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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 women's basketball tournament and 42 of those AQs are awarded to conference tournament winners. The 43rd AQ went to Washington U. when the Bears won the UAA last Sunday.
Conference playoffs started with first round games as early as Wednesday, Feb. 13 and ran through the last championship games on Sunday, Feb. 24. You can get the lowdown on all the tournaments here, including links to live stats, game broadcasts, boxscores and recaps as they are posted by participating schools.
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Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 La Roche, 2 Hilbert, 3 Pitt-Bradford, 4 Penn State-Altoona, 5 Penn State-Behrend, 6 Mount Aloysius
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | Mount Aloysius | 42 | Pitt-Bradford | 78 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 21 | Penn State-Behrend | 67 | Penn State-Altoona | 60 | Final | BX P |
| Feb. 23 | Penn State-Behrend | 57 | La Roche | 56 | Final | BX |
| Pitt-Bradford | 47 | Hilbert | 67 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Penn State-Behrend | 54 | Hilbert | 64 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Hilbert (22-5)
At-large selection: None.
American Collegiate Athletic Association (no automatic bid)
Teams are selected and seeded according to the Massey Ratings System. The host institution (Alfred State in 2019) automatically receives a bid into the tournament and is seeded fourth if the team is not ranked in the top four.
Seedings: 1 Thomas More, 2 Finlandia, 3 Valley Forge, 4 Alfred State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Thomas More | 106 | Alfred State | 56 | Final | BX RC P |
| Valley Forge | 69 | Finlandia | 62 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Valley Forge | 47 | Thomas More | 92 | Final | BX RC |
Champion: Thomas More (27-0)
At-large selection: Thomas More
American Rivers Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Wartburg, 2 Loras, 3 Simpson, 4 Luther, 5 Coe, 6 Nebraska Wesleyan
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Nebraska Wesleyan | 72 | Simpson | 92 | Final | BX |
| Coe | 62 | Luther | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Luther | 67 | Wartburg | 78 | Final | BX |
| Simpson | 83 | Loras | 88 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Loras | 61 | Wartburg | 73 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Wartburg (24-3)
At-large selection: Loras (22-5)
American Southwest Conference
Top four teams in each division qualify. Highest seed (West) hosts all games.
Seedings: West - 1 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 2 Hardin-Simmons, 3 Howard Payne, 4 McMurry; East - 1 Texas-Dallas, 2 East Texas Baptist, 3 University of the Ozarks, 4 Louisiana College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | University of the Ozarks | 49 | Hardin-Simmons | 67 | Final | BX |
| McMurry | 64 | Texas-Dallas | 80 | Final | BX | |
| Howard Payne | 43 | East Texas Baptist | 45 | Final | BX | |
| Louisiana College | 54 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Hardin-Simmons | 64 | Texas-Dallas | 75 | Final | BX P |
| East Texas Baptist | 62 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 64 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Texas-Dallas | 63 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 58 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Texas-Dallas (24-4)
At-large selection: Mary Hardin-Baylor (25-3)
Atlantic East Conference (no automatic qualifying bid)
Top six teams. Top two get byes into the semifinals. Tournament is re-seeded for the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Marymount, 2 Cabrini, 3 Marywood, 4 Neumann, 5 Immaculata, 6 Gwnedd Mercy
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | Immaculata | 66 | Neumann | 56 | Final | BX |
| Gwynedd Mercy | 53 | Marywood | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Marywood | 68 | Cabrini | 78 | Final - OT | BX |
| Immaculata | 35 | Marymount | 56 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Cabrini | 68 | Marymount | 77 | Final | BX |
Champion: Marymount (22-5)
At-large selection: None.
Capital Athletic Conference
All eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Christopher Newport, 2 Southern Virginia, 3 Salisbury, 4 Mary Washington, 5 Frostburg State, 6 York (Pa.), 7 Penn State-Harrisburg, 8 St. Mary's (Md.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | York (Pa.) | 48 | Salisbury | 67 | Final | BX P |
| Frostburg State | 54 | Mary Washington | 65 | Final - OT | BX RC | |
| St. Mary's (Md.) | 60 | Christopher Newport | 86 | Final | BX | |
| Penn State-Harrisburg | 62 | Southern Virginia | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Mary Washington | 53 | Christopher Newport | 72 | Final | BX |
| Salisbury | 60 | Southern Virginia | 66 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Southern Virginia | 67 | Christopher Newport | 83 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Christopher Newport (23-5)
At-large selection: None.
Centennial Conference
Top five teams qualify. Four seed hosts five seed in first round. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Gettysburg, 2 Johns Hopkins, 3 Haverford, 4 Ursinus, 5 Muhlenberg
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Muhlenberg | 38 | Ursinus | 57 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 22 | Ursinus | 51 | Gettysburg | 74 | Final | BX RC |
| Haverford | 43 | Johns Hopkins | 41 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Haverford | 62 | Gettysburg | 40 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Haverford (21-6)
At-large selections: Gettysburg (22-5); Johns Hopkins (22-4)
City University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinals and semifinals. Hunter College hosts final.
Seedings: 1 Hunter, 2 Brooklyn, 3 Staten Island, 4 CCNY, 5 John Jay, 6 Baruch
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 16 | Baruch | 59 | Staten Island | 76 | Final | BX RC |
| John Jay | 63 | CCNY | 86 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 19 | Staten Island | 52 | Brooklyn | 70 | Final | BX |
| CCNY | 61 | Hunter | 92 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Brooklyn | 65 | Hunter | 76 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Hunter (18-9)
At-large selection: None.
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Wheaton (Ill.), 2 Illinois Wesleyan, 3 Carthage, 4 Augustana, 5 North Park, 6 Elmhurst
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | North Park | 63 | Augustana | 47 | Final | BX |
| Elmhurst | 53 | Carthage | 61 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Carthage | 59 | Illinois Wesleyan | 78 | Final | BX P |
| North Park | 56 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 68 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 23 | Illinois Wesleyan | 69 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 68 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Illinois Wesleyan (23-4)
At-large selection: Wheaton (Ill.) (22-5)
Colonial States Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout. Bracket reseeded after first round.
Seedings: 1 Rosemont, 2 Keystone, 3 Notre Dame (Md.), 4 Cairn, 5 Centenary (N.J.), 6 Wilson
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | Wilson | 47 | Notre Dame (Md.) | 37 | Final | |
| Centenary (N.J.) | 60 | Cairn | 70 | Final | ||
| Feb. 21 | Cairn | 60 | Keystone | 69 | Final | BX |
| Wilson | 41 | Rosemont | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Keystone | 55 | Rosemont | 80 | Final | BX RC RC RC |
Automatic bid: Rosemont (24-3)
At-large selection: None.
Commonwealth Coast Conference
Top seven teams qualify. Top seed gets bye into semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Endicott, 2 University of New England, 3 Western New England, 4 Roger Williams, 5 Curry, 6 Salve Regina, 7 Gordon
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Curry | 64 | Roger Williams | 61 | Final | BX |
| Salve Regina | 52 | Western New England | 64 | Final | BX P | |
| Gordon | 39 | University of New England | 64 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 21 | Curry | 51 | Endicott | 67 | Final | BX |
| Western New England | 67 | University of New England | 59 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 23 | Western New England | 69 | Endicott | 55 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Western New England (20-8)
At-large selection: None.
Empire 8
Top four teams qualify. All games played at highest seed.
Seedings: 1 Hartwick, 2 Nazareth, 3 St. John Fisher, 4 Stevens
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | Stevens | 52 | Hartwick | 72 | Final | BX RC |
| St. John Fisher | 71 | Nazareth | 55 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | St. John Fisher | 62 | Hartwick | 69 | Final | RC BX |
Automatic bid: Hartwick (22-4)
At-large selection: None.
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 St. Joseph's (Maine), 2 Emmanuel, 3 Albertus Magnus, 4 Suffolk, 5 Anna Maria, 6 Regis, 7 Colby-Sawyer, 8 Johnson and Wales
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Anna Maria | 58 | Suffolk | 68 | Final | BX |
| Colby-Sawyer | 39 | Emmanuel | 61 | Final | BX | |
| Regis (Mass.) | 74 | Albertus Magnus | 82 | Final | BX | |
| Johnson and Wales | 75 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 99 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Suffolk | 51 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 84 | Final | BX |
| Albertus Magnus | 72 | Emmanuel | 78 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Emmanuel | 65 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 64 | Final | BX P P |
Automatic bid: Emmanuel (23-6)
At-large selection: St. Joseph's (Maine) (27-1)
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Transylvania, 2 Rose-Hulman, 3 Hanover, 4 Mount St. Joseph, 5 Defiance, 6 Bluffton
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Defiance | 84 | Mount St. Joseph | 47 | Final | BX P |
| Bluffton | 59 | Hanover | 64 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 22 | Defiance | 67 | Transylvania | 95 | Final | BX RC P |
| Hanover | 61 | Rose-Hulman | 80 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 23 | Rose-Hulman | 61 | Transylvania | 63 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Transylvania (25-2)
At-large selection: None.
Landmark Conference
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Scranton, 2 Elizabethtown, 3 Catholic, 4 Moravian
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Moravian | 54 | Scranton | 84 | Final | BX RC |
| Catholic | 43 | Elizabethtown | 61 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Elizabethtown | 48 | Scranton | 68 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Scranton (25-2)
At-large selection: None.
Liberty League
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Ithaca, 2 Rochester Tech, 3 Vassar, 4 William Smith, 5 Union, 6 Skidmore
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Union | 50 | William Smith | 65 | Final | BX |
| Skidmore | 53 | Vassar | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | William Smith | 56 | Ithaca | 77 | Final | BX |
| Vassar | 62 | Rochester Tech | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Rochester Tech | 73 | Ithaca | 75 | Final - OT | BX |
Automatic bid: Ithaca (22-5)
At-large selections: Rochester Tech (20-7); Vassar (21-6)
Little East Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Mass-Dartmouth, 2 Eastern Connecticut, 3 Southern Maine, 4 Mass-Boston, 5 Rhode Island College, 6 Castleton
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Rhode Island College | 66 | Mass-Boston | 44 | Final | BX |
| Castleton | 40 | Southern Maine | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Rhode Island College | 65 | Mass-Dartmouth | 71 | Final | BX P |
| Southern Maine | 58 | Eastern Connecticut | 93 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 23 | Eastern Connecticut | 77 | Mass-Dartmouth | 72 | Final - OT | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: Eastern Connecticut (19-8)
At-large selection: None.
MAC Commonwealth
Top five teams qualify. No. 4 and No. 5 seeds meet in play-in game for conference semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Messiah, 2 Lycoming, Widener, 4 Arcadia, 5 Lebanon Valley
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | Lebanon Valley | 67 | Arcadia | 61 | Final | |
| Feb. 21 | Widener | 64 | Lycoming | 65 | Final | BX |
| Lebanon Valley | 51 | Messiah | 62 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Lycoming | 46 | Messiah | 53 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Messiah (26-1)
At-large selection: None.
MAC Freedom
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 DeSales, 2 Misericordia, 3 Manhattanville, 4 King's
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | King's | 56 | DeSales | 71 | Final | BX RC |
| Manhattanville | 53 | Misericordia | 69 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Misericordia | 59 | DeSales | 75 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: DeSales (25-2)
At-large selection: None.
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two teams get byes into semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Worcester State, 2 Westfield State, 3 Bridgewater State, 4 Framingham State, 5 Salem State, 6 Fitchburg State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Salem State | 47 | Framingham State | 70 | Final | BX |
| Fitchburg State | 68 | Bridgewater State | 89 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Framingham State | 64 | Worcester State | 81 | Final | BX |
| Bridgewater State | 85 | Westfield State | 94 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Westfield State | 84 | Worcester State | 73 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Westfield State (18-9)
At-large selection: None.
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds hosts throughout.
Seedings: 1 Trine, 2 Hope, 3 Albion, 4 Alma, 5 Calvin, 6 St. Mary's (Ind.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Calvin | 63 | Alma | 68 | Final | BX P |
| St. Mary's (Ind.) | 58 | Albion | 42 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 22 | St. Mary's (Ind.) | 36 | Hope | 75 | Final | BX RC P |
| Alma | 43 | Trine | 79 | Final | BX P P | |
| Feb. 23 | Hope | 65 | Trine | 70 | Final - 2OT | BX RC |
Automatic bid: Trine (25-2)
At-large selection: Hope (23-4)
Midwest Conference
Top four teams qualify. Semifinals and final at highest seed.
Seedings: 1 Ripon, 2 Monmouth, 3 Lake Forest, 4 St. Norbert
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | St. Norbert | 40 | Ripon | 44 | Final | BX RC |
| Lake Forest | 58 | Monmouth | 66 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Monmouth | 48 | Ripon | 55 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: Ripon (18-8)
At-large selection: None.
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds hosts throughout.
Seedings: 1 St. Thomas, 2 Augsburg, 3 Bethel, 4 St. Benedict, 5 Gustavus Adolphus, 6 St. Mary's (Minn.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 52 | Bethel | 66 | Final | BX |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 73 | St. Benedict | 43 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Gustavus Adolphus | 39 | St. Thomas | 64 | Final | BX RC P |
| Bethel | 70 | Augsburg | 79 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 23 | Augsburg | 54 | St. Thomas | 73 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: St. Thomas (25-1)
At-large selection: None.
New England Collegiate Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 New England College, 2 Mitchell, 3 Becker, 4 Eastern Nazarene, 5 Dean, 6 Newbury, 7 Elms, Southern Vermont
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Elms | 49 | Mitchell | 66 | Final | BX |
| Newbury | 49 | Becker | 57 | Final | BX | |
| Dean | 66 | Eastern Nazarene | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Southern Vermont | 48 | New England College | 85 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Eastern Nazarene | 64 | New England College | 66 | Final | BX |
| Becker | 50 | Mitchell | 42 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Becker | 40 | New England College | 61 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: New England College (19-9)
At-large selection: None.
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top remaining seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Bowdoin, 2 Amherst, 3 Tufts, 4 Trinity (Conn.), 5 Middlebury, 6 Williams, 7 Wesleyan, 8 Connecticut College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 16 | Connecticut College | 75 | Bowdoin | 96 | Final | BX |
| Middlebury | 75 | Trinity (Conn.) | 71 | Final | BX RC | |
| Williams | 51 | Tufts | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Wesleyan | 40 | Amherst | 60 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Middlebury | 58 | Bowdoin | 84 | Final | BX P |
| Tufts | 47 | Amherst | 46 | Final | BX P P | |
| Feb. 24 | Tufts | 75 | Bowdoin | 69 | Final | BX P P |
Automatic bid: Tufts (25-2)
At-large selections: Amherst (23-3); Bowdoin (26-1); Middlebury (19-7)
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Top seven teams qualify. Top seed receives bye into semifinal. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Babson, 2 Smith, 3 Springfield, 4 MIT, 5 Emerson, 6 Clark, 7 Wellesley
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Emerson | 58 | MIT | 76 | Final | BX RC |
| Wellesley | 38 | Smith | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Clark | 44 | Springfield | 66 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | MIT | 73 | Babson | 46 | Final | BX RC |
| Springfield | 48 | Smith | 46 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | MIT | 66 | Springfield | 50 | Final | BX RC P |
Automatic bid: MIT (21-7)
At-large selection: Smith (21-6)
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds receive byes into the semifinals. Higher seeds hosts throughout.
Seedings: 1 TCNJ, 2 Rowan, 3 Montclair State, 4 Rutgers-Newark, 5 Rutgers-Camden, 6 Kean
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 16 | Kean | 72 | Montclair State | 67 | Final | BX |
| Rutgers-Camden | 47 | Rutgers-Newark | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 21 | Rutgers-Newark | 52 | TCNJ | 45 | Final | BX |
| Kean | 77 | Rowan | 71 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Kean | 47 | Rutgers-Newark | 54 | Final - OT | BX |
Automatic bid: Rutgers-Newark (15-13)
At-large selection: None.
North Atlantic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes into semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Husson, 2 Maine Maritime, 3 SUNY Canton, 4 NVU-Lyndon, 5 Maine-Farmington, 6 Thomas
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 16 | Maine-Farmington | 42 | Northern Vermont-Lyndon | 66 | Final | BX |
| Thomas | 47 | SUNY-Canton | 78 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Northern Vermont-Lyndon | 39 | Husson | 77 | Final | BX |
| SUNY-Canton | 43 | Maine Maritime | 55 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Maine Maritime | 51 | Husson | 58 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Husson (19-8)
At-large selection: None.
North Coast Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 DePauw, 2 Denison, 3 Kenyon, 4 Wittenberg, 5 Oberlin, 6 Ohio Wesleyan, 7 Hiram, 8 Allegheny
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Ohio Wesleyan | 63 | Kenyon | 52 | Final | BX |
| Hiram | 53 | Denison | 82 | Final | BX | |
| Allegheny | 40 | DePauw | 73 | Final | BX P | |
| Oberlin | 64 | Wittenberg | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Wittenberg | 48 | DePauw | 57 | Final | BX RC P P |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 59 | Denison | 68 | Final | BX P P | |
| Feb. 23 | Denison | 50 | DePauw | 61 | Final | BX RC P P P |
Automatic bid: DePauw (24-4)
At-large selection: None.
North Eastern Athletic Conference
Top three teams in each division qualify. The top seeds in each division get a bye into the semifinals. The second and third seeds in each division play in the first round. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: North 1 Keuka, 2 SUNY Poly, 3 Morrisville State; South 1 Gallaudet, 2 St. Elizabeth, 3 Penn State-Abington
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Morrisville State | 45 | SUNYIT | 73 | Final | BX |
| Penn State-Abington | 65 | St. Elizabeth | 47 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Penn State-Abington | 47 | SUNYIT | 60 | Final | BX P |
| Gallaudet | 60 | Keuka | 54 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 24 | Gallaudet | 60 | SUNYIT | 68 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: SUNY Poly (23-5)
At-large selection: None.
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes into semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Wisconsin Lutheran, 2 Lakeland, 3 Concordia (Wis.), 4 Dominican, 5 Aurora, 6 MSOE
Note: Benedictine is not eligible because of its initial plans to transition to Division II.
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | MSOE | 46 | Concordia (Wis.) | 57 | Final | BX P P |
| Aurora | 35 | Dominican | 55 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Concordia (Wis.) | 90 | Lakeland | 63 | Final | BX P P |
| Dominican | 41 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 69 | Final | BX P P | |
| Feb. 23 | Concordia (Wis.) | 47 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 67 | Final | BX P P P |
Automatic bid: Wisconsin Lutheran (26-1)
At-large selection: None.
Northwest Conference
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 George Fox, 2 Whitman, 3 Puget Sound, 4 Linfield
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Puget Sound | 61 | Whitman | 69 | Final | BX RC |
| Linfield | 49 | George Fox | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Whitman | 52 | George Fox | 66 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: George Fox (24-3)
At-large selection: None.
Ohio Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 John Carroll, 2 Baldwin Wallace, 3 Marietta, 4 Capital, 5 Otterbein, 6 Mount Union, 7 Ohio Northern, 8 Wilmington
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Otterbein | 66 | Capital | 53 | Final | BX |
| Mount Union | 55 | Marietta | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Ohio Northern | 70 | Baldwin Wallace | 53 | Final | BX P | |
| Wilmington | 70 | John Carroll | 76 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 21 | Otterbein | 53 | John Carroll | 62 | Final | BX |
| Ohio Northern | 59 | Marietta | 55 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 23 | Ohio Northern | 58 | John Carroll | 61 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: John Carroll (22-6)
At-large selection: Baldwin Wallace (19-7)
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Top 10 teams qualify. Top six get byes to quarterfinals. Higher seeds host first round games. Quarterfinals, semifinals and final played at Salem (Va.) Civic Center.
Seedings: 1 Guilford, 2 Emory & Henry, 3 Washington & Lee, 4 Randolph-Macon, 5 Virginia Wesleyan, 6 Lynchburg, 7 Roanoke, 8 Shenandoah, 9 Bridgewater (Va.), 10 Eastern Mennonite
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 60 | Shenandoah | 79 | Final | BX P P |
| Eastern Mennonite | 67 | Roanoke | 81 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Shenandoah | 52 | Guilford | 49 | Final - OT | BX RC P P P P P |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 66 | Randolph-Macon | 72 | Final - OT | BX P | |
| Roanoke | 73 | Emory and Henry | 72 | Final | BX P P | |
| Lynchburg | 77 | Washington and Lee | 79 | Final | BX P P | |
| Feb. 23 | Shenandoah | 58 | Randolph-Macon | 41 | Final | BX P |
| Roanoke | 62 | Washington and Lee | 83 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Shenandoah | 63 | Washington and Lee | 53 | Final | BX RC P P P |
Automatic bid: Shenandoah (16-13)
At-large selection: None.
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Top eight teams qualify. Top two seeds get double byes to the semifinals, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds get byes to the quarterfinals. Higher seeds host first round and quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 St. Vincent, 2 Washington & Jefferson, 3 Grove City, 4 Chatham, 5 Bethany, 6 Westminster (Pa.), 7 Waynesburg, 8 Thiel
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 18 | Waynesburg | 80 | Westminster (Pa.) | 88 | Final | BX |
| Thiel | 68 | Bethany | 55 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 20 | Westminster (Pa.) | 40 | Grove City | 76 | Final | BX |
| Thiel | 75 | Chatham | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Grove City | 43 | Washington and Jefferson | 54 | Final | BX RC |
| Thiel | 69 | St. Vincent | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Washington and Jefferson | 48 | St. Vincent | 70 | Final | BX RC |
Automatic bid: St. Vincent (23-4)
At-large selection: None.
Skyline Conference
Top six teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Mount St. Mary, 2 Merchant Marine, 3 SUNY-Old Westbury, 4 St. Joseph's (Bklyn.), 5 SUNY-Purchase, 6 Farmingdale State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Farmingdale State | 60 | SUNY-Old Westbury | 59 | Final | BX |
| SUNY-Purchase | 80 | St. Joseph's (Bklyn.) | 76 | Final | BX P | |
| Feb. 21 | Farmingdale State | 35 | Merchant Marine | 64 | Final | BX P |
| SUNY-Purchase | 44 | Mount St. Mary | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Merchant Marine | 44 | Mount St. Mary | 39 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: Merchant Marine (22-3)
At-large selection: Mount St. Mary (22-5)
Southern Athletic Association
All eight teams qualify. All games hosted by Millsaps.
Seedings: 1 Millsaps, 2 Oglethorpe, 3 Berry, 4 Rhodes, 5 Birmingham-Southern, 6 Centre, 7 Sewanee, 8 Hendrix
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | Hendrix | 55 | Millsaps | 69 | Final | BX |
| Birmingham-Southern | 43 | Rhodes | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Sewanee | 56 | Oglethorpe | 61 | Final | BX RC RC | |
| Centre | 57 | Berry | 44 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Rhodes | 71 | Millsaps | 68 | Final - OT | BX |
| Centre | 35 | Oglethorpe | 54 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 24 | Rhodes | 56 | Oglethorpe | 41 | Final | BX RC RC |
Automatic bid: Rhodes (17-11)
At-large selection: Oglethorpe (22-6)
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2 Pomona-Pitzer, 3 Chapman, 4 Redlands
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Redlands | 49 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 72 | Final | BX P |
| Chapman | 62 | Pomona-Pitzer | 75 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Pomona-Pitzer | 60 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 57 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Pomona-Pitzer (22-5)
At-large selection: None.
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game at predetermined host (Texas Lutheran).
Seedings: 1 Trinity (Texas), 2 Austin, 3 Texas Lutheran, 4 Southwestern, 5 Colorado College, 6 Schreiner
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 22 | Colorado College | 62 | Southwestern | 50 | Final | BX |
| Schreiner | 41 | Texas Lutheran | 66 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Colorado College | 61 | Trinity (Texas) | 65 | Final | BX |
| Texas Lutheran | 72 | Austin | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Trinity (Texas) | 62 | Texas Lutheran | 68 | Final | BX P P |
Automatic bid: Texas Lutheran (19-9)
At-large selection: None.
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top four teams qualify. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Greenville, 2 Spalding, 3 Westminster (Mo.), 4 Webster
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Westminster (Mo.) | 67 | Spalding | 75 | Final | BX P |
| Webster | 65 | Greenville | 68 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Spalding | 66 | Greenville | 72 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Greenville (23-4)
At-large selection: None.
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 SUNY New Paltz, 2 SUNY Geneseo, 3 SUNY Oneonta, 4 Cortland, 5 Brockport, 6 Fredonia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 19 | Brockport | 55 | Cortland | 53 | Final | BX RC |
| Fredonia | 59 | SUNY Oneonta | 51 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | Fredonia | 30 | SUNY Geneseo | 62 | Final | BX |
| Brockport | 67 | SUNY New Paltz | 70 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | SUNY Geneseo | 57 | SUNY New Paltz | 63 | Final - OT | BX |
Automatic bid: SUNY New Paltz (23-4)
At-large selection: SUNY Geneseo (23-4)
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: Washington U. (19-6)
At-large selections: Chicago (19-6); Emory (19-6)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Top four teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 UW-Superior, 2 Bethany Lutheran, 3 Minnesota-Morris, 4 Northwestern (Minn.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Minnesota-Morris | 62 | Bethany Lutheran | 72 | Final | BX |
| Northwestern (Minn.) | 67 | UW-Superior | 71 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Bethany Lutheran | 55 | UW-Superior | 54 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Bethany Lutheran (22-5)
At-large selection: None.
USA South Athletic Conference
Top six teams from each division qualify. Higher seeds host first round and quarterfinals. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: East - 1 Averett, 2 Greensboro, 3 William Peace, 4 Mary Baldwin, 5 N.C. Wesleyan, 6 Meredith; West - 1 Piedmont, 2 Berea, 3 Huntingdon, 4 Maryville, 5 LaGrange, 6 Covenant
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 13 | N.C. Wesleyan | 108 | Mary Baldwin | 114 | Final - OT | BX |
| Meredith | 74 | William Peace | 78 | Final | BX | |
| LaGrange | 53 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Covenant | 72 | Huntingdon | 85 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 16 | William Peace | 52 | Berea | 71 | Final | BX |
| Huntingdon | 57 | Greensboro | 47 | Final | BX | |
| Maryville (Tenn.) | 65 | Averett | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Mary Baldwin | 53 | Piedmont | 84 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 23 | Huntingdon | 53 | Piedmont | 68 | Final | BX |
| Berea | 77 | Averett | 73 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Berea | 67 | Piedmont | 74 | Final | BX |
Automatic bid: Piedmont (23-5)
At-large selection: None.
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six teams qualify. Top two get byes to semifinals. Highest seeds hosts throughout.
Seedings: 1 UW-Oshkosh, 2 UW-Whitewater, 3 UW-La Crosse, 4 UW-Stout, 5 UW-Platteville, 6 UW-Stevens Point
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 20 | UW-Platteville | 69 | UW-Stout | 81 | Final | BX |
| UW-Stevens Point | 55 | UW-La Crosse | 61 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 22 | UW-Stout | 58 | UW-Oshkosh | 61 | Final | BX RC P |
| UW-La Crosse | 51 | UW-Whitewater | 53 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 24 | UW-Whitewater | 40 | UW-Oshkosh | 69 | Final | BX P |
Automatic bid: UW-Oshkosh (24-3)
At-large selection: UW-Whitewater (18-9)