# 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States, the culmination of the 2023–24 NCAA Division III men's basketball season.
The tournament again featured sixty-four teams, with teams placed into one of four sixteen-team regionals. The first four rounds were played on campus sites while the national and semifinal championship rounds were held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana from March 14–16, 2024.
In their first–ever Division III tournament, Trine won the national championship, beating Hampden–Sydney 69–61.
Five teams made their first appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament: Geneva, Mary Baldwin, Roger Williams, SUNY New Paltz, and Trine.

## Tournament schedule and venues
### First and second rounds

First and second round games were played at campus sites on March 1 and March 2.
On the basis of team strength and geography, these locations were chosen to host first and second round games in the 2024 tournament:
* Kirby Field House, Hampden Sydney, Virginia (Host: Hampden–Sydney College)
* Franny Murray Court, Washington, D.C. (Host: Catholic University of America)
* Bell Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: Trinity University)
* Gilbert Arena, Thousand Oaks, California (Host: California Lutheran University)
* Schwartz Center, Chester, Pennsylvania (Host: Widener University)
* Max Ziel Gymnasium, Oswego, New York (Host: State University of New York at Oswego)
* Ragan-Brown Field House, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Guilford College)
* Spaulding Gymnasium, Keene, New Hampshire (Host: Keene State College)
* Horsburgh Gymnasium, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Case Western Reserve University)
* Williams Fieldhouse, Platteville, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Platteville)
* Washington University Field House, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Washington University in St. Louis)
* MTI Center, Angola, Indiana (Host: Trine University)
* Crenshaw Gymnasium, Ashland, Virginia (Host: Randolph–Macon College)
* DeCarlo Varsity Center, University Heights, Ohio (Host: John Carroll University)
* John A. Paulson Center, New York, New York (Host: New York University)
* Ray Oosting Gymnasium, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: Trinity College)

### Third and fourth rounds

Third and fourth round games were played at campus sites on March 8 and March 9.
At the conclusion of the second round, the NCAA announced the following locations would host third and fourth round games.
* Kirby Field House, Hampden Sydney, Virginia (Host: Hampden–Sydney College)
* Ragan-Brown Field House, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Guilford College)
* MTI Center, Angola, Indiana (Host: Trine University)
* Ray Oosting Gymnasium, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: Trinity College)

### National Semifinals and Championship

The National Semifinals and Championship were played on March 14 and March 16.
* Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Host: Manchester University)
Fort Wayne hosted the Final Four for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 2019, 2022, and 2023. Fort Wayne was also scheduled to host the Final Four in 2020 and 2021, before those editions of the tournament were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

## Qualifying teams

A total of sixty-four bids were available for the tournament: 42 automatic bids—awarded to the champions of the forty-two NCAA-recognized Division III conference tournaments—and 22 at-large bids.
There was a net decrease of two automatic bids this year, due to the automatic bids for the Colonial States Athletic Conference (whose members were folded into the United East Conference) and the New England Collegiate Conference (whose remaining full members all departed after the last season) having been eliminated. Starting next year, the Collegiate Conference of the South will get an automatic bid.

### Automatic bids (42)

The following 42 teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2024 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 |
| AMCC | La Roche | 17–10 (14–4) | 5th | 2023 |
| American Rivers | Loras | 23–5 (11–5) | 4th | 2019 |
| American Southwest | Texas–Dallas | 18–9 (12–4) | 8th | 2020 |
| Atlantic East | Marymount | 19–8 (10–2) | 3rd | 2023 |
| Centennial | Swarthmore | 20–8 (14–4) | 7th | 2023 |
| CUNYAC | Baruch | 19–8 (13–1) | 8th | 2023 |
| Coast to Coast | Christopher Newport | 21–6 (4–2) | 27th | 2023 |
| CCIW | Elmhurst | 22–5 (12–4) | 8th | 2022 |
| Commonwealth Coast | Roger Williams | 14–14 (8–8) | 1st | Never |
| Empire 8 | Utica | 24–3 (15–1) | 3rd | 2023 |
| Great Northeast | St. Joseph (CT) | 24–4 (14–0) | 4th | 2023 |
| HCAC | Anderson (IN) | 23–4 (16–2) | 3rd | 2023 |
| Landmark | Catholic | 24–3 (16–2) | 15th | 2016 |
| Liberty | Hobart | 22–5 (13–5) | 6th | 2020 |
| Little East | Keene State | 24–3 (15–1) | 9th | 2023 |
| MAC Commonwealth | Eastern | 20–7 (10–4) | 2nd | 2022 |
| MAC Freedom | Stevens | 22–5 (11–3) | 5th | 2022 |
| MASCAC | Worcester State | 18–9 (10–2) | 4th | 2023 |
| Michigan | Hope | 22–6 (11–3) | 30th | 2023 |
| Midwest | Illinois College | 23–4 (13–3) | 3rd | 2023 |
| Minnesota | Gustavus Adolphus | 18–10 (14–6) | 14th | 2012 |
| NESCAC | Trinity (CT) | 26–1 (9–1) | 10th | 2016 |
| NEWMAC | Babson | 15–13 (8–8) | 13th | 2023 |
| New Jersey | TCNJ | 20–8 (11–7) | 8th | 2020 |
| North Atlantic | Husson | 23–5 (11–3) | 9th | 2022 |
| North Coast | Wabash | 20–8 (13–3) | 8th | 2023 |
| NACC | Wisconsin Lutheran | 24–4 (16–2) | 2nd | 2006 |
| Northwest | Whitworth | 19–8 (13–3) | 17th | 2023 |
| Ohio | John Carroll | 25–2 (17–1) | 17th | 2023 |
| Old Dominion | Hampden–Sydney | 26–2 (14–2) | 16th | 2023 |
| Presidents' | Geneva | 24–3 (18–2) | 1st | Never |
| Skyline | Farmingdale State | 26–2 (15–1) | 8th | 2023 |
| SAA | Berry | 19–9 (13–1) | 3rd | 2022 |
| SCIAC | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 21–6 (13–3) | 15th | 2018 |
| SCAC | Centenary (LA) | 17–11 (9–7) | 2nd | 2020 |
| St. Louis | Fontbonne | 20–7 (13–5) | 6th | 2023 |
| SUNYAC | SUNY New Paltz | 20–7 (12–6) | 1st | Never |
| United East | Penn State Harrisburg | 24–4 (11–1) | 3rd | 2022 |
| UAA | Case Western Reserve | 21–4 (10–4) | 3rd | 2023 |
| Upper Midwest | Bethany Lutheran | 24–3 (14–0) | 4th | 2023 |
| USA South | Mary Baldwin | 17–10 (11–3) | 1st | Never |
| Wisconsin | UW–Platteville | 23–4 (12–2) | 15th | 2022 |

### At-large bids (22)

The following 22 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament 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 |
| SCIAC | Cal Lutheran | 23–4 (15–1) | 6th | 2023 |
| Michigan | Calvin | 22–4 (12–2) | 23rd | 2022 |
| UAA | Carnegie Mellon | 16–9 (8–6) | 4th | 2009 |
| American Rivers | Coe | 21–5 (13–3) | 4th | 2023 |
| MAC Freedom | DeSales | 24–3 (14–0) | 7th | 2022 |
| American Rivers | Dubuque | 21–6 (11–5) | 8th | 2022 |
| Old Dominion | Guilford | 22–4 (13–3) | 7th | 2019 |
| MAC Commonwealth | Hood | 19–6 (11–3) | 3rd | 2022 |
| American Rivers | Nebraska Wesleyan | 23–4 (13–3) | 18th | 2020 |
| UAA | NYU | 20–5 (10–4) | 12th | 2023 |
| SUNYAC | Oswego State | 25–2 (18–0) | 9th | 2023 |
| Old Dominion | Randolph–Macon | 23–4 (15–1) | 20th | 2023 |
| New Jersey | Rowan | 19–7 (13–5) | 16th | 2023 |
| SCAC | St. Thomas (TX) | 20–6 (12–4) | 2nd | 2023 |
| New Jersey | Stockton | 17–10 (12–6) | 19th | 2023 |
| Michigan | Trine | 23–4 (12–2) | 1st | Never |
| SCAC | Trinity (TX) | 23–3 (14–2) | 12th | 2022 |
| NESCAC | Tufts | 19–7 (5–5) | 8th | 2023 |
| Old Dominion | Virginia Wesleyan | 19–8 (9–7) | 16th | 2015 |
| UAA | Washington–St. Louis | 18–7 (8–6) | 25th | 2023 |
| MAC Commonwealth | Widener | 23–4 (12–2) | 18th | 2023 |
| NESCAC | Williams | 21–6 (9–1) | 20th | 2023 |

## Tournament bracket
### Top-left - Hampden Sydney, Virginia

| First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Hampden Sydney, VA | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Hampden Sydney, VA | | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Hampden Sydney, VA | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Hampden Sydney, VA |
| Hampden–Sydney | 98 | | | | | | | |
| La Roche | 61 | | | | | | | |
| La Roche | 61 | Hampden–Sydney | 72 | | | | | |
| Hampden Sydney, VA | Hampden Sydney, VA | Hampden–Sydney | 72 | | | | | |
| Hampden Sydney, VA | Hampden Sydney, VA | Farmingdale State | 51 | | | | | |
| Stevens | 66 | Farmingdale State | 51 | | | | | |
| Farmingdale State | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Farmingdale State | 80 | | | Hampden–Sydney | 91 | | | |
| | | | | Rowan | 76 | | | |
| Catholic | 75* | | | | | Rowan | 76 | | | |
| Worcester State | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Worcester State | 72 | Catholic | 85 | | | | | |
| Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | Catholic | 85 | | | | | |
| Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | Rowan | 89 | | | | | |
| Rowan | 81 | Rowan | 89 | | | | | |
| Carnegie Mellon | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Carnegie Mellon | 69 | | | | | | Hampden–Sydney | 68 |
| | | | | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | 60 |
| Trinity (TX) | 63 | | | | | | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | 60 |
| Texas–Dallas | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Texas–Dallas | 67 | Texas–Dallas | 63 | | | | | |
| San Antonio, TX | San Antonio, TX | Texas–Dallas | 63 | | | | | |
| San Antonio, TX | San Antonio, TX | Nebraska Wesleyan | 77 | | | | | |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 58 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 77 | | | | | |
| Centenary (LA) | 41 | | | | | | | |
| Centenary (LA) | 41 | | | Nebraska Wesleyan | 74 | | | |
| | | | | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 70 | | | |
| Cal Lutheran | 73 | | | | | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 70 | | | |
| Whitworth | 78* | | | | | | | |
| Whitworth | 78* | Whitworth | 67 | | | | | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | Thousand Oaks, CA | Whitworth | 67 | | | | | |
| Thousand Oaks, CA | Thousand Oaks, CA | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 69 | | | | | |
| St. Thomas (TX) | 71 | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 69 | | | | | |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 78 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-left - Greensboro, North Carolina

| First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Greensboro, NC | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Greensboro, NC | | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Greensboro, NC | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Greensboro, NC |
| Widener | 101 | | | | | | | |
| Roger Williams | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Roger Williams | 70 | Widener | 65 | | | | | |
| Chester, PA | Chester, PA | Widener | 65 | | | | | |
| Chester, PA | Chester, PA | Christopher Newport | 70 | | | | | |
| Christopher Newport | 79 | Christopher Newport | 70 | | | | | |
| Hobart | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Hobart | 59 | | | Christopher Newport | 60 | | | |
| | | | | Williams | 49 | | | |
| Oswego State | 74 | | | | | Williams | 49 | | | |
| Babson | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Babson | 63 | Oswego State | 77 | | | | | |
| Oswego, NY | Oswego, NY | Oswego State | 77 | | | | | |
| Oswego, NY | Oswego, NY | Williams | 79 | | | | | |
| DeSales | 51 | Williams | 79 | | | | | |
| Williams | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Williams | 77 | | | | | | Christopher Newport | 48 |
| | | | | | | | Guilford | 50 |
| Guilford | 87 | | | | | | | | Guilford | 50 |
| Berry | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Berry | 70 | Guilford | 76 | | | | | |
| Greensboro, NC | Greensboro, NC | Guilford | 76 | | | | | |
| Greensboro, NC | Greensboro, NC | Penn State Harrisburg | 59 | | | | | |
| Hood | 67 | Penn State Harrisburg | 59 | | | | | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State Harrisburg | 72 | | | Guilford | 82 | | | |
| | | | | Keene State | 60 | | | |
| Keene State | 82 | | | | | Keene State | 60 | | | |
| Marymount | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Marymount | 76 | Keene State | 109 | | | | | |
| Keene, NH | Keene, NH | Keene State | 109 | | | | | |
| Keene, NH | Keene, NH | Eastern | 85 | | | | | |
| Eastern | 80 | Eastern | 85 | | | | | |
| TCNJ | 79 | | | | | | | |

### Top-right - Angola, Indiana

| First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Angola, IN | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Angola, IN | | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Angola, IN | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Angola, IN |
| Case Western Reserve | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Mary Baldwin | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Mary Baldwin | 51 | Case Western Reserve | 97 | | | | | |
| Cleveland, OH | Cleveland, OH | Case Western Reserve | 97 | | | | | |
| Cleveland, OH | Cleveland, OH | Hope | 79 | | | | | |
| Hope | 95 | Hope | 79 | | | | | |
| Anderson (IN) | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Anderson (IN) | 79 | | | Case Western Reserve | 75 | | | |
| | | | | UW–Platteville | 95 | | | |
| UW–Platteville | 89 | | | | | UW–Platteville | 95 | | | |
| Bethany Lutheran | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Bethany Lutheran | 52 | UW–Platteville | 81 | | | | | |
| Platteville, WI | Platteville, WI | UW–Platteville | 81 | | | | | |
| Platteville, WI | Platteville, WI | Loras | 67 | | | | | |
| Loras | 89 | Loras | 67 | | | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 64 | | | | | | UW–Platteville | 86 |
| | | | | | | | Trine | 88* |
| Washington–St. Louis | 71* | | | | | | | | Trine | 88* |
| Wisconsin Lutheran | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin Lutheran | 68 | Washington–St. Louis | 68* | | | | | |
| St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | Washington–St. Louis | 68* | | | | | |
| St. Louis, MO | St. Louis, MO | Illinois College | 67 | | | | | |
| Dubuque | 57 | Illinois College | 67 | | | | | |
| Illinois College | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois College | 59 | | | Washington–St. Louis | 65 | | | |
| | | | | Trine | 86 | | | |
| Trine | 91 | | | | | Trine | 86 | | | |
| Fontbonne | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Fontbonne | 81 | Trine | 76 | | | | | |
| Angola, IN | Angola, IN | Trine | 76 | | | | | |
| Angola, IN | Angola, IN | Coe | 70 | | | | | |
| Coe | 79* | Coe | 70 | | | | | |
| Wabash | 74 | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-right - Hartford, Connecticut

| First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | First round March 1, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Second round March 2, 2024 Campus Sites | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Hartford, CT | Sectional semifinals March 8, 2024 Hartford, CT | | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Hartford, CT | Sectional finals March 9, 2024 Hartford, CT |
| Randolph–Macon | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Baruch | 45 | | | | | | | |
| Baruch | 45 | Randolph–Macon | 75 | | | | | |
| Ashland, VA | Ashland, VA | Randolph–Macon | 75 | | | | | |
| Ashland, VA | Ashland, VA | St. Joseph (CT) | 64 | | | | | |
| St. Joseph (CT) | 97 | St. Joseph (CT) | 64 | | | | | |
| Geneva | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Geneva | 83 | | | Randolph–Macon | 59 | | | |
| | | | | Calvin | 72 | | | |
| John Carroll | 85 | | | | | Calvin | 72 | | | |
| SUNY New Paltz | 81 | | | | | | | |
| SUNY New Paltz | 81 | John Carroll | 66 | | | | | |
| University Heights, OH | University Heights, OH | John Carroll | 66 | | | | | |
| University Heights, OH | University Heights, OH | Calvin | 71 | | | | | |
| Calvin | 93 | Calvin | 71 | | | | | |
| Elmhurst | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Elmhurst | 78 | | | | | | Calvin | 62 |
| | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | 69 |
| NYU | 82 | | | | | | | | Trinity (CT) | 69 |
| Husson | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Husson | 61 | NYU | 62 | | | | | |
| New York, NY | New York, NY | NYU | 62 | | | | | |
| New York, NY | New York, NY | Tufts | 65 | | | | | |
| Tufts | 59 | Tufts | 65 | | | | | |
| Stockton | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Stockton | 55 | | | Tufts | 53 | | | |
| | | | | Trinity (CT) | 70 | | | |
| Trinity (CT) | 83 | | | | | Trinity (CT) | 70 | | | |
| Utica | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Utica | 54 | Trinity (CT) | 83 | | | | | |
| Hartford, CT | Hartford, CT | Trinity (CT) | 83 | | | | | |
| Hartford, CT | Hartford, CT | Swarthmore | 74 | | | | | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 59 | Swarthmore | 74 | | | | | |
| Swarthmore | 67 | | | | | | | |

### Final Four

| National semifinals March 14 Fort Wayne, IN | National semifinals March 14 Fort Wayne, IN | National championship March 16 Fort Wayne, IN | National championship March 16 Fort Wayne, IN |
| Hampden–Sydney | 62 | | |
| Guilford | 57 | | |
| Guilford | 57 | Hampden–Sydney | 61 |
| | | Trine | 69 |
| Trine | 66 | Trine | 69 |
| Trinity (CT) | 54 | | |

## Record by conference

| Conference | Record | Win % | R64 | R32 | S16 | E8 | F4 | CG | NC |
| Michigan | 10–2 | .833 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 11–4 | .733 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – |
| NESCAC | 8–3 | .727 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Coast to Coast | 3–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Wisconsin | 3–1 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| American Rivers | 5–4 | .556 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |
| UAA | 5–4 | .556 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Little East | 2–1 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| SCIAC | 2–2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| New Jersey | 2–3 | .400 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| MAC Commonwealth | 2–3 | .400 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| American Southwest | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Centennial | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Great Northeast | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Landmark | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Midwest | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Northwest | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ohio | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Skyline | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| United East | 1–1 | .500 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| SUNYAC | 1–2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| SCAC | 0–3 | .000 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| MAC Freedom | 0–2 | .000 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
* The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
* The Allegheny Mountain, Atlantic East, CCIW, Commonwealth Coast, CUNYAC, Empire 8, Heartland, Liberty, MAC Freedom, MASCAC, Minnesota, NEWMAC, North Atlantic, North Coast, Northern Athletics, Presidents', SAA, SLIAC, Upper Midwest, and USA South each had one representative, eliminated in the Round of 64 with a record of 0–1.