2019 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

The 2019 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 1, 2019, following the 2018–19 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 16, 2019.

The national semifinal and championship rounds was held for the first time at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The tournament was won by the UW–Oshkosh Titans.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (43) The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2019 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).

Automatic bidsConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidAllegheny MountainPenn State Behrend23–4 (14–4)8th2014American RiversNebraska Wesleyan26–1 (15–1)16th2018American SouthwestTexas–Dallas24–4 (12–3)6th2014CapitalChristopher Newport25–3 (12–2)23rd2018CentennialSwarthmore24–3 (15–3)3rd2018CUNYACBaruch22–5 (13–2)5th2015CCIWNorth Central (IL)22–5 (12–4)11th2018Colonial StatesRosemont15–12 (8–4)1stNeverCommonwealth CoastNichols25–2 (15–1)3rd2018Empire 8Alfred23–4 (14–2)5th1997Great NortheastAlbertus Magnus20–7 (9–2)7th2017HeartlandHanover21–6 (14–4)9th2018LandmarkMoravian19–8 (10–4)4th2018LibertySkidmore19–7 (15–3)6th2017Little EastKeene State20–7 (13–3)6th2017MAC CommonwealthArcadia22–5 (14–2)1stNeverMAC FreedomDeSales21–6 (12–2)5th2014MASCACSalem State18–9 (10–2)25th2017MichiganAlbion19–8 (10–4)5th2005MidwestLake Forest18–9 (12–6)1stNeverMinnesotaSt. John's (MN)23–4 (17–3)10th2018NECCMitchell19–9 (10–6)2nd2014NESCACAmherst23–4 (7–3)20th2017NEWMACEmerson16–11 (9–5)1stNeverNew JerseyRowan21–6 (13–5)13th2000North AtlanticHusson17–10 (11–3)7th2017North CoastWittenberg23–5 (14–4)29th2018NEACMorrisville State23–4 (15–1)5th2017Northern AthleticsAurora17–11 (12–8)11th2018NorthwestWhitman26–1 (16–0)4th2018OhioBaldwin Wallace20–9 (11–7)7th2006Old DominionGuilford21–7 (12–4)6th2017Presidents'Chatham19–9 (10–7)1stNeverSkylineFarmingdale State20–7 (16–4)6th2017SouthernSewanee22–6 (8–6)5th1998SCIACPomona–Pitzer25–2 (15–1)12th2008SCACTexas Lutheran18–9 (11–5)4th2017SLIACEureka13–14 (10–8)1stNeverSUNYACOswego State22–5 (15–3)6th2017UAAEmory20–6 (11–3)8th2018Upper MidwestNorthwestern–St. Paul21–6 (15–1)8th2017USA SouthMaryville (TN)21–7 (14–4)20th2018WisconsinUW–Platteville18–10 (8–6)12th2018

At-large bids (21)

The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2018 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. By rule, one bid is reserved for teams in Pool B if there are enough teams that qualify for it. Pool B is for teams that are either independents or whose conference does not yet qualify for an automatic bid.

At-large bidsConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidPoolCCIWAugustana (IL)24–3 (15–1)18th2018COhioCapital20–7 (14–4)10th2012CAtlantic EastGwynedd Mercy19–8 (9–3)6th2016BNESCACHamilton23–4 (7–3)11th2018CAmerican RiversLoras21–6 (12–4)3rd2008COhioMarietta20–6 (14–4)8th2018CNESCACMiddlebury18–7 (7–3)10th2018CNEWMACMIT22–4 (12–2)9th2018CNew JerseyNew Jersey City20–7 (14–4)19th2018CSUNYACPlattsburgh State20–6 (14–4)11th2018CNew JerseyRamapo18–9 (11–7)9th2018COld DominionRandolph–Macon25–3 (15–1)16th2015CUAARochester20–5 (10–4)16th2017CCapitalSalisbury19–8 (8–6)9th2017CMinnesotaSt. Thomas (MN)22–4 (18–2)19th2017CWisconsinUW–La Crosse17–9 (10–4)2nd2006CWisconsinUW–Oshkosh23–3 (13–1)9th2018CCCIWWheaton (IL)19–8 (11–5)11th2014CNESCACWilliams20–6 (6–4)17th2018CNorth CoastWooster23–5 (16–2)28th2018CCapitalYork (PA)21–7 (12–2)6th2018C

Tournament bracket

Top-left - Clinton, New York

Bottom-left - Amherst, Massachusetts

Top-right - Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Bottom-right - Rock Island, Illinois

Final Four

See also 2019 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2019 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2019 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2019 National Invitation Tournament 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2019 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2019 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 2019 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

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