2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2018)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA basketball tournament
| Year = 2018
| Division = III
| Image = NCAA logo.svg
| ImageSize = 125px
| Caption =
| Teams = 64
| FinalFourCity = Salem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
| Champions = Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves
| TitleCount = 1st
| RunnerUp = Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans
| GameCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = Ramapo Roadrunners
| FinalFourCount = 2nd
| Semifinal2 = Springfield Pride
| FinalFourCount2 = 1st
| Coach= Dale Wellman
| CoachCount= 1st
| MVP = Cooper Cook
| MVPTeam = Nebraska Wesleyan
| Attendance=
}}
The 2018 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 44th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college basketball in the United States. Featuring sixty-four teams, it began on March 2, 2018, following the 2017–18 season, and concluded with the championship game on March 17, 2018.
Once again, the national semifinal and championship rounds were held at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
Nebraska Wesleyan defeated Wisconsin–Oshkosh in the final, 78–72, to win their first national title. Cooper Cook was voted the MVP.
Qualifying teams
=Automatic bids (43)=
The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2018 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).{{cite web |title=Who's in the men's tournament?|url=http://d3hoops.com/seasons/men/2017-18/conference-tournaments/index |publisher=D3Sports.com|accessdate=March 3, 2017 |date=February 24, 2017}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan="8" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|National Collegiate Athletic Association|color=white}} |Automatic bids |
|---|
| scope="col"|Conference
!scope="col"|Team !scope="col"|Record (Conf.) !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Appearance !scope="col"|Last bid |
| Allegheny Mountain
|21–6 (16–2) |2nd |2011 |
| American Southwest
|22–6 (14–3) |2nd |2004 |
| Capital
|23–4 (14–4) |5th |2012 |
| Centennial
|23–4 (15–3) |11th |2015 |
| CUNYAC
|17–11 (12–4) |13th |2017 |
| CCIW
|22–5 (12–4) |17th |2017 |
| Colonial States
|24–3 (16–2) |14th |2017 |
| Commonwealth Coast
|25–3 (16–2) |2nd |2017 |
| Empire 8
|20–7 (13–3) |8th |2010 |
| Great Northeast
|19–9 (13–3) |4th |2016 |
| Heartland
|22–6 (14–4) |8th |2017 |
| Iowa
|24–3 (13–3) |15th |2001 |
| Landmark
|20–7 (10–4) |3rd |2008 |
| Liberty
|18–8 (12–6) |5th |2017 |
| Little East
|25–3 (13–1) |8th |2017 |
| MAC Commonwealth
|18–9 (10–6) |7th |2005 |
| MAC Freedom
|17–10 (10–4) |4th |2017 |
| MASCAC
|18–9 (9–3) |8th |2014 |
| Michigan
|Hope |18–9 (10–4) |27th |2017 |
| Midwest
|20–7 (15–3) |5th |1990 |
| Minnesota
|21–7 (13–7) |4th |1999 |
| NECC
|22–5 (12–2) |3rd |2016 |
| NESCAC
|22–5 (7–3) |16th |2017 |
| NEWMAC
|MIT |22–5 (10–4) |8th |2017 |
| New Jersey
|21–6 (15–3) |8th |2017 |
| North Atlantic
|21–6 (15–3) |1st |Never |
| North Coast
|26–2 (16–2) |28th |2014 |
| NEAC
|23–5 (15–1) |2nd |2016 |
| Northern Athletics
|19–8 (16–4) |10th |2013 |
| Northwest
|24–3 (14–2) |13th |2017 |
| Ohio
|23–5 (14–4) |15th |2016 |
| Old Dominion
|22–6 (11–5) |6th |1993 |
| Presidents'
|23–5 (16–2) |3rd |2017 |
| Skyline
|18–10 (13–7) |1st |Never |
| Southern
|11–17 (3–11) |1st |Never |
| SCIAC
|19–7 (15–1) |14th |2017 |
| SCAC
|15–12 (10–4) |1st |Never |
| SLIAC
|19–8 (14–4) |1st |Never |
| SUNYAC
|22–4 (17–1) |10th |2016 |
| UAA
|22–3 (13–1) |21st |2017 |
| Upper Midwest
|19–8 (14–3) |1st |Never |
| USA South
|22–6 (14–2) |19th |2012 |
| Wisconsin
|19–8 (11–3) |15th |2015 |
=At-large bids (21)=
The following 21 teams were awarded qualification for the 2018 NCAA 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.{{cite web |title=2017-18 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Pre-Championship Manual|url=http://static.psbin.com/5/t/4jgho8riska391/2018DIIIMBB_Pre-Champs_Manual_20180108.pdf |publisher=NCAA|accessdate=March 10, 2017 |date=October 2017}}
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| colspan="8" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|National Collegiate Athletic Association|color=white}}|At-large bids |
|---|
| scope="col"|Conference
!scope="col"|Team !scope="col"|Record (Conf.) !scope="col" data-sort-type="number"|Appearance !scope="col"|Last bid |
| MAC Commonwealth
|20–6 (12–4) |6th |2010 |
| Capital
|21–6 (14–4) |22nd ||2017 |
| UAA
|21–4 (12–2) |7th |2017 |
| Centennial
|20–6 (14–4) |25th |2016 |
| NESCAC
|22–4 (7–3) |10th |2006 |
| CCIW
|19–7 (12–4) |25th |2015 |
| American Southwest
|23–4 (16–2) |1st |Never |
| Ohio
|21–6 (14–4) |7th |2017 |
| NESCAC
|19–6 (7–3) |9th |2017 |
| New Jersey
|19–7 (13–5) |18th |2017 |
| CCIW
|19–8 (11–5) |10th |2017 |
| Minnesota
|23–3 (19–1) |9th |2007 |
| Minnesota
|19–7 (15–5) |4th |2016 |
| NEWMAC
|18–8 (12–2) |9th |2015 |
| SUNYAC
|19–7 (14–4) |11th |2014 |
| Centennial
|22–5 (15–3) |2nd |2017 |
| Wisconsin
|20–7 (9–5) |8th |2017 |
| Wisconsin
|22–4 (12–2) |11th |2009 |
| NESCAC
|21–6 (7–3) |3rd |2017 |
| Northwest
|26–1 (16–0) |3rd |2017 |
| North Coast
|21–6 (14–4) |27th |2017 |
Tournament bracket
=Top-left - [[Mahwah, New Jersey]]=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
March 2
Campus Sites
| RD2 = Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
| RD3 = Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Mahwah, NJ
| RD4 = Sectional Final
March 10
Mahwah, NJ
| RD1-group1 = Williamstown, MA
| RD1-group2 = Newport News, VA
| RD1-group3 = Windham, CT
| RD1-group4 = Baltimore, MD
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = Williams
| RD1-score01 = 56
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = Bridgewater State
| RD1-score02 = 45
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = Ramapo
| RD1-score03 = 86
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = Moravian
| RD1-score04 = 61
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = Christopher Newport
| RD1-score05 = 68
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = Lancaster Bible
| RD1-score06 = 65
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = Emory & Henry
| RD1-score07 = 59
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = Franklin & Marshall
| RD1-score08 = 73
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = Eastern Connecticut
| RD1-score09 = 75
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = Johnson & Wales (RI)
| RD1-score10 = 69
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = Middlebury
| RD1-score11 = 83
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = Lebanon Valley
| RD1-score12 = 63
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = Johns Hopkins
| RD1-score13 = 52
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = La Roche
| RD1-score14 = 39
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = MIT
| RD1-score15 = 81
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = SUNY Brockport
| RD1-score16 = 67
| RD2-seed01 =
| RD2-team01 = Williams
| RD2-score01 = 62
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = Ramapo
| RD2-score02 = 66
| RD2-seed03 =
| RD2-team03 = Christopher Newport
| RD2-score03 = 52
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = Franklin & Marshall
| RD2-score04 = 66
| RD2-seed05 =
| RD2-team05 = Eastern Connecticut
| RD2-score05 = 58
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = Middlebury
| RD2-score06 = 83
| RD2-seed07 =
| RD2-team07 = Johns Hopkins
| RD2-score07 = 54
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = MIT
| RD2-score08 = 62
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = Ramapo
| RD3-score01 = 72
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = Franklin & Marshall
| RD3-score02 = 62
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = Middlebury
| RD3-score03 = 76
| RD3-seed04 =
| RD3-team04 = MIT
| RD3-score04 = 79
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = Ramapo
| RD4-score01 = 68
| RD4-seed02 =
| RD4-team02 = MIT
| RD4-score02 = 66
}}
=Bottom-left - [[Rock Island, Illinois]]=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
March 2
Campus Sites
| RD2 = Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
| RD3 = Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Rock Island, IL
| RD4 = Sectional Final
March 10
Rock Island, IL
| RD1-group1 = Springfield, OH
| RD1-group2 = Atlanta, GA
| RD1-group3 = Rock Island, IL
| RD1-group4 = University Heights, OH
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = Wittenberg
| RD1-score01 = 91
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = Misericordia
| RD1-score02 = 61
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = Marietta
| RD1-score03 = 67
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = UW–Oshkosh
| RD1-score04 = 74
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = Emory
| RD1-score05 = 91
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = Berry
| RD1-score06 = 61
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = LeTourneau
| RD1-score07 =85
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = Hanover
| RD1-score08 = 77
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = Augustana (IL)
| RD1-score09 = 123
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = Greenville
| RD1-score10 = 111
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = Augsburg
| RD1-score11 = 91
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = Hope
| RD1-score12 = 93
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = John Carroll
| RD1-score13 = 95
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = Thomas More
| RD1-score14 = 72
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = Wooster
| RD1-score15 = 72
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = Illinois Wesleyan
| RD1-score16 = 68
| RD2-seed01 =
| RD2-team01 = Wittenberg
| RD2-score01 = 60
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = UW–Oshkosh
| RD2-score02 = 68
| RD2-seed03 =
| RD2-team03 = Emory
| RD2-score03 = 83
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = LeTourneau
| RD2-score04 = 82
| RD2-seed05 =
| RD2-team05 = Augustana (IL)
| RD2-score05 = 95
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = Hope
| RD2-score06 = 83
| RD2-seed07 =
| RD2-team07 = John Carroll
| RD2-score07 = 91
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = Wooster
| RD2-score08 = 85
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = UW–Oshkosh
| RD3-score01 = 93
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = Emory
| RD3-score02 = 72
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = Augustana (IL)
| RD3-score03 = 86
| RD3-seed04 =
| RD3-team04 = John Carroll
| RD3-score04 = 78
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = UW–Oshkosh
| RD4-score01 = 95
| RD4-seed02 =
| RD4-team02 = Augustana (IL)
| RD4-score02 = 88
}}
=Top-right - [[Platteville, Wisconsin]]=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
March 2
Campus Sites
| RD2 = Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
| RD3 = Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Platteville, WI
| RD4 = Sectional Final
March 10
Platteville, WI
| RD1-group1 = Walla Walla, WA
| RD1-group2 = Collegeville, MN
| RD1-group3 = St. Louis, MO
| RD1-group4 = Platteville, WI
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = Whitman
| RD1-score01 = 87
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = Schreiner
| RD1-score02 = 77
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = Whitworth
| RD1-score03 = 82
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
| RD1-score04 = 83
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = St. John's (MN)
| RD1-score05 = 92
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = Bethany Lutheran
| RD1-score06 = 102
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = UW–Stevens Point
| RD1-score07 = 72
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = North Central (IL)
| RD1-score08 = 55
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = Washington–St. Louis
| RD1-score09 = 80
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = Aurora
| RD1-score10 = 82
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD1-score11 = 94
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = Maryville (TN)
| RD1-score12 = 70
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = UW–Platteville
| RD1-score13 = 91
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = Monmouth (IL)
| RD1-score14 = 76
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = Sul Ross State
| RD1-score15 = 75
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = St. Olaf
| RD1-score16 = 88
| RD2-seed01 =
| RD2-team01 = Whitman
| RD2-score01 = 89
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
| RD2-score02 = 84
| RD2-seed03 =
| RD2-team03 = Bethany Lutheran
| RD2-score03 = 44
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = UW–Stevens Point
| RD2-score04 = 82
| RD2-seed05 =
| RD2-team05 = Aurora
| RD2-score05 = 61
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD2-score06 = 82
| RD2-seed07 =
| RD2-team07 = UW–Platteville
| RD2-score07 = 74
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = St. Olaf
| RD2-score08 = 68
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = Whitman
| RD3-score01 = 65
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = UW–Stevens Point
| RD3-score02 = 55
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD3-score03 = 79
| RD3-seed04 =
| RD3-team04 = UW–Platteville
| RD3-score04 = 78
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = Whitman
| RD4-score01 = 97
| RD4-seed02 =
| RD4-team02 = Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD4-score02 = 130
}}
=Bottom-right - [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania]]=
{{16TeamBracket
| RD1 = First round
March 2
Campus Sites
| RD2 = Second round
March 3
Campus Sites
| RD3 = Sectional Semifinals
March 9
Swarthmore, PA
| RD4 = Sectional Final
March 10
Swarthmore, PA
| RD1-group1 = Middletown, CT
| RD1-group2 = Plattsburgh, NY
| RD1-group3 = York, PA
| RD1-group4 = Radnor, PA
| RD1-seed01 =
| RD1-team01 = Wesleyan (CT)
| RD1-score01 = 101
| RD1-seed02 =
| RD1-team02 = Southern Vermont
| RD1-score02 = 71
| RD1-seed03 =
| RD1-team03 = Swarthmore
| RD1-score03 = 90
| RD1-seed04 =
| RD1-team04 = New England College
| RD1-score04 = 63
| RD1-seed05 =
| RD1-team05 = Plattsburgh State
| RD1-score05 = 103
| RD1-seed06 =
| RD1-team06 = Nichols
| RD1-score06 = 86
| RD1-seed07 =
| RD1-team07 = New Jersey City
| RD1-score07 = 70
| RD1-seed08 =
| RD1-team08 = Union (NY)
| RD1-score08 = 75
| RD1-seed09 =
| RD1-team09 = York (PA)
| RD1-score09 = 81
| RD1-seed10 =
| RD1-team10 = Yeshiva
| RD1-score10 = 67
| RD1-seed11 =
| RD1-team11 = Hamilton
| RD1-score11 = 86
| RD1-seed12 =
| RD1-team12 = Nazareth
| RD1-score12 = 72
| RD1-seed13 =
| RD1-team13 = Cabrini
| RD1-score13 = 88
| RD1-seed14 =
| RD1-team14 = Staten Island
| RD1-score14 = 86
| RD1-seed15 =
| RD1-team15 = Albright
| RD1-score15 = 86
| RD1-seed16 =
| RD1-team16 = Springfield
| RD1-score16 = 88
| RD2-seed01 =
| RD2-team01 = Wesleyan (CT)
| RD2-score01 = 75
| RD2-seed02 =
| RD2-team02 = Swarthmore
| RD2-score02 = 97
| RD2-seed03 =
| RD2-team03 = Plattsburgh State
| RD2-score03 = 87
| RD2-seed04 =
| RD2-team04 = Union (NY)
| RD2-score04 = 75
| RD2-seed05 =
| RD2-team05 = York (PA)
| RD2-score05 = 66
| RD2-seed06 =
| RD2-team06 = Hamilton
| RD2-score06 = 69
| RD2-seed07 =
| RD2-team07 = Cabrini
| RD2-score07 = 88
| RD2-seed08 =
| RD2-team08 = Springfield
| RD2-score08 = 96
| RD3-seed01 =
| RD3-team01 = Swarthmore
| RD3-score01 = 93
| RD3-seed02 =
| RD3-team02 = Plattsburgh State
| RD3-score02 = 63
| RD3-seed03 =
| RD3-team03 = Hamilton
| RD3-score03 = 90
| RD3-seed04 =
| RD3-team04 = Springfield
| RD3-score04 = 92
| RD4-seed01 =
| RD4-team01 = Swarthmore
| RD4-score01 = 62
| RD4-seed02 =
| RD4-team02 = Springfield
| RD4-score02 = 72
}}
Final Four
{{4TeamBracket
| RD1 = National semifinal
March 16
| RD2 = National championship
March 17
| RD1-group1 = Salem, VA
| RD1-seed1 =
| RD1-team1 = Ramapo
| RD1-score1 = 57
| RD1-seed2 =
| RD1-team2 = UW–Oshkosh
| RD1-score2 = 73
| RD1-seed3 =
| RD1-team3 = Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD1-score3 = 90
| RD1-seed4 =
| RD1-team4 = Springfield
| RD1-score4 = 78
| RD2-seed1 =
| RD2-team1 = UW–Oshkosh
| RD2-score1 = 72
| RD2-seed2 =
| RD2-team2 = Nebraska Wesleyan
| RD2-score2 = 78
}}
See also
- 2018 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2018 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2018 National Invitation Tournament
- 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2018 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
{{Reflist}}
{{NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament navbox}}