2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2016) August 2023 April 2026 April 2021 2016 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 62 Salem Civic CenterSalem, Virginia St. Thomas (MN) 2nd Benedictine 1st Amherst 7th Christopher Newport 1st The 2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2016, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. St. Thomas (MN) defeated Benedictine (IL), 82–76, to win their second Division III national championship. Qualifying teams Automatic bids (43) The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).Who's in the men's tournament? http://d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2015-16/conference-tournaments/index D3Sports.com March 18, 2023 February 27, 2016 Automatic bidsConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidAllegheny MountainPitt–Greensburg19–9 (13–5)1stNeverAmerican SouthwestHardin–Simmons18–10 (8–6)1stNeverCapitalChristopher Newport26–1 (18–0)20th2013CentennialFranklin & Marshall22–5 (15–3)24th2012CUNYACBrooklyn22–6 (11–5)4th2010CCIWAugustana (IL)26–1 (13–1)15th2015Colonial StatesGwynedd Mercy21–6 (17–1)5th2011Commonwealth CoastEndicott18–10 (12–6)7th2015Empire 8Hartwick19–8 (12–4)8th2014Great NortheastJohnson & Wales (RI)26–2 (17–1)3rd2011HeartlandMount St. Joseph18–9 (13–5)1stNeverIowaCentral (IA)19–9 (7–7)11th2014LandmarkCatholic22–5 (13–3)14th2015LibertySkidmore18–8 (11–5)4th2015Little EastKeene State18–10 (8–6)4th2015MAC CommonwealthLycoming19–9 (8–8)6th2010MAC FreedomDelaware Valley20–7 (9–5)3rd2013MASCACFitchburg State18–9 (9–3)2nd2013MichiganAlma21–6 (12–2)1stNeverMidwestSt. Norbert26–2 (18–0)8th2015MinnesotaSt. Olaf18–9 (14–6)3rd2015NECCSouthern Vermont24–3 (16–0)2nd2003NESCACMiddlebury17–10 (6–4)7th2013NEWMACBabson21–5 (13–1)8th2015New JerseyStockton21–6 (14–4)16th2015North AtlanticHusson21–6 (15–3)5th2014North CoastDenison17–11 (9–9)2nd1997NEACLancaster Bible27–0 (18–0)1stNeverNorthern AthleticsBenedictine (IL)27–0 (20–0)7th2011NorthwestWhitworth26–1 (15–1)11th2015OhioJohn Carroll25–3 (15–3)14th2015Old DominionLynchburg22–6 (12–4)3rd1979Presidents'Saint Vincent22–6 (15–3)4th2015SkylineOld Westbury19–8 (16–4)2nd2004SouthernBirmingham–Southern22–6 (14–0)2nd2012SCIACChapman20–6 (12–4)4th2014SCACTexas Lutheran21–6 (11–3)2nd2015SLIACWestminster (MO)12–15 (10–8)4th2012SUNYACSUNY Cortland20–7 (12–6)6th2013UAAEmory18–7 (11–3)5th2015Upper MidwestNorthwestern–St. Paul22–5 (12–4)6th2015USA SouthCovenant18–9 (10–4)1stNeverWisconsinUW–Oshkosh18–9 (9–5)6th2003 At-large bids (19) The following 19 teams were awarded qualification for the 2016 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings. At-large bidsConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidNESCACAmherst22–5 (8–2)18th2015CCIWElmhurst21–6 (10–4)5th2015MichiganHope23–3 (13–1)25th2014USA SouthLaGrange20–9 (9–5)3rd2015OhioMarietta25–3 (17–1)5th2015CCIWNorth Central (IL)19–7 (12–2)8th2013UAANYU20–5 (9–5)10th2012North CoastOhio Wesleyan23–4 (15–3)7th2015SUNYACOswego State20–8 (11–7)4th2015SUNYACPlattsburgh State21–5 (16–2)9th2014MinnesotaSt. Thomas (MN)24–3 (18–2)17th2015CapitalSalisbury21–6 (13–5)7th2015LandmarkScranton19–7 (11–5)27th2015LandmarkSusquehanna23–4 (13–3)6th1994NESCACTrinity (CT)19–7 (9–1)9th2015NESCACTufts20–6 (7–3)4th2006NorthwestWhitman22–4 (14–2)1stNeverNorth CoastWooster21–7 (15–3)25th2015NEWMACWPI20–6 (10–4)12th2015 Tournament bracket Top-left - Lisle, Illinois First roundMarch 3–4Campus Sites Second roundMarch 5Campus Sites Third roundMarch 11Lisle, IL Regional finalsMarch 12Lisle, IL Seguin, TX / Lisle, IL Delaware, OHhttps://battlingbishops.com/sports/2016/2/29/MBB_NCAAT_2016.aspx 2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Ohio Wesleyan University Athletics De Pere, WI University Heights, OH 1 Texas Lutheran 81 Hardin–Simmons 97 Ohio Wesleyan 114 Pitt–Greensburg 68 Lynchburg 82 Scranton 55 St. Norbert 77 Northwestern–St. Paul 58 North Central (IL) 78 St. Olaf 80 John Carroll 99 Saint Vincent 85 Alma 74 Denison 60 Benedictine (IL) 85 Hardin–Simmons 64 Ohio Wesleyan 97 Lynchburg 94 St. Norbert 63 St. Olaf 61 John Carroll 83 Alma 90 Benedictine (IL) 97 Ohio Wesleyan 84 St. Norbert 64 Alma 70 Benedictine (IL) 93 Alma 73 Bottom-left - Medford, Massachusetts First roundMarch 3–4Campus Sites Second roundMarch 5Campus Sites Third roundMarch 11Medford, MA Regional finalsMarch 12Medford, MA Amherst, MA Selinsgrove, PA Plattsburgh, NY Medford, MA Amherst 74 Husson 72 WPI 50 SUNY Cortland 69 Susquehanna 77 Old Westbury 73 Babson 80 Hartwick 69 Plattsburgh State 81 Fitchburg State 84 Trinity (CT) 73 Johnson & Wales (RI) 75 Tufts 78 Southern Vermont 76 Franklin & Marshall 72 Skidmore 83 Amherst 69 SUNY Cortland 68 Susquehanna 67 Babson 70 Fitchburg State 74 Johnson & Wales (RI) 86 Tufts 88 Skidmore 80 Amherst 88 Babson 76 Johnson & Wales (RI) 85 Tufts 101 Amherst 86 Tufts 73 Top-right - Rock Island, Illinois First roundMarch 3–4Campus Sites Second roundMarch 5Campus Sites Third roundMarch 11Rock Island, IL Regional finalsMarch 12Rock Island, IL Rock Island, ILhttps://athletics.augustana.edu/sports/2016/3/1/2016-ncaa-division-iii-mens-basketball-first-second-rounds.aspx?path=mbball 2016 NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball First & Second Rounds Augustana College Athletics Atlanta, GAhttps://www.emoryathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2015-16/NCAA/index 2016 NCAA® Division III Men's Basketball Championships - First & Second Rounds March 1, 2016 Emory Saint Paul, MN Walla Walla, WA / Spokane, WA 1 Augustana (IL) 105 Westminster (MO) 52 Hope 98 Mount St. Joseph 87 Emory 76 Covenant 61 LaGrange 88 Birmingham–Southern 93 St. Thomas (MN) 78 Central (IA) 66 Elmhurst 73 UW–Oshkosh 63 Whitman 91 Chapman 84 Augustana (IL) 96 Hope 80 Emory 84* Birmingham–Southern 78 St. Thomas (MN) 94 Elmhurst 81 Whitman 88 Whitworth 86 Augustana (IL) 88 Emory 65 St. Thomas (MN) 99 Whitman 73 Augustana (IL) 76 St. Thomas (MN) 86 * – Denotes overtime period Bottom-right - Oswego, New York First roundMarch 3–4Campus Sites Second roundMarch 5Campus Sites Third roundMarch 11Oswego, NY Regional finalsMarch 12Oswego, NY Newport News, VAhttps://www.cnusports.com/sports/2016/2/29/2016-ncaa-mens-basketball-tournament.aspx 2016 NCAA men's basketball tournament Christopher Newport University Athletics Galloway Township, NJ Marietta, OH Washington, D.C. Christopher Newport 79 Lycoming 71 Brooklyn 67 NYU 86 Stockton 71 Keene State 72* Salisbury 73 Middlebury 75 Marietta 85 Gwynedd Mercy 86 Oswego State 88* Delaware Valley 78 Catholic 76 Endicott 84 Wooster 96 Lancaster Bible 83 Christopher Newport 67 NYU 64 Keene State 72 Middlebury 71 Gwynedd Mercy 77 Oswego State 78 Endicott 83 Wooster 91* Christopher Newport 74 Keene State 62 Oswego State 65 Wooster 66 Christopher Newport 81 Wooster 61 * – Denotes overtime period Final Four - Salem, Virginia SemifinalsFriday, March 18 National championshipSaturday, March 19 Benedictine (IL) 63 Amherst 60 St. Thomas (MN) 66 Christopher Newport 62 Benedictine (IL) 76 St. Thomas (MN) 82 Bracket:2016 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket NCAA.com 2021-04-14 https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball-men/d3/2016 2021-04-17 Records Book:http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2016/d3/D3.pdf Stats fs.ncaa.org 2021-04-17 All-Tournament Team Taylor Montero - St. Thomas (MN) (Most Outstanding Player) Ryan Saarela - St. Thomas (MN) Grant Schafer - St. Thomas (MN) Luke Johnson - Benedictine Connor Green - Amherst See also 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2016 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Ncaa tournament NCAA Division III Men's Basketball