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In Division III basketball, "March Madness" starts in late February. There are 43 automatic qualifying bids into the 64-team NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament and 42 of those AQs are awarded to conference tournament winners.
Conference playoffs start as early as Wednesday, Feb. 18 and run through Sunday, March 1. You can get the lowdown on all the tournaments here, including links to live stats, game broadcasts, box scores and recaps as they are posted by participating schools.
Details about at-large candidates with the help of D3 Datacast -- check out their conference-by-conference NPI ratings for the latest.
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host first round games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Penn State-Behrend, 2 Pitt-Greensburg, 3 La Roche, 4 Hilbert, 5 Penn State-Altoona, 6 Alfred State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Penn State-Altoona | 77 | Hilbert | 92 | Final | BX |
| Alfred State | 61 | La Roche | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Hilbert | 55 | Penn State-Behrend | 75 | Final | BX |
| La Roche | 65 | Pitt-Greensburg | 82 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Pitt-Greensburg | 61 | Penn State-Behrend | 66 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Penn State-Behrend (20-7)
At-large candidate: None.
American Rivers Conference
The top six of nine qualify. Top two seeds get byes to the semifinals. Higher seed hosts each round. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Nebraska Wesleyan, 2 Loras, 3 Coe, 4 Dubuque, 5 Buena Vista, 6 Wartburg
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Wartburg | 50 | Coe | 66 | Final | BX |
| Buena Vista | 53 | Dubuque | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Coe | 71 | Loras | 72 | Final | BX |
| Dubuque | 93 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 85 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 28 | Dubuque | 62 | Loras | 83 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Loras (20-7)
At-large candidate: None.
American Southwest Conference
All four teams. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Hardin-Simmons, 2 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 3 East Texas Baptist, 4 Howard Payne
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | East Texas Baptist | 84 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 89 | Final | BX |
| Howard Payne | 93 | Hardin-Simmons | 98 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 90 | Hardin-Simmons | 81 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Mary Hardin-Baylor (20-7)
At-large candidate: None.
Atlantic East Conference
Top five of eight qualify. Highest seed hosts all three rounds. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Marymount, 2 Gwynedd Mercy, 3 Centenary (N.J.), 4 Neumann, 5 Marywood
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Marywood | 66 | Neumann | 84 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 26 | Centenary (N.J.) | 77 | Gwynedd Mercy | 96 | Final | BX RC |
| Neumann | 75 | Marymount | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Neumann | 66 | Gwynedd Mercy | 65 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Neumann (19-9)
At-large candidate: None.
Centennial Conference
Top six of ten qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Gettysburg, 2 Johns Hopkins, 3 Ursinus, 4 Franklin & Marshall, 5 Swarthmore, 6 McDaniel
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | McDaniel | 62 | Ursinus | 81 | Final | BX |
| Swarthmore | 59 | Franklin and Marshall | 80 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Ursinus | 71 | Johns Hopkins | 83 | Final | BX RC |
| Franklin and Marshall | 45 | Gettysburg | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Johns Hopkins | 47 | Gettysburg | 51 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Gettysburg (18-9)
At-large candidate: F&M is a lock after its first-round win. Johns Hopkins will get an at-large as well.
City University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six of eight qualify. Home sites for quarterfinals and semifinals, championship at Hunter. Games played Saturday-Tuesday-Thursday.
Seedings: 1 Lehman, 2 Brooklyn, 3 Baruch, 4 York (N.Y.), 5 John Jay, 6 CCNY
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | CCNY | 72 | Baruch | 70 | Final | BX |
| John Jay | 86 | York (N.Y.) | 84 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | John Jay | 60 | Lehman | 85 | Final | BX |
| CCNY | 76 | Brooklyn | 72 | Final - 2OT | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | CCNY | 56 | Lehman | 101 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Lehman (21-6)
At-large candidate: None.
Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference
Top five qualify. Top three get first-round bye. Seeded via Massey. Games played Thursday-Friday-Saturday. Hosted at UC Santa Cruz.
Seedings: 1 Mary Washington, 2 Christopher Newport, 3 UC Santa Cruz, 4 Salisbury, 5 Warren Wilson
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Warren Wilson | 72 | Salisbury | 83 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 27 | Salisbury | 46 | Mary Washington | 55 | Final | BX |
| UC Santa Cruz | 74 | Christopher Newport | 77 | Final - OT | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Christopher Newport | 58 | Mary Washington | 88 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Mary Washington (24-3)
At-large candidate: Christopher Newport is safely in the NCAA Tournament.
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Top six of nine qualify. First round hosted by higher seed, reseeded for semifinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Illinois Wesleyan, 2 Carthage, 3 Elmhurst, 4 North Park, 5 Wheaton, 6 Carroll
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 100 | North Park | 107 | Final - 2OT | BX |
| Carroll | 85 | Elmhurst | 95 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Elmhurst | 82 | Carthage | 80 | Final | BX |
| North Park | 70 | Illinois Wesleyan | 80 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Elmhurst | 59 | Illinois Wesleyan | 69 | Final - OT | BX BX RC |
Automatic bid: Illinois Wesleyan (23-4)
At-large candidate: Elmhurst was on the wrong side of the cutline after the upsets on Saturday and Sunday.
Collegiate Conference of the South
Top six of seven qualify. Higher seed hosts first round, top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Maryville, 2 Huntingdon, 3 Belhaven, 4 LaGrange, 5 Asbury, 6 Covenant
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Covenant | 77 | Belhaven | 113 | Final | BX |
| Asbury | 80 | LaGrange | 91 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Belhaven | 85 | Huntingdon | 73 | Final | BX |
| LaGrange | 82 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | LaGrange | 73 | Belhaven | 92 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Belhaven (16-12)
At-large candidate: None.
Conference of New England
Top six of 11 qualify, higher seed hosts throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Endicott, 2 Western New England, 3 Suffolk, 4 Nichols, 5 Roger Williams, 6 University of New England
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | University of New England | 67 | Suffolk | 75 | Final | BX |
| Roger Williams | 91 | Nichols | 104 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 27 | Suffolk | 58 | Western New England | 77 | Final | BX |
| Nichols | 75 | Endicott | 78 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Western New England | 66 | Endicott | 87 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Endicott (26-1)
At-large candidate: None
Empire 8
Top eight of 12 qualify. All games at higher seed. Games played Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Sage, 2 Nazareth, 3 SUNY Geneseo, 4 SUNYIT, 5 Brockport, 6 Utica, 7 Keuka, 8 St. John Fisher
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | St. John Fisher | 77 | Sage | 72 | Final | BX |
| Brockport | 84 | SUNYIT | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Keuka | 96 | Nazareth | 89 | Final - OT | BX RC | |
| Utica | 62 | SUNY Geneseo | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | St. John Fisher | 57 | Brockport | 74 | Final | BX |
| Keuka | 55 | SUNY Geneseo | 53 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Keuka | 83 | Brockport | 80 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Keuka (15-13)
At-large candidate: None.
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Top eight of 13. Top seeds host throughout. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 St. Joseph's (Maine), 2 St. Joseph (Conn.), 3 Albertus Magnus, 4 Lasell, 5 Emmanuel, 6 Regis (Mass.), 7 Dean, 8 Norwich
Note: Seedings were adjusted/corrected after their initial release.
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Dean | 79 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | 92 | Final | BX P |
| Regis (Mass.) | 57 | Albertus Magnus | 96 | Final | BX | |
| Emmanuel | 76 | Lasell | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Norwich | 62 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 85 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Albertus Magnus | 72 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | 73 | Final | BX P P |
| Emmanuel | 61 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | St. Joseph (Conn.) | 58 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 92 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: St. Joseph's (Maine), 20-8
At-large candidate: None.
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top eight of 10 qualify. Highest seeds host quarterfinals. Top remaining seed hosts semifinals and championship games. Games played Saturday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Transylvania, 2 Anderson, 3 Rose-Hulman, 4 Mount St. Joseph, 5 Franklin, 6 Hanover, 7 Bluffton, 8 Berea
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Hanover | 62 | Rose-Hulman | 71 | Final | BX |
| Franklin | 80 | Mount St. Joseph | 51 | Final | ||
| Bluffton | 89 | Anderson | 103 | Final | BX | |
| Berea | 79 | Transylvania | 88 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Franklin | 75 | Transylvania | 86 | Final | BX |
| Rose-Hulman | 73 | Anderson | 74 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Anderson | 79 | Transylvania | 91 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Transylvania (20-8)
At-large candidate: None.
Landmark Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Catholic, 2 Drew, 3 Scranton, 4 Wilkes, 5 Elizabethtown, 6 Susquehanna
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Elizabethtown | 70 | Wilkes | 74 | Final | BX |
| Susquehanna | 85 | Scranton | 78 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 26 | Susquehanna | 93 | Drew | 87 | Final | BX |
| Wilkes | 79 | Catholic | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Susquehanna | 76 | Wilkes | 72 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Susquehanna (16-12)
At-large candidate: Catholic is still a lock to get into the tournament, which means somebody's bubble popped. Bid thief No. 1 in the Landmark.
Liberty League
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 RPI, 2 Union, 3 Vassar, 4 St. Lawrence, 5 Ithaca, 6 Skidmore
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Skidmore | 64 | Vassar | 67 | Final | BX |
| Ithaca | 64 | St. Lawrence | 72 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | St. Lawrence | 58 | RPI | 62 | Final | BX |
| Vassar | 72 | Union | 67 | Final | BX BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Vassar | 57 | RPI | 53 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Vassar (19-8)
At-large candidate: None.
Little East Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Western Connecticut, 2 Mass-Boston, 3 Keene State, 4 Southern Maine, 5 Eastern Connecticut, 6 Rhode Island College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Eastern Connecticut | 93 | Southern Maine | 83 | Final | BX RC |
| Rhode Island College | 81 | Keene State | 101 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 27 | Eastern Connecticut | 59 | Western Connecticut | 60 | Final - OT | BX |
| Keene State | 75 | Mass-Boston | 72 | Final | BX RC | |
| Mar. 1 | Keene State | 68 | Western Connecticut | 84 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Western Connecticut (21-6)
At-large candidate: None.
MAC Commonwealth Conference
Top four of eight qualify. Higher seeds hosts throughout. Games played Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Hood, 2 Albright, 3 York (Pa.), 4 Alvernia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | York (Pa.) | 94 | Albright | 83 | Final - 2OT | BX |
| Alvernia | 93 | Hood | 109 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | York (Pa.) | 98 | Hood | 103 | Final - 2OT | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Hood (24-3)
At-large candidate: None.
MAC Freedom Conference
Top four of eight qualify. Higher seeds hosts throughout. Games played Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Arcadia, 2 Stevens, 3 DeSales, 4 Misericordia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | DeSales | 60 | Stevens | 81 | Final | BX |
| Misericordia | 58 | Arcadia | 57 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Misericordia | 59 | Stevens | 68 | Final | BX RC RC |
Automatic bid: Stevens (18-9)
At-large candidate: None.
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Westfield State, 2 Worcester State, 3 Salem State, 4 Framingham State, 5 Bridgewater State, 6 Massachusetts College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Bridgewater State | 86 | Framingham State | 87 | Final | BX |
| Massachusetts College | 76 | Salem State | 73 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Framingham State | 62 | Worcester State | 71 | Final | BX |
| Massachusetts College | 68 | Westfield State | 95 | Final | BX RC | |
| Mar. 1 | Worcester State | 73 | Westfield State | 71 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Worcester State (15-12)
At-large candidate: None.
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Top six of eight qualify. All games at higher seeds. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Olivet, 2 Hope, 3 Calvin, 4 Trine, 5 Albion, 6 Adrian
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Albion | 77 | Trine | 94 | Final | BX RC |
| Adrian | 63 | Calvin | 105 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Calvin | 63 | Hope | 73 | Final | BX |
| Trine | 86 | Olivet | 69 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Trine | 65 | Hope | 72 | Final | BX RC RC |
Automatic bid: Hope (18-9)
At-large candidate: None.
Midwest Conference
Top four of nine qualify. Semifinals and finals at highest seed. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Grinnell, 2 Monmouth, 3 Lake Forest, 4 Illinois College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Illinois College | 73 | Grinnell | 94 | Final | BX RC |
| Lake Forest | 84 | Monmouth | 93 | Final | ||
| Feb. 28 | Monmouth | 56 | Grinnell | 85 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Grinnell (22-3)
At-large candidate: None.
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of 11 teams qualify. Top two seeds get bye to semifinals. Higher seeds host. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Gustavus Adolphus, 2 St. John's, 3 St. Olaf, 4 Concordia-Moorhead, 5 Carleton, 6 Augsburg
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Carleton | 52 | Concordia-Moorhead | 74 | Final | BX P |
| Augsburg | 69 | St. Olaf | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Concordia-Moorhead | 68 | St. John's | 75 | Final | BX |
| Augsburg | 68 | Gustavus Adolphus | 84 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | St. John's | 66 | Gustavus Adolphus | 75 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Gustavus Adolphus (25-2)
At-large candidate: None.
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Top eight of 11 teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Reseeded for semifinals. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and final. Games played Saturday-Saturday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Wesleyan, 2 Tufts, 3 Trinity (Conn.), 4 Amherst, 5 Bates, 6 Bowdoin, 7 Colby, 8 Connecticut College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Bates | 70 | Amherst | 59 | Final | BX |
| Colby | 84 | Tufts | 99 | Final | BX | |
| Bowdoin | 63 | Trinity (Conn.) | 64 | Final | BX | |
| Connecticut College | 78 | Wesleyan | 87 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Bates | 49 | Wesleyan | 66 | Final | BX P |
| Trinity (Conn.) | 80 | Tufts | 70 | Final | BX P | |
| Mar. 1 | Trinity (Conn.) | 80 | Wesleyan | 55 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Trinty (Conn.) (25-2)
At-large candidates: The NESCAC is trending toward four at-large teams in this year's NCAA Tournament with Tufts, Wesleyan, Bates and Amherst getting bids.
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 WPI, 2 Babson, 3 Salve Regina, 4 Wheaton (Mass.), 5 Springfield, 6 Clark
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Springfield | 52 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 60 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 26 | Clark | 61 | Salve Regina | 67 | Final | BX RC |
| Feb. 27 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 82 | WPI | 60 | Final | BX RC RC |
| Salve Regina | 58 | Babson | 78 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 56 | Babson | 81 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Babson (21-6)
At-large candidate: WPI is a lock, despite missing the conference final.
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Top two get byes. Highest seed hosts throughout. Games played Saturday-Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Montclair State, 2 TCNJ, 3 Stockton, 4 New Jersey City, 5 Rowan, 6 Kean
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Rowan | 73 | New Jersey City | 61 | Final | BX RC |
| Kean | 72 | Stockton | 78 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Rowan | 75 | Montclair State | 89 | Final | BX RC |
| Stockton | 66 | TCNJ | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | TCNJ | 83 | Montclair State | 81 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: TCNJ (21-6)
At-large candidate: Montclair State is a lock, so this is now a two-bid league.
North Atlantic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Top two get byes. Highest seed hosts throughout. Games played Thursday-Sunday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Maine-Farmington, 2 Husson, 3 Maine-Presque Isle, 4 Maine Maritime, 5 SUNY Cobleskill, 6 Thomas
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | SUNY-Cobleskill | 75 | Maine Maritime | 71 | Final | BX |
| Thomas | 79 | Maine-Presque Isle | 88 | Final | ||
| Feb. 22 | Maine-Presque Isle | 78 | Husson | 74 | Final - OT | BX |
| SUNY-Cobleskill | 63 | Maine-Farmington | 94 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Maine-Presque Isle | 58 | Maine-Farmington | 84 | Final | BX RC RC RC RC |
Automatic bid: Maine-Farmington (22-5)
At-large candidate: None.
North Coast Athletic Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host first-round games. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and championship game. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Denison, 2 DePauw, 3 John Carroll, 4 Wittenberg, 5 Wabash, 6 Oberlin
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Oberlin | 73 | John Carroll | 77 | Final | BX |
| Wabash | 53 | Wittenberg | 77 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | John Carroll | 81 | DePauw | 71 | Final | BX |
| Wittenberg | 61 | Denison | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | John Carroll | 84 | Denison | 66 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: John Carroll (21-6)
At-large candidate: None.
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Top eight of 13 teams qualify. Higher seed hosts throughout. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 MSOE, 2 St. Norbert, 3 Aurora, 4 Concordia (Wis.), 5 Marian, 6 Benedictine, 7 Rockford, 8 Lakeland
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Rockford | 61 | St. Norbert | 75 | Final | BX |
| Marian | 72 | Concordia (Wis.) | 52 | Final | BX | |
| Lakeland | 82 | MSOE | 99 | Final | BX | |
| Benedictine | 82 | Aurora | 94 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Marian | 85 | MSOE | 74 | Final | BX |
| Aurora | 65 | St. Norbert | 59 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Marian | 66 | Aurora | 67 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Aurora (23-5)
At-large candidate: None.
Northwest Conference
Top four of nine teams qualify. Top seed hosts semifinals and final. Games played Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Whitworth, 2 Puget Sound, 3 Willamette, 4 Lewis and Clark
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Willamette | 80 | Puget Sound | 75 | Final | BX |
| Lewis and Clark | 60 | Whitworth | 76 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Willamette | 87 | Whitworth | 97 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Whitworth (22-5)
At-large candidate: None.
Ohio Athletic Conference
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op six of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Mount Union, 2 Otterbein, 3 Ohio Northern, 4 Muskingum, 5 Heidelberg, 6 Wilmington
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Heidelberg | 84 | Muskingum | 67 | Final | BX P P |
| Wilmington | 69 | Ohio Northern | 88 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 26 | Ohio Northern | 51 | Otterbein | 53 | Final | BX P |
| Heidelberg | 84 | Mount Union | 82 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Heidelberg | 82 | Otterbein | 75 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Heidelberg (16-12)
At-large candidates: Mount Union was safely in and Otterbein survived as the last team in the field.
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Top eight of 12 teams qualify. Top six get byes to quarterfinals. First round on campus; semis and final at Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Randolph-Macon, 2 Virginia Wesleyan, 3 Roanoke, 4 Hampden-Sydney, 5 Lynchburg, 6 Washington and Lee, 7 Averett, 8 Guilford
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Guilford | 73 | Randolph-Macon | 94 | Final | BX |
| Averett | 65 | Virginia Wesleyan | 71 | Final | ||
| Lynchburg | 70 | Hampden-Sydney | 82 | Final | BX RC | |
| Washington and Lee | 68 | Roanoke | 92 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Hampden-Sydney | 41 | Randolph-Macon | 69 | Final | BX RC |
| Roanoke | 78 | Virginia Wesleyan | 69 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Roanoke | 59 | Randolph-Macon | 58 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Roanoke (22-6)
At-large candidate: Randolph-Macon is a lock. Virginia Wesleyan is ending up in the first five out.
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Top eight of 12 teams qualify, four in each division. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 North Westminster (Pa.), 1 South Washington & Jefferson, 2N Allegheny, 2S Chatham, 3N Grove City, 3S Franciscan, 4N Geneva, 4S St. Vincent
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | St. Vincent | 76 | Westminster (Pa.) | 80 | Final | BX |
| Grove City | 60 | Chatham | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Geneva | 59 | Washington and Jefferson | 85 | Final | BX RC | |
| Franciscan (Ohio) | 66 | Allegheny | 62 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Chatham | 79 | Westminster (Pa.) | 81 | Final | BX RC |
| Franciscan (Ohio) | 65 | Washington and Jefferson | 75 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Westminster (Pa.) | 61 | Washington and Jefferson | 68 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Washington & Jefferson (22-6)
At-large candidate: None.
Skyline Conference
Top eight of 12 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Yeshiva, 2 Farmingdale, 3 Sarah Lawrence, 4 SUNY-Maritime, 5 Purchase, 6 Manhattanville, 7 St. Joseph's (L.I.), 8 Old Westbury
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Manhattanville | 44 | Sarah Lawrence | 59 | Final | BX |
| SUNY-Purchase | 89 | SUNY-Maritime | 65 | Final | BX | |
| St. Joseph's (L.I.) | 62 | Farmingdale State | 83 | Final | BX | |
| SUNY-Old Westbury | 52 | Yeshiva | 91 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | SUNY-Purchase | 71 | Yeshiva | 86 | Final | BX |
| Sarah Lawrence | 75 | Farmingdale State | 82 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Farmingdale State | 72 | Yeshiva | 79 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Yeshiva (20-8)
At-large candidate: None.
Southern Athletic Association
Top six of eight teams qualify. All games hosted at Berry. Games played Thursday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Rhodes, 2 Trinity (Texas), 3 Centre, 4 Millsaps, 5 Southwestern, 6 Sewanee
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Southwestern | 89 | Millsaps | 79 | Final | |
| Sewanee | 79 | Centre | 87 | Final | ||
| Feb. 27 | Southwestern | 70 | Rhodes | 83 | Final | BX |
| Centre | 57 | Trinity (Texas) | 83 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Trinity (Texas) | 76 | Rhodes | 79 | Final | BX RC RC |
Automatic bid: Rhodes (23-4)
At-large candidate: Trinity (Texas) is in regardless, and the SAA is a bid thief in 2026.
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top five of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host each round. Games played Wednesday-Friday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Redlands, 2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 3 Chapman, 4 Occidental, 5 Cal Lutheran
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Cal Lutheran | 84 | Occidental | 88 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 27 | Occidental | 76 | Redlands | 100 | Final | BX RC |
| Chapman | 79 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Chapman | 64 | Redlands | 93 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Redlands (23-4)
At-large candidate: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is safely in the tournament.
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top three teams in each division qualify. Top team in each division gets byes into semifinals. First round, semifinals, and championship game host pre-determined, at Hendrix. Games played Friday-Saturday-Sunday.
Seedings: 1 Blue Letourneau, 1 Gold St. Thomas (Texas), 2B Centenary (La.), 2G Concordia (Texas), 3B Austin, 3G Colorado College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Colorado College | 53 | Centenary (La.) | 65 | Final | BX RC |
| Austin | 71 | Concordia (Texas) | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Centenary (La.) | 34 | St. Thomas (Texas) | 64 | Final | BX |
| Concordia (Texas) | 94 | LeTourneau | 87 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Concordia (Texas) | 74 | St. Thomas (Texas) | 92 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: St. Thomas (Texas) (26-1)
At-large candidate: None likely
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify. Highest seeds host throughout. Reseeded after first round. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Webster, 2 MUW, 3 Lyon, 4 Spalding, 5 Greenville, 6 Blackburn
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Greenville | 74 | Spalding | 93 | Final | BX |
| Blackburn | 48 | Lyon | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Lyon | 58 | MUW | 80 | Final | BX |
| Spalding | 43 | Webster | 79 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | MUW | 77 | Webster | 76 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: MUW (17-10)
At-large candidate: None.
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six of ten teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host first round games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship. Games played Tuesday-Friday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Cortland, 2 Oneonta, 3 Osweggo, 4 New Paltz, 5 Plattsburg, 6 Morrisville
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Morrisville State | 66 | Oswego State | 87 | Final | BX |
| Plattsburgh State | 97 | SUNY New Paltz | 88 | Final - OT | BX RC | |
| Feb. 27 | Oswego State | 83 | SUNY Oneonta | 69 | Final | BX |
| Plattsburgh State | 71 | Cortland | 96 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Oswego State | 51 | Cortland | 84 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Cortland (23-4)
At-large candidate: None.
United East Conference
Top 10 of 14 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Wednesday-Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Lancaster Bible, 2 Penn State-Brandywine, 3 Cairn, 4 Penn State-Harrisburg, 5 Notre Dame (Md.), 6 Penn State-Abington, 7 St. Mary's (Md.), 8 Wilson, 9 Penn State-Berks, 10 Keystone
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | Keystone | 80 | St. Mary's (Md.) | 71 | Final | BX |
| Penn State-Berks | 80 | Wilson | 92 | Final | ||
| Feb. 21 | Notre Dame (Md.) | 70 | Penn State-Harrisburg | 85 | Final | BX |
| Penn State-Abington | 73 | Cairn | 105 | Final | BX | |
| Wilson | 72 | Lancaster Bible | 117 | Final | BX | |
| Keystone | 63 | Penn State-Brandywine | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Penn State-Harrisburg | 72 | Lancaster Bible | 57 | Final | BX |
| Cairn | 81 | Penn State-Brandywine | 77 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Penn State-Harrisburg | 72 | Cairn | 71 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Penn State-Harrisburg (17-10)
At-large candidate: None.
University Athletic Association
No conference tournament. The UAA is the only conference in Division III basketball with its automatic bid decided on the outcome of regular season play.
Automatic bid: Emory (22-3)
At-large candidates: Chicago, WashU and New York University should all make the field.
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Top four teams of seven teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Wednesday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 North Central (Minn.), 2 Minnesota-Morris, 3 Crown, 4 Bethany Lutheran
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Bethany Lutheran | 92 | North Central (Minn.) | 78 | Final | BX |
| Crown | 79 | Minnesota-Morris | 85 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Bethany Lutheran | 76 | Minnesota-Morris | 75 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Bethany Lutheran (16-11)
At-large candidate: None.
USA South Athletic Conference
Top six of eight qualify. Higher seeds host throughout. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 Pfeiffer, 2 N.C. Wesleyan, 3 Southern Virginia, 4 Greensboro, 5 Methodist, 6 Mary Baldwin
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Methodist | 82 | Greensboro | 70 | Final | BX |
| Mary Baldwin | 73 | Southern Virginia | 89 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Southern Virginia | 81 | N.C. Wesleyan | 84 | Final | BX |
| Methodist | 72 | Pfeiffer | 93 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | N.C. Wesleyan | 84 | Pfeiffer | 79 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: N.C. Wesleyan (21-6)
At-large candidate: None.
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Reseeded after first round. Top two get byes and host semifinals, championship on higher seed's floor. Games played Tuesday-Thursday-Saturday.
Seedings: 1 UW-Whitewater, 2 UW-Stevens Point, 3 UW-La Crosse, 4 UW-Platteville, 5 UW-Oshkosh, 6 UW-Stout
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | UW-Stout | 83 | UW-La Crosse | 87 | Final | BX RC |
| UW-Oshkosh | 72 | UW-Platteville | 79 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | UW-Platteville | 56 | UW-Whitewater | 66 | Final | BX |
| UW-La Crosse | 82 | UW-Stevens Point | 63 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | UW-La Crosse | 81 | UW-Whitewater | 78 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: UW-La Crosse (22-6)
At-large selection: UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater and UW-Platteville are in comfortably, but UW-Oshkosh is not.