The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship has been conducted since 1957. Like all other NCAA basketball divisions for men and women, the champion is decided in a single-elimination tournament. The Division II tournament has 64 teams. The Division II tournaments for men and women differ in a major respect from those in Divisions I and III. The finals of both Division II tournaments consist of eight teams, instead of the four in the other two divisions. The eight survivors of regional play meet in the Elite Eight (an NCAA registered trademark) at a predetermined site.
Championship game results[]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Wheaton | 89 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 65 |
| 1958 | South Dakota | 75 | St. Michael's | 53 |
| 1959 | Evansville | 83 | Southwest Missouri State | 67 |
| 1960 | Evansville | 90 | Chapman | 69 |
| 1961 | Wittenberg | 42 | Southeast Missouri State | 38 |
| 1962† | Mount St. Mary's | 58 | Sacramento State | 57 |
| 1963 | South Dakota State | 44 | Wittenberg | 42 |
| 1964 | Evansville | 72 | Akron | 59 |
| 1965† | Evansville | 85 | Southern Illinois | 82 |
| 1966 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 54 | Southern Illinois | 51 |
| 1967 | Winston-Salem State | 77 | Southwest Missouri State | 74 |
| 1968 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 63 | Indiana State | 52 |
| 1969 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 75 | Southwest Missouri State | 71 |
| 1970 | Philadelphia Textile | 76 | Tennessee State | 65 |
| 1971 | Evansville | 97 | Old Dominion | 82 |
| 1972 | Roanoke | 84 | Akron | 72 |
| 1973† | Kentucky Wesleyan | 78 | Tennessee State | 76 |
| 1974 | Morgan State | 67 | Southwest Missouri State | 52 |
| 1975 | Old Dominion | 76 | New Orleans | 74 |
| 1976 | Puget Sound | 83 | Chattanooga | 74 |
| 1977 | Chattanooga | 71 | Randolph-Macon | 62 |
| 1978 | Cheyney | 47 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 40 |
| 1979 | North Alabama | 64 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 50 |
| 1980 | Virginia Union | 80 | New York Tech | 74 |
| 1981 | Florida Southern | 73 | Mount St. Mary's | 68 |
| 1982 | District of Columbia | 73 | Florida Southern | 63 |
| 1983 | Wright State | 92 | District of Columbia | 73 |
| 1984 | Central Missouri State | 81 | St. Augustine's | 77 |
| 1985 | Jacksonville State | 74 | South Dakota State | 73 |
| 1986 | Sacred Heart | 93 | Southeast Missouri State | 87 |
| 1987 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 92 | Gannon | 74 |
| 1988 | Lowell | 75 | Alaska-Anchorage | 72 |
| 1989 | North Carolina Central | 73 | Southeast Missouri State | 46 |
| 1990 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 93 | Cal State Bakersfield | 79 |
| 1991 | North Alabama | 79 | Bridgeport | 72 |
| 1992 | Virginia Union | 100 | Bridgeport | 75 |
| 1993 | Cal State Bakersfield | 85 | Troy State | 72 |
| 1994 | Cal State Bakersfield | 92 | Southern Indiana | 86 |
| 1995 | Southern Indiana | 71 | UC Riverside | 63 |
| 1996 | Fort Hays State | 70 | Northern Kentucky | 63 |
| 1997 | Cal State Bakersfield | 57 | Northern Kentucky | 56 |
| 1998 | UC Davis | 83 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 77 |
| 1999 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 75 | Metropolitan State | 60 |
| 2000 | Metropolitan State | 97 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 79 |
| 2001 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 | Washburn | 63 |
| 2002 | Metropolitan State | 80 | Kentucky Wesleyan | 72 |
| 2003 | Northeastern State | 75 | Kentucky Wesleyan* | 64 |
| 2004 | Kennesaw State | 84 | Southern Indiana | 59 |
| 2005 | Virginia Union | 63 | Bryant | 58 |
| 2006 | Winona State | 73 | Virginia Union | 61 |
| 2007 | Barton | 77 | Winona State | 75 |
| 2008 | Winona State | 87 | Augusta State | 76 |
| 2009† | Findlay | 56 | Cal Poly Pomona | 53 |
| 2010 | Cal Poly Pomona | 65 | Indiana (PA) | 53 |
† Overtime
- Kentucky Wesleyan subsequently forfeited the 2003 game because of using two ineligible transfer players[1]
Schools ranked by most championships[]
| School | Titles |
|---|---|
| Kentucky Wesleyan | 8 |
| Evansville | 5 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 3 |
| Virginia Union | 3 |
| Metropolitan State | 2 |
| North Alabama | 2 |
| Winona State | 2 |
Locations[]
| City | Arena | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Evansville, Indiana | Roberts Municipal Stadium | 1957-1976, 2002 |
| Springfield, Massachusetts | MassMutual Center | 1977, 1980-1994, 2006-2011 |
| Springfield, Missouri | Hammons Student Center | 1978-1979 |
| Louisville, Kentucky | Commonwealth Convention Center[2] | 1995-2000 |
| Bakersfield, California | Rabobank Arena | 2001, 2004 |
| Lakeland, Florida | Lakeland Center | 2003 |
| Grand Forks, North Dakota | Bison Sports Arena | 2005 |
| Highland Heights, Kentucky | The Bank of Kentucky Center | 2012–2013[2] |