NJCAA Division II men's basketball championship explained

The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division II Basketball Championships consists of sixteen teams playing over a five-day period (Wednesday through Saturday) in March to determine a National Champion.

About the tournament

Teams qualify for the tournament by first winning their district/region championships. The NJCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee then seeds the top eight teams and uses a blind draw to place the remaining eight teams. When choosing the top eight seeds for the tournament, the three criteria that are considered by the committee are the national poll, the coaches' rankings, and each team's history.

Since 1994, Danville Area Community College has hosted the tournament in the Mary Miller Gymnasium.[1] [2]

Past results

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1986 88-72
1987 91-90 (OT)
1988 91-85
1989 77-71
1990 85-76
1991 89-81
1992 Iowa Lakes Community College 105-86
1993 Northeastern Christian Junior College 109-85
1994 85-80
1995 64-63
1996 93-88
1997 83-81
1998 73-61
1999 68-63
2000 88-77
2001 91-76
2002 58-57
2003 76-75 (OT)
2004 74-67
2005 77-65
2006 64-63
2007 75-61
2008 83-73
2009 63-49
2010 71-60
2011 74-67
2012 70-60
2013 87-69
2014 71-67
2015 64-53
2016 83-76
2017 77-52[3]

See also

References

  1. News: Volunteers sought for NJCAA tournament . Staff . Commercial-News . 2011-02-27 . 2011-09-29 . dead . https://archive.today/20130119214705/http://commercial-news.com/local/x1348437797/Volunteers-sought-for-NJCAA-tournament . 2013-01-19.
  2. Web site: NJCAA Tournament. Danville Area Community College. 2011-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110930185906/http://www.dacc.edu/njcaa/. 2011-09-30. dead.
  3. News: Southwestern Community College beats Louisburg for NJCAA championship. The Des Moines Register.