# 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

The 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
The championship rounds were held from March 22 to 26, 2022 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament returned to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic field of sixty-four teams.
Defending champions Northwest Missouri State defeated Augusta in the championship game, 67–58, to win their fourth Division II national men's title. The Bearcats became the first to win three consecutive Division II titles, although including that the 2020 tournament was not held.
Seven teams participated in the tournament for the first time: Academy of Art, Black Hills State, Cal State San Marcos, Cedarville, Davenport, Embry-Riddle, and Savannah State, though Embry-Riddle had qualified for the 2020 tournament that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Tournament schedule and venues
### Regionals

First-, second-, and third-round games, which comprise each regional championship, will take place on campus sites on March 11, 12, and 14. With the exception of the West Regional, the top-seeded team in each regional will serve as host.
These eight locations were chosen to host regional games for the 2022 tournament:
* Atlantic: Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
* Central: Sanford Pentagon, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
* East: Bentley Arena, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts
* Midwest: Cecchini Center, Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio
* South: Rick Case Arena, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
* South Central: Rip Griffin Center, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas
* Southeast: Christenberry Fieldhouse, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
* West: Coussoulis Arena, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California

### Elite Eight

The national quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals were held on March 22, 24, and 26 at a pre-determined site, the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

## Qualification

A total of sixty-four bids are available for the tournament: 23 automatic bids (awarded to the champions of the twenty-three Division II conferences) and 41 at-large bids.
The bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West), each of which contains either two or three of the 23 Division II conferences that sponsor men's basketball (after the Heartland Conference disbanded in 2019, the South Central Region now features only two conferences). Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.

## Regionals
### Atlantic Regional

* Site: Indiana, Pennsylvania (IUP)
| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 |
| 1 | Indiana (PA) | 65 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fayetteville State | 49 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Fayetteville State | 49 | 1 | Indiana (PA) | 58 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Mercyhurst | 55 | | | |
| 5 | Millersville | 65 | 4 | Mercyhurst | 55 | | | |
| 4 | Mercyhurst | 71 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Mercyhurst | 71 | | | | 1 | Indiana (PA) | 68 |
| | | | | | | 3 | California (PA) | 59 |
| 3 | California (PA) | 95 | | | | | | | 3 | California (PA) | 59 |
| 6 | Fairmont State | 74 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Fairmont State | 74 | 3 | California (PA) | 67 | | | |
| | | | 7 | West Virginia State | 65 | | | |
| 7 | West Virginia State | 103* | 7 | West Virginia State | 65 | | | |
| 2 | West Liberty | 94 | | | | | | |
* – Denotes overtime period

### Central Regional

* Site: Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Augustana (SD))
| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 |
| 1 | Augustana (SD) | 83 | | | | | | |
| 8 | SW Oklahoma State | 64 | | | | | | |
| 8 | SW Oklahoma State | 64 | 1 | Augustana (SD) | 65 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Upper Iowa | 60 | | | |
| 5 | Central Oklahoma | 74 | 4 | Upper Iowa | 60 | | | |
| 4 | Upper Iowa | 91 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Upper Iowa | 91 | | | | 1 | Augustana (SD) | 56 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Northwest Missouri State | 70 |
| 3 | NW Missouri State | 69 | | | | | | | 3 | Northwest Missouri State | 70 |
| 6 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 54 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Minnesota State Moorhead | 54 | 3 | Northwest Missouri State | 70 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Washburn | 55 | | | |
| 7 | Washburn | 83 | 7 | Washburn | 55 | | | |
| 2 | Minnesota Duluth | 73 | | | | | | |

### East Regional

* Site: Waltham, Massachusetts (Bentley)
| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 |
| 1 | Bentley | 95 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Felician | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Felician | 63 | 1 | Bentley | 96 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Pace | 84 | | | |
| 5 | Pace | 77 | 5 | Pace | 84 | | | |
| 4 | Dominican (NY) | 64 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Dominican (NY) | 64 | | | | 1 | Bentley | 82 |
| | | | | | | 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 75 |
| 3 | Saint Anselm | 70 | | | | | | | 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 75 |
| 6 | New Haven | 78 | | | | | | |
| 6 | New Haven | 78 | 6 | New Haven | 61 | | | |
| | | | 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 71 | | | |
| 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 76 | 7 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 71 | | | |
| 2 | Franklin Pierce | 69 | | | | | | |

### Midwest Regional

* Site: North Canton, Ohio (Walsh)
| First round March 11 | First round March 11 | First round March 11 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional Finals March 14 | Regional Finals March 14 | Regional Finals March 14 |
| 1 | Walsh | 82 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Davenport | 56 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Davenport | 56 | 1 | Walsh | 58 | | | |
| | | | 5 | UMSL | 87 | | | |
| 5 | Missouri–St. Louis | 73 | 5 | UMSL | 87 | | | |
| 4 | Truman State | 68 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Truman State | 68 | | | | 5 | UMSL | 63 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Hillsdale | 73 |
| 3 | Hillsdale | 68 | | | | | | | 3 | Hillsdale | 73 |
| 6 | Cedarville | 61 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Cedarville | 61 | 3 | Hillsdale | 90 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Ferris State | 74 | | | |
| 7 | Findlay | 81 | 2 | Ferris State | 74 | | | |
| 2 | Ferris State | 87 | | | | | | |

### South Regional

* Site: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Nova Southeastern)
| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 |
| 1 | Nova Southeastern | 113 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Savannah State | 62 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Savannah State | 62 | 1 | Nova Southeastern | 81 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Union (TN) | 80 | | | |
| 5 | Miles | 50 | 4 | Union (TN) | 80 | | | |
| 4 | Union (TN) | 65 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Union (TN) | 65 | | | | 1 | Nova Southeastern | 71 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Embry-Riddle | 68 |
| 3 | Embry-Riddle | 82 | | | | | | | 3 | Embry-Riddle | 68 |
| 6 | West Alabama | 60 | | | | | | |
| 6 | West Alabama | 60 | 3 | Embry-Riddle | 82 | | | |
| | | | 7 | Alabama-Huntsville | 67 | | | |
| 7 | Alabama–Huntsville | 106 | 7 | Alabama-Huntsville | 67 | | | |
| 2 | Barry | 99 | | | | | | |

### South Central Regional

* Site: Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock Christian)
| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 |
| 1 | Lubbock Christian | 80 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Texas A&M–Commerce | 63 | 1 | Lubbock Christian | 62 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Colorado Mesa | 63 | | | |
| 5 | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 55 | 4 | Colorado Mesa | 63 | | | |
| 4 | Colorado Mesa | 69 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Colorado Mesa | 69 | | | | 4 | Colorado Mesa | 62 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Black Hills State | 72 |
| 3 | Black Hills State | 76 | | | | | | | 3 | Black Hills State | 72 |
| 6 | Dallas Baptist | 68 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Dallas Baptist | 68 | 3 | Black Hills State | 91 | | | |
| | | | 2 | West Texas A&M | 77 | | | |
| 7 | Angelo State | 76 | 2 | West Texas A&M | 77 | | | |
| 2 | West Texas A&M | 84 | | | | | | |

### Southeast Regional

* Site: Augusta, Georgia (Augusta)
| First round March 12 | First round March 12 | First round March 12 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional semifinals March 13 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 | Regional Finals March 15 |
| 1 | Augusta | 106 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Belmont Abbey | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Belmont Abbey | 77 | 1 | Augusta | 82 | | | |
| | | | 4 | UNC-Pembroke | 76 | | | |
| 5 | Flagler | 70 | 4 | UNC-Pembroke | 76 | | | |
| 4 | UNC Pembroke | 74 | | | | | | |
| 4 | UNC Pembroke | 74 | | | | 1 | Augusta | 77 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Queens (NC) | 76 |
| 3 | Lincoln Memorial | 100 | | | | | | | 2 | Queens (NC) | 76 |
| 6 | Georgia College | 65 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Georgia College | 65 | 3 | Lincoln Memorial | 76 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Queens (NC) | 81 | | | |
| 7 | Columbus State | 84 | 2 | Queens (NC) | 81 | | | |
| 2 | Queens (NC) | 86 | | | | | | |

### West Regional

* Site: San Bernardino, California (Cal State San Bernardino)
| First round March 11 | First round March 11 | First round March 11 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional semifinals March 12 | Regional Finals March 14 | Regional Finals March 14 | Regional Finals March 14 |
| 1 | Cal State San Marcos | 63 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 70 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alaska | 70 | 8 | Alaska | 72* | | | |
| | | | 5 | Azusa Pacific | 71 | | | |
| 5 | Azusa Pacific | 66 | 5 | Azusa Pacific | 71 | | | |
| 4 | Point Loma Nazarene | 64 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Point Loma Nazarene | 64 | | | | 8 | Alaska | 52 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Chico State | 70 |
| 3 | Chico State | 78 | | | | | | | 3 | Chico State | 70 |
| 6 | Academy of Art | 61 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Academy of Art | 61 | 3 | Chico State | 91 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 82 | | | |
| 7 | Cal Poly Pomona | 69 | 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 82 | | | |
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 72 | | | | | | |
* – Denotes overtime period

### Elite Eight

* Site: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
| Elite Eight March 22, 2022 | Elite Eight March 22, 2022 | Elite Eight March 22, 2022 | Final Four March 24, 2022 | Final Four March 24, 2022 | Final Four March 24, 2022 | National championship March 26, 2022 | National championship March 26, 2022 | National championship March 26, 2022 |
| 1 | Nova Southeastern | 67 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Black Hills State | 77 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Black Hills State | 77 | 8 | Black Hills State | 57 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 70 | | | |
| 4 | Bentley | 43 | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 70 | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 61 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 61 | | | | 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 67 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Augusta | 58 |
| 2 | Indiana (PA) | 67 | | | | | | | 3 | Augusta | 58 |
| 7 | Hillsdale | 55 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hillsdale | 55 | 2 | Indiana (PA) | 61 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Augusta | 76 | | | |
| 3 | Augusta | 81* | 3 | Augusta | 76 | | | |
| 6 | Chico State | 69 | | | | | | |
* – Denotes overtime period

## All-tournament team

* Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri
* Tyshaun Crawford, Augusta
* Ja'Queze Kirby, Augusta
* Joel Scott, Black Hills State
* Luke Waters, Northwest Missouri