2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
The 2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States . Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 4, 2022, following the 2021–22 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 19, 2022.
The national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana . The tournament was won by the Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets , which "repeated" as national champions. During the 2021 season, the Yellow Jackets had won a mythical national championship from polls organised by D3Sports.com and a "bowl game" style championship game against the Trine Thunder in 2021.
This was the first tournament completed since 2019 after the two previous editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Tournament schedule and venues
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Worcester
Middletown
Pittsford
Ashland
Galloway
Newport News
Swarthmore
Marietta
St. Louis
Bloomington
Alliance
Atlanta
Elmhurst
Platteville
Belton
Oshkosh
2022 first and second round host sites
First and second rounds First and second-round games were played at campus sites on March 4 and March 5.
On the basis of team strength and geography, these locations were chosen to host first and second-round games in the 2022 tournament:
Kolf Sports Center , Oshkosh, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh )Mayborn Campus Center, Belton, Texas (Host: University of Mary Hardin–Baylor )
Williams Fieldhouse , Platteville, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Platteville )R.A. Fagenel Hall, Elmhurst, Illinois (Host: Elmhurst University )
Woodruff Physical Education Center, Atlanta, Georgia (Host: Emory University )
McPherson Academic and Athletic Complex, Alliance, Ohio (Host: University of Mount Union )
Shirk Center, Bloomington, Illinois (Host: Illinois Wesleyan University )
Washington University Field House, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Washington University in St. Louis )
Ban Johnson Arena, Marietta, Ohio (Host: Marietta College )
Tarble Pavilion, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania (Host: Swarthmore College )
Freeman Center, Newport News, Virginia (Host: Christopher Newport University )
Stockton University Sports Center, Galloway Township, New Jersey (Host: Stockton University )
Crenshaw Gymnasium, Ashland, Virginia (Host: Randolph–Macon College )
Robert A. Kidera Gymnasium, Pittsford, New York (Host: Nazareth College )
Freeman Athletic Center, Middletown, Connecticut (Host: Wesleyan University )
Harrington Auditorium, Worcester, Massachusetts (Host: Worcester Polytechnic Institute ) Third and fourth rounds
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Ashland
Marietta
Bloomington
Cleveland
2022 third and fourth round (blue) and Final Four (red) host sites
Third and fourth-round games were played at campus sites on March 11 and March 12.
At the conclusion of the second round, the NCAA announced the following locations would host third and fourth-round games.
National Semifinals and Championship The National Semifinals and Championship were played on March 18 and March 19.
Fort Wayne hosted the Final Four for the second time, having previously hosted in 2019 . Fort Wayne was also scheduled to host the Final Four in 2020 and 2021 , before those editions of the tournament were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.
Qualifying teams
The following 44 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2022 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[ 1]
The following 20 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.[ 1] [ 2]
Tournament bracket
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* – Denotes overtime period
Cleveland Sectional Final
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders 84, Elmhurst Blue Jays 87 (OT)
Scoring by half: 42-38, 35-39 Overtime :
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Jake Rhode – 21Rebs: Jonathan Zapinski – 9Asts: Jake Rhode – 6
Horsburgh Gymnasium – Cleveland, Ohio
Bloomington Sectional Final
Wabash Little Giants 81 , Illinois Wesleyan Titans 75
Scoring by half: 34-39, 47-36
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Matthew Leritz – 21Rebs: Matthew Leritz – 13Asts: Luke Yoder, Cody Mitchell – 2
Shirk Center – Bloomington, Illinois
Marietta Sectional Final
Marietta Pioneers 81 , Christopher Newport Captains 79
Scoring by half: 30-37, 51-42
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Jahn Hines – 20Rebs: Ty Henderson – 10Asts: Trey Barber, Ty Henderson – 2
Ban Johnson Arena – Marietta, Ohio
Ashland Sectional Final
Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 76 , WPI Engineers 53
Scoring by half: 40-33, 36-20
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: John Lowther – 15Rebs: John Adams – 8Asts: Andrew Lufkin – 2
Crenshaw Gymnasium – Ashland, Virginia
Final Four
National Semifinals
Marietta Pioneers 63, Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 81
Scoring by half: 28-38, 35-43
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Ian Robertson – 22Rebs: Daniel Mbangue – 10Asts: Buzz Anthony – 10
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Elmhurst Blue Jays 90 , Wabash Little Giants 68
Scoring by half: 48-34, 42-34
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Jack Davidson – 21Rebs: Jack Davidson – 6Asts: Three tied – 2
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
National Championship
Elmhurst Blue Jays 45, Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 75
Scoring by half: 23-38, 22-37
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Josh Talbert – 15Rebs: Josh Talbert – 11Asts: Buzz Anthony, Josh Talbert – 4
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
All-Tournament Team
Buzz Anthony (Sr, Randolph–Macon) – Most Outstanding Player
Miles Mallory (Jr, Randolph–Macon)
Jake Rhode (Sr, Elmhurst)
Lukas Isaly (Sr, Marietta)
Jack Davidson (Sr, Wabash)
Record by conference
The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively.
The Allegheny Mountain , American Rivers , Atlantic East , CUNYAC , Colonial States , Commonwealth Coast , Great Northeast , Heartland , MASCAC , Midwest , Minnesota , NECC , North Atlantic , Northern Athletics , Northwest , Presidents' , Skyline , SAA , SLIAC , Upper Midwest , and USA South each had one representative, eliminated in the Round of 64 with a record of 0–1.
See also
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