The 2024 NCAA Division II men’s basketball championship begins on Saturday, March 16 and continues through the national championship on March 30 in Evansville, Indiana at the Ford Center. The championship field was revealed on the evening of Sunday, March 10 on NCAA.com.
See the 2024 DII men’s basketball selections release ➡️
Nova Southeastern made program history winning the 2023 national championship for the first time — defeating West Liberty, 111-101, in the title game.
The Division II men’s basketball championship consists of a 64-team field with eight qualifiers from each region competing at a single regional site. Twenty-three teams will earn automatic qualification and the remaining 41 will receive at-large bids to the tournament. Once the eight regionals conclude, respective teams will advance to the Men’s Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.
2024 NCAA DII men’s basketball championship schedule
*All times Eastern
- Selection Show: Sunday, March 10 at 11 p.m. on NCAA.com
- Preliminary rounds
- Regional quarterfinals: Friday and Saturday, March 15 & 16
Regional semifinals: Saturday and Sunday, March 16 & 17
Regional finals: Monday and Tuesday, March 18 & 19
- Regional quarterfinals: Friday and Saturday, March 15 & 16
- Men’s Elite Eight
- Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 26
- Semifinals: Thursday, March 28
- National Championship: Saturday, March 30
2024 NCAA DII men’s basketball championship bracket
Here’s a look at the latest DII men’s basketball championship bracket:
Click or tap here for the printable bracket ➡️
March 15 | Regional quarterfinals
*All times Eastern
Atlantic
West
March 16 | Regional quarterfinals
*All times Eastern
Central
East
Midwest
South
Southeast
South Central
How to watch
NCAA Championships Pass will stream 120 DII men’s and women’s basketball tournament games (all games from first round through quarterfinals) live on NCAA.com. Games will be available on NCAA.com, school sites that stream through Hudl and opt to co-distribute the live streams, and the NCAA Championships Pass app available for Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV.
Prices for viewing (first round through quarterfinals)
- $9.95 per game
- $29.95 per championship
- $49.95 for all games
Semifinals and finals viewing
- Semifinals: Thursday, March 28 on CBS Sports Network (2p ET, 4:30p)
- Championship: Saturday, March 30 on CBS (3p ET)
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DII NCAA men’s basketball championship history
The DII men’s basketball national championship dates back to 1957, skipping 2020 due to COVID-19, with the first-ever championship trophy going to Wheaton (Ill.). Kentucky Wesleyan is the winningest team, with eight national championships. Evansville follows with five titles.
Below is a list of all DII men’s basketball champs since 1957:
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Nova Southeastern (36-0) | Jim Crutchfield | 111-101 | West Liberty | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2022 | Northwest Missouri State (34-5) | Ben McCollum | 67-58 | Augusta | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2021 | Northwest Missouri State (28-2) |
Ben McCollum | 80-54 | West Texas A&M | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | Northwest Missouri State (38-0) |
Ben McCollum | 64-58 | Point Loma | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2018 | Ferris State (38-1) | Andy Bronkema | 71-69 | Northern State | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 2017 | Northwest Missouri St. (35-1) | Ben McCollum | 71-61 | Fairmont State | Sioux Falls, S.D. |
| 2016 | Augustana [S.D.] (34-2) | Tom Billeter | 90-81 | Lincoln Memorial | Frisco, Tex. |
| 2015 | Florida Southern (36-1) | Linc Darner | 77-62 | Indiana (Pa.) | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2014 | Central Missouri (30-5) | Kim Anderson | 84-77 | West Liberty | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2013 | Drury (31-4) | Steve Hesser | 74-73 | Metro State | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2012 | Western Washington (31-5) | Brad Jackson | 72-65 | Montevallo | Highland Heights, Ky. |
| 2011 | Bellarmine (33-2) | Scott Davenport | 71-68 | BYU-Hawaii | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2010 | Cal Poly Pomona (28-6) | Greg Kamansky | 65-53 | Indiana (Pa.) | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2009 | Findlay (36-0) | Ron Niekamp | 56-53 (ot) | Cal Poly Pomona | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2008 | Winona State (38-1) | Mike Leaf | 87-76 | Augusta State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2007 | Barton (31-5) | Ron Lievense | 77-75 | Winona State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2006 | Winona State (32-4) | Mike Leaf | 73-61 | Virginia Union | Springfield, Mass. |
| 2005 | Virginia Union (30-4) | Dave Robbins | 63-58 | Bryant | Grand Forks, N.D. |
| 2004 | Kennesaw State (35-4) | Tony Ingle | 84-59 | Southern Indiana | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| 2003 | Northeastern State (32-3) | Larry Gipson | 75-64 | **Kentucky Wesleyan | Lakeland, Fla. |
| 2002 | Metro State (29-6) | Mike Dunlap | 80-72 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Evansville, Ind. |
| 2001 | Kentucky Wesleyan (31-3) | Ray Harper | 72-63 | Washburn | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| 2000 | Metro State (33-4) | Mike Dunlap | 97-79 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1999 | Kentucky Wesleyan (35-2) | Ray Harper | 75-60 | Metro State | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1998 | UC Davis (31-2) | Bob Williams | 83-77 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1997 | Cal State Bakersfield (29-4) | Pat Douglass | 57-56 | Northern Kentucky | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1996 | Fort Hays State (34-0) | Gary Garner | 70-63 | Northern Kentucky | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1995 | Southern Indiana (29-4) | Bruce Pearl | 71-63 | UC Riverside | Louisville, Ky. |
| 1994 | Cal State Bakersfield (27-6) | Pat Douglass | 92-86 | Southern Indiana | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1993 | Cal State Bakersfield (33-0) | Pat Douglass | 85-72 | Troy | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1992 | Virginia Union (30-3) | Dave Robbins | 100-75 | Bridgeport | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1991 | North Alabama (29-4) | Gary Elliot | 79-72 | Bridgeport | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1990 | Kentucky Wesleyan (31-2) | Wayne Chapman | 93-79 | Cal State Bakersfield | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1989 | North Carolina Central (28-4) | Michael Bernard | 73-46 | Southeast Missouri State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1988 | Massachusetts-Lowell (27-7) | Don Doucette | 75-72 | Alaska Anchorage | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1987 | Kentucky Wesleyan (28-5) | Wayne Chapman | 92-74 | Gannon | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1986 | Sacred Heart (30-4) | Dave Bike | 93-87 | Southeast Missouri State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1985 | Jacksonville State (31-1) | Bill Jones | 74-73 | South Dakota State | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1984 | Central Missouri (29-3) | Lynn Nance | 81-77 | Saint Augustine’s | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1983 | Wright State (18-4) | Ralph Underhill | 92-73 | District of Columbia | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1982 | District of Columbia (25-5) | Wil Jones | 73-63 | Florida Southern | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1981 | Florida Southern (24-8) | Hal Wissel | 73-68 | Mount Saint Mary’s | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1980 | Virginia Union (26-4) | Dave Robbins | 80-74 | SUNYIT | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1979 | North Alabama (22-9) | Bill Jones | 64-50 | Green Bay | Springfield, Mo. |
| 1978 | Cheyney (26-2) | John Chaney | 47-40 | Green Bay | Springfield, Mo. |
| 1977 | Chattanooga (27-5) | Ron shumate | 71-62 | Randolph-Macon | Springfield, Mass. |
| 1976 | Puget Sound (27-7) | Don Zech | 83-74 | Chattanooga | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1975 | Old Dominion (25-6) | Sonny Allen | 76-74 | New Orleans | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1974 | Morgan State (28-5) | Nathaniel Frazier | 67-52 | Missouri State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1973 | Kentucky Wesleyan (24-6) | Bob Jones | 78-76 (ot) | Tennessee State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1972 | Roanoke (28-4) | Charles Moir | 84-72 | Akron | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1971 | Evansville (22-8) | Arad McCutchan | 97-82 | Old Dominion | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1970 | Philadelphia University (29-2) | Herb Magee | 76-65 | Tennessee State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1969 | Kentucky Wesleyan (25-5) | Bob Daniels | 75-71 | Missouri State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1968 | Kentucky Wesleyan (28-3) | Bob Daniels | 63-52 | Indiana State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1967 | Winston-Salem (30-2) | C.E. Gaines | 77-74 | Missouri State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1966 | Kentucky Wesleyan (24-6) | Guy Strong | 54-51 | Southern Illinois | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1965 | Evansville (29-0) | Arad McCutchan | 85-82 (ot) | Southern Illinois | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1964 | Evansville (26-3) | Arad McCutchan | 72-59 | Akron | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1963 | South Dakota State (22-5) | Jim Iverson | 44-42 | Wittenberg | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1962 | Mount Saint Mary’s (24-6) | James Phelan | 58-57 (ot) | Sacramento State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1961 | Wittenberg (25-4) | Ray Mears | 42-38 | Southeast Missouri State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1960 | Evansville (25-4) | Arad McCutchan | 90-69 | Chapman | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1959 | Evansville (21-6) | Arad McCutchan | 83-67 | Missouri State | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1958 | South Dakota (22-5) | Duane Clodfelter | 75-53 | Saint Michael’s | Evansville, Ind. |
| 1957 | Wheaton (Ill.) (28-1) | Lee Pfund | 89-65 | Kentucky Wesleyan | Evansville, Ind. |
**Student-athletes declared ineligible
