List of NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament bids by school

This is a list of NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament bids by school, as of the start of the 2026 tournament. As of 2026, there are a total of 64 bids possible.

Division III members Teams in bold competed in the 2026 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament. These do not include appearances made by these teams in either the Division I (University Division) or Division II (College Division) tournaments before the establishment of the Division III tournament in 1975. School names reflect those in current use by their respective athletic programs, not necessarily those used when a school made an appearance in the Division III tournament.

Bids by school First bid Most recent Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Finals Champions 31Hope19822026202420171120084200831998230Wittenberg 19752020202020201720121220067200641977129Christopher Newport 1986202620262026132026720264202312023129Scranton1975202320232012122012619884198831983229Wooster19782020201920161120165201132011128Illinois Wesleyan19842026202620262120261320146199711997127Franklin & Marshall197520262018201817201210200951991127Washington–St. Louis 1987202620262026122025620254200922009225Salem State19802019200920097200012000124Calvin1980202520242024102024720054200022000223Wisconsin–Whitewater198320262026202382023620236201442014422Randolph–Macon 1990202620262026122022320222202212022121Amherst19942026202620191420161020167201332013220Maryville (TN)199120192007200431992120Stockton19872025202320231120094200922009120Williams19942024202420241420191020178201442003119John Carroll19832026202620187200432004118Augustana (IL)197520192019201913201810201762017418Nebraska Wesleyan1977202420242024112024820185201822018118Rochester (NY)1981202320222017112017620054200531990118St. John Fisher199220232023201542006118Whitworth 200320262024202062011118Widener1975202420242006719873198521978117Catholic199320262026202562025320011200112001117Centre (KY)19792020201419895198931989217Claremont–Mudd–Scripps1984202620262024117Clark (MA)19782025201020021020028198721987217Hampden–Sydney1989202520252025820244202432024217Wisconsin–Platteville199120262025202492024719995199941999416Rowan1975202420242024101997519964199621996116Virginia Wesleyan197820242015201572015420153200722006116William Paterson19752015201520061020065200122001116Wisconsin–Stevens Point1997202620182018102015620154201542015416WPI198220262025202542022215Gustavus Adolphus1987202620262026820033200312003115Johns Hopkins1990202620232023315Pomona–Pitzer 1986202320222020115Roanoke19812026202620255198321983115SUNY Potsdam19782005200520051120051019865198651986215UMass Dartmouth197620222022202211199321993114Babson199220262026201742017220172201712017114NYU1986202620262025320252202522025214Otterbein197820262026200272002620023200212002114Ripon1978202020001986114St. Lawrence197520232009200951998114Western Connecticut198620262012199021990113Buffalo State1984201120112011613DePauw1978201520152002420023199021990113Emory1990202620262026720263202612026113Hamilton1995202520232019613Saint John's (MN) 1985202520252020213Trinity (TX)199820262026200512005113Wheaton (IL)19952023202320237202332019112Aurora19982026201812Central (IA)1977202520141985312Ithaca1977202520252013112Middlebury20082023202320185201732011112North Central (IL) 19842020202020204201312013112SUNY Brockport 19752020202020207200731975112Trinity (CT)199520262026202662026620264202512025112Wisconsin–Oshkosh199620232023202352023420192201922019111Rhode Island College197520142013201142007211Rose–Hulman197720141997197711977111St. Norbert1984202520252016211SUNY Plattsburgh19762019201820184197611976111Transylvania197520262006200632006110Alvernia19972015201319971199711997110Capital (OH)198220192019200921982110Husson2009202510Keene State200420252025202462017210Marietta19752022202220226202232022110North Park197820232023202361987519875198751987510Ohio Northern198020012001200132001220012199311993110Ramapo19912025202520184201832018210Springfield19962020202020182201812018110Susquehanna198420262022201731986110TCNJ1985202620261989319892198911989110Tufts 19952026202620266202629Allegheny1975199919989Beloit197719951981198119Benedictine (IL)199120202016201622016220161201619Buena Vista199720122008200839Endicott200020262026202629Hanover19952019201720173201719Mary Hardin–Baylor200720262026202342022220131201319MIT2009201920192018220182201219Montclair State19812026202520033198419Nazareth19842022202219872198419Northwestern–St. Paul201120222019201519Penn State Behrend20002026201420001200019Salisbury19852019201519972199729SUNY Oswego20112024202420234202318Albertus Magnus201020232015201418Baruch200020248Bethany (WV)197820122002197818Bridgewater State198320182009200928Chicago19972026202620265202628Dubuque198120241990198828Eastern Connecticut19922018201820123199318Elmhurst 199220242022202232022120221202218Farmingdale State20062024202420091200918Guilford2007202520242024520245202438Hartwick1983201619881988219881198818Lycoming1985202020178Merchant Marine198920102010200118SUNY Cortland199720262026200028SUNY Geneseo199120141996199538Wabash19802024202220222202222022219821198218York (PA)1995202520252005120051200517Baldwin Wallace19792019201919952197917Brandeis19752010201020105201047Cal Lutheran199220251994199427DeSales19962024201420102200917Dickinson19802015201520152201417Elms2005201320087Franklin199820252025199917Gettysburg199620262025200817Lebanon Valley19932018200519941199411994119941199417North Carolina Wesleyan19832026198719872198717Ohio Wesleyan19882016201620163198811988119881198817RIT197620091997199717RPI197520222022202227Swarthmore 201720242024202342023320232201917UMass Boston19752006198319782197717Ursinus1980200820082008320083200827Wartburg19752017201720174198716Albright19772018200519802198016Bethany Lutheran2018202620186Grove City1976202020206Gwynedd Mercy200420192019200416Hobart 200120242020202016Hunter19901998199819982199816King's (PA)19902008200820051200516Lawrence19972009200620062200416Methodist19752020199719972199716Mount Union 199720262023202342023120231202316Nichols20172023202320232202326Sewanee1975202319976Skidmore2011201920176Stevens200720262022200716Wesleyan (CT)2015202620262026220251202516Westfield State198520256Wilkes1995200119991999419983199816York (NY)1995201420145Albion1978201920052005220052197815Alfred198520192019198615Averett199020222009199015Brooklyn1982202019821982119821198215Carthage2000202520102010320022200215Chapman2010202220115Elizabethtown197920042002200222002120021200215Heidelberg198420261984198415La Roche201120245Loras200720262024201915Manchester (IN)199320112011199921995119951199515Mary Washington20032026202620263202622026120261202615Millsaps19842008200820082200815Monmouth (IL)1985201819895Muskingum197719901990198115Neumann201520265Occidental19802008200820031200315Redlands19852026202620251202515Rhodes198020261993198115St. Mary's (MD)20082013201320134201325Suffolk197520021977197515SUNY Morrisville20122019201420142201415Union (NY)1983201820185Webster200020205Westminster (MO)199520175Whitman2016202020192019420182201715Wisconsin–La Crosse20062026202620262202515Worcester State197720265Yeshiva201820262026202624Augsburg1985201819994Berry2018202520254Bowdoin1996201420084Carnegie Mellon1977202420094Coast Guard19792020200820081200814Coe197520242024197614Colby199420204Colby–Sawyer200120154Concordia Wisconsin200020204Cornell College197620224Delaware Valley201120254Grinnell199620264Hood200720262026202614Johnson & Wales (RI)200420182016201614LaGrange201420174Lasell200220084Lewis & Clark20002025200220022200214MCLA19871990199019901199014McMurry20002012200120012200014Misericordia201220184Mitchell201420234Moravian1983201920194Norwich1984200620064Penn State Harrisburg2020202620244Puget Sound20042009200920094200614Saint Joseph (CT)202020242024202314Saint Joseph's (ME)200320264St. Olaf201420182018201514St. Thomas (TX) 20232026202620261202614Saint Vincent201320164Simpson (IA)1976199619764Southern Maine1988199119901989119891198914SUNY Purchase2010201420144Texas Lutheran201520194Utica200620252023200614Washington & Jefferson19852026202619941199414Washington and Lee197519801978197814Washington College1984199019901990219901199014Western New England199020252025202513Anderson (IN)2010202420103Blackburn200320223Bridgewater (VA)198819971997199713Carleton200620233Carroll (WI)200620122012200713Case Western Reserve202220242024202423CCNY197620031976197613Chatham201920253Denison199720253Edgewood2002201220123Framingham 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Jay2008202520082Kenyon199419951995199512Lehman200420262LeTourneau2018202020182Maine–Farmington2010202620262Minnesota–Morris197819791978197812Mount Saint Mary200020052Mount Saint Vincent199619972Muhlenberg199519982New England College201820202Oglethorpe199419952Plymouth State1996200420042Rutgers–Newark201020132St. Joseph's (LI)200920122Salve Regina199520112Schreiner201820232Spalding201320152Stevenson2006200720062SUNY Old Westbury200420162SUNY Oneonta197720101977197711977119771197712SUNY Poly200920102010201012Vassar202220262Wentworth199720072Wilmington (OH)2010201420102Wilson202220231Adrian202020201Alma20162016201620161201611Belhaven202620261Cairn202020201Clarkson200820081Concordia Texas2013201320131Concordia–Moorhead199619961Covenant201620161Dallas200420041Drew202520251Eastern Mennonite20102010201020101201011Elmira199519951Eureka201920191Geneva202420241Huntingdon202520251Immaculata200820081Kalamazoo199619961Keuka202620261Knox197519751La Verne199319931993199311Lake 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Notes

Teams with no appearances Conference alignments are for the coming NCAA basketball season of 2026–27. Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (5) – Alfred State, Carlow, Hilbert, Mount Aloysius, Penn State Altoona Carlow is not eligible to compete for the national title until 2027–28. American Southwest Conference (1) – Howard Payne Atlantic East Conference (4) – Centenary (NJ), Marywood, Pratt, Saint Elizabeth (NJ) Centennial Conference (2) – Haverford, McDaniel Coast to Coast Athletic Conference (4) – Johnson & Wales (NC), Regent, UC Santa Cruz, Warren Wilson Johnson & Wales (NC) and Regent are not eligible to compete for the national title until 2028–29. Collegiate Conference of the South (2) – Asbury, Piedmont Conference of New England (1) – Hartford Empire 8 (1) – Houghton Great Northeast Athletic Conference (2) – Dean, Emmanuel (MA) Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (3) – Berea, Bluffton, Earlham Independents (1) – Maranatha Baptist Landmark Conference (1) – Juniata Liberty League (1) – Bard Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1) – Olivet