2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

Winning coachBen McCollum (4th title)MOPTrevor Hudgins (Northwest Missouri)

NCAA Division II men's tournaments
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The 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

The championship rounds were held from March 22 to 26, 2022 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament returned to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic field of sixty-four teams.

Defending champions Northwest Missouri State defeated Augusta in the championship game, 67–58, to win their fourth Division II national men's title.^[1] The Bearcats became the first to win three consecutive Division II titles, although including that the 2020 tournament was not held.

Seven teams participated in the tournament for the first time: Academy of Art, Black Hills State, Cal State San Marcos, Cedarville, Davenport, Embry-Riddle, and Savannah State, though Embry-Riddle had qualified for the 2020 tournament that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament schedule and venues

Regionals

First-, second-, and third-round games, which comprise each regional championship, will take place on campus sites on March 11, 12, and 14. With the exception of the West Regional, the top-seeded team in each regional will serve as host.

These eight locations were chosen to host regional games for the 2022 tournament:

• Atlantic: Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, Pennsylvania
• Central: Sanford Pentagon, Augustana University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
• East: Bentley Arena, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts
• Midwest: Cecchini Center, Walsh University, North Canton, Ohio
• South: Rick Case Arena, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• South Central: Rip Griffin Center, Lubbock Christian University, Lubbock, Texas
• Southeast: Christenberry Fieldhouse, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
• West: Coussoulis Arena, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California

Elite Eight

The national quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals were held on March 22, 24, and 26 at a pre-determined site, the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana.

Qualification

A total of sixty-four bids are available for the tournament: 23 automatic bids (awarded to the champions of the twenty-three Division II conferences) and 41 at-large bids.

The bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West), each of which contains either two or three of the 23 Division II conferences that sponsor men's basketball (after the Heartland Conference disbanded in 2019, the South Central Region now features only two conferences). Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

• Site: Indiana, Pennsylvania (IUP)

	First round March 12					Regional semifinals March 13					Regional Finals March 15
	1	Indiana (PA)	65
	8	Fayetteville State	49
						1	Indiana (PA)	58
						4	Mercyhurst	55
	5	Millersville	65
	4	Mercyhurst	71
											1	Indiana (PA)	68
											3	California (PA)	59
	3	California (PA)	95
	6	Fairmont State	74
						3	California (PA)	67
						7	West Virginia State	65
	7	West Virginia State	103*
	2	West Liberty	94

* – Denotes overtime period

Central Regional

• Site: Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Augustana (SD))

	First round March 12					Regional semifinals March 13					Regional Finals March 15
	1	Augustana (SD)	83
	8	SW Oklahoma State	64
						1	Augustana (SD)	65
						4	Upper Iowa	60
	5	Central Oklahoma	74
	4	Upper Iowa	91
											1	Augustana (SD)	56
											3	Northwest Missouri State	70
	3	NW Missouri State	69
	6	Minnesota State Moorhead	54
						3	Northwest Missouri State	70
						7	Washburn	55
	7	Washburn	83
	2	Minnesota Duluth	73

East Regional

• Site: Waltham, Massachusetts (Bentley)

	First round March 12					Regional semifinals March 13					Regional Finals March 15
	1	Bentley	95
	8	Felician	63
						1	Bentley	96
						5	Pace	84
	5	Pace	77
	4	Dominican (NY)	64
											1	Bentley	82
											7	St. Thomas Aquinas	75
	3	Saint Anselm	70
	6	New Haven	78
						6	New Haven	61
						7	St. Thomas Aquinas	71
	7	St. Thomas Aquinas	76
	2	Franklin Pierce	69

Midwest Regional

• Site: North Canton, Ohio (Walsh)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional Finals March 14
	1	Walsh	82
	8	Davenport	56
						1	Walsh	58
						5	UMSL	87
	5	Missouri–St. Louis	73
	4	Truman State	68
											5	UMSL	63
											3	Hillsdale	73
	3	Hillsdale	68
	6	Cedarville	61
						3	Hillsdale	90
						2	Ferris State	74
	7	Findlay	81
	2	Ferris State	87

South Regional

• Site: Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Nova Southeastern)

	First round March 12					Regional semifinals March 13					Regional Finals March 15
	1	Nova Southeastern	113
	8	Savannah State	62
						1	Nova Southeastern	81
						4	Union (TN)	80
	5	Miles	50
	4	Union (TN)	65
											1	Nova Southeastern	71
											3	Embry-Riddle	68
	3	Embry-Riddle	82
	6	West Alabama	60
						3	Embry-Riddle	82
						7	Alabama-Huntsville	67
	7	Alabama–Huntsville	106
	2	Barry	99

South Central Regional

• Site: Lubbock, Texas (Lubbock Christian)

	First round March 12					Regional semifinals March 13					Regional Finals March 15
	1	Lubbock Christian	80
	8	Texas A&M–Commerce	63
						1	Lubbock Christian	62
						4	Colorado Mesa	63
	5	Texas A&M–Kingsville	55
	4	Colorado Mesa	69
											4	Colorado Mesa	62
											3	Black Hills State	72
	3	Black Hills State	76
	6	Dallas Baptist	68
						3	Black Hills State	91
						2	West Texas A&M	77
	7	Angelo State	76
	2	West Texas A&M	84

Southeast Regional

• Site: Augusta, Georgia (Augusta)

	First round March 12					Regional semifinals March 13					Regional Finals March 15
	1	Augusta	106
	8	Belmont Abbey	77
						1	Augusta	82
						4	UNC-Pembroke	76
	5	Flagler	70
	4	UNC Pembroke	74
											1	Augusta	77
											2	Queens (NC)	76
	3	Lincoln Memorial	100
	6	Georgia College	65
						3	Lincoln Memorial	76
						2	Queens (NC)	81
	7	Columbus State	84
	2	Queens (NC)	86

West Regional

• Site: San Bernardino, California (Cal State San Bernardino)

	First round March 11					Regional semifinals March 12					Regional Finals March 14
	1	Cal State San Marcos	63
	8	Alaska	70
						8	Alaska	72*
						5	Azusa Pacific	71
	5	Azusa Pacific	66
	4	Point Loma Nazarene	64
											8	Alaska	52
											3	Chico State	70
	3	Chico State	78
	6	Academy of Art	61
						3	Chico State	91
						2	Cal State San Bernardino	82
	7	Cal Poly Pomona	69
	2	Cal State San Bernardino	72

* – Denotes overtime period

Elite Eight

• Site: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana

	Elite Eight March 22, 2022					Final Four March 24, 2022					National championship March 26, 2022
	1	Nova Southeastern	67
	8	Black Hills State	77
						8	Black Hills State	57
						5	Northwest Missouri State	70
	4	Bentley	43
	5	Northwest Missouri State	61
											5	Northwest Missouri State	67
											3	Augusta	58
	2	Indiana (PA)	67
	7	Hillsdale	55
						2	Indiana (PA)	61
						3	Augusta	76
	3	Augusta	81*
	6	Chico State	69

* – Denotes overtime period

All-tournament team

• Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri
• Tyshaun Crawford, Augusta
• Ja'Queze Kirby, Augusta
• Joel Scott, Black Hills State
• Luke Waters, Northwest Missouri

See also

• 2022 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2022 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2022 NAIA men's basketball tournament

References