# 2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2017 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament is a single-elimination tournament involving 64 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament concluded with the national semifinal and championship rounds that took place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Babson beat Augustana (IL) 79-78 to win their 1st national title. Joey Flannery was voted as the MVP of the tournament.

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

The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2017 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 | Medaille | 21–7 (16–2) | 5th | 2015 |
| American Southwest | Hardin–Simmons | 24–7 (13–3) | 2nd | 2016 |
| Capital | Christopher Newport | 27–3 (17–1) | 21st | 2016 |
| Centennial | Swarthmore | 23–6 (14–4) | 1st | Never |
| CUNYAC | Staten Island | 21–6 (16–0) | 12th | 2013 |
| CCIW | North Central (IL) | 18–11 (9–7) | 9th | 2016 |
| Colonial States | Neumann | 25–3 (17–1) | 2nd | 2015 |
| Commonwealth Coast | Nichols | 24–6 (15–3) | 1st | Never |
| Empire 8 | St. John Fisher | 23–6 (15–1) | 16th | 2015 |
| Great Northeast | Albertus Magnus | 23–5 (16–2) | 6th | 2015 |
| Heartland | Hanover | 26–4 (16–2) | 7th | 2011 |
| Iowa | Wartburg | 21–10 (8–8) | 7th | 2001 |
| Landmark | Scranton | 22–7 (11–3) | 28th | 2016 |
| Liberty | Union (NY) | 17–11 (10–6) | 4th | 2005 |
| Little East | Eastern Connecticut | 21–9 (11–3) | 7th | 2015 |
| MAC Commonwealth | Lycoming | 24–5 (13–3) | 7th | 2016 |
| MAC Freedom | Misericordia | 20–8 (9–5) | 3rd | 2015 |
| MASCAC | Salem State | 17–11 (9–3) | 24th | 2012 |
| Michigan | Calvin | 17–11 (10–4) | 21st | 2015 |
| Midwest | Ripon | 20–5 (15–3) | 13th | 2002 |
| Minnesota | Bethel (MN) | 20–6 (15–5) | 2nd | 1991 |
| NECC | Becker | 19–9 (13–3) | 3rd | 2012 |
| NESCAC | Middlebury | 27–4 (8–2) | 8th | 2016 |
| NEWMAC | MIT | 21–7 (11–3) | 7th | 2014 |
| New Jersey | Ramapo | 25–2 (16–2) | 7th | 2013 |
| North Atlantic | Husson | 21–7 (16–2) | 6th | 2016 |
| North Coast | Wooster | 21–8 (15–3) | 26th | 2016 |
| NEAC | Morrisville State | 22–7 (15–3) | 4th | 2014 |
| Northern Athletics | Benedictine (IL) | 23–5 (19–1) | 8th | 2016 |
| Northwest | Whitman | 27–0 (16–0) | 2nd | 2016 |
| Ohio | Marietta | 26–5 (16–2) | 6th | 2016 |
| Old Dominion | Guilford | 24–6 (13–3) | 5th | 2010 |
| Presidents' | Thomas More | 22–7 (15–3) | 2nd | 2009 |
| Skyline | Farmingdale State | 20–8 (14–2) | 5th | 2012 |
| Southern | Rhodes | 17–11 (11–3) | 4th | 1993 |
| SCIAC | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 23–5 (13–3) | 13th | 2015 |
| SCAC | Texas Lutheran | 19–10 (10–4) | 3rd | 2016 |
| SLIAC | Westminster (MO) | 19–9 (13–5) | 5th | 2016 |
| SUNYAC | Oswego State | 21–7 (15–3) | 5th | 2016 |
| UAA | Washington–St. Louis | 21–6 (12–2) | 20th | 2015 |
| Upper Midwest | Northwestern–St. Paul | 20–8 (13–3) | 7th | 2016 |
| USA South | LaGrange | 18–11 (8–6) | 4th | 2016 |
| Wisconsin | UW–River Falls | 25–4 (12–2) | 3rd | 2012 |

### At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2017 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 |
| NESCAC | Amherst | 17–8 (7–3) | 19th | 2016 |
| CCIW | Augustana (IL) | 24–9 (11–5) | 16th | 2016 |
| NEWMAC | Babson | 31–2 (14–0) | 9th | 2016 |
| Colonial States | Cabrini | 19–8 (15–3) | 13th | 2014 |
| UAA | Emory | 19–8 (9–5) | 6th | 2016 |
| Commonwealth Coast | Endicott | 24–7 (15–3) | 8th | 2016 |
| Michigan | Hope | 23–7 (13–1) | 26th | 2016 |
| Little East | Keene State | 22–10 (10–4) | 5th | 2016 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey City | 21–8 (13–5) | 17th | 2011 |
| UAA | Rochester | 24–5 (10–4) | 15th | 2013 |
| Liberty | St. Lawrence | 20–7 (13–3) | 13th | 2010 |
| Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | 19–8 (15–5) | 18th | 2016 |
| Capital | Salisbury | 20–8 (14–4) | 8th | 2016 |
| Liberty | Skidmore | 20–8 (14–2) | 5th | 2016 |
| Landmark | Susquehanna | 23–6 (11–3) | 7th | 2016 |
| NESCAC | Tufts | 22–7 (8–2) | 5th | 2016 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Oshkosh | 17–11 (9–5) | 7th | 2016 |
| Wisconsin | UW–Whitewater | 22–7 (9–5) | 21st | 2015 |
| NESCAC | Wesleyan (CT) | 19–7 (6–4) | 2nd | 2015 |
| Northwest | Whitworth | 23–5 (13–3) | 12th | 2016 |
| NESCAC | Williams | 23–9 (5–5) | 15th | 2014 |

## Tournament bracket
### Top-left - Marietta, Ohio

| First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Marietta, OH | Sectionals March 10 Marietta, OH | Sectionals March 10 Marietta, OH | | Sectionals March 11 Marietta, OH | Sectionals March 11 Marietta, OH | Sectionals March 11 Marietta, OH |
| Whitman | Whitman | 111 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodes | Rhodes | 98 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhodes | Rhodes | 98 | Whitman | Whitman | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Whitman | Whitman | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Walla Walla, WA | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Whitworth | Whitworth | 73 | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | Claremont–Mudd–Scripps | 78 | | | | Whitman | Whitman | 102 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 82 | | | | |
| Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 109 | | | | | | | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 82 | | | | |
| LaGrange | LaGrange | 103 | | | | | | | | | | |
| LaGrange | LaGrange | 103 | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Abilene, TX | Abilene, TX | Abilene, TX | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Abilene, TX | Abilene, TX | Abilene, TX | Emory | Emory | 85 | | | | | | | |
| Emory | Emory | 82 | Emory | Emory | 85 | | | | | | | |
| Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas Lutheran | Texas Lutheran | 69 | | | | | | | | Whitman | Whitman | 91 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rochester | Rochester | 87 |
| Marietta | Marietta | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | Rochester | Rochester | 87 |
| Calvin | Calvin | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Calvin | Calvin | 66 | Marietta | Marietta | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Marietta | Marietta | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Marietta, OH | Guilford | Guilford | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Guilford | Guilford | 74 | Guilford | Guilford | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Thomas More | Thomas More | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas More | Thomas More | 54 | | | | Marietta | Marietta | 80 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rochester | Rochester | 85 | | | | |
| Rochester | Rochester | 89 | | | | | | | Rochester | Rochester | 85 | | | | |
| Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Albertus Magnus | Albertus Magnus | 66 | Rochester | Rochester | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Rochester | Rochester | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Rochester, NY | Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Wesleyan (CT) | Wesleyan (CT) | 83 | Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 89 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-left - Babson Park, Massachusetts

| First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Babson Park, MA | Sectionals March 10 Babson Park, MA | Sectionals March 10 Babson Park, MA | | Sectionals March 11 Babson Park, MA | Sectionals March 11 Babson Park, MA | Sectionals March 11 Babson Park, MA |
| Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Staten Island | Staten Island | 61 | Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Swarthmore, PA | Swarthmore, PA | Swarthmore, PA | Swarthmore | Swarthmore | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Swarthmore, PA | Swarthmore, PA | Swarthmore, PA | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 81 | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Morrisville State | Morrisville State | 45 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morrisville State | Morrisville State | 45 | | | | Christopher Newport | Christopher Newport | 64 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Keene State | Keene State | 68 | | | | |
| Ramapo | Ramapo | 73 | | | | | | | Keene State | Keene State | 68 | | | | |
| Misericordia | Misericordia | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Misericordia | Misericordia | 63 | Ramapo | Ramapo | 91 | | | | | | | |
| Mahwah, NJ | Mahwah, NJ | Mahwah, NJ | Ramapo | Ramapo | 91 | | | | | | | |
| Mahwah, NJ | Mahwah, NJ | Mahwah, NJ | Keene State | Keene State | 92* | | | | | | | |
| Amherst | Amherst | 66 | Keene State | Keene State | 92* | | | | | | | |
| Keene State | Keene State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Keene State | Keene State | 69 | | | | | | | | Keene State | Keene State | 79 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Babson | Babson | 102 |
| Babson | Babson | 92 | | | | | | | | | | | Babson | Babson | 102 |
| Husson | Husson | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Husson | Husson | 76 | Babson | Babson | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Babson | Babson | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Babson Park, MA | Skidmore | Skidmore | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Skidmore | Skidmore | 75 | Skidmore | Skidmore | 65 | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Jersey City | New Jersey City | 67 | | | | Babson | Babson | 87 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Tufts | Tufts | 80 | | | | |
| St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 77 | | | | | | | Tufts | Tufts | 80 | | | | |
| St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Lawrence | St. Lawrence | 72 | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsford, NY | Pittsford, NY | Pittsford, NY | St. John Fisher | St. John Fisher | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsford, NY | Pittsford, NY | Pittsford, NY | Tufts | Tufts | 94 | | | | | | | |
| Tufts | Tufts | 84 | Tufts | Tufts | 94 | | | | | | | |
| Salem State | Salem State | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top-right - Middlebury, Vermont

| First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Middlebury, VT | Sectionals March 10 Middlebury, VT | Sectionals March 10 Middlebury, VT | | Sectionals March 11 Middlebury, VT | Sectionals March 11 Middlebury, VT | Sectionals March 11 Middlebury, VT |
| Middlebury | Middlebury | 84 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 75 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Farmingdale State | Farmingdale State | 75 | Middlebury | Middlebury | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | Middlebury | Middlebury | 95 | | | | | | | |
| Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | Middlebury, VT | Lycoming | Lycoming | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 86 | Lycoming | Lycoming | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Cabrini | Cabrini | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cabrini | Cabrini | 70 | | | | Middlebury | Middlebury | 89 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Endicott | Endicott | 60 | | | | |
| Neumann | Neumann | 93 | | | | | | | Endicott | Endicott | 60 | | | | |
| Nichols | Nichols | 96 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nichols | Nichols | 96 | Nichols | Nichols | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Aston, PA | Aston, PA | Aston, PA | Nichols | Nichols | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Aston, PA | Aston, PA | Aston, PA | Endicott | Endicott | 111 | | | | | | | |
| Salisbury | Salisbury | 68 | Endicott | Endicott | 111 | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | Endicott | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Endicott | Endicott | 71 | | | | | | | | Middlebury | Middlebury | 75 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Williams | Williams | 79 |
| Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | Williams | Williams | 79 |
| Medaille | Medaille | 82 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Medaille | Medaille | 82 | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Selinsgrove, PA | Selinsgrove, PA | Selinsgrove, PA | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Selinsgrove, PA | Selinsgrove, PA | Selinsgrove, PA | Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 86 | Eastern Connecticut | Eastern Connecticut | 67 | | | | | | | |
| MIT | MIT | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MIT | MIT | 70 | | | | Susquehanna | Susquehanna | 61 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Williams | Williams | 78 | | | | |
| Williams | Williams | 91 | | | | | | | Williams | Williams | 78 | | | | |
| Becker | Becker | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Becker | Becker | 63 | Williams | Williams | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Williams | Williams | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Williamstown, MA | Scranton | Scranton | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Scranton | Scranton | 82* | Scranton | Scranton | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Oswego State | Oswego State | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom-right - Holland, Michigan

| First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | First round March 3 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Second round March 4 Campus Sites | Sectionals March 10 Holland, MI | Sectionals March 10 Holland, MI | Sectionals March 10 Holland, MI | | Sectionals March 11 Holland, MI | Sectionals March 11 Holland, MI | Sectionals March 11 Holland, MI |
| UW–River Falls | UW–River Falls | 94** | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bethel (MN) | Bethel (MN) | 92 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bethel (MN) | Bethel (MN) | 92 | UW–River Falls | UW–River Falls | 43 | | | | | | | |
| River Falls, WI | River Falls, WI | River Falls, WI | UW–River Falls | UW–River Falls | 43 | | | | | | | |
| River Falls, WI | River Falls, WI | River Falls, WI | Wartburg | Wartburg | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Benedictine (IL) | Benedictine (IL) | 66 | Wartburg | Wartburg | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 92 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 92 | | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 69 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 80 | | | | |
| UW–Whitewater | UW–Whitewater | 85 | | | | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 80 | | | | |
| Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern–St. Paul | Northwestern–St. Paul | 81 | UW–Whitewater | UW–Whitewater | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | UW–Whitewater | UW–Whitewater | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Whitewater, WI | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 77 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 72 | | | | | | | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | St. Thomas (MN) | 74 | | | | | | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 77 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Hanover | Hanover | 64 |
| Hope | Hope | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | Hanover | Hanover | 64 |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 85 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UW–Oshkosh | UW–Oshkosh | 85 | Hope | Hope | 94 | | | | | | | |
| Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Hope | Hope | 94 | | | | | | | |
| Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Holland, MI | Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 87 | Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Ripon | Ripon | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ripon | Ripon | 72 | | | | Hope | Hope | 77 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hanover | Hanover | 79 | | | | |
| Hanover | Hanover | 72 | | | | | | | Hanover | Hanover | 79 | | | | |
| Westminster (MO) | Westminster (MO) | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Westminster (MO) | Westminster (MO) | 64 | Hanover | Hanover | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Hanover, IN | Hanover, IN | Hanover, IN | Hanover | Hanover | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Hanover, IN | Hanover, IN | Hanover, IN | North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Wooster | Wooster | 72 | North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 63 | | | | | | | |
| North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Final Four - Salem, Virginia

| Semifinals Friday, March 17 | Semifinals Friday, March 17 | Semifinals Friday, March 17 | National championship Saturday, March 18 | National championship Saturday, March 18 | National championship Saturday, March 18 |
| Whitman | Whitman | 85 | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 91 | | | |
| Babson | Babson | 91 | Babson | Babson | 79 |
| | | | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 78 |
| Williams | Williams | 79 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 78 |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 90 | | | |