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2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2016, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

2016 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams62
Finals siteSalem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
ChampionsSt. Thomas (MN) (2nd title)
Runner-upBenedictine (1st title game)
Semifinalists
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«20152017»

St. Thomas (MN) defeated Benedictine (IL), 82–76, to win their second Division III national championship.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 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 MountainPitt–Greensburg19–9 (13–5)1stNever
American SouthwestHardin–Simmons18–10 (8–6)1stNever
CapitalChristopher Newport26–1 (18–0)20th2013
CentennialFranklin & Marshall22–5 (15–3)24th2012
CUNYACBrooklyn22–6 (11–5)4th2010
CCIWAugustana (IL)26–1 (13–1)15th2015
Colonial StatesGwynedd Mercy21–6 (17–1)5th2011
Commonwealth CoastEndicott18–10 (12–6)7th2015
Empire 8Hartwick19–8 (12–4)8th2014
Great NortheastJohnson & Wales (RI)26–2 (17–1)3rd2011
HeartlandMount St. Joseph18–9 (13–5)1stNever
IowaCentral (IA)19–9 (7–7)11th2014
LandmarkCatholic22–5 (13–3)14th2015
LibertySkidmore18–8 (11–5)4th2015
Little EastKeene State18–10 (8–6)4th2015
MAC CommonwealthLycoming19–9 (8–8)6th2010
MAC FreedomDelaware Valley20–7 (9–5)3rd2013
MASCACFitchburg State18–9 (9–3)2nd2013
MichiganAlma21–6 (12–2)1stNever
MidwestSt. Norbert26–2 (18–0)8th2015
MinnesotaSt. Olaf18–9 (14–6)3rd2015
NECCSouthern Vermont24–3 (16–0)2nd2003
NESCACMiddlebury17–10 (6–4)7th2013
NEWMACBabson21–5 (13–1)8th2015
New JerseyStockton21–6 (14–4)16th2015
North AtlanticHusson21–6 (15–3)5th2014
North CoastDenison17–11 (9–9)2nd1997
NEACLancaster Bible27–0 (18–0)1stNever
Northern AthleticsBenedictine (IL)27–0 (20–0)7th2011
NorthwestWhitworth26–1 (15–1)11th2015
OhioJohn Carroll25–3 (15–3)14th2015
Old DominionLynchburg22–6 (12–4)3rd1979
Presidents'Saint Vincent22–6 (15–3)4th2015
SkylineOld Westbury19–8 (16–4)2nd2004
SouthernBirmingham–Southern22–6 (14–0)2nd2012
SCIACChapman20–6 (12–4)4th2014
SCACTexas Lutheran21–6 (11–3)2nd2015
SLIACWestminster (MO)12–15 (10–8)4th2012
SUNYACSUNY Cortland20–7 (12–6)6th2013
UAAEmory18–7 (11–3)5th2015
Upper MidwestNorthwestern–St. Paul22–5 (12–4)6th2015
USA SouthCovenant18–9 (10–4)1stNever
WisconsinUW–Oshkosh18–9 (9–5)6th2003

At-large bids (19)

The following 19 teams were awarded qualification for the 2016 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
NESCACAmherst22–5 (8–2)18th2015
CCIWElmhurst21–6 (10–4)5th2015
MichiganHope23–3 (13–1)25th2014
USA SouthLaGrange20–9 (9–5)3rd2015
OhioMarietta25–3 (17–1)5th2015
CCIWNorth Central (IL)19–7 (12–2)8th2013
UAANYU20–5 (9–5)10th2012
North CoastOhio Wesleyan23–4 (15–3)7th2015
SUNYACOswego State20–8 (11–7)4th2015
SUNYACPlattsburgh State21–5 (16–2)9th2014
MinnesotaSt. Thomas (MN)24–3 (18–2)17th2015
CapitalSalisbury21–6 (13–5)7th2015
LandmarkScranton19–7 (11–5)27th2015
LandmarkSusquehanna23–4 (13–3)6th1994
NESCACTrinity (CT)19–7 (9–1)9th2015
NESCACTufts20–6 (7–3)4th2006
NorthwestWhitman22–4 (14–2)1stNever
North CoastWooster21–7 (15–3)25th2015
NEWMACWPI20–6 (10–4)12th2015

Tournament bracket

Top-left - Lisle, Illinois

First round
March 3–4
Campus Sites		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites		Third round
March 11
Lisle, IL		Regional finals
March 12
Lisle, IL
            
Benedictine (IL)85
Seguin, TX / Lisle, IL
Hardin–Simmons64
Texas Lutheran81
Hardin–Simmons97
Benedictine (IL)97
Ohio Wesleyan84
Ohio Wesleyan114
Pitt–Greensburg68
Ohio Wesleyan97
Delaware, OH[2]
Lynchburg94
Lynchburg82
Scranton55
Benedictine (IL)93
Alma73
St. Norbert77
Northwestern–St. Paul58
St. Norbert63
De Pere, WI
St. Olaf61
North Central (IL)78
St. Olaf80
St. Norbert64
Alma70
John Carroll99
Saint Vincent85
John Carroll83
University Heights, OH
Alma90
Alma74
Denison60

Bottom-left - Medford, Massachusetts

First round
March 3–4
Campus Sites		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites		Third round
March 11
Medford, MA		Regional finals
March 12
Medford, MA
            
Amherst74
Husson72
Amherst69
Amherst, MA
SUNY Cortland68
WPI50
SUNY Cortland69
Amherst88
Babson76
Susquehanna77
Old Westbury73
Susquehanna67
Selinsgrove, PA
Babson70
Babson80
Hartwick69
Amherst86
Tufts73
Plattsburgh State81
Fitchburg State84
Fitchburg State74
Plattsburgh, NY
Johnson & Wales (RI)86
Trinity (CT)73
Johnson & Wales (RI)75
Johnson & Wales (RI)85
Tufts101
Tufts78
Southern Vermont76
Tufts88
Medford, MA
Skidmore80
Franklin & Marshall72
Skidmore83

Top-right - Rock Island, Illinois

First round
March 3–4
Campus Sites		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites		Third round
March 11
Rock Island, IL		Regional finals
March 12
Rock Island, IL
            
Augustana (IL)105
Westminster (MO)52
Augustana (IL)96
Rock Island, IL[3]
Hope80
Hope98
Mount St. Joseph87
Augustana (IL)88
Emory65
Emory76
Covenant61
Emory84*
Atlanta, GA[4]
Birmingham–Southern78
LaGrange88
Birmingham–Southern93
Augustana (IL)76
St. Thomas (MN)86
St. Thomas (MN)78
Central (IA)66
St. Thomas (MN)94
Saint Paul, MN
Elmhurst81
Elmhurst73
UW–Oshkosh63
St. Thomas (MN)99
Whitman73
Whitman91
Chapman84
Whitman88
Walla Walla, WA / Spokane, WA
Whitworth86

* – Denotes overtime period

Bottom-right - Oswego, New York

First round
March 3–4
Campus Sites		Second round
March 5
Campus Sites		Third round
March 11
Oswego, NY		Regional finals
March 12
Oswego, NY
            
Christopher Newport79
Lycoming71
Christopher Newport67
Newport News, VA[5]
NYU64
Brooklyn67
NYU86
Christopher Newport74
Keene State62
Stockton71
Keene State72*
Keene State72
Galloway Township, NJ
Middlebury71
Salisbury73
Middlebury75
Christopher Newport81
Wooster61
Marietta85
Gwynedd Mercy86
Gwynedd Mercy77
Marietta, OH
Oswego State78
Oswego State88*
Delaware Valley78
Oswego State65
Wooster66
Catholic76
Endicott84
Endicott83
Washington, D.C.
Wooster91*
Wooster96
Lancaster Bible83

* – Denotes overtime period

Final Four - Salem, Virginia

Semifinals
Friday, March 18		National championship
Saturday, March 19
      
Benedictine (IL)63
Amherst60
Benedictine (IL)76
St. Thomas (MN)82
St. Thomas (MN)66
Christopher Newport62

Bracket:[6]
Records Book:[7]

All-Tournament Team

Taylor Montero - St. Thomas (MN) (Most Outstanding Player)
Ryan Saarela - St. Thomas (MN)
Grant Schafer - St. Thomas (MN)
Luke Johnson - Benedictine
Connor Green - Amherst

See also

References

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