The 2024 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States, the culmination of the 2023–24 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.
The tournament again featured 64 teams, with teams placed into one of eight geographically oriented, eight-team regionals. The first three rounds were played on campus sites while the national quarterfinal (Elite Eight), semifinal, and championship rounds were held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, from March 26 to 30, 2024.
Minnesota State topped defending champions Nova Southeastern 88–85 in the championship game, on a three-pointer by Kyreese Willingham with 0.8 seconds left to win their first national championship. In the process, the Mavericks also completed a sweep of both the men's and women's Division II basketball championships for 2024, something that had only previously been done by Central Missouri in 1984. The Maverick women won their national championship, defeating Texas Woman's, 89–73.
Lincoln (PA), Post, and William Jewell participated in the tournament for the first time.
Tournament schedule and venues
Regionals First, second, and third-round games (the last of which serve as a regional championship), took place on campus sites from March 15 to 19, 2024. The top-seeded team in each regional served as host.
Elite Eight The national quarterfinals quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals are being held at a predetermined site, the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, from March 26 to 30, 2024.
Qualifying A total of 64 bids were 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. Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams that won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.
Automatic bids (23) Automatic bids Region (Bids) Conference School Record (Conf.) AppearanceLast bidAtlantic (3)CIAALincoln (PA)17–13 (10–7)1stNeverMountain EastCharleston (WV)27–4 (17–3)9th2021PSACGannon29–2 (20–2)26th2018Central (3)Great AmericanArkansas Tech25–6 (18–4)9th2017MIAANorthwest Missouri State27–4 (20–2)24th2023Northern SunMinnesota State29–2 (20–2)16th2019East (3)CACCJefferson23–8 (12–4)38th2020East CoastSt. Thomas Aquinas25–5 (14–2)9th2023Northeast–10Southern New Hampshire21–10 (13–9)22nd2023Midwest (3)GLIACFerris State25–7 (12–6)17th2023GLVCWilliam Jewell21–10 (12–8)1stNeverGreat MidwestWalsh24–5 (15–5)4th2022South (3)Gulf SouthWest Georgia26–5 (19–5)19th2023SIACClark Atlanta25–5 (16–5)6th2018Sunshine StateNova Southeastern27–2 (18–2)5th2023South Central (2)Lone StarEastern New Mexico22–9 (15–7)3rd2004RMACFort Lewis28–3 (20–2)13th2023Southeast (3)CarolinasUNC Pembroke23–6 (15–3)10th2023Peach BeltNorth Georgia25–6 (13–5)2nd2023South AtlanticCatawba22–5 (16–4)13th2023West (3)CCAACal State Los Angeles24–7 (16–6)6th2000Great NorthwestCentral Washington21–9 (11–7)9th2011PacWestAzusa Pacific14–16 (10–10)7th2023
At-large bids (41) At-large bids Region (Bids) School Conference Record (Conf.) Appearance Last bidAtlantic (5)California (PA)PSAC27–4 (19–3)15th2022ConcordMountain East22–7 (14–6)3rd2016MillersvillePSAC24–6 (18–4)12th2022West LibertyMountain East25–6 (17–3)16th2023West Virginia StateMountain East20–9 (14–6)7th2022Central (5)Fort Hays StateMIAA23–7 (17–5)14th2016Minnesota State–MoorheadNorthern Sun24–5 (18–4)9th2023Minnesota–DuluthNorthern Sun25–6 (18–4)8th2023Pittsburg StateMIAA21–10 (15–7)7th2015Southwest Minnesota StateNorthern Sun19–12 (14–8)6th2018East (5)BloomfieldCACC22–9 (11–5)10th2021DaemenEast Coast24–8 (12–4)4th2021PostCACC20–9 (10–6)1stNeverSaint Michael'sNortheast–1022–8 (17–5)13th2001Southern Connecticut StateNortheast–1022–10 (13–9)9th2017Midwest (5)IndianapolisGLVC22–8 (17–3)14th2023Kentucky WesleyanGreat Midwest21–8 (15–5)39th2017Lake Superior StateGLIAC21–8 (13–5)6th2018Northern MichiganGLIAC22–10 (14–4)10th2023Upper IowaGLVC21–9 (15–5)4th2022South (5)Alabama–HuntsvilleGulf South21–10 (17–7)16th2023BenedictSIAC23–7 (15–6)11th2015Embry–Riddle (FL)Sunshine State21–9 (14–6)4th2023Florida SouthernSunshine State21–9 (15–5)33rd2020LeeGulf South21–8 (17–7)4th2023South Central (6)Angelo StateLone Star19–10 (14–8)11th2023Colorado MesaRMAC27–4 (21–1)11th2023Colorado MinesRMAC24–8 (17–5)13th2023Dallas BaptistLone Star24–5 (18–4)8th2022Lubbock ChristianLone Star23–10 (16–6)6th2023West Texas A&MLone Star26–4 (20–2)21st2023Southeast (5)Emmanuel (GA)Carolinas25–6 (16–2)4th2023LanderPeach Belt20–9 (12–6)7th2023Lincoln MemorialSouth Atlantic24–8 (16–4)13th2023USC AikenPeach Belt23–6 (14–4)10th2023WingateSouth Atlantic22–8 (16–4)12th2017West (5)Alaska AnchorageGreat Northwest22–10 (10–8)16th2012Cal State Dominguez HillsCCAA22–7 (17–5)6th2011Cal State San BernardinoCCAA23–7 (17–5)17th2023Chico StateCCAA20–8 (15–7)17th2022Montana State BillingsGreat Northwest20–9 (14–4)12th2023
Bracket Atlantic regional Sites: Erie, Pennsylvania (Gannon) and California, Pennsylvania (California)
Central regional Site: Mankato, Minnesota (Minnesota State)
East regional Site: Colchester, Vermont (Saint Michael's)
Midwest regional Site: Indianapolis, Indiana (Indianapolis)
* – Denotes overtime period
South regional Site: Davie, Florida (Nova Southeastern)
* – Denotes overtime period
South Central regional Site: Canyon, Texas (West Texas A&M)
Southeast regional Site: Dahlonega, Georgia (North Georgia)
* – Denotes overtime period
West regional Site: Los Angeles, California (Cal State Los Angeles)
Elite Eight Site: Ford Center, Evansville, Indiana
See also 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2024 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2024 NAIA men's basketball tournament 2024 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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