The 2025 DII men’s basketball championship tipped off with a selection show on Sunday, March 9 at 11 p.m. ET live streamed here on NCAA.com. The NCAA released the field here.
The tournament consists of a 64-team field, including 23 automatic bids, with regionals determining the eight quarterfinalists that will advance to the Men’s Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, on March 25-29.
2025 DII men’s basketball championship bracket
Below is the 2025 DII men’s basketball tournament bracket.
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2025 DII men’s basketball championship schedule
*All times listed in Eastern Standard Time
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Semifinals | Thursday, March 27 (Live on ESPN+)
- National championship | Saturday, March 29
- Selection show | Sunday, March 9 at 11 p.m.
- Regionals | March 14
- Regionals | March 15
- No. 3 Fla. Southern 86, No. 6 Montevallo 83
- No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 94, No. 6 Augusta 79
- No. 6 Assumption 92, No. 3 Southern N.H. 66
- No. 3 Virginia St. 80, No. 6 West Chester 64
- No. 6 St. Mary’s (TX) 67, No. 3 Lubbock Christian 61
- No. 3 Michigan Tech 84, No. 6 Northern Mich. 70
- No. 3 Winona St. 69, No. 6 Southwest Minn. St. 62
- No. 2 USC Aiken 80, No. 7 Catawba 71
- No. 7 Dominican (NY) 85, No. 2 Adelphi 66
- No. 2 Alabama Huntsville 99, No. 7 Tampa 88
- No. 2 Gannon 99, No. 7 East Stroudsburg 74
- No. 2 Colo. Sch. of Mines 74, No. 7 West Tex. A&M 62
- No. 2 Lake Superior St. 76, vs. No. 7 Lincoln (MO) 64
- No. 2 MSU Moorhead 69, vs. No. 7 Fort Hays St. 62
- No. 1 Columbus St. 75, vs. No. 8 Carson-Newman 74
- No. 1 Daemen 80, No. 8 Bridgeport 68
- No. 1 Nova Southeastern 76, vs. No. 8 Savannah St. 64
- No. 1 DBU 74, vs. No. 8 Regis (CO) 54
- No. 1 Missouri S&T 85, No. 8 Malone 77
- No. 1 West Liberty 91, vs. No. 8 Bluefield St. 84
- No. 1 Washburn 85, vs. No. 8 Harding 57
- No. 5 UNC Pembroke 90, No. 4 Lincoln Memorial 88
- No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas, 79 No. 4 Pace 72
- No. 5 Lynn 84, No. 4 Valdosta St. 74
- No. 2 Cal State Dom. Hills 77, No. 6 Central Wash 65
- No. 4 Fayetteville St. 64, No. 5 Fairmont St. 67
- No. 4 Midwestern St. 102, No. 5 St. Edward’s 72
- No. 4 Mo.-St. Louis 81, No. 5 Ferris St. 79
- No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul 83, No. 4 Minot St. 71
- No. 1 Point Loma 82, No. 5 CSUSB 64
- Regionals | March 16
- No. 2 Alabama Huntsville 97, No. 3 Fla. Southern 86
- No. 2 Gannon 92, No. 3 Virginia St. 66
- No. 3 Lenior-Rhyne 91, No. 2 USC Aiken 87
- No. 6 Assumption 81, No. 7 Dominican 75
- No. 2 MSU Moorhead 70, No. 3 Winona St. 59
- No. 2 Lake Superior St. 83, No. 3 Michigan Tech 73
- No. 2 Colorado School of Mines 66, No. 6 St. Mary’s (TX) 63
- No. 1 West Liberty 89, No. 4 Fayetteville St. 69
- No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas 79, No. 1 Daemen 74
- No. 1 Nova Southern 80, No. 5 Lynn 72
- No. 5 UNC Pembroke 91, No. 1 Columbus St. 80
- No. 4 Mo-St. Louis 65, No. 1 Missouri S&T 56
- No. 1 Washburn 94, No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul 78
- No. 1 DBU 80, No. 4 Midwestern St. 54
- Regionals | March 17
- Regionals | March 18
- Quarterfinals | Tuesday, March 2
2025 DII men’s basketball championship history
Minnesota State is the reigning champion since beating Nova Southeastern in the 2024 championship. Below is every DII men’s basketball champion and runner-up from the last decade:
➡️ Click here for the full list of champions dating back to 1957
