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The 2026 NCAA DIII men’s basketball championship began with a selection show on Monday, March 2 on NCAA.com. The 64-team field consists of 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large bids.Â
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Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 DIII men’s basketball championship.
2026 DIII men’s basketball championship bracket
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2026 DIII men’s basketball championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
Third round: Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14
Quarterfinal and semifinal competition: Thursday, March 19 through Saturday March 21
National championship: Sunday, April 5
Selection show: 1 p.m. on Monday, March 2
First round:Â Friday, March 6
Yeshiva 71, Bates 69
Redlands 97, Susquehanna 75
Washington & Jeff. 82, Mount Union 77
Catholic 71, WestConn 69
NYU 65, Gettysburg 53Â
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, MUWÂ 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, TCNJÂ 45
Trinity (CT) 71, Babson 61
Roanoke 83, Emory 81
 Mary Washington Amherst 81, Amherst 64Â
Ill. Wesleyan 73,  John Carroll 60
Wisconsin-La Crosse 79, Claremont-M-SÂ 62
 St. Thomas (TX) 75, Trinity (TX) 58
UChicago 81, Otterbein 66
Gustavus Adolphus 90, Mary Hardin-Baylor 72
WashU 74, Wis-Whitewater 71
Yeshiva 92, Me-Farmington 69
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 MillerÂ
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
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—
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2020
Canceled due to Covid-19
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—
—
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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
Babson (31-2)
Stephen Brennan
79-78
Augustana (Ill.)
Salem, Va.
2016
St. Thomas (MN) (30-3)Â
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.
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