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In Division III basketball, "March Madness" starts in late February. There are 44 automatic qualifying bids into the 64-team NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament and 43 of those AQs are awarded to conference tournament winnerhs.
Conference playoffs started with first round games as early as Saturday, Feb. 21, and run through the last championship games on Sunday, March 1. 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.
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Top six of ten 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 Pitt-Bradford, 3 Pitt-Greensburg, 4 Penn State-Altoona, 5 Medaille, 6 Franciscan
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Franciscan (Ohio) | 59 | Pitt-Greensburg | 70 | Final | BX P |
| Medaille | 65 | Penn State-Altoona | 97 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Penn State-Altoona | 69 | La Roche | 102 | Final | BX |
| Pitt-Greensburg | 50 | Pitt-Bradford | 49 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Pitt-Greensburg | 55 | La Roche | 73 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: La Roche.
At-large selection: None
American Southwest Conference
Top eight of 10 qualify (Sul Ross State is ineligible, based on NCAA restricted membership). Highest seed (Texas-Tyler) hosts all games.
Seedings: 1 Texas-Tyler, 2 Texas-Dallas, 3 Louisiana College, 4 Howard Payne, 5 Hardin-Simmons, 6 Mary Hardin-Baylor, 7 Concordia (Texas), 8 University of the Ozarks
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 90 | Louisiana College | 91 | Final - OT | BX RC |
| Concordia (Texas) | 47 | Texas-Dallas | 59 | Final | BX | |
| Hardin-Simmons | 64 | Howard Payne | 83 | Final | BX P P | |
| University of the Ozarks | 53 | Texas-Tyler | 113 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Louisiana College | 67 | Texas-Dallas | 70 | Final | BX |
| Howard Payne | 47 | Texas-Tyler | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Texas-Dallas | 82 | Texas-Tyler | 74 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Texas-Dallas
At-large selection: Texas-Tyler (26-2)
Capital Athletic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify, top two get byes. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Salisbury, 2 Mary Washington, 3 Marymount, 4 Christopher Newport, 5 York (Pa.), 6 St. Mary's (Md.)
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | York (Pa.) | 73 | Christopher Newport | 65 | Final | BX RC |
| St. Mary's (Md.) | 48 | Marymount | 66 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | York (Pa.) | 61 | Salisbury | 76 | Final | BX P |
| Marymount | 46 | Mary Washington | 60 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Mary Washington | 68 | Salisbury | 74 | Final - 2OT | BX P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Salisbury.
At-large selection: None
Centennial Conference
Top five of 10 teams qualify (Bryn Mawr not eligible). No. 4 and No. 5 seed meet in play-in game, top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 McDaniel, 2 Muhlenberg, 3 Johns Hopkins, 4 Haverford, 5 Gettysburg
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Gettysburg | 55 | Haverford | 58 | Final | BX RC |
| Feb. 27 | Haverford | 48 | McDaniel | 49 | Final | BX |
| Johns Hopkins | 46 | Muhlenberg | 56 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Muhlenberg | 68 | McDaniel | 64 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Muhlenberg.
At-large selection: McDaniel (24-3)
City University of New York Athletic Conference
Top eight of nine qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. CCNY hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Baruch, 2 Brooklyn, 3 Staten Island, 4 Lehman, 5 Hunter, 6 John Jay, 7 York (N.Y.), 8 CCNY
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | York (N.Y.) | 54 | Brooklyn | 68 | Final | BX RC |
| Hunter | 57 | Lehman | 54 | Final | BX RC | |
| CCNY | 61 | Baruch | 104 | Final | BX | |
| John Jay | 55 | Staten Island | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Hunter | 44 | Baruch | 70 | Final | BX RC |
| Staten Island | 57 | Brooklyn | 69 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 27 | Brooklyn | 39 | Baruch | 60 | Final | BX RC RC |
Championship: Friday, Feb. 27.
Automatic bid: Baruch.
At-large selection: None
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Top four of eight qualify. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Wheaton (Ill.), 2 North Central (Ill.), 3 Elmhurst, 4 Carthage
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Elmhurst | 87 | North Central (Ill.) | 89 | Final | BX RC RC |
| Carthage | 42 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 65 | Final | BX RC RC | |
| Feb. 28 | North Central (Ill.) | 80 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 92 | Final | BX RC RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Wheaton (Ill.)
At-large selection: North Central (22-5)
Colonial States Athletic Conference
Six teams qualify, top two get byes and host semifinals, championship on higher seed's floor.
Seedings: 1 Cabrini, 2 Immaculata, 3 Gwynedd Mercy, 4 Marywood, 5 Keystone, 6 Rosemont
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Keystone | 62 | Marywood | 58 | Final | BX RC |
| Rosemont | 60 | Gwynedd Mercy | 71 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 25 | Gwynedd Mercy | 46 | Immaculata | 74 | Final | BX |
| Keystone | 76 | Cabrini | 90 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Immaculata | 53 | Cabrini | 68 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Cabrini.
At-large selection: None
Commonwealth Coast Conference
Top eight of 10 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 University of New England, 2 Roger Williams, 3 Curry, 4 Western New England, 5 Eastern Nazarene, 6 Salve Regina, 7 Endicott, 8 Wentworth
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Endicott | 73 | Roger Williams | 59 | Final | BX |
| Wentworth | 45 | University of New England | 79 | Final | BX RC | |
| Salve Regina | 49 | Curry | 54 | Final | BX | |
| Eastern Nazarene | 75 | Western New England | 80 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Endicott | 49 | Curry | 66 | Final | BX P |
| Western New England | 56 | University of New England | 81 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Curry | 72 | University of New England | 81 | Final | BX RC P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: University of New England.
At-large selection: None
Commonwealth Conference
Top five of 10 qualify. No. 4 and No. 5 seeds meet in play-in game for conference semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Stevenson, 2 Albright, 3 Messiah, 4 Lebanon Valley, 5 Arcadia
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Arcadia | 63 | Lebanon Valley | 82 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 25 | Lebanon Valley | 47 | Stevenson | 63 | Final | BX P |
| Messiah | 42 | Albright | 59 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Albright | 50 | Stevenson | 54 | Final | BX P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Stevenson
At-large selection: None
Empire 8
Top four of eight qualify (Houghton is not eligible). Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Ithaca, 2 Stevens, 3 St. John Fisher, 4 Nazareth
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Nazareth | 53 | Ithaca | 72 | Final | BX |
| St. John Fisher | 75 | Stevens | 61 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | St. John Fisher | 86 | Ithaca | 84 | Final - OT | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: St. John Fisher
At-large selection: Ithaca (22-5), Stevens (22-4)
Freedom Conference
Top four of eight qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 FDU-Florham, 2 Eastern, 3 DeSales, 4 Delaware Valley
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Delaware Valley | 49 | FDU-Florham | 79 | Final | BX RC |
| DeSales | 63 | Eastern | 72 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Eastern | 66 | FDU-Florham | 76 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: FDU-Florham
At-large selection: Eastern (22-5)
Great Northeast Athletic Conference
Eight of 12 teams qualify, highest seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Emmanuel, 2 Norwich, 3 Johnson & Wales, 4 Suffolk, 5 Rivier, 6 St. Joseph's (Maine), 7 Anna Maria, 8 Albertus Magnus
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | St. Joseph's (Maine) | 62 | Johnson and Wales | 70 | Final | BX |
| Anna Maria | 51 | Norwich | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Rivier | 45 | Suffolk | 60 | Final | BX | |
| Albertus Magnus | 52 | Emmanuel | 77 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Suffolk | 65 | Emmanuel | 66 | Final | BX |
| Johnson and Wales | 74 | Norwich | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Johnson and Wales | 74 | Emmanuel | 66 | Final | BX P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Johnson & Wales
At-large selection: None
Great South Athletic Conference
Entire conference makes the field. Seeding determined by Massey Ratings. Tournament at Agnes Scott.
Seedings: 1 Finlandia, 2 Salem, 3 Pine Manor, 4 Agnes Scott, 5 Wesleyan (Ga.). Trinity (D.C.) and Maine-Presque Isle are not attending.
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Wesleyan (Ga.) | 60 | Agnes Scott | 62 | Final | BX |
| Feb. 28 | Pine Manor | 66 | Salem | 61 | Final | BX |
| Agnes Scott | 50 | Finlandia | 45 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Agnes Scott | 54 | Pine Manor | 65 | Final | BX |
Championship: Sunday, March 1
Automatic bid: Pine Manor
At-large selection: None
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Six teams qualify, top two get byes, top seed hosts semis and championship.
Seedings: 1 Transylvania, 2 Hanover, 3 Franklin, 4 Bluffton, 5 Manchester, 6 Rose-Hulman
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Manchester | 50 | Bluffton | 57 | Final | BX RC RC |
| Rose-Hulman | 53 | Franklin | 36 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Bluffton | 48 | Transylvania | 61 | Final | BX RC RC |
| Rose-Hulman | 51 | Hanover | 65 | Final | BX P | |
| Mar. 1 | Hanover | 106 | Transylvania | 98 | Final | BX RC P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1
Automatic bid: Hanover
At-large selection: Transylvania (25-2)
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Top two get byes. Higher seeds host.
Seedings: 1 Dubuque, 2 Luther, 3 Coe, 4 Loras, 5 Wartburg, 6 Simpson
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Simpson | 64 | Coe | 70 | Final | BX |
| Wartburg | 65 | Loras | 58 | Final | ||
| Feb. 26 | Coe | 82 | Luther | 89 | Final | BX |
| Wartburg | 72 | Dubuque | 68 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Wartburg | 53 | Luther | 61 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Luther
At-large selection: None
Landmark Conference
Top four of nine qualify. Higher seeds host.
Seedings: 1 Scranton, 2 Catholic, 3 Elizabethtown, 4 Susquehanna
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Elizabethtown | 47 | Catholic | 52 | Final | BX RC |
| Susquehanna | 49 | Scranton | 92 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Catholic | 52 | Scranton | 51 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Catholic.
At-large selection: Scranton (24-3)
Liberty League
Top four of nine qualify. Semifinals at higher seeds, championship at higher remaining seed.
Seedings: 1 St. Lawrence, 2 Clarkson, 3 Skidmore, 4 Union
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Clarkson | 57 | Skidmore | 65 | Final | BX |
| Union | 65 | St. Lawrence | 74 | Final | ||
| Feb. 28 | Skidmore | 67 | St. Lawrence | 62 | Final - 2OT | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Skidmore
At-large selection: None
Little East Conference
All eight qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Eastern Connecticut, 2 Mass-Dartmouth, 3 Mass-Boston, 4 Keene State, 5 Southern Maine, 6 Western Connecticut, 7 Rhode Island College, 8 Plymouth State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Plymouth State | 37 | Eastern Connecticut | 77 | Final | BX |
| Rhode Island College | 49 | Mass-Dartmouth | 67 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Southern Maine | 46 | Keene State | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Western Connecticut | 48 | Mass-Boston | 56 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Keene State | 30 | Eastern Connecticut | 51 | Final | BX |
| Mass-Boston | 72 | Mass-Dartmouth | 49 | Final | BX RC | |
| Mar. 1 | Mass-Boston | 62 | Eastern Connecticut | 64 | Final - OT | BX |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: Eastern Connecticut
At-large selection: None
Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference
Top six of seven teams qualify. Top two teams get byes into semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Westfield State, 2 Bridgewater State, 3 Worcester State, 4 Framingham State, 5 Fitchburg State, 6 Salem State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Salem State | 63 | Worcester State | 78 | Final | BX RC |
| Fitchburg State | 47 | Framingham State | 60 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Worcester State | 45 | Bridgewater State | 59 | Final | BX RC |
| Framingham State | 65 | Westfield State | 79 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Bridgewater State | 60 | Westfield State | 57 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Brigewater State
At-large selection: None
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Top four of eight qualify. Semifinals at higher seeds, championship at higher remaining seed.
Seedings: 1 Calvin, 2 Hope, 3 Kalamazoo, 4 Olivet
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Kalamazoo | 48 | Hope | 62 | Final | BX RC P |
| Olivet | 54 | Calvin | 88 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 28 | Hope | 73 | Calvin | 77 | Final | BX RC RC P P P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Calvin
At-large selection: Hope (23-4)
Midwest Conference
Top four of 11 qualify. Semifinals and finals at highest seed.
Seedings: 1 St. Norbert, 2 Carroll, 3 Cornell, 4 Illinois College
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Cornell | 66 | Carroll | 65 | Final | BX P |
| Illinois College | 51 | St. Norbert | 61 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 28 | Cornell | 51 | St. Norbert | 72 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: St. Norbert
At-large selection: None
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of 12 teams qualify. Top two get byes and host semifinals, championship on higher seed's floor.
Seedings: 1 St. Thomas, 2 Bethel, 3 Concordia-Moorhead, 4 St. Mary's (Minn.), 5 Gustavus Adolphus, 6 Augsburg
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Augsburg | 56 | Concordia-Moorhead | 50 | Final | BX P |
| Gustavus Adolphus | 58 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 90 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | St. Mary's (Minn.) | 56 | Bethel | 72 | Final | BX |
| Augsburg | 39 | St. Thomas | 63 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 28 | Bethel | 51 | St. Thomas | 65 | Final | BX RC P P P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: St. Thomas
At-large selection: Bethel (21-6)
New England Collegiate Conference
Top seven of 10 teams qualify. Top seed receives bye into semifinal. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Regis (Mass.), 2 Elms, 3 Southern Vermont, 4 Mitchell, 5 Wheelock, 6 Newbury, 7 Daniel Webster
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Daniel Webster | 48 | Elms | 86 | Final | BX |
| Wheelock | 65 | Mitchell | 84 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Newbury | 41 | Southern Vermont | 80 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Mitchell | 31 | Regis (Mass.) | 64 | Final | BX RC |
| Southern Vermont | 70 | Elms | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Southern Vermont | 56 | Regis (Mass.) | 69 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Regis (Mass.)
At-large selection: None
New England Small College Athletic Conference
Top eight of 11 teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top remaining seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Tufts, 2 Bowdoin, 3 Amherst, 4 Williams, 5 Connecticut College, 6 Colby, 7 Middlebury, 8 Hamilton
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Connecticut College | 44 | Williams | 45 | Final | BX RC P |
| Colby | 40 | Amherst | 62 | Final | BX P | |
| Middlebury | 52 | Bowdoin | 80 | Final | BX P | |
| Hamilton | 43 | Tufts | 64 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Williams | 40 | Tufts | 53 | Final | BX RC |
| Amherst | 66 | Bowdoin | 74 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Bowdoin | 52 | Tufts | 68 | Final | BX RC P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: Tufts.
At-large selections: Amherst (23-3), Bowdoin (23-4), Williams (20-6)
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
Top seven of 11 teams qualify. Top seed receives bye into semifinal. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Springfield, 2 Wheaton (Mass.), 3 Coast Guard, 4 Babson, 5 WPI, 6 MIT, 7 Emerson
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | WPI | 41 | Babson | 50 | Final | BX RC RC |
| MIT | 56 | Coast Guard | 81 | Final | BX | |
| Emerson | 64 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 78 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Babson | 64 | Springfield | 57 | Final | BX RC |
| Coast Guard | 74 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 85 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Babson | 77 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 51 | Final | BX RC P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: Babson.
At-large selection: None
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Top two get byes into semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Montclair State, 2 Stockton, 3 Rowan, 4 TCNJ, 5 William Paterson, 6 Rutgers-Newark
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | William Paterson | 61 | TCNJ | 63 | Final | BX RC |
| Rutgers-Newark | 73 | Rowan | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | TCNJ | 53 | Montclair State | 58 | Final | BX RC |
| Rutgers-Newark | 61 | Stockton | 72 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Stockton | 42 | Montclair State | 59 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Montclair State
At-large selection: Stockton (21-6)
North Atlantic Conference
Top six of 10 teams qualify. Top two get byes into semifinals. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Castleton, 2 Husson, 3 New England College, 4 Colby-Sawyer, 5 Maine-Farmington, 6 Maine Maritime
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Maine Maritime | 43 | New England College | 72 | Final | BX |
| Maine-Farmington | 58 | Colby-Sawyer | 62 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Colby-Sawyer | 62 | Castleton | 82 | Final | BX RC |
| New England College | 63 | Husson | 48 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | New England College | 40 | Castleton | 45 | Final | BX RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Castleton
At-large selection: None
North Coast Athletic Conference
Top eight of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Highest remaining seed hosts semifinals and championship games.
Seedings: 1 DePauw, 2 Wittenberg, 3 Denison, 4 Oberlin, 5 Ohio Wesleyan, 6 Allegheny, 7 Kenyon, 8 Hiram
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Ohio Wesleyan | 75 | Oberlin | 58 | Final | RC |
| Kenyon | 60 | Wittenberg | 67 | Final | BX P | |
| Allegheny | 53 | Denison | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Hiram | 38 | DePauw | 75 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 27 | Denison | 72 | Wittenberg | 76 | Final - OT | BX |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 72 | DePauw | 65 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Ohio Wesleyan | 57 | Wittenberg | 81 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Wittenberg
At-large selection: DePauw (24-2)
North Eastern Athletic Conference
Seven of 11 teams qualify (top three from South Division, top four from North Division). Top seed (SUNYIT) receives bye into semifinal. Higher seeds host quarterfinals. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship games.
Seedings: North - 1 SUNYIT, 2 Morrisville State, 3 Cazenovia, 4 Wells; South - 1 Lancaster Bible, 2 Penn State-Abington, 3 Gallaudet
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Cazenovia | 52 | Morrisville State | 69 | Final | BX |
| Gallaudet | 33 | Penn State-Abington | 61 | Final | BX | |
| Wells | 39 | Lancaster Bible | 70 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Penn State-Abington | 64 | SUNYIT | 55 | Final | BX P |
| Morrisville State | 73 | Lancaster Bible | 59 | Final | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Penn State-Abington | 78 | Morrisville State | 46 | Final | BX |
Championship: Sunday, March 1
Automatic bid: Penn State-Abington
At-large selection: None
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Top eight of 12 teams qualify. Higher seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Wisconsin Lutheran, 2 Benedictine, 3 Milwaukee Engineering, 4 Concordia (Wis.), 5 Concordia-Chicago, 6 Edgewood, 7 Lakeland, 8 Aurora
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 21 | Edgewood | 48 | MSOE | 72 | Final | BX |
| Concordia-Chicago | 65 | Concordia (Wis.) | 58 | Final | BX P P | |
| Lakeland | 66 | Benedictine | 78 | Final | BX RC | |
| Aurora | 48 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Concordia-Chicago | 61 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 83 | Final | BX |
| MSOE | 59 | Benedictine | 71 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Benedictine | 51 | Wisconsin Lutheran | 71 | Final | BX RC P P P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Wisconsin Lutheran
At-large selection: None
Northwest Conference
Top four of nine teams qualify. Highest seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 George Fox, 2 Puget Sound, 3 Whitworth, 4 Whitman
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Whitman | 64 | George Fox | 78 | Final | BX P |
| Whitworth | 64 | Puget Sound | 71 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Puget Sound | 61 | George Fox | 66 | Final | BX P P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: George Fox
At-large selection: Puget Sound (23-4)
Ohio Athletic Conference
Top eight of 10 teams qualify. Top two seeds get a double bye to the semifinals, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds get a bye to the quarterfinals. Highest seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Ohio Northern, 2 John Carroll, 3 Baldwin Wallace, 4 Capital, 5 Wilmington, 6 Heidelberg, 7 Mount Union, 8 Marietta
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Marietta | 45 | Wilmington | 47 | Final | BX |
| Mount Union | 80 | Heidelberg | 84 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 24 | Heidelberg | 64 | Baldwin Wallace | 85 | Final | BX |
| Wilmington | 65 | Capital | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 26 | Baldwin Wallace | 64 | John Carroll | 51 | Final | BX |
| Capital | 66 | Ohio Northern | 54 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 28 | Capital | 46 | Baldwin Wallace | 50 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Baldwin Wallace
At-large selection: John Carroll (22-4)
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
All teams qualify, top four get bye to quarterfinals. First round on campus, quarters, semis and final at Salem Civic Center.
Seedings: 1 Eastern Mennonite, 2 Randolph-Macon, 3 Lynchburg, 4 Virginia Wesleyan, 5 Guilford, 6 Washington & Lee, 7 Emory & Henry, 8 Bridgewater (Va.), 9 Shenandoah, 10 Randolph, 11 Roanoke, 12 Hollins
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Shenandoah | 53 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 72 | Final | BX P |
| Randolph | 49 | Emory and Henry | 66 | Final | BX RC | |
| Hollins | 28 | Guilford | 74 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Roanoke | 47 | Washington and Lee | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Bridgewater (Va.) | 66 | Eastern Mennonite | 77 | Final | BX RC |
| Guilford | 77 | Virginia Wesleyan | 78 | Final - OT | BX RC P | |
| Emory and Henry | 93 | Randolph-Macon | 81 | Final | BX RC | |
| Washington and Lee | 53 | Lynchburg | 55 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 28 | Virginia Wesleyan | 78 | Eastern Mennonite | 71 | Final | BX RC RC P |
| Emory and Henry | 40 | Lynchburg | 53 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Mar. 1 | Virginia Wesleyan | 59 | Lynchburg | 57 | Final | BX RC P P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: Virginia Wesleyan
At-large selection: Eastern Mennonite (22-4)
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Top eight of 10 teams qualify. Top two seeds get a double bye to the semifinals, while the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds get a bye to the quarterfinals. Highest seeds host throughout.
Seedings: 1 Thomas More, 2 St. Vincent, 3 Washington & Jefferson, 4 Waynesburg, 5 Grove City, 6 Bethany, 7 Westminster (Pa.), 8 Thiel
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 23 | Thiel | 46 | Grove City | 66 | Final | BX |
| Westminster (Pa.) | 77 | Bethany | 65 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 25 | Westminster (Pa.) | 52 | Washington and Jefferson | 62 | Final | BX |
| Grove City | 65 | Waynesburg | 57 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | Washington and Jefferson | 55 | St. Vincent | 71 | Final | BX RC |
| Grove City | 42 | Thomas More | 93 | Final | RC BX | |
| Feb. 28 | St. Vincent | 65 | Thomas More | 75 | Final | RC RC BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Thomas More
At-large selection: None
Skyline Conference
Top of four of eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Farmingdale State, 2 Mount St. Vincent, 3 Sage, 4 Mount St. Mary
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Sage | 61 | Mount St. Vincent | 69 | Final | BX RC |
| Mount St. Mary | 43 | Farmingdale State | 46 | Final | BX RC | |
| Feb. 28 | Mount St. Vincent | 76 | Farmingdale State | 50 | Final | BX RC RC |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Mount St. Vincent.
At-large selection: None
Southern Athletic Association
All eight teams qualify. Quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game hosted by top seed.
Seedings: 1 Millsaps, 2 Berry, 3 Rhodes, 4 Hendrix, 5 Oglethorpe, 6 Centre, 7 Sewanee, 8 Birmingham-Southern
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | Birmingham-Southern | 64 | Millsaps | 85 | Final | BX |
| Oglethorpe | 66 | Hendrix | 73 | Final | BX RC | |
| Sewanee | 64 | Berry | 67 | Final | BX RC | |
| Centre | 55 | Rhodes | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Hendrix | 41 | Millsaps | 59 | Final | BX |
| Rhodes | 65 | Berry | 62 | Final | RC BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Rhodes | 62 | Millsaps | 46 | Final | BX P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: Rhodes
At-large selection: None
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top four of nine teams qualify. Higher seeds host each round.
Seedings: 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 2 Cal Lutheran, 3 Chapman, 4 Redlands
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Redlands | 49 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 56 | Final | BX |
| Chapman | 61 | Cal Lutheran | 76 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Cal Lutheran | 43 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 60 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28.
Automatic bid: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
At-large selection: None
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of eight teams qualify. Quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship game hosted by University of Dallas.
Seedings: 1 Southwestern, 2 Texas Lutheran, 3 Trinity (Texas), 4 Schreiner, 5 Dallas, 6 Austin
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 27 | University of Dallas | 53 | Schreiner | 58 | Final | BX |
| Austin | 56 | Trinity (Texas) | 63 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Schreiner | 69 | Southwestern | 76 | Final | BX |
| Trinity (Texas) | 91 | Texas Lutheran | 78 | Final - OT | BX | |
| Mar. 1 | Trinity (Texas) | 58 | Southwestern | 71 | Final | BX P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: Southwestern
At-large selection: None
St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top four of nine (Iowa Wesleyan not eligible) qualify. Highest seed hosts semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Spalding, 2 Westminster (Mo.), 3 Eureka, 4 Greenville
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Eureka | 71 | Westminster (Mo.) | 58 | Final | BX |
| Greenville | 43 | Spalding | 68 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Eureka | 50 | Spalding | 80 | Final | BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Spalding.
At-large selection: None
State University of New York Athletic Conference
Top six of ten teams qualify. Top two seeds get byes to semifinals. Higher seeds host quarterfinal games. Top seed hosts semifinals and championship.
Seedings: 1 Geneseo State, 2 Cortland State, 3 New Paltz State, 4 Oneonta State, 5 Plattsburgh State, 6 Buffalo State
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 24 | Buffalo State | 58 | SUNY New Paltz | 79 | Final | BX RC |
| Plattsburgh State | 57 | SUNY Oneonta | 58 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | SUNY New Paltz | 48 | Cortland | 57 | Final | BX RC RC |
| SUNY Oneonta | 49 | SUNY Geneseo | 62 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 28 | Cortland | 54 | SUNY Geneseo | 61 | Final | BX RC P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Geneseo State
At-large selection: 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: Washington U
At-large selection: NYU (21-4)
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Top four of eight teams qualify. Higher seeds host semifinals and final.
Seedings: 1 Northwestern (Minn.), 2 Minnesota-Morris, 3 St. Scholastica, 4 Martin Luther
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | Martin Luther | 53 | Northwestern (Minn.) | 60 | Final | BX |
| St. Scholastica | 55 | Minnesota-Morris | 82 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Minnesota-Morris | 63 | Northwestern (Minn.) | 54 | Final - OT | P BX |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Minnesota-Morris
At-large selection: None
USA South Athletic Conference
Top five of eight teams from the North Division and top three of five teams from the South Division qualify. Highest seed (Maryville) hosts all games.
Seedings: North - 1 Greensboro, 2 Ferrum, 3 Meredith, 4 Methodist, 5 Averett; South - 1 Maryville, 2 LaGrange, 3 Piedmont
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 26 | Meredith | 56 | LaGrange | 71 | Final | BX |
| Methodist | 43 | Greensboro | 54 | Final | BX | |
| Piedmont | 49 | Ferrum | 66 | Final | BX | |
| Averett | 44 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 45 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 27 | LaGrange | 57 | Greensboro | 61 | Final | BX |
| Ferrum | 41 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 54 | Final | BX | |
| Feb. 28 | Greensboro | 69 | Maryville (Tenn.) | 66 | Final | BX P |
Championship: Saturday, Feb. 28
Automatic bid: Greensboro
At-large selection: Maryville (25-3)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Top six of nine teams qualify, bracket reseeded after first round, top two get byes and host semifinals, championship on higher seed's floor.
Seedings: 1 UW-Superior, 2 UW-Eau Claire, 3 UW-Oshkosh, 4 UW-Platteville, 5 UW-Stevens Point, 6 UW-Whitewater
| Date | Away | Home | Time/Status | Links | ||
| Feb. 25 | UW-Stevens Point | 61 | UW-Platteville | 55 | Final | BX P |
| UW-Whitewater | 59 | UW-Oshkosh | 66 | Final | BX RC P | |
| Feb. 27 | UW-Stevens Point | 36 | UW-Superior | 58 | Final | BX |
| UW-Oshkosh | 65 | UW-Eau Claire | 36 | Final | BX P | |
| Mar. 1 | UW-Oshkosh | 66 | UW-Superior | 61 | Final | BX P |
Championship: Sunday, March 1.
Automatic bid: UW-Oshkosh
At-large selection: None