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| Carleton returned to the NCAA Tournament as the top seed won the MIAC conference tournament. Photo by Caleb Williams, d3photography.com |
In Division III basketball, "March Madness" starts in late February. There are 44 automatic qualifying bids into the 64-team NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament and 43 of those AQs are awarded to conference tournament winners.
Conference playoffs started as early as Friday, Feb. 17 and ran through Sunday, Feb. 26.
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host first round. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 La Roche, 2 Penn State-Altoona, 3 Hilbert, 4 Pitt-Greensburg, 5 Penn State-Behrend, 6 Pitt-Bradford.
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Penn State-Behrend | 76 | Pitt-Greensburg | 63 | Final | BX |
| Pitt-Bradford | 80 | Hilbert | 79 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Penn State-Behrend | 55 | La Roche | 63 | Final | BX P |
| Pitt-Bradford | 96 | Penn State-Altoona | 109 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Penn State-Altoona | 61 | La Roche | 84 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: La Roche (20-7)
At-large selection: None.
American Rivers Conference
The top six of nine qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Higher seed hosts each round. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Central, 2 Dubuque, 3 Nebraska Wesleyan, 4 Loras, 5 Wartburg, 6 Coe
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Wartburg | 80 | Loras | 85 | Final | BX |
| Coe | 78 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 60 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Loras | 79 | Central | 67 | Final | BX |
| Coe | 78 | Dubuque | 73 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Coe | 93 | Loras | 86 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Coe (16-12)
At-large selection: None.
American Southwest Conference
Top six of 10 qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2 Texas-Dallas, 3 East Texas Baptist, 4 Hardin-Simmons, 5 Concordia (Texas), 6 Letourneau
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Concordia (Texas) | 96 | Hardin-Simmons | 101 | Final | BX P |
| LeTourneau | 65 | East Texas Baptist | 77 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | East Texas Baptist | 74 | Texas-Dallas | 71 | Final | BX |
| Hardin-Simmons | 78 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 71 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 25 | Hardin-Simmons | 64 | East Texas Baptist | 72 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: East Texas Baptist (23-5)
At-large selection: Mary Hardin-Baylor (21-5)
Atlantic East Conference
Top six of seven qualify. Highest seed hosts all three rounds. Reseeded after first round. Games played Monday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Marymount, 2 Neumann, 3 Gwynedd Mercy, 4 Immaculata, 5 Cabrini, 6 Marywood
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | Marywood | 75 | Gwynedd Mercy | 95 | Final | BX RC |
| Cabrini | 57 | Immaculata | 58 | Final | ||
| Feb. 22 | Gwynedd Mercy | 52 | Neumann | 71 | Final | BX RC |
| Immaculata | 73 | Marymount | 81 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Neumann | 52 | Marymount | 57 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Marymount (17-10)
At-large selection: None.
Centennial Conference
Top six of ten qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Johns Hopkins, 2 Swarthmore, 3 Gettysburg, 4 Muhlenberg, 5 Ursinus, 6 Franklin & Marshall
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Ursinus | 53 | Muhlenberg | 74 | Final | BX |
| Franklin and Marshall | 51 | Gettysburg | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Gettysburg | 81 | Swarthmore | 95 | Final | BX |
| Muhlenberg | 51 | Johns Hopkins | 85 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 26 | Swarthmore | 76 | Johns Hopkins | 73 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Swarthmore (24-3)
At-large selection: Johns Hopkins (23-3)
City University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six of eight qualify. Home sites for quarterfinals and semifinals, championship at CCNY. Games played Saturday-Tuesday-Friday.
Seedings: 1 Baruch, 2 Lehman, 3 CCNY, 4 York (N.Y.), 5 Hunter, 6 John Jay
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | John Jay | 75 | CCNY | 98 | Final | BX |
| Hunter | 93 | York (N.Y.) | 81 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | CCNY | 70 | Lehman | 85 | Final | BX |
| Hunter | 88 | Baruch | 96 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Lehman | 82 | Baruch | 83 | Final - OT | BX |
Automatic bid: Baruch (22-5)
At-large selection: None
Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference
Top six qualify. Top two get first-round byes, higher seeds host throughout. Seeded via Massey. Games played Thursday-Friday-Saturday. Hosted at UC Santa Cruz.
Seedings: 1 Christopher Newport, 2 Mary Washington, 3 Salisbury, 4 UC Santa Cruz, 5 Warren Wilson, 6 Pratt
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Warren Wilson | 72 | UC Santa Cruz | 87 | Final | BX |
| Pratt | 43 | Salisbury | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | UC Santa Cruz | 73 | Christopher Newport | 81 | Final | BX RC |
| Salisbury | 50 | Mary Washington | 57 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Mary Washington | 52 | Christopher Newport | 65 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Christopher Newport (24-3)
At-large selection: Mary Washington (19-8)
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Top six of nine qualify. First round hosted by higher seed, reseeded for semifinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Wheaton (Ill.), 2 North Park, 3 Carthage, 4 Elmhurst, 5 North Central (Ill.), 6 Illinois Wesleyan
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | North Central (Ill.) | 80 | Elmhurst | 84 | Final | BX |
| Illinois Wesleyan | 69 | Carthage | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Carthage | 62 | North Park | 82 | Final | |
| Elmhurst | 76 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 58 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Elmhurst | 75 | North Park | 83 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: North Park (21-5)
At-large candidate: Wheaton (22-4)
Collegiate Conference of the South
All seven qualify. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Maryville, 2 Belhaven, 3 LaGrange, 4 Berea, 5 Piedmont, 6 Covenant, 7 Huntingdon
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Covenant | 54 | LaGrange | 62 | Final | BX |
| Piedmont | 86 | Berea | 80 | Final - 2OT | BX | |
| Huntingdon | 69 | Belhaven | 73 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | LaGrange | 68 | Belhaven | 85 | Final | BX |
| Piedmont | 65 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 87 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Belhaven | 74 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 84 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: None.
At-large selection: None.
Colonial States Athletic Conference
Top five of eight qualify, higher seed hosts, championship on higher seed's floor. Games played Monday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Cairn, 2 Wilson, 3 Rosemont, 4 Keystone, 5 St. Elizabeth
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | St. Elizabeth | 69 | Keystone | 81 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 22 | Rosemont | 68 | Wilson | 91 | Final | |
| Keystone | 95 | Cairn | 88 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Keystone | 68 | Wilson | 89 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Wilson (19-8)
At-large selection: None
Commonwealth Coast Conference
Top eight of 10 qualify, higher seed hosts throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Nichols, 2 Western New England, 3 Endicott, 4 Wentworth, 5 Suffolk, 6 Roger Williams, 7 Salve Regina, 8 Gordon
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Roger Williams | 67 | Endicott | 76 | Final | BX |
| Salve Regina | 69 | Western New England | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Gordon | 84 | Nichols | 96 | Final | BX | |
| Suffolk | 60 | Wentworth | 72 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 23 | Wentworth | 84 | Nichols | 93 | Final | BX |
| Endicott | 71 | Western New England | 79 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Western New England | 64 | Nichols | 87 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Nichols (23-5)
At-large selection: None
Empire 8
Top six of 10 qualify. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Utica, 2 Nazareth, 3 Alfred, 4 St. John Fisher, 5 Hartwick, 6 Medaille
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Hartwick | 54 | St. John Fisher | 103 | Final | BX RC |
| Medaille | 42 | Alfred | 67 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | St. John Fisher | 70 | Utica | 65 | Final | BX |
| Alfred | 66 | Nazareth | 73 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | St. John Fisher | 78 | Nazareth | 62 | Final | BX RC RC |
Automatic bid: St. John Fisher (21-7)
At-large selection: Utica (22-4)
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Top four in each division qualify. Top seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: South 1 St. Joseph (Conn.), North 1 Emmanuel, South 2 Albertus Magnus, North 2 St. Joseph (Maine), South 3 Regis, North 3 Colby-Sawyer, South 4 Johnson & Wales, North 4 Anna Maria
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Johnson and Wales | 63 | Emmanuel | 74 | Final | BX |
| Anna Maria | 62 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | 101 | Final | BX | |
| Colby-Sawyer | 74 | Albertus Magnus | 128 | Final | BX | |
| Regis (Mass.) | 63 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 79 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 49 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | 88 | Final | BX |
| Albertus Magnus | 75 | Emmanuel | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Albertus Magnus | 83 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | 79 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: Albertus Magnus (19-9)
At-large candidate: St. Joseph (Conn.) (27-1)
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of 10 qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Highest seeds host quarterfinals. Regular season champion hosts semifinals and championship games. Games played Sunday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Manchester, 2 Anderson, 3 Hanover, 4 Rose-Hulman, 5 Transylvania, 6 Franklin.
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Transylvania | 68 | Rose-Hulman | 71 | Final | BX |
| Franklin | 73 | Hanover | 83 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Hanover | 63 | Anderson | 72 | Final | BX |
| Rose-Hulman | 66 | Manchester | 63 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Rose-Hulman | 55 | Anderson | 73 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Anderson (18-9)
At-large selection: None
Landmark Conference
Top four of eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host semifinals and top remaining seed hosts championship. Games played Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Susquehanna, 2 Catholic, 3 Scranton, 4 Juniata
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | Juniata | 58 | Susquehanna | 56 | Final | BX |
| Scranton | 70 | Catholic | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Juniata | 63 | Scranton | 84 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Scranton (20-7)
At-large selection: None
Liberty League
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Ithaca, 2 St. Lawrence, 3 Hobart, 4 RPI, 5 Skidmore, 6 Vassar
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Vassar | 61 | Hobart | 83 | Final | BX |
| Skidmore | 54 | RPI | 72 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 24 | Hobart | 78 | St. Lawrence | 80 | Final - OT | BX |
| RPI | 49 | Ithaca | 44 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 26 | RPI | 42 | St. Lawrence | 50 | Final - OT | BX RC |
Automatic bid: St. Lawrence (19-7)
At-large selection: None
Little East Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Keene State, 2 Western Connecticut, 3 Southern Maine, 4 Eastern Connecticut, 5 Mass-Boston, 6 Mass-Dartmouth
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Mass-Boston | 58 | Eastern Connecticut | 62 | Final | BX RC |
| Mass-Dartmouth | 77 | Southern Maine | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Mass-Dartmouth | 75 | Western Connecticut | 94 | Final | BX |
| Eastern Connecticut | 61 | Keene State | 83 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Western Connecticut | 79 | Keene State | 83 | Final - OT | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Keene State (26-1)
At-large seleciton: None
MAC Commonwealth Conference
Top five of nine qualify. No. 4 and No. 5 seed meet in a play-in game, higher seeds hosts throughout. Games played Monday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Alvernia, 2 Widener, 3 Hood, 4 Eastern, 5 York (Pa.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | York (Pa.) | 64 | Eastern | 70 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 22 | Hood | 62 | Widener | 73 | Final | BX |
| Eastern | 70 | Alvernia | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Widener | 74 | Alvernia | 69 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Widener (19-8)
At-large selection: None
MAC Freedom Conference
Top five of nine qualify. No. 4 and No. 5 seed meet in a play-in game, higher seeds hosts throughout. Games played Monday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 DeSales, 2 Lycoming, 3 Arcadia, 4 Stevens, 5 Misericordia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | Misericordia | 62 | Stevens | 69 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 22 | Stevens | 62 | DeSales | 65 | Final | BX |
| Arcadia | 74 | Lycoming | 73 | Final | ||
| Feb. 25 | Arcadia | 74 | DeSales | 61 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Arcadia (15-11)
At-large selection: None
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Top six of seven teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Worcester State, 2 Bridgewater State, 3 Westfield State, 4 Salem State, 5 Fitchburg State, 6 Massachusetts College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Fitchburg State | 63 | Salem State | 61 | Final | BX |
| Massachusetts College | 60 | Westfield State | 81 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Westfield State | 89 | Bridgewater State | 79 | Final | BX RC |
| Fitchburg State | 56 | Worcester State | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Westfield State | 53 | Worcester State | 65 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Worcester State (22-5)
At-large selection: None
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Top six of eight qualify. Semifinals at higher seeds, championship at highest seed. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Calvin, 2 Trine, 3 Hope, 4 Olivet, 5 Albion, 6 Adrian
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Albion | 73 | Olivet | 78 | Final | BX |
| Adrian | 63 | Hope | 82 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 24 | Hope | 67 | Trine | 56 | Final | BX RC |
| Olivet | 60 | Calvin | 81 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Hope | 61 | Calvin | 54 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Hope (19-9)
At-large selection: None
Midwest Conference
Top four of nine qualify. Semifinals and finals at highest seed. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Illinois College, 2 Cornell, 3 Monmouth, 4 Ripon
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Ripon | 66 | Illinois College | 72 | Final | BX |
| Monmouth | 48 | Cornell | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Cornell | 61 | Illinois College | 70 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Illinois College (25-2)
At-large selection: None
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of 11 teams qualify. Top two seeds get bye to semifinals. Reseeded after first round. Higher seeds host. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Carleton, 2 St. John's, 3 St. Mary's (Minn.), 4 Macalester, 5 St. Olaf, 6 Hamline
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Hamline | 90 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 84 | Final - 2OT | BX |
| St. Olaf | 56 | Macalester | 54 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 24 | St. Olaf | 56 | St. John's | 67 | Final | BX |
| Hamline | 51 | Carleton | 68 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 26 | St. John's | 76 | Carleton | 86 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: Carleton (24-3)
At-large selection: None
New England Collegiate Conference
Top four of four qualify. Higher seeds host. Games played Wednesday-Saturday.
This is the last season the NECC will have an automatic bid.
Seedings: 1 Mitchell, 2 Eastern Nazarene, 3 New England College, 4 Lesley
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | Lesley | 60 | Mitchell | 114 | Final | BX |
| New England College | 79 | Eastern Nazarene | 72 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | New England College | 85 | Mitchell | 109 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Mitchell (23-4)
At-large selection: None
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Top eight of 11 teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Reseeded for semifinals. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and final. Games played Saturday-Saturday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Williams, 2 Hamilton, 3 Wesleyan, 4 Middlebury, 5 Tufts, 6 Colby, 7 Connecticut College, 8 Trinity (Conn.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | Connecticut College | 59 | Hamilton | 64 | Final | BX |
| Colby | 82 | Wesleyan | 80 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Trinity (Conn.) | 47 | Williams | 62 | Final | BX | |
| Tufts | 89 | Middlebury | 80 | Final - 2OT | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Colby | 66 | Williams | 51 | Final | BX |
| Tufts | 48 | Hamilton | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Colby | 59 | Hamilton | 71 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Hamilton (19-8)
At-large selection: Williams (22-4); Middlebury (19-5); Tufts (19-7)
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Top five of eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host. Games played Monday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 WPI, 2 Emerson, 3 Babson, 4 Wheaton (Mass.), 5 Clark
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Clark | 73 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 71 | Final | BX RC |
| Feb. 23 | Babson | 69 | Emerson | 64 | Final | BX |
| Clark | 56 | WPI | 72 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 25 | Babson | 59 | WPI | 53 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: Babson (19-8)
At-large selection: None
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Top two get byes. Highest seed hosts throughout. Games played Saturday-Tuesday-Friday.
Seedings: 1 Rowan, 2 Stockton, 3 Montclair State, 4 Kean, 5 TCNJ, 6 New Jersey City
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | New Jersey City | 69 | Montclair State | 89 | Final | BX RC |
| TCNJ | 85 | Kean | 81 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | TCNJ | 83 | Rowan | 96 | Final | BX RC |
| Montclair State | 86 | Stockton | 91 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Stockton | 88 | Rowan | 103 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Rowan (22-5)
At-large candidate: Stockton (22-5); Montclair State (22-5)
North Atlantic Conference
Top four in each division qualify, with top seed in each division hosting quarterfinals and semifinal. Games played Friday-Saturday-Saturday.
Seedings: East 1 Maine-Farmington, 2 Husson, 3 Maine-Presque Isle, 4 NVU-Lyndon. West 1 SUNY Delhi, 2 SUNY Cobleskill, 3 SUNYIT, 4 Cazenovia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 17 | Northern Vermont-Lyndon | 70 | Maine-Farmington | 78 | Final | BX |
| Cazenovia | 74 | SUNY Delhi | 100 | Final | BX | |
| SUNYIT | 55 | SUNY-Cobleskill | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Maine-Presque Isle | 97 | Husson | 87 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 18 | SUNY-Cobleskill | 76 | SUNY Delhi | 83 | Final - OT | BX |
| Maine-Presque Isle | 74 | Maine-Farmington | 86 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | SUNY Delhi | 83 | Maine-Farmington | 77 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: SUNY Delhi (20-8)
At-large selection: None
North Coast Athletic Conference
Top eight of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and championship games. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Wooster, 2 Wabash, 3 Ohio Wesleyan, 4 Denison, 5 Wittenberg, 6 DePauw, 7 Hiram, 8 Oberlin
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Hiram | 71 | Wabash | 91 | Final | BX RC |
| Oberlin | 77 | Wooster | 92 | Final | BX RC | |
| Wittenberg | 63 | Denison | 65 | Final | BX | |
| DePauw | 78 | Ohio Wesleyan | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | DePauw | 67 | Wabash | 75 | Final | BX |
| Denison | 54 | Wooster | 79 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Wabash | 81 | Wooster | 80 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Wabash (21-7)
At-large selection: None
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Top six of 12 teams qualify (Concordia-Chicago not eligible). Reseed for semifinals. Higher seed hosts throughout. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Wisconsin Lutheran, 2 St. Norbert, 3 Marian, 4 Benedictine, 5 Illinois Tech, 6 Rockford
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Rockford | 64 | Marian | 88 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 22 | Illinois Tech | 72 | Benedictine | 78 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 24 | Benedictine | 73 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 98 | Final | BX |
| Marian | 65 | St. Norbert | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | St. Norbert | 71 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 59 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: St. Norbert (19-7)
At-large candidate: None.
Northwest Conference
Top four of nine teams qualify. Top seed hosts semifinals and final. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Whitman, 2 Puget Sound, 3 Whitworth, 4 Willamette
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | George Fox | 64 | Whitman | 86 | Final | |
| Whitworth | 70 | Puget Sound | 51 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Whitworth | 78 | Whitman | 65 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Whitworth (18-9)
At-large selection: None
Ohio Athletic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 John Carroll, 2 Mount Union, 3 Heidelberg, 4 Marietta, 5 Otterbein, 6 Capital
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Otterbein | 83 | Marietta | 92 | Final - OT | BX |
| Capital | 71 | Heidelberg | 80 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Heidelberg | 67 | Mount Union | 83 | Final | BX |
| Marietta | 79 | John Carroll | 75 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Marietta | 80 | Mount Union | 95 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Mount Union (25-2)
At-large selection: John Carroll (22-4)
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Top 10 of 13 teams qualify. Top six get byes to quarterfinals. First round on campus; quarters, semis and final at Salem Civic Center. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1. Randolph-Macon, 2 Hampden-Sydney, 3 Guilford, 4 Roanoke, 5 Washington & Lee, 6 Bridgewater, 7 Virginia Wesleyan, 8 Averett, 9 Ferrum, 10 Shenandoah
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Shenandoah | 52 | Virginia Wesleyan | 80 | Final | BX |
| Ferrum | 60 | Averett | 56 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Ferrum | 61 | Randolph-Macon | 75 | Final | BX RC P P |
| Washington and Lee | 103 | Roanoke | 117 | Final - 4OT | BX | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 69 | Hampden-Sydney | 78 | Final | BX RC | |
| Bridgewater (Va.) | 90 | Guilford | 94 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Roanoke | 50 | Randolph-Macon | 62 | Final | BX P |
| Guilford | 70 | Hampden-Sydney | 69 | Final | BX RC RC | |
| Feb. 26 | Guilford | 48 | Randolph-Macon | 61 | Final | BX P P |
Automatic bid: Randolph-Macon (27-1)
At-large selection: Hampden-Sydney (21-6)
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Top eight of 11 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Washington & Jefferson, 2 Allegheny, 3 Geneva, 4 Chatham, 5 Westminster (Pa.), 6 Thiel, 7 St. Vincent, 8 Grove City
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | St. Vincent | 74 | Allegheny | 79 | Final | BX RC |
| Grove City | 68 | Washington and Jefferson | 85 | Final | BX RC | |
| Thiel | 99 | Geneva | 84 | Final | BX | |
| Westminster (Pa.) | 76 | Chatham | 85 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Thiel | 66 | Allegheny | 106 | Final | BX RC |
| Chatham | 87 | Washington and Jefferson | 61 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Chatham | 76 | Allegheny | 73 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Chatham (16-11)
At-large selection: None
Skyline Conference
Top eight of 12 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Farmingdale State, 2 Manhattanville, 3 Yeshiva, 4 SUNY-Maritime, 5 Merchant Marine, 6 St. Joseph's (L.I.), 7 Mount St. Vincent, 8 Mount St. Mary
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Merchant Marine | 64 | SUNY-Maritime | 66 | Final | BX |
| Mount St. Mary | 70 | Farmingdale State | 100 | Final | BX | |
| Mount St. Vincent | 66 | Manhattanville | 69 | Final | BX | |
| St. Joseph's (L.I.) | 58 | Yeshiva | 67 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 23 | Yeshiva | 57 | Manhattanville | 71 | Final | BX RC |
| SUNY-Maritime | 53 | Farmingdale State | 73 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Manhattanville | 65 | Farmingdale State | 71 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Farmingdale State (20-7)
At-large selection: None
Southern Athletic Association
All eight teams qualify. Higher seed hosts quarterfinals. Semifinals and championship game hosted by top remaining seed. Games played Sunday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Berry, 2 Rhodes, 3 Sewanee, 4 Birmingham-Southern, 5 Hendrix, 6 Oglethorpe, 7 Millsaps, 8 Centre
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Hendrix | 67 | Birmingham-Southern | 94 | Final | BX |
| Oglethorpe | 74 | Sewanee | 87 | Final | BX | |
| Millsaps | 73 | Rhodes | 100 | Final | BX | |
| Centre | 64 | Berry | 86 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Birmingham-Southern | 63 | Berry | 78 | Final | BX |
| Sewanee | 77 | Rhodes | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Sewanee | 86 | Berry | 82 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Sewanee (19-9)
At-large selection: None
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top four of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host each round. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Pomona-Pitzer, 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 3 Redlands, 4 Cal Lutheran
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Cal Lutheran | 79 | Pomona-Pitzer | 73 | Final | BX RC |
| Redlands | 83 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 78 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Cal Lutheran | 69 | Redlands | 68 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: Cal Lutheran (13-13)
At-large selection: Pomona-Pitzer (20-6)
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Top two teams get byes into semifinals. First round, semifinals, and championship game host pre-determined. Games played Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 St. Thomas (Texas), 2 Trinity (Texas), 3 Centenary (La.), 4 Colorado College, 5 Schreiner, 6 Southwestern
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Schreiner | 57 | Colorado College | 55 | Final | BX |
| Southwestern | 47 | Centenary (La.) | 57 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Schreiner | 65 | St. Thomas (Texas) | 64 | Final | BX |
| Centenary (La.) | 54 | Trinity (Texas) | 67 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Schreiner | 69 | Trinity (Texas) | 67 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Schreiner (15-13)
At-large selection: St. Thomas (22-3)
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Higher seed hosts quarterfinals. Reseeded after first round. Semifinals and championship game hosted by top seed. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Webster, 2 Fontbonne, 3 Eureka, 4 Principia, 5 Spalding, 6 Greenville
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | Greenville | 71 | Eureka | 89 | Final | BX P |
| Spalding | 51 | Principia | 62 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Eureka | 54 | Fontbonne | 57 | Final | BX P |
| Principia | 60 | Webster | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Fontbonne | 55 | Webster | 49 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Fontbonne (16-11)
At-large selection: None
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six of ten teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Oswego State, 2 Brockport, 3 Cortland, 4 SUNY Oneonta, 5 SUNY New Paltz, 6 SUNY Geneseo
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | SUNY Geneseo | 55 | Cortland | 93 | Final | BX RC |
| SUNY New Paltz | 72 | SUNY Oneonta | 48 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Cortland | 53 | Brockport | 65 | Final | BX |
| SUNY New Paltz | 68 | Oswego State | 73 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Brockport | 63 | Oswego State | 74 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Oswego State (25-2)
At-large selection: None
United East Conference
Top four of nine teams qualify. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Lancaster Bible, 2 Penn State Harrisburg, 3 Penn State Abington, 4 Wells
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Wells | 59 | Lancaster Bible | 89 | Final | BX |
| Penn State-Abington | 63 | Penn State-Harrisburg | 56 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Penn State-Abington | 76 | Lancaster Bible | 87 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Lancaster Bible (20-7)
At-large selection: None
University Athletic Association
No conference tournament. The UAA is the only conference in Division III basketball with its automatic bid decided on the outcome of regular season play.
Automatic bid: Case Western Reserve
At-large selections: Washington U. (19-6); New York University (18-7); Emory (17-8); Rochester (16-9)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Top four teams of eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Bethany Lutheran, 2 UW-Superior, 3 Northwestern (Minn.), 4 Minnesota-Morris
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Minnesota-Morris | 74 | Bethany Lutheran | 87 | Final | BX |
| Northwestern (Minn.) | 59 | UW-Superior | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | UW-Superior | 75 | Bethany Lutheran | 93 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Bethany Lutheran (23-5)
At-large selection: None
USA South Athletic Conference
Top six of eight qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 N.C. Wesleyan, 2 William Peace, 3 Mary Baldwin, 4 Pfeiffer, 5 Brevard, 6 Southern Virginia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Southern Virginia | 77 | Mary Baldwin | 63 | Final | BX |
| Brevard | 90 | Pfeiffer | 84 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Brevard | 55 | N.C. Wesleyan | 77 | Final | BX |
| Southern Virginia | 68 | William Peace | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | William Peace | 61 | N.C. Wesleyan | 80 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: N.C. Wesleyan (23-4)
At-large selection: None
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Top two get byes and host semifinals. Reseeded after first round. Championship on higher seed's floor. Games played Monday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 UW-Oshkosh, 2 UW-La Crosse, 3 UW-Whitewater, 4 UW-Eau Claire, 5 UW-Platteville, 6 UW-River Falls
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | UW-River Falls | 67 | UW-Whitewater | 69 | Final | BX |
| UW-Platteville | 70 | UW-Eau Claire | 72 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 24 | UW-Whitewater | 72 | UW-La Crosse | 68 | Final | BX |
| UW-Eau Claire | 62 | UW-Oshkosh | 82 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 26 | UW-Whitewater | 92 | UW-Oshkosh | 79 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: UW-Whitewater (21-7)
At-large selection: UW-Oshkosh (21-6)