# 2007 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2007 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 1, 2007, and concluded on March 17, 2007, with a championship game in the Salem Civic Center of Salem, Virginia, which was won by Amherst College over Virginia Wesleyan 80-67.

## Qualifying teams

The Division III Championships Committee selected 59 schools to participate in the 2007 tournament. Thirty-seven teams earned automatic qualification by winning their respective conferences. Additionally, four independent (not affiliated with a conference with an automatic bid) teams and 18 other at-large teams from the remaining independent teams and automatic qualifying conferences — who did not receive their conference automatic qualification—were selected.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
| Lake Erie | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Mississippi College | American Southwest Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Catholic | Capital Athletic Conference | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Johns Hopkins | Centennial Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| York | City University of New York Athletic Conference | 18-10 | Conference Champion |
| Augustana (IL) | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Widener | Commonwealth Conference | 14-12 | Conference Champion |
| Wentworth Tech | Commonwealth Coast Conference | 17-11 | Conference Champion |
| St. John Fisher | Empire 8 | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| King's (PA) | Freedom Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Rivier | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Transylvania | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Loras | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21-6 | Conference Champion |
| St. Lawrence | Liberty League | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Rhode Island College | Little East Conference | 24-3 | Conference Champion |
| Salem State | Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference | 24-2 | Conference Champion |
| Calvin | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18-9 | Conference Champion |
| Carroll (WI) | Midwest Conference | 16-8 | Conference Champion |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24-3 | Conference Champion |
| Williams | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 16-11 | Conference Champion |
| Coast Guard | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 14-13 | Conference Champion |
| Ramapo | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 21-7 | Conference Champion |
| Elms | North Atlantic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Wooster | North Coast Athletic Conference | 25-3 | Conference Champion |
| Villa Julie | North Eastern Athletic Conference | 20-7 | Conference Champion |
| Whitworth | Northwest Conference | 23-3 | Conference Champion |
| Capital | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Hampden-Sydney | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 18-10 | Conference Champion |
| Alvernia | Pennsylvania Athletic Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| Manhattanville | Skyline Conference | 23-5 | Conference Champion |
| Fontbonne | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16-11 | Conference Champion |
| Occidental | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19-5 | Conference Champion |
| Centre | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| SUNY-Plattsburgh | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Washington (MO) | University Athletic Association | 20-4 | Conference Champion |
| Averett | USA South Athletic Conference | 20-6 | Conference Champion |
| Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Aurora | Independent | 25-2 | Independent selection |
| Lincoln (PA) | Independent | 18-8 | Independent selection |
| Maryville (TN) | Independent | 21-6 | Independent selection |
| Westminster (PA) | Independent | 18-8 | Independent selection |
| Amherst | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25-2 | At-large |
| Brandeis | University Athletic Association | 22-5 | At-large |
| Chicago | University Athletic Association | 20-5 | At-large |
| DePauw | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22-5 | At-large |
| Guilford | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 21-4 | At-large |
| Hood | Capital Athletic Conference | 21-7 | At-large |
| Hope | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23-4 | At-large |
| John Carroll | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19-9 | At-large |
| Keene State | Little East Conference | 23-5 | At-large |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | American Southwest Conference | 22-5 | At-large |
| Messiah | Commonwealth Conference | 19-6 | At-large |
| Rochester | University Athletic Association | 18-7 | At-large |
| St. John's (MN) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20-7 | At-large |
| SUNY-Brockport | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 23-5 | At-large |
| Stevens Tech | Empire 8 | 21-6 | At-large |
| Trinity (CT) | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 21-4 | At-large |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 23-4 | At-large |
| Worcester Poly | Liberty League | 22-3 | At-large |

## Bracket
### Top left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | UW–Stevens Point | 93 | | | | | |
| | | St. John's (MN) | 76 | | | | | |
| St. John's (MN) | 85* | St. John's (MN) | 76 | | | | | |
| Loras | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Loras | 82 | | | UW–Stevens Point | 66 | | | |
| | | | | Washington–St. Louis | 78 | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | 77 | | | | | Washington–St. Louis | 78 | | | |
| Fontbonne | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Fontbonne | 58 | Washington–St. Louis | 63 | | | | | |
| | | Whitworth | 61 | | | | | |
| Whitworth | 62* | Whitworth | 61 | | | | | |
| DePauw | 59 | | | | | | | |
| DePauw | 59 | | | | | | Washington–St. Louis | 58 |
| | | | | | | | Hope | 55 |
| Aurora | 68 | | | | | | | | Hope | 55 |
| Calvin | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Calvin | 69 | Calvin | 64 | | | | | |
| | | Hope | 80 | | | | | |
| Hope | 76 | Hope | 80 | | | | | |
| Chicago | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Chicago | 54 | | | Hope | 89 | | | |
| | | | | Carroll (WI) | 77 | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | 69 | | | | | Carroll (WI) | 77 | | | |
| Carroll (WI) | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Carroll (WI) | 73 | Carroll (WI) | 86 | | | | | |
| | | St. Thomas (MN) | 80 | | | | | |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| Catholic | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Messiah | 37 | | | | | | | |
| Messiah | 37 | Catholic | 70 | | | | | |
| | | Lincoln (PA) | 81 | | | | | |
| Alvernia | 76 | Lincoln (PA) | 81 | | | | | |
| Lincoln (PA) | 91 | | | | | | | |
| Lincoln (PA) | 91 | | | Lincoln (PA) | 128 | | | |
| | | | | Guilford | 129*** | | | |
| Johns Hopkins | 84 | | | | | Guilford | 129*** | | | |
| Villa Julie | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Villa Julie | 72 | Johns Hopkins | 73 | | | | | |
| | | Guilford | 80 | | | | | |
| Guilford | 101 | Guilford | 80 | | | | | |
| Manhattanville | 81 | | | | | | | |
| Manhattanville | 81 | | | | | | Guilford | 71 |
| | | | | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | 81 |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 63 | | | | | | | | Virginia Wesleyan | 81 |
| Averett | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Averett | 60 | Virginia Wesleyan | 61 | | | | | |
| | | Hampden–Sydney | 51 | | | | | |
| Hampden–Sydney | 68 | Hampden–Sydney | 51 | | | | | |
| Hood | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Hood | 65 | | | Virginia Wesleyan | 81 | | | |
| | | | | Mississippi College | 55 | | | |
| Mississippi College | 68 | | | | | Mississippi College | 55 | | | |
| Occidental | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Occidental | 51 | Mississippi College | 76 | | | | | |
| | | Maryville (TN) | 56 | | | | | |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | 62 | Maryville (TN) | 56 | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 73 | | | | | | | |

### Top right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Amherst | 87 | | | | | |
| | | Widener | 70 | | | | | |
| King's (PA) | 63 | Widener | 70 | | | | | |
| Widener | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Widener | 76 | | | Amherst | 97 | | | |
| | | | | Stevens | 74 | | | |
| Ramapo | 77 | | | | | Stevens | 74 | | | |
| York (NY) | 68 | | | | | | | |
| York (NY) | 68 | Ramapo | 61 | | | | | |
| | | Stevens | 69 | | | | | |
| WPI | 57 | Stevens | 69 | | | | | |
| Stevens | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Stevens | 68 | | | | | | Amherst | 81 |
| | | | | | | | Rhode Island College | 69 |
| Rhode Island College | 64 | | | | | | | | Rhode Island College | 69 |
| Coast Guard | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Coast Guard | 60 | Rhode Island College | 70 | | | | | |
| | | Brandeis | 67 | | | | | |
| Trinity (CT) | 70 | Brandeis | 67 | | | | | |
| Brandeis | 77* | | | | | | | |
| Brandeis | 77* | | | Rhode Island College | 75 | | | |
| | | | | Keene State | 73 | | | |
| Keene State | 81 | | | | | Keene State | 73 | | | |
| Rivier | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Rivier | 47 | Keene State | 76 | | | | | |
| | | Salem State | 75 | | | | | |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| St. John Fisher | 98 | | | | | | | |
| Wentworth | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Wentworth | 72 | St. John Fisher | 95 | | | | | |
| | | Plattsburgh State | 87 | | | | | |
| Rochester | 60 | Plattsburgh State | 87 | | | | | |
| Plattsburgh State | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Plattsburgh State | 61 | | | St. John Fisher | 91 | | | |
| | | | | Brockport State | 105 | | | |
| St. Lawrence | 85 | | | | | Brockport State | 105 | | | |
| Elms | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Elms | 79 | St. Lawrence | 49 | | | | | |
| | | Brockport State | 74 | | | | | |
| Brockport State | 74 | Brockport State | 74 | | | | | |
| Williams | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Williams | 66 | | | | | | Brockport State | 87 |
| | | | | | | | Wooster | 94* |
| Wooster | 92 | | | | | | | | Wooster | 94* |
| Transylvania | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Transylvania | 66 | Wooster | 73 | | | | | |
| | | Centre | 56 | | | | | |
| Centre | 69 | Centre | 56 | | | | | |
| Capital | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Capital | 55 | | | Wooster | 83 | | | |
| | | | | John Carroll | 73 | | | |
| John Carroll | 87 | | | | | John Carroll | 73 | | | |
| Westminster (PA) | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Westminster (PA) | 83 | John Carroll | 79 | | | | | |
| | | Lake Erie | 77 | | | | | |

## Final Four

* Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 65 | | | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 67 | | | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 67 | Virginia Wesleyan | Virginia Wesleyan | 67 |
| | | | Amherst | Amherst | 80 |
| Amherst | Amherst | 67 | Amherst | Amherst | 80 |
| Wooster | Wooster | 60 | National Third-place | National Third-place | National Third-place |
| | | | Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 92 |
| | | | Wooster | Wooster | 84 |