The 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States, the culmination of the 2023–24 NCAA Division III men's basketball season.

The tournament again featured sixty-four teams, with teams placed into one of four sixteen-team regionals. The first four rounds were played on campus sites while the national and semifinal championship rounds were held at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana from March 14–16, 2024.

In their first–ever Division III tournament, Trine won the national championship, beating Hampden–Sydney 69–61.

Five teams made their first appearances in the NCAA Division III tournament: Geneva, Mary Baldwin, Roger Williams, SUNY New Paltz, and Trine.

Tournament schedule and venues

First and second rounds

First and second round games were played at campus sites on March 1 and March 2.

On the basis of team strength and geography, these locations were chosen to host first and second round games in the 2024 tournament:

Kirby Field House, Hampden Sydney, Virginia (Host: Hampden–Sydney College) Franny Murray Court, Washington, D.C. (Host: Catholic University of America) Bell Center, San Antonio, Texas (Host: Trinity University) Gilbert Arena, Thousand Oaks, California (Host: California Lutheran University) Schwartz Center, Chester, Pennsylvania (Host: Widener University) Max Ziel Gymnasium, Oswego, New York (Host: State University of New York at Oswego) Ragan-Brown Field House, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Guilford College) Spaulding Gymnasium, Keene, New Hampshire (Host: Keene State College) Horsburgh Gymnasium, Cleveland, Ohio (Host: Case Western Reserve University) Williams Fieldhouse, Platteville, Wisconsin (Host: University of Wisconsin–Platteville) Washington University Field House, St. Louis, Missouri (Host: Washington University in St. Louis) MTI Center, Angola, Indiana (Host: Trine University) Crenshaw Gymnasium, Ashland, Virginia (Host: Randolph–Macon College) DeCarlo Varsity Center, University Heights, Ohio (Host: John Carroll University) John A. Paulson Center, New York, New York (Host: New York University) Ray Oosting Gymnasium, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: Trinity College)

Third and fourth rounds

Third and fourth round games were played at campus sites on March 8 and March 9.

At the conclusion of the second round, the NCAA announced the following locations would host third and fourth round games.

Kirby Field House, Hampden Sydney, Virginia (Host: Hampden–Sydney College) Ragan-Brown Field House, Greensboro, North Carolina (Host: Guilford College) MTI Center, Angola, Indiana (Host: Trine University) Ray Oosting Gymnasium, Hartford, Connecticut (Host: Trinity College)

National Semifinals and Championship

The National Semifinals and Championship were played on March 14 and March 16.

Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana (Host: Manchester University)

Fort Wayne hosted the Final Four for the fourth time, having previously hosted in 2019, 2022, and 2023. Fort Wayne was also scheduled to host the Final Four in 2020 and 2021, before those editions of the tournament were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns.

Qualifying teams A total of sixty-four bids were available for the tournament: 42 automatic bids—awarded to the champions of the forty-two NCAA-recognized Division III conference tournaments—and 22 at-large bids.

There was a net decrease of two automatic bids this year, due to the automatic bids for the Colonial States Athletic Conference (whose members were folded into the United East Conference) and the New England Collegiate Conference (whose remaining full members all departed after the last season) having been eliminated. Starting next year, the Collegiate Conference of the South will get an automatic bid.

Automatic bids (42) The following 42 teams are automatic qualifiers for the 2024 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).

Automatic bidsConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidAMCC La Roche17–10 (14–4)5th2023American RiversLoras23–5 (11–5)4th2019American SouthwestTexas–Dallas18–9 (12–4)8th2020Atlantic EastMarymount19–8 (10–2)3rd2023CentennialSwarthmore20–8 (14–4)7th2023CUNYACBaruch19–8 (13–1)8th2023Coast to CoastChristopher Newport21–6 (4–2)27th2023CCIWElmhurst22–5 (12–4)8th2022Commonwealth CoastRoger Williams14–14 (8–8)1stNeverEmpire 8Utica24–3 (15–1)3rd2023Great NortheastSt. Joseph (CT)24–4 (14–0)4th2023HCACAnderson (IN)23–4 (16–2)3rd2023LandmarkCatholic24–3 (16–2)15th2016LibertyHobart22–5 (13–5)6th2020Little EastKeene State24–3 (15–1)9th2023MAC CommonwealthEastern20–7 (10–4)2nd2022MAC FreedomStevens22–5 (11–3)5th2022MASCACWorcester State18–9 (10–2)4th2023MichiganHope22–6 (11–3)30th2023MidwestIllinois College23–4 (13–3)3rd2023MinnesotaGustavus Adolphus18–10 (14–6)14th2012NESCACTrinity (CT)26–1 (9–1)10th2016NEWMACBabson15–13 (8–8)13th2023New JerseyTCNJ20–8 (11–7)8th2020North AtlanticHusson23–5 (11–3)9th2022North CoastWabash20–8 (13–3)8th2023NACCWisconsin Lutheran24–4 (16–2)2nd2006NorthwestWhitworth19–8 (13–3)17th2023OhioJohn Carroll25–2 (17–1)17th2023Old DominionHampden–Sydney26–2 (14–2)16th2023Presidents'Geneva24–3 (18–2)1stNeverSkylineFarmingdale State26–2 (15–1)8th2023SAABerry19–9 (13–1)3rd2022SCIACClaremont–Mudd–Scripps21–6 (13–3)15th2018SCACCentenary (LA)17–11 (9–7)2nd2020St. LouisFontbonne20–7 (13–5)6th2023SUNYACSUNY New Paltz20–7 (12–6)1stNeverUnited EastPenn State Harrisburg24–4 (11–1)3rd2022UAACase Western Reserve21–4 (10–4)3rd2023Upper MidwestBethany Lutheran24–3 (14–0)4th2023USA SouthMary Baldwin17–10 (11–3)1stNeverWisconsinUW–Platteville23–4 (12–2)15th2022

At-large bids (22)

The following 22 teams were awarded qualification for the tournament field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee. The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win–loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.

At-large bidsConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidSCIACCal Lutheran23–4 (15–1)6th2023MichiganCalvin22–4 (12–2)23rd2022UAACarnegie Mellon16–9 (8–6)4th2009American RiversCoe21–5 (13–3)4th2023MAC FreedomDeSales24–3 (14–0)7th2022American RiversDubuque21–6 (11–5)8th2022Old DominionGuilford22–4 (13–3)7th2019MAC CommonwealthHood19–6 (11–3)3rd2022American RiversNebraska Wesleyan23–4 (13–3)18th2020UAANYU20–5 (10–4)12th2023SUNYACOswego State25–2 (18–0)9th2023Old DominionRandolph–Macon23–4 (15–1)20th2023New JerseyRowan19–7 (13–5)16th2023SCACSt. Thomas (TX)20–6 (12–4)2nd2023New JerseyStockton17–10 (12–6)19th2023MichiganTrine23–4 (12–2)1stNeverSCACTrinity (TX)23–3 (14–2)12th2022NESCACTufts19–7 (5–5)8th2023Old DominionVirginia Wesleyan19–8 (9–7)16th2015UAAWashington–St. Louis18–7 (8–6)25th2023MAC CommonwealthWidener23–4 (12–2)18th2023NESCACWilliams21–6 (9–1)20th2023

Tournament bracket Top-left - Hampden Sydney, Virginia

Bottom-left - Greensboro, North Carolina

Top-right - Angola, Indiana

Bottom-right - Hartford, Connecticut

Final Four

Record by conference ConferenceRecordWin %R64R32S16E8F4CGNCMichigan10–2.8333322111Old Dominion11–4.733433221–NESCAC8–3.72733311––Coast to Coast3–1.7501111–––Wisconsin3–1.7501111–––American Rivers5–4.5564311–––UAA5–4.556432––––Little East2–1.667111––––SCIAC2–2.500211––––New Jersey2–3.400311––––MAC Commonwealth2–3.40032–––––American Southwest1–1.50011–––––Centennial1–1.50011–––––Great Northeast1–1.50011–––––Landmark1–1.50011–––––Midwest1–1.50011–––––Northwest1–1.50011–––––Ohio1–1.50011–––––Skyline1–1.50011–––––United East1–1.50011–––––SUNYAC1–2.33321–––––SCAC0–3.0003––––––MAC Freedom0–2.0002––––––

The R64, R32, S16, E8, F4, CG, and NC columns indicate how many teams from each conference were in the round of 64 (first round), round of 32 (second round), Sweet 16, Elite Eight, Final Four, championship game, and national champion, respectively. The Allegheny Mountain, Atlantic East, CCIW, Commonwealth Coast, CUNYAC, Empire 8, Heartland, Liberty, MASCAC, Minnesota, NEWMAC, North Atlantic, North Coast, Northern Athletics, Presidents', SAA, SLIAC, Upper Midwest, and USA South each had one representative, eliminated in the Round of 64 with a record of 0–1.

See also 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2024 NAIA men's basketball tournament 2024 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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