The 2025 DIII men’s basketball championship began with a selection show on March 3, revealing 64 tournament teams, including 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large bids. The tournament features single-elimination rounds, with semifinals and the national championship to take place at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on March 20 and 22. The first round commences on March 7, featuring key matchups like Tufts vs. Yeshiva and Ithaca vs. Stockton. A full list of teams and game schedules can be found on NCAA.com.
The 2025 DIII men’s basketball championship began with the selection show on Monday, March 3 at 12:30 p.m. ET on NCAA.com. The NCAA made the complete list of qualifiers available here.
➡️ Watch live: 2025 DIII men’s basketball tournament
This 64-team, single-elimination tournament includes 43 automatic qualifiers and 21 at-large bids. Semifinals and the championship will take place at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on March 20 and 22.
2025 DIII men’s basketball championship bracket
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2025 DIII men’s basketball championship schedule
All times are in Eastern:
- Second round | Saturday, March 8 — Watch live on NCAA.com
- Redlands vs. Tufts, 5:15 p.m.
- Ithaca vs. WPI, 5:30 p.m.
- Western New Eng. vs. Montclair St., 5:45 p.m.
- Catholic vs. Randolph-Macon, 6:00 p.m.
- Ramapo vs. Mary Washington, 6:15 p.m.
- Roanoke vs. Chris. Newport, 6:30 p.m.
- Pitt.-Bradford vs. Hampden-Sydney, 6:40 p.m.
- Berry vs. Emory, 6:50 p.m.
- Wesleyan (CT) vs. Gettysburg, 7:00 p.m.
- Trinity (CT) vs. Keene, 7:10 p.m.
- NYU vs. York (PA), 7:20 p.m.
- Saint John’s (MN) vs. Ill. Wesleyan, 7:30 p.m.
- Franklin vs. WashU, 7:40 p.m.
- St. Norbert vs. Wis.-La Crosse, 7:50 p.m.
- Wis.-Platteville vs. Wis. Lutheran, 8:10 p.m.
- Hardin-Simmons vs. St. Thomas (TX), 8:35 p.m.
- Sectionals | March 14-15
- Semifinals | Thursday, March 20
- National championship | Saturday, March 22
- Selection show | Monday, March 3 at 12:30 p.m. ET
- First round | Friday, March 7
- Tufts 83, Yeshiva 66
- Ithaca 80, Stockton 69
- Western New Eng. 83, Hamilton 73
- Randolph-Macon 82, Westfield St. 48
- Mary Washington 73, Drew 58
- Roanoke 71, Pfeiffer 70
- Redlands 89, St. Joseph’s (ME) 79
- Pitt.-Bradford 98, TCNJ 96
- Berry 80, Guilford 77
- Gettysburg 84, Chatham 68
- Keene St. 77, Clark (MA) 68
- NYU 72, Cortland 36
- Ill. Wesleyan 101, Bethany Lutheran 67
- Franklin 67, Denison 64 (OT)
- Norbert 92, Carthage 89
- WPI 81, Husson 71
- Wis. Lutheran 73, Calvin 61
- Montclair St. 79, Utica 57
- Catholic 84, Franklin & Marshall 50
- Hardin-Simmons 70, Cal Lutheran 65
- Ramapo 89, Claremont-M-S 84 (2OT)
- Emory 83, Huntingdon 68
- Wesleyan (CT) 72, Delaware Valley 50
- Chris. Newport 101, John Jay 75
- Hampden-Sydney 102, Bryn Athyn 66
- Trinity (CT) 76, Neumann 60
- York (PA) 71, John Carroll 69
- Saint John’s (MN) 72, UChicago 71
- WashU 82, Central (IA) 75
- Wis.-La Crosse 120, Greenville 93
- Wis.-Platteville 125, Grinnell 97
- St. Thomas (TX) 67, Lewis & Clark 50
2025 DIII men’s basketball championship history
Here’s a complete list of DIII men’s basketball champions and runners-up from the past decade:
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