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The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II , a grouping of schools in the United States (plus one school in Canada ) that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I . The tournament, originally known as the NCAA College Division Basketball Championship , was established in 1957, immediately after the NCAA subdivided its member schools into the University Division (today's Division I) and College Division. It became the Division II championship in 1974, when the NCAA split the College Division into the limited-scholarship Division II and the non-scholarship Division III , and added the "Men's" designation in 1982 when the NCAA began sponsoring a Division II women's championship .
Like all other NCAA basketball divisions for men and women, the champion is decided in a single-elimination tournament. The Division II tournament has 64 teams. The Division II tournaments for men and women differ in a major respect from those in Divisions I and III. The finals of both Division II tournaments consist of eight teams, instead of the four in the other two divisions. The eight survivors of regional play meet in the Elite Eight at a predetermined site.
Championship game results
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship
Year
Finals Site
Host Arena
Championship Game
Tournament MVP/MOP
Ref
Winner
Score
Runner-up
1957
Evansville, IN
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Wheaton
89–65
Kentucky Wesleyan
Mel Peterson (Wheaton)
1958
South Dakota
75–53
St. Michael's
Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
1959
Evansville
83–67
Southwest Missouri State
Hugh Ahlering (Evansville)
1960
Evansville (2)
90–69
Chapman
Ed Smallwood (Evansville)
1961
Wittenberg
42–38
Southeast Missouri State
Don Jacobson (South Dakota State)
1962
Mount St. Mary's
58–57 (OT)
Sacramento State
Ron Rohrer (Sacramento State)
1963
South Dakota State
44–42
Wittenberg
Wayne Rasmussen (South Dakota State)
1964
Evansville (3)
72–59
Akron
Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
1965
Evansville (4)
85–82 (OT)
Southern Illinois
Jerry Sloan (Evansville)
1966
Kentucky Wesleyan
54–51
Southern Illinois
Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan)
1967
Winston-Salem State
77–74
Southwest Missouri State
Earl Monroe (Winston-Salem State)
1968
Kentucky Wesleyan (2)
63–52
Indiana State
Jerry Newsom (Indiana State)
1969
Kentucky Wesleyan (3)
75–71
Southwest Missouri State
George Tinsley (Kentucky Wesleyan)
1970
Philadelphia Textile
76–65
Tennessee State
Ted McClain (Tennessee State)
1971
Evansville (5)
97–82
Old Dominion
Don Buse (Evansville)
1972
Roanoke College
84–72
Akron
Hal Johnston (Roanoke College)
1973
Kentucky Wesleyan (4)
78–76
Tennessee State
Mike Williams (Kentucky Wesleyan)
1974
Morgan State
67–52
Southwest Missouri State
Marvin Webster (Morgan State)
1975
Old Dominion
76–74
New Orleans
Wilson Washington (Old Dominion)
1976
Puget Sound
83–74
Chattanooga
Curt Peterson (Puget Sound)
1977
Springfield, MA
Springfield Civic Center
Chattanooga
71–62
Randolph-Macon
Wayne Golden (Chattanooga)
1978
Springfield, MO
Hammons Student Center
Cheyney State
47–40
Wisconsin–Green Bay
Andrew Fields (Cheyney)
1979
North Alabama
64–50
Wisconsin-Green Bay
Perry Oden (North Alabama)
1980
Springfield, MA
Springfield Civic Center
Virginia Union
80–74
New York Tech
Keith Valentine (Virginia Union)
1981
Florida Southern
73–68
Mount St. Mary's
John Ebeling (Florida Southern)
1982
District of Columbia
73–63
Florida Southern
Michael Britt (District of Columbia)
1983
Wright State
92–73
District of Columbia
Gary Monroe (Wright State)
1984
Central Missouri State
81–77
St. Augustine's
Ron Nunnelly (Central Missouri)
1985
Jacksonville State
74–73
South Dakota State
Mark Tetzlaff (South Dakota State)
1986
Sacred Heart
93–87
Southeast Missouri State
Roger Younger (Sacred Heart)
1987
Kentucky Wesleyan (5)
92–74
Gannon
Sam Smith (Kentucky Wesleyan)
1988
Lowell
75–72
Alaska–Anchorage
Leo Parent (Lowell)
1989
North Carolina Central
73–46
Southeast Missouri State
Miles Clarke (North Carolina Central)
1990
Kentucky Wesleyan (6)
93–79
CSU Bakersfield
Wade Green (CSU Bakersfield)
1991
North Alabama (2)
79–72
Bridgeport
Lambert Shell (Bridgeport)
1992
Virginia Union (2)
100–75
Bridgeport
Derrick Johnson (Virginia Union)
1993
CSU Bakersfield
85–72
Troy State
Tyrone Davis (CSU Bakersfield)
1994
CSU Bakersfield (2)
92–86
Southern Indiana
Stan Gouard (Southern Indiana)
1995
Louisville, KY
Commonwealth Convention Center
Southern Indiana
71–63
UC Riverside
William Wilson (UC Riverside)
1996
Fort Hays State
70–63
Northern Kentucky
Sherick Simpson (Fort Hays State)
1997
CSU Bakersfield (3)
57–56
Northern Kentucky
Kebu Stewart (CSU Bakersfield)
1998
UC Davis
83–77
Kentucky Wesleyan
Antonio Garcia (Kentucky Wesleyan)
1999
Kentucky Wesleyan (7)
75–60
Metro State
Antonio Garcia (Kentucky Wesleyan)
2000
Metro State
97–79
Kentucky Wesleyan
DeMarcos Anzures (Metro State)
2001
Bakersfield, CA
Rabobank Arena
Kentucky Wesleyan (8)
72–63
Washburn
Lorio Duncan (Kentucky Wesleyan)
2002
Evansville, IN
Roberts Municipal Stadium
Metro State (2)
80–72
Kentucky Wesleyan
Patrick Mutombo (Metro State)
2003
Lakeland, FL
Lakeland Center
Northeastern State
75–64
Kentucky Wesleyan [ n 1]
Darnell Hinson (Northeastern State)
2004
Bakersfield, CA
Rabobank Arena
Kennesaw State
84–59
Southern Indiana
Terrence Hill (Kennesaw State)
2005
Grand Forks, ND
Virginia Union (3)
63–58
Bryant
Antwan Walton (Virginia Union)
2006
Springfield, MA
MassMutual Center
Winona State
73–61
Virginia Union
John Smith (Winona State)
2007
Barton
77–75
Winona State
Anthony Atkinson (Barton)
2008
Winona State (2)
87–76
Augusta State
Jonte Flowers (Winona State)
2009
Findlay
56–53 (OT)
Cal Poly Pomona
Josh Bostic (Findlay)
2010
Cal Poly Pomona
65–53
Indiana (PA)
Austin Swift (Cal Poly Pomona)
2011
Bellarmine
71–68
BYU–Hawaii
Jet Chang (BYU–Hawaii)
[ 2]
2012
Highland Heights, KY
The Bank of Kentucky Center
Western Washington
72–65
Montevallo
D.J. Rivera (Montevallo)
2013
Atlanta, GA [ n 2]
Phillips Arena
Drury
74–73
Metro State
Alex Hall (Drury)
[ 3]
2014
Evansville, IN
Ford Center
Central Missouri (2)
84–77
West Liberty
Daylen Robinson (Central Missouri)
2015
Florida Southern (2)
77-62
Indiana (PA)
Kevin Capers (Florida Southern)
2016
Frisco, TX
Dr Pepper Arena
Augustana (SD)
90-81
Lincoln Memorial
Alex Richter (Augustana (SD))
[ 4]
2017
Sioux Falls, SD
Sanford Pentagon
2018
^ Kentucky Wesleyan subsequently forfeited its 2003 runner-up status after it was revealed they had let two ineligible transfer players play.[ 1]
^ Philips Arena in Atlanta was the site of the championship game only. The rest of the Elite Eight was played at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
Records and statistics
Championships by school
^ Championship won as Lowell.
^ Championship won as Tennessee–Chattanooga.
^ Championship won as Philadelphia Textile.
Team appearances
Source: [ 7]
See also
References
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments
Division I
Early season Defunct Early season Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason Defunct Postseason
Division II
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason
Division III
Conference postseason Defunct Conference postseason Postseason