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2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament

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.

2022 NCAA Division II
men's basketball tournament
Teams64
Finals siteFord Center
Evansville, Indiana
ChampionsNorthwest Missouri Bearcats (4th title)
Runner-upAugusta Jaguars (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBen McCollum (4th title)
MOPTrevor Hudgins (Northwest Missouri)
NCAA Division II men's tournaments
«2021 2023»

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

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Evansville
 
Indiana
 
Sioux Falls
 
Waltham
 
North Canton
 
Fort Lauderdale
 
Lubbock
 
Augusta
 
San Bernardino
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2022 NCAA Division II men's sites – regionals (white) and Elite Eight (red)

Regionals

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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:

Elite Eight

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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

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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

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Atlantic Regional

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kerkhoff, Blair (March 27, 2022). "Three in a row: Northwest Missouri Bearcats win Division II men's basketball championship". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
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