2017 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament explained

Division:II
Year:2017
Gender:men's
Teams:64
Finalfourcity:Sanford Pentagon
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Titlecount:1st
Gamecount:1st
Finalfourcount:4th
Finalfourcount2:2nd
Coach:Ben McCollum
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Justin Pitts
Mopteam:Northwest Missouri State

The 2017 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball. It began March 10, 2017, following the 2016–17 season and concluded with the championship game on March 25, 2017.

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the first time, the Elite Eight was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

defeated, 71–61, to win the first national championship in the school's history.[1]

Regionals

Atlantic - Fairmont, West Virginia

Location: Joe Retton Arena

* – Denotes overtime period

Central - Maryville, Missouri

Location: Bearcat Arena

* – Denotes overtime period

East - DeWitt, New York

Location: Le Moyne Events Center

* – Denotes overtime period

Midwest - Louisville, Kentucky

Location: Knights Hall

South - Huntsville, Alabama

Location: Spragins Hall

* – Denotes overtime period

Southeast - Charlotte, North Carolina

Location: Curry Arena

South Central - Golden, Colorado

Location: Lockridge Arena

* – Denotes overtime period

West - San Diego, California

Location: RIMAC

Elite Eight - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Location: Sanford Pentagon

Notes and References

  1. News: Northwest Missouri wins Division II men’s basketball, football titles in same school year. Blair. Kerkhoff. The Kansas City Star. March 25, 2017. February 13, 2024.