2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Minnesota State Mavericks (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Nova Southeastern Sharks (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Matt Margenthaler (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Malik Willingham (Minnesota State) | ||||
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The 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States, the culmination of the 2023–24 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.
The tournament again featured 64 teams, with teams placed into one of eight geographically oriented, eight-team regionals. The first three rounds were played on campus sites while the national quarterfinal (Elite Eight), semifinal, and championship rounds were held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, from March 26 to 30, 2024.
Minnesota State topped defending champions Nova Southeastern 88–85 in the championship game, on a three-pointer by Kyreese Willingham with 0.8 seconds left to win their first national championship. In the process, the Mavericks also completed a sweep of both the men's and women's Division II basketball championships for 2024, something that had only previously been done by Central Missouri in 1984. The Maverick women won their national championship, defeating Texas Woman's, 89–73.[1]
Lincoln (PA), Post, and William Jewell participated in the tournament for the first time.
Tournament schedule and venues
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Regionals
[edit]First, second, and third-round games (the last of which serve as a regional championship), took place on campus sites from March 15 to 19, 2024. The top-seeded team in each regional served as host.
Elite Eight
[edit]The national quarterfinals quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals are being held at a predetermined site, the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, from March 26 to 30, 2024.
Qualifying
[edit]A total of 64 bids were 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. Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams that won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.
Automatic bids (23)
[edit]| Automatic bids | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region (Bids) | Conference | School | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| Atlantic (3) | CIAA | Lincoln (PA) | 17–13 (10–7) | 1st | Never |
| Mountain East | Charleston (WV) | 27–4 (17–3) | 9th | 2021 | |
| PSAC | Gannon | 29–2 (20–2) | 26th | 2018 | |
| Central (3) | Great American | Arkansas Tech | 25–6 (18–4) | 9th | 2017 |
| MIAA | Northwest Missouri State | 27–4 (20–2) | 24th | 2023 | |
| Northern Sun | Minnesota State | 29–2 (20–2) | 16th | 2019 | |
| East (3) | CACC | Jefferson | 23–8 (12–4) | 38th | 2020 |
| East Coast | St. Thomas Aquinas | 25–5 (14–2) | 9th | 2023 | |
| Northeast–10 | Southern New Hampshire | 21–10 (13–9) | 22nd | 2023 | |
| Midwest (3) | GLIAC | Ferris State | 25–7 (12–6) | 17th | 2023 |
| GLVC | William Jewell | 21–10 (12–8) | 1st | Never | |
| Great Midwest | Walsh | 24–5 (15–5) | 4th | 2022 | |
| South (3) | Gulf South | West Georgia | 26–5 (19–5) | 19th | 2023 |
| SIAC | Clark Atlanta | 25–5 (16–5) | 6th | 2018 | |
| Sunshine State | Nova Southeastern | 27–2 (18–2) | 5th | 2023 | |
| South Central (2) | Lone Star | Eastern New Mexico | 22–9 (15–7) | 3rd | 2004 |
| RMAC | Fort Lewis | 28–3 (20–2) | 13th | 2023 | |
| Southeast (3) | Carolinas | UNC Pembroke | 23–6 (15–3) | 10th | 2023 |
| Peach Belt | North Georgia | 25–6 (13–5) | 2nd | 2023 | |
| South Atlantic | Catawba | 22–5 (16–4) | 13th | 2023 | |
| West (3) | CCAA | Cal State Los Angeles | 24–7 (16–6) | 6th | 2000 |
| Great Northwest | Central Washington | 21–9 (11–7) | 9th | 2011 | |
| PacWest | Azusa Pacific | 14–16 (10–10) | 7th | 2023 | |
At-large bids (41)
[edit]| At-large bids | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region (Bids) | School | Conference | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| Atlantic (5) | California (PA) | PSAC | 27–4 (19–3) | 15th | 2022 |
| Concord | Mountain East | 22–7 (14–6) | 3rd | 2016 | |
| Millersville | PSAC | 24–6 (18–4) | 12th | 2022 | |
| West Liberty | Mountain East | 25–6 (17–3) | 16th | 2023 | |
| West Virginia State | Mountain East | 20–9 (14–6) | 7th | 2022 | |
| Central (5) | Fort Hays State | MIAA | 23–7 (17–5) | 14th | 2016 |
| Minnesota State–Moorhead | Northern Sun | 24–5 (18–4) | 9th | 2023 | |
| Minnesota–Duluth | Northern Sun | 25–6 (18–4) | 8th | 2023 | |
| Pittsburg State | MIAA | 21–10 (15–7) | 7th | 2015 | |
| Southwest Minnesota State | Northern Sun | 19–12 (14–8) | 6th | 2018 | |
| East (5) | Bloomfield | CACC | 22–9 (11–5) | 10th | 2021 |
| Daemen | East Coast | 24–8 (12–4) | 4th | 2021 | |
| Post | CACC | 20–9 (10–6) | 1st | Never | |
| Saint Michael's | Northeast–10 | 22–8 (17–5) | 13th | 2001 | |
| Southern Connecticut State | Northeast–10 | 22–10 (13–9) | 9th | 2017 | |
| Midwest (5) | Indianapolis | GLVC | 22–8 (17–3) | 14th | 2023 |
| Kentucky Wesleyan | Great Midwest | 21–8 (15–5) | 39th | 2017 | |
| Lake Superior State | GLIAC | 21–8 (13–5) | 6th | 2018 | |
| Northern Michigan | GLIAC | 22–10 (14–4) | 10th | 2023 | |
| Upper Iowa | GLVC | 21–9 (15–5) | 4th | 2022 | |
| South (5) | Alabama–Huntsville | Gulf South | 21–10 (17–7) | 16th | 2023 |
| Benedict | SIAC | 23–7 (15–6) | 11th | 2015 | |
| Embry–Riddle (FL) | Sunshine State | 21–9 (14–6) | 4th | 2023 | |
| Florida Southern | Sunshine State | 21–9 (15–5) | 33rd | 2020 | |
| Lee | Gulf South | 21–8 (17–7) | 4th | 2023 | |
| South Central (6) | Angelo State | Lone Star | 19–10 (14–8) | 11th | 2023 |
| Colorado Mesa | RMAC | 27–4 (21–1) | 11th | 2023 | |
| Colorado Mines | RMAC | 24–8 (17–5) | 13th | 2023 | |
| Dallas Baptist | Lone Star | 24–5 (18–4) | 8th | 2022 | |
| Lubbock Christian | Lone Star | 23–10 (16–6) | 6th | 2023 | |
| West Texas A&M | Lone Star | 26–4 (20–2) | 21st | 2023 | |
| Southeast (5) | Emmanuel (GA) | Carolinas | 25–6 (16–2) | 4th | 2023 |
| Lander | Peach Belt | 20–9 (12–6) | 7th | 2023 | |
| Lincoln Memorial | South Atlantic | 24–8 (16–4) | 13th | 2023 | |
| USC Aiken | Peach Belt | 23–6 (14–4) | 10th | 2023 | |
| Wingate | South Atlantic | 22–8 (16–4) | 12th | 2017 | |
| West (5) | Alaska Anchorage | Great Northwest | 22–10 (10–8) | 16th | 2012 |
| Cal State Dominguez Hills | CCAA | 22–7 (17–5) | 6th | 2011 | |
| Cal State San Bernardino | CCAA | 23–7 (17–5) | 17th | 2023 | |
| Chico State | CCAA | 20–8 (15–7) | 17th | 2022 | |
| Montana State Billings | Great Northwest | 20–9 (14–4) | 12th | 2023 | |
Bracket
[edit]Atlantic regional
[edit]- Sites: Erie, Pennsylvania (Gannon) and California, Pennsylvania (California)
| First round March 15 | Regional semifinals March 16 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gannon | 97 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Lincoln (PA) | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gannon | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | West Liberty | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Millersville | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | West Liberty | 100 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Gannon | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston (WV) | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston (WV) | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Concord | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Charleston (WV) | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | California (PA) | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | West Virginia State | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | California (PA) | 96 | ||||||||||||
Central regional
[edit]- Site: Mankato, Minnesota (Minnesota State)
| First round March 16 | Regional semifinals March 17 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Arkansas Tech | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Pittsburg State | 55 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Minnesota State–Moorhead | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwest Missouri State | 42 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Fort Hays State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Minnesota–Duluth | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwest Missouri State | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Southwest Minnesota State | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northwest Missouri State | 73 | ||||||||||||
East regional
[edit]- Site: Colchester, Vermont (Saint Michael's)
| First round March 16 | Regional semifinals March 17 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Michael's | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Southern Connecticut State | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Michael's | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Daemen | 62 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Jefferson | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Daemen | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Saint Michael's | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Bloomfield | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern New Hampshire | 69 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Post | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Post | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 72 | ||||||||||||
Midwest regional
[edit]- Site: Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis)
| First round March 16 | Regional semifinals March 17 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Indianapolis | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | William Jewell | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Indianapolis | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ferris State | 94* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ferris State | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Northern Michigan | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Ferris State | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Walsh | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lake Superior State | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Upper Iowa | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Upper Iowa | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
South regional
[edit]- Site: Davie, Florida (Nova Southeastern)
| First round March 16 | Regional semifinals March 17 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Southeastern | 115 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Benedict | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Southeastern | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Embry–Riddle (FL) | 104 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama–Huntsville | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Nova Southeastern | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Southern | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Southern | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Clark Atlanta | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida Southern | 93* | ||||||||||||
| 2 | West Georgia | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lee | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | West Georgia | 75 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
South Central regional
[edit]- Site: Canyon, Texas (West Texas A&M)
| First round March 16 | Regional semifinals March 17 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Texas A&M | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Angelo State | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Texas A&M | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dallas Baptist | 54 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Colorado Mines | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dallas Baptist | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | West Texas A&M | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado Mesa | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado Mesa | 95 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Eastern New Mexico | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Colorado Mesa | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Lewis | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Lubbock Christian | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Fort Lewis | 86 | ||||||||||||
Southeast regional
[edit]- Site: Dahlonega, Georgia (North Georgia)
| First round March 16 | Regional semifinals March 17 | Regional Finals March 19 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Georgia | 89 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Wingate | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Georgia | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Catawba | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | UNC Pembroke | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Catawba | 98* | ||||||||||||
| 1 | North Georgia | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lander | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Lincoln Memorial | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lander | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lander | 86* | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Emmanuel (GA) | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Emmanuel (GA) | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | USC Aiken | 69 | ||||||||||||
* – Denotes overtime period
West regional
[edit]- Site: Los Angeles, California (Cal State Los Angeles)
| First round March 15 | Regional semifinals March 16 | Regional Finals March 18 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Cal State Los Angeles | 59 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Azusa Pacific | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Azusa Pacific | 82 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Washington | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Central Washington | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Cal State Dominguez Hills | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Azusa Pacific | 67 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Montana State Billings | 64 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chico State | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Chico State | 73 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Alaska Anchorage | 49 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Cal State San Bernardino | 52 | ||||||||||||
Elite Eight
[edit]- Site: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
| Elite Eight March 26, 2024 | Final Four March 28, 2024 | National championship March 30, 2024 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 98 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ferris State | 70 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | North Georgia | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | West Texas A&M | 90 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Minnesota State | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nova Southeastern | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Gannon | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal State San Bernardino | 99 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Cal State San Bernardino | 77 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nova Southeastern | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern New Hampshire | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nova Southeastern | 68 | ||||||||||||
See also
[edit]- 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 2024 NAIA men's basketball tournament
- 2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Minnesota State's defense keys win for 2nd Division II title". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved 30 March 2024.