# 2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 2, 2018, following the 2017–18 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 17, 2018.
Once again, the national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Nebraska Wesleyan defeated Wisconsin–Oshkosh in the final, 78–72, to win their first national title. Cooper Cook was voted the MVP.

## Qualifying teams
### Automatic bids (43)

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).
Automatic bids :
| Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| Allegheny Mountain | La Roche | 21–6 (16–2) | 2nd | 2011 |
| American Southwest | Sul Ross State | 22–6 (14–3) | 2nd | 2004 |
| Capital | York (PA) | 23–4 (14–4) | 5th | 2012 |
| Centennial | Johns Hopkins | 23–4 (15–3) | 11th | 2015 |
| CUNYAC | Staten Island | 17–11 (12–4) | 13th | 2017 |
| CCIW | Augustana (IL) | 22–5 (12–4) | 17th | 2017 |
| Colonial States | Cabrini | 24–3 (16–2) | 14th | 2017 |
| Commonwealth Coast | Nichols | 25–3 (16–2) | 2nd | 2017 |
| Empire 8 | Nazareth | 20–7 (13–3) | 8th | 2010 |
| Great Northeast | Johnson & Wales (RI) | 19–9 (13–3) | 4th | 2016 |
| Heartland | Hanover | 22–6 (14–4) | 8th | 2017 |
| Iowa | Nebraska Wesleyan | 24–3 (13–3) | 15th | 2001 |
| Landmark | Moravian | 20–7 (10–4) | 3rd | 2008 |
| Liberty | Union (NY) | 18–8 (12–6) | 5th | 2017 |
| Little East | Eastern Connecticut | 25–3 (13–1) | 8th | 2017 |
| MAC Commonwealth | Lebanon Valley | 18–9 (10–6) | 7th | 2005 |
| MAC Freedom | Misericordia | 17–10 (10–4) | 4th | 2017 |
| MASCAC | Bridgewater State | 18–9 (9–3) | 8th | 2014 |
| Michigan | Hope | 18–9 (10–4) | 27th | 2017 |
| Midwest | Monmouth (IL) | 20–7 (15–3) | 5th | 1990 |
| Minnesota | Augsburg | 21–7 (13–7) | 4th | 1999 |
| NECC | Southern Vermont | 22–5 (12–2) | 3rd | 2016 |
| NESCAC | Williams | 22–5 (7–3) | 16th | 2017 |
| NEWMAC | MIT | 22–5 (10–4) | 8th | 2017 |
| New Jersey | Ramapo | 21–6 (15–3) | 8th | 2017 |
| North Atlantic | New England College | 21–6 (15–3) | 1st | Never |
| North Coast | Wittenberg | 26–2 (16–2) | 28th | 2014 |
| NEAC | Lancaster Bible | 23–5 (15–1) | 2nd | 2016 |
| Northern Athletics | Aurora | 19–8 (16–4) | 10th | 2013 |
| Northwest | Whitworth | 24–3 (14–2) | 13th | 2017 |
| Ohio | John Carroll | 23–5 (14–4) | 15th | 2016 |
| Old Dominion | Emory and Henry | 22–6 (11–5) | 6th | 1993 |
| Presidents' | Thomas More | 23–5 (16–2) | 3rd | 2017 |
| Skyline | Yeshiva | 18–10 (13–7) | 1st | Never |
| Southern | Berry | 11–17 (3–11) | 1st | Never |
| SCIAC | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 19–7 (15–1) | 14th | 2017 |
| SCAC | Schreiner | 15–12 (10–4) | 1st | Never |
| SLIAC | Greenville | 19–8 (14–4) | 1st | Never |
| SUNYAC | Plattsburgh State | 22–4 (17–1) | 10th | 2016 |
| UAA | Washington–St. Louis | 22–3 (13–1) | 21st | 2017 |
| Upper Midwest | Bethany Lutheran | 19–8 (14–3) | 1st | Never |
| USA South | Maryville (TN) | 22–6 (14–2) | 19th | 2012 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Stevens Point | 19–8 (11–3) | 15th | 2015 |

### At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2018 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee. 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 :
| Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| MAC Commonwealth | Albright | 20–6 (12–4) | 6th | 2010 |
| Capital | Christopher Newport | 21–6 (14–4) | 22nd | 2017 |
| UAA | Emory | 21–4 (12–2) | 7th | 2017 |
| Centennial | Franklin & Marshall | 20–6 (14–4) | 25th | 2016 |
| NESCAC | Hamilton | 22–4 (7–3) | 10th | 2006 |
| CCIW | Illinois Wesleyan | 19–7 (12–4) | 25th | 2015 |
| American Southwest | LeTourneau | 23–4 (16–2) | 1st | Never |
| Ohio | Marietta | 21–6 (14–4) | 7th | 2017 |
| NESCAC | Middlebury | 19–6 (7–3) | 9th | 2017 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey City | 19–7 (13–5) | 18th | 2017 |
| CCIW | North Central (IL) | 19–8 (11–5) | 10th | 2017 |
| Minnesota | St. John's (MN) | 23–3 (19–1) | 9th | 2007 |
| Minnesota | St. Olaf | 19–7 (15–5) | 4th | 2016 |
| NEWMAC | Springfield | 18–8 (12–2) | 9th | 2015 |
| SUNYAC | SUNY Brockport | 19–7 (14–4) | 11th | 2014 |
| Centennial | Swarthmore | 22–5 (15–3) | 2nd | 2017 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Oshkosh | 20–7 (9–5) | 8th | 2017 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Platteville | 22–4 (12–2) | 11th | 2009 |
| NESCAC | Wesleyan (CT) | 21–6 (7–3) | 3rd | 2017 |
| Northwest | Whitman | 26–1 (16–0) | 3rd | 2017 |
| North Coast | Wooster | 21–6 (14–4) | 27th | 2017 |

## Tournament bracket
### Top-left - Mahwah, New Jersey

| First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Mahwah, NJ | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Mahwah, NJ | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Mahwah, NJ | | Sectional Final March 10 Mahwah, NJ | Sectional Final March 10 Mahwah, NJ | Sectional Final March 10 Mahwah, NJ |
| Williams | Williams | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bridgewater State | Bridgewater State | 45 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bridgewater State | Bridgewater State | 45 | Williams | Williams | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Williams | Williams | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Ramapo | Ramapo | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Ramapo | Ramapo | 86 | Ramapo | Ramapo | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Moravian | Moravian | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moravian | Moravian | 61 | | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 72 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 62 | | | | |
| Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 68 | | | | | | | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 62 | | | | |
| Lancaster Bible | Lancaster Bible | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lancaster Bible | Lancaster Bible | 65 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Newport News, VA | Newport News, VA | Newport News, VA | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Newport News, VA | Newport News, VA | Newport News, VA | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry | 59 | Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Franklin & Marshall | Franklin & Marshall | 73 | | | | | | | | Ramapo | Ramapo | 68 |
| | | | | | | | | | | MIT | MIT | 66 |
| Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 75 | | | | | | | | | | | MIT | MIT | 66 |
| Johnson & Wales (RI) | Johnson & Wales (RI) | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Johnson & Wales (RI) | Johnson & Wales (RI) | 69 | Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Windham, CT | Windham, CT | Windham, CT | Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Windham, CT | Windham, CT | Windham, CT | Middlebury | Middlebury | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 83 | Middlebury | Middlebury | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Lebanon Valley | Lebanon Valley | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lebanon Valley | Lebanon Valley | 63 | | | | Middlebury | Middlebury | 76 | | | | |
| | | | | | | MIT | MIT | 79 | | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 52 | | | | | | | MIT | MIT | 79 | | | | |
| La Roche | La Roche | 39 | | | | | | | | | | |
| La Roche | La Roche | 39 | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Johns Hopkins | Johns Hopkins | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | Baltimore, MD | MIT | MIT | 62 | | | | | | | |
| MIT | MIT | 81 | MIT | MIT | 62 | | | | | | | |
| SUNY Brockport | SUNY Brockport | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-left - Rock Island, Illinois

| First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Rock Island, IL | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Rock Island, IL | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Rock Island, IL | | Sectional Final March 10 Rock Island, IL | Sectional Final March 10 Rock Island, IL | Sectional Final March 10 Rock Island, IL |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 91 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Misericordia | Misericordia | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Misericordia | Misericordia | 61 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Springfield, OH | Springfield, OH | Springfield, OH | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Springfield, OH | Springfield, OH | Springfield, OH | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Marietta | Marietta | 67 | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 68 | | | | | | | |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 74 | | | | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 93 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Emory | Emory | 72 | | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 91 | | | | | | | Emory | Emory | 72 | | | | |
| Berry | Berry | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Berry | Berry | 61 | Emory | Emory | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Emory | Emory | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta, GA | LeTourneau | LeTourneau | 82 | | | | | | | |
| LeTourneau | LeTourneau | 85 | LeTourneau | LeTourneau | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Hanover | Hanover | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hanover | Hanover | 77 | | | | | | | | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 95 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 88 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 123 | | | | | | | | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 88 |
| Greenville | Greenville | 111 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greenville | Greenville | 111 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Rock Island, IL | Rock Island, IL | Rock Island, IL | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Rock Island, IL | Rock Island, IL | Rock Island, IL | Hope | Hope | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Augsburg | Augsburg | 91 | Hope | Hope | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Hope | Hope | 93 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hope | Hope | 93 | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 86 | | | | |
| | | | | | | John Carroll | John Carroll | 78 | | | | |
| John Carroll | John Carroll | 95 | | | | | | | John Carroll | John Carroll | 78 | | | | |
| Thomas More | Thomas More | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas More | Thomas More | 72 | John Carroll | John Carroll | 91 | | | | | | | |
| University Heights, OH | University Heights, OH | University Heights, OH | John Carroll | John Carroll | 91 | | | | | | | |
| University Heights, OH | University Heights, OH | University Heights, OH | Wooster | Wooster | 85 | | | | | | | |
| Wooster | Wooster | 72 | Wooster | Wooster | 85 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top-right - Platteville, Wisconsin

| First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Platteville, WI | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Platteville, WI | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Platteville, WI | | Sectional Final March 10 Platteville, WI | Sectional Final March 10 Platteville, WI | Sectional Final March 10 Platteville, WI |
| Whitman | Whitman | 87 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Schreiner | Schreiner | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Schreiner | Schreiner | 77 | Whitman | Whitman | 89 | | | | | | | |
| Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Whitman | Whitman | 89 | | | | | | | |
| Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 84 | | | | | | | |
| Whitworth | Whitworth | 82 | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 84 | | | | | | | |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 83 | | | | Whitman | Whitman | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 55 | | | | |
| St. John's (MN) | St. John's (MN) | 92 | | | | | | | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 55 | | | | |
| Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 102 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 102 | Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 44 | | | | | | | |
| Collegeville, MN | Collegeville, MN | Collegeville, MN | Bethany Lutheran | Bethany Lutheran | 44 | | | | | | | |
| Collegeville, MN | Collegeville, MN | Collegeville, MN | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 82 | | | | | | | |
| UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 72 | UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 82 | | | | | | | |
| North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 55 | | | | | | | | Whitman | Whitman | 97 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 130 |
| Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 80 | | | | | | | | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 130 |
| Aurora | Aurora | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | Aurora | 82 | Aurora | Aurora | 61 | | | | | | | |
| St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | Aurora | Aurora | 61 | | | | | | | |
| St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 94 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | Maryville (TN) | 70 | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 79 | | | | |
| | | | | | | UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 78 | | | | |
| UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 91 | | | | | | | UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 78 | | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Monmouth (IL) | Monmouth (IL) | 76 | UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Platteville, WI | Platteville, WI | Platteville, WI | UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Platteville, WI | Platteville, WI | Platteville, WI | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Sul Ross State | Sul Ross State | 75 | St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 68 | | | | | | | |
| St. Olaf | St. Olaf | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-right - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

| First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | First round March 2 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 3 Campus Sites | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Swarthmore, PA | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Swarthmore, PA | Sectional Semifinals March 9 Swarthmore, PA | | Sectional Final March 10 Swarthmore, PA | Sectional Final March 10 Swarthmore, PA | Sectional Final March 10 Swarthmore, PA |
| Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) | 101 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Vermont | Southern Vermont | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Vermont | Southern Vermont | 71 | Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Middletown, CT | Middletown, CT | Middletown, CT | Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Middletown, CT | Middletown, CT | Middletown, CT | Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 97 | | | | | | | |
| Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 90 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 97 | | | | | | | |
| New England College | New England College | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New England College | New England College | 63 | | | | Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 93 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 63 | | | | |
| Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 103 | | | | | | | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 63 | | | | |
| Nichols | Nichols | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nichols | Nichols | 86 | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Plattsburgh, NY | Plattsburgh, NY | Plattsburgh, NY | Plattsburgh State | Plattsburgh State | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Plattsburgh, NY | Plattsburgh, NY | Plattsburgh, NY | Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 75 | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 70 | Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 75 | | | | | | | | Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 62 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Springfield | Springfield | 72 |
| York (PA) | York (PA) | 81 | | | | | | | | | | | Springfield | Springfield | 72 |
| Yeshiva | Yeshiva | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yeshiva | Yeshiva | 67 | York (PA) | York (PA) | 66 | | | | | | | |
| York, PA | York, PA | York, PA | York (PA) | York (PA) | 66 | | | | | | | |
| York, PA | York, PA | York, PA | Hamilton | Hamilton | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Hamilton | Hamilton | 86 | Hamilton | Hamilton | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nazareth | Nazareth | 72 | | | | Hamilton | Hamilton | 90 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Springfield | Springfield | 92 | | | | |
| Cabrini | Cabrini | 88 | | | | | | | Springfield | Springfield | 92 | | | | |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 86 | Cabrini | Cabrini | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Radnor, PA | Radnor, PA | Radnor, PA | Cabrini | Cabrini | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Radnor, PA | Radnor, PA | Radnor, PA | Springfield | Springfield | 96 | | | | | | | |
| Albright | Albright | 86 | Springfield | Springfield | 96 | | | | | | | |
| Springfield | Springfield | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Final Four

| National semifinal March 16 | National semifinal March 16 | National semifinal March 16 | National championship March 17 | National championship March 17 | National championship March 17 |
| Ramapo | Ramapo | 57 | | | |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 73 | | | |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 73 | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 72 |
| Salem, VA | Salem, VA | Salem, VA | UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 72 |
| Salem, VA | Salem, VA | Salem, VA | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 78 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 90 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 78 |
| Springfield | Springfield | 78 | | | |