Trine wins the 2024 DIII men's basketball championship
Trine defeated Hampden-Sydney, 69-61 to win the 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball championship. The Thunder finished the season 29-4 to earn their first Division III title.
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2024 NCAA DIII men's basketball championship bracket
Here's a look at the complete DIII men's basketball championship bracket:
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2024 NCAA DIII men's basketball championship schedule
Championship | Saturday, March 16 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN
First round | Friday, March 1:
- Rowan 81, Carnegie Mellon 69
- Williams 77, Desales 51
- Eastern 80, TCNJ 79
- Swarthmore 67, Va. Wesleyan 59
- Tufts 59, Stockton 55
- Farmingdale State 80, Stevens 66
- Hope 95, Anderson (IN) 79
- Chris. Newport 79, Hobart 59
- Saint Joseph (CT) 97, Geneva 83
- Illinois College 59, Dubuque 57
- Penn State Harrisburg 72, Hood 67
- Coe 79, Wabash 74 (F/OT)
- Catholic 75, Worcester State 72 (F/OT)
- Calvin 93, Elmhurst 78
- Oswego State 74, Babson 63
- Neb. Wesleyan 58, Centenary (LA) 41
- Keene State 82, Marymount (VA) 76
- Loras 89, Gust. Adolphus 64
- Trinity (CT) 83, Utica 54
- Claremont-M-S 78, St. Thomas (TX) 71
- NYU 82, Husson 61
- Hampden-Sydney 98, La Roche 61
- CWRU 66, Mary Baldwin 51
- Randolph-Macon 77, Baruch 45
- Widener 101, Roger Williams 70
- WashU 71, Wis. Lutheran 68
- Guilford 87, Berry 70
- Trine 91, Fontbonne 81
- John Carroll 85, SUNY New Paltz 81
- Wis.-Platteville 89, Bethany Lutheran 52
- Texas-Dallas 67, Trinity (TX) 63
- Whitworth 78, Cal Lutheran 73.
Second round | Saturday, March 2:
- Rowan 89, Catholic 85
- Williams 79, Oswego State 77
- Trinity (CT) 83, Swarthmore 74
- Tufts 65, NYU 62
- Hampden-Sydney 72, Farmingdale State 51
- Keene State 109, Eastern 85
- Randolph-Macon 75, Saint Joseph (CT) 64
- Chris. Newport 70, Widener 65
- WashU 68, Illinois College 67
- CWRU 97, Hope 79
- Guilford 76, Penn St. Harrisburg 59
- Trine 76, Coe 70
- Calvin 71, John Carroll 66
- Nebraska Wesleyan 77, Texas-Dallas 63
- Wis.-Platteville 81, Loras 67
- Claremont-M-S 69, Whitworth 67
Sectionals Day 1 | Friday, March 8:
- Nebraska Wesleyan 74, Claremont-M-S 70
- Chris. Newport 60, Williams 49
- Wis.-Platteville 95, CWRU 75
- Calvin 72, Randolph-Macon 59
- Hampden-Sydney 91, Rowan 76
- Guilford 82, Keene State 60
- Trine 86, WashU 65
- Trinity (CT) 70, Tufts 53
Sectionals Day 2 | Saturday, March 9
- Hampden-Sydney 68, Nebraska Wesleyan 60
- Guilford 50, Chris Newport 48
- Trine 88, Wis.-Platteville 86
- Trinity 69, Calvin 62
Semifinals | Thursday, March 14 at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN
NCAA DIII men's basketball championship history
Beginning in 1975, the DIII men's basketball tournament has been held every year except for 2020 and 2021, seasons that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. North Park currently has the most championships with five, while Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin-Whitewater and Wisconsin-Stevens Point each have four.
Here's a complete history of the DIII men's basketball championship:
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | SCORE | RUNNER-UP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Trine (29-4) | 69-61 | Hampden-Sydney |
| 2023 | Christopher Newport (30-3) | 74-72 | Mount Union |
| 2022 | Randolph-Macon (33-1) | 75-45 | Elmhurst |
| 2021 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (29-3) | 96-82 | Swarthmore |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan (30-3) | 78-72 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
| 2017 | Babson (31-2) | 79-78 | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 2016 | St. Thomas (MN) (30-3) | 82-76 | Benedictine (Ill.) |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-5) | 70-54 | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | 75-73 | Williams |
| 2013 | Amherst (30-2) | 87-70 | Mary Hardin-Baylor |
| 2012 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | 63-60 | Cabrini |
| 2011 | St. Thomas (30-3) | 78-54 | Wooster |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-4) | 78-73 | Williams |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (29-4) | 61-52 | Richard Stockton |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis (25-6) | 90-68 | Amherst |
| 2007 | Amherst (30-2) | 80-67 | Virginia Wesleyan |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan (30-3) | 59-56 | Wittenberg |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-3) | 73-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-5) | 84-82 | Williams |
| 2003 | Williams (31-1) | 67-65 | Gustavus Adolphus |
| 2002 | Otterbein (30-3) | 102-83 | Elizabethtown |
| 2001 | Catholic (28-5) | 76-62 | William Paterson |
| 2000 | Calvin (30-2) | 79-75 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire |
| 1999 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-2) | 76-75 (ot) | Hampden-Sydney |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-0) | 69-56 | Hope |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan (29-2) | 89-86 | Nebraska Wesleyan |
| 1996 | Rowan (28-4) | 100-93 | Hope |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Platteville (31-0) | 69-55 | Manchester |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley (28-4) | 66-59 (ot) | New York University |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern (28-2) | 71-68 | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1992 | Calvin (31-1) | 62-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Platteville (28-3) | 81-74 | Franklin & Marshall |
| 1990 | Rochester (N.Y.) (27-5) | 43-42 | DePauw |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-2) | 94-86 | TCNJ |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan (27-5) | 92-70 | Scranton |
| 1987 | North Park (28-3) | 106-100 | Clark (Mass.) |
| 1986 | SUNY Potsdam (32-0) | 76-73 | LeMoyne-Owen |
| 1985 | North Park (27-4) | 72-71 | SUNY Potsdam |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (27-4) | 103-86 | Clark (Mass.) |
| 1983 | Scranton (27-5) | 64-63 | Wittenberg |
| 1982 | Wabash (24-4) | 83-62 | SUNY Potsdam |
| 1981 | SUNY Potsdam (30-2) | 67-65 (ot) | Augustana (Ill.) |
| 1980 | North Park (28-3) | 83-76 | Upsala |
| 1979 | North Park (26-5) | 66-62 | SUNY Potsdam |
| 1978 | North Park (29-2) | 69-57 | Widener |
| 1977 | Wittenberg (23-5) | 79-66 | Oneonta State |
| 1976 | Scranton (29-3) | 60-57 | Wittenberg |
| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen (27-5) | 57-54 | Rowan |
