Trinity (CT) vs. NYU: Division III men's basketball finals highlights
The 2026 NCAA DIII men's basketball championship begins with a selection show on Monday, March 2 at ;1 p.m. ET on krikya188.com. The 64-team field consists of 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large bids.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 DIII men's basketball championship.
2026 DIII men's basketball championship bracket
NCAA DIII men's basketball championship bracket
2026 DIII men's basketball championship schedule
All times listed in ET.
- Selection show: 1 p.m. on Monday, March 2
- First and second rounds: Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7
- Third round: Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14
- Quarterfinal and semifinal competition: Thursday, March 19 through Saturday March 21
- National championship: Sunday, April 5
NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Championship History
| YEAR | CHAMPION (RECORD) | COACH | SCORE | RUNNER-UP | SITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Trinity (CT) (30-3) | James Cosgrove | 64-60 | NYU | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2024 | Trine (29-4) | Brooks Miller | 69-61 | Hampden-Sydney | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2023 | Christopher Newport (30-3) | John Krikorian | 74-72 | Mount Union | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2022 | Randolph-Macon (33-1) | Josh Merkel | 75-45 | Elmhurst | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2021 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh (29-3) | Matt Lewis | 96-82 | Swarthmore | Fort Wayne, In. |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan (30-3) | Dale Wellman | 78-72 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Salem, Va. |
| 2017 | Stephen Brennan | 79-78 | Augustana (Ill.) | Salem, Va. | |
| 2016 | St. Thomas (MN) (30-3) | John Tauer | 82-76 | Benedictine (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-5) | Bob Semling | 70-54 | Augustana (Ill.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | Pat Miller | 75-73 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2013 | Amherst (30-2) | David Hixon | 87-70 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 2012 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-4) | Pat Miller | 63-60 | Cabrini | Salem, Va. |
| 2011 | St. Thomas (30-3) | Steve Fritz | 78-54 | Wooster | Salem, Va. |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-4) | Bob Semling | 78-73 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis (29-4) | Mark Edwards | 61-52 | Richard Stockton | Salem, Va. |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis (25-6) | Mark Edwards | 90-68 | Amherst | Salem, Va. |
| 2007 | Amherst (30-2) | David Hixon | 80-67 | Virginia Wesleyan | Salem, Va. |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan (30-3) | David Macedo | 59-56 | Wittenberg | Salem, Va. |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-3) | Jack Bennett | 73-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Salem, Va. |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point (29-5) | Jack Bennett | 84-82 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2003 | Williams (31-1) | David Paulsen | 67-65 | Gustavus Adolphus | Salem, Va. |
| 2002 | Otterbein (30-3) | Dick Reynolds | 102-83 | Elizabethtown | Salem, Va. |
| 2001 | Catholic (28-5) | Mike Lonergan | 76-62 | William Paterson | Salem, Va. |
| 2000 | Calvin (30-2) | Kevin vande Streek | 79-75 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Salem, Va. |
| 1999 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-2) | Bo Ryan | 76-75 (ot) | Hampden-Sydney | Salem, Va. |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Platteville (30-0) | Bo Ryan | 69-56 | Hope | Salem, Va. |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan (29-2) | Dennie Bridges | 89-86 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Salem, Va. |
| 1996 | Rowan (28-4) | John Giannini | 100-93 | Hope | Salem, Va. |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Platteville (31-0) | Bo Ryan | 69-55 | Manchester | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley (28-4) | Pat Flannery | 66-59 (ot) | New York University | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern (28-2) | Joe Campoli | 71-68 | Augustana (Ill.) | Buffalo, N.Y. |
| 1992 | Calvin (31-1) | Ed Douma | 62-49 | Rochester (N.Y.) | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Platteville (28-3) | Bo Ryan | 81-74 | Franklin & Marshall | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1990 | Rochester (N.Y.) (27-5) | Mike Neer | 43-42 | DePauw | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (29-2) | Dave Vander Meulen | 94-86 | TCNJ | Springfield, Ohio |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan (27-5) | Gene Mehaffey | 92-70 | Scranton | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1987 | North Park (28-3) | Bosco Djurickovic | 106-100 | Clark (Mass.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1986 | SUNY Potsdam (32-0) | Jerry Welsh | 76-73 | LeMoyne-Owen | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1985 | North Park (27-4) | Bosco Djurickovic | 72-71 | SUNY Potsdam | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-Whitewater (27-4) | Dave Vander Meulen | 103-86 | Clark (Mass.) | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1983 | Scranton (27-5) | Bob Bessoir | 64-63 | Wittenberg | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1982 | Wabash (24-4) | Mac Petty | 83-62 | SUNY Potsdam | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| 1981 | SUNY Potsdam (30-2) | Jerry Welsh | 67-65 (ot) | Augustana (Ill.) | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1980 | North Park (28-3) | Dan McCarrell | 83-76 | Upsala | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1979 | North Park (26-5) | Dan McCarrell | 66-62 | SUNY Potsdam | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1978 | North Park (29-2) | Dan McCarrell | 69-57 | Widener | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1977 | Wittenberg (23-5) | Larry Hunter | 79-66 | Oneonta State | Rock Island, Ill. |
| 1976 | Scranton (29-3) | Bob Bessoir | 60-57 | Wittenberg | Reading, Pa. |
| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen (27-5) | Jerry johnson | 57-54 | Rowan | Reading, Pa. |
