2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament explained

Year:2014
Division:III
Teams:62
Finalfourcity:Salem Civic Center
Salem, Virginia
Champions:Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks
Titlecount:4th
Runnerup:Williams Ephs
Gamecount:4th
Semifinal1:Illinois Wesleyan Titans
Finalfourcount:6th
Semifinal2:Amherst Lord Jeffs
Finalfourcount2:6th

The 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 62 teams held to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 6, 2014, and concluded with the championship game on March 22, 2014, at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.

The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks defeated the Williams Ephs in the championship game, 75–73, to win their fourth national championship, their first since 2012.[1] The two remaining semifinalists were the Illinois Wesleyan Titans and the Amherst Lord Jeffs.

Qualifying teams

Automatic bids (42)

The following 42 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2014 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[2]

Automatic bids
ConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bid
Allegheny MountainPenn State Behrend23–4 (15–3)7th2013
American SouthwestTexas–Dallas25–3 (20–2)5th2011
CapitalMary Washington22–5 (12–4)2nd2003
CentennialJohns Hopkins17–10 (12–6)9th2007
CUNYACYork (NY)21–7 (13–3)6th2007
CCIWWheaton (IL)19–8 (10–4)10th2013
Colonial StatesCabrini25–1 (17–1)12th2013
Commonwealth CoastGordon17–10 (12–6)3rd2010
Empire 8Hartwick18–9 (10–4)7th2012
Great NortheastAlbertus Magnus26–2 (17–1)4th2013
HeartlandRose–Hulman22–5 (15–3)11th2013
IowaCentral (IA)20–7 (11–3)10th2010
LandmarkScranton24–3 (12–2)25th2012
LibertyHobart21–6 (13–3)4th2013
Little EastRhode Island College20–8 (11–3)11th2013
MAC CommonwealthAlvernia20–7 (13–5)9th2013
MAC FreedomDeSales18–9 (10–4)4th2010
MASCACBridgewater State16–11 (8–4)7th2011
MichiganCalvin22–5 (12–2)19th2013
MidwestSt. Norbert24–1 (18–0)6th2013
MinnesotaSt. Olaf22–5 (17–3)1stNever
NECCMitchell19–7 (12–4)1stNever
NESCACAmherst24–3 (9–1)16th2013
NEWMACMIT20–8 (8–6)6th2013
New JerseyRichard Stockton23–4 (15–3)14th2010
North AtlanticHusson26–2 (17–1)4th2013
North CoastWooster25–3 (16–2)23rd2013
NEACMorrisville State19–8 (13–5)3rd2013
Northern AthleticsMarian (WI)22–6 (17–3)2nd2001
NorthwestWhitworth22–5 (14–2)9th2013
OhioWilmington (OH)19–8 (13–5)2nd2010
Old DominionVirginia Wesleyan22–6 (12–4)14th2013
Presidents'Saint Vincent22–6 (12–4)2nd2013
SkylineSUNY Purchase25–2 (17–1)4th2013
SCIACChapman18–9 (10–6)3rd2011
SCACTrinity (TX)19–9 (11–3)10th2013
SLIACWebster20–7 (15–3)4th2011
SUNYACBrockport State24–3 (16–2)10th2009
UAAWashington–St. Louis23–2 (14–0)18th2013
Upper MidwestNorthwestern–St. Paul16–11 (11–3)4th2013
USA SouthLaGrange18–10 (9–5)1stNever
WisconsinUW–Stevens Point26–1 (15–1)13th2013

At-large bids (20)

The following 20 teams were awarded qualification for the 2014 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. By rule, one bid is reserved for teams in Pool B if there are enough teams that qualify for it. Pool B is for teams that are either independents or whose conference does not yet qualify for an automatic bid.

At-large bids
ConferenceTeamRecord (Conf.)AppearanceLast bidPool
CCIWAugustana (IL)19–7 (9–5)13th2011C
NEWMACBabson20–6 (11–3)6th2004C
NESCACBowdoin19–5 (6–4)4th2008C
SouthernCentre23–4 (13–1)16th2013B
CentennialDickinson21–6 (15–3)6th2013C
Little EastEastern Connecticut22–6 (14–0)5th2012C
UAAEmory17–8 (9–5)3rd2013C
MichiganHope20–7 (13–1)24th2012C
CCIWIllinois Wesleyan23–4 (12–2)23rd2013C
North CoastOhio Wesleyan20–7 (13–5)5th2013C
SUNYACPlattsburgh State22–5 (15–3)8th2013C
Old DominionRandolph–Macon20–6 (14–2)14th2013C
MinnesotaSt. Thomas (MN)22–5 (18–2)15th2013C
NEWMACSpringfield20–7 (10–4)7th2013C
SUNYACSUNY Geneseo21–6 (14–4)8th1999C
WisconsinUW–Whitewater23–4 (13–3)19th2013C
CapitalWesley22–3 (14–2)4th2013C
NESCACWilliams23–4 (9–1)14th2013C
North CoastWittenberg21–7 (13–5)27th2012C
NEWMACWPI22–4 (12–2)10th2013C

Tournament bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

Final Four - Salem, Virginia

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 Division III Men's Basketball Official Bracket | NCAA.com. www.ncaa.com.
  2. Web site: 2014 men's basketball conference tourney tracker. D3Sports.com. March 25, 2023 . March 1, 2014.