | Bo Ryan | 81-74 | Franklin & Marshall | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1990 | Rochester (N.Y.) (27-5) | Mike Neer | 43-42 | DePauw | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-2) | Dave Vander Meulen | 94-86 | TCNJ | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan (27-5) | Gene Mehaffey | 92-70 | Scranton | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1987 | North Park (28-3) | Bosco Djurickovic | 106-100 | Clark (Mass.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1986 | SUNY Potsdam (32-0) | Jerry Welsh | 76-73 | LeMoyne-Owen | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1985 | North Park (27-4) | Bosco Djurickovic | 72-71 | SUNY Potsdam | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (27-4) | Dave Vander Meulen | 103-86 | Clark (Mass.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1983 | Scranton (27-5) | Bob Bessoir | 64-63 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1982 | Wabash (24-4) | Mac Petty | 83-62 | SUNY Potsdam | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1981 | SUNY Potsdam (30-2) | Jerry Welsh | 67-65 (ot) | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1980 | North Park (28-3) | Dan McCarrell | 83-76 | Upsala | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1979 | North Park (26-5) | Dan McCarrell | 66-62 | SUNY Potsdam | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1978 | North Park (29-2) | Dan McCarrell | 69-57 | Widener | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1977 | Wittenberg (23-5) | Larry Hunter | 79-66 | Oneonta State | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1976 | Scranton (29-3) | Bob Bessoir | 60-57 | Wittenberg | Reading, Pa. |
| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen (27-5) | Jerry johnson | 57-54 | Rowan | Reading, Pa. |
