How Many D3 Basketball National Championships Are Listed Here?
NCAA Division III men's basketball national champions are listed since 1976. Canceled 2020 and 2021 seasons follow NCAA COVID-19 notation; linked schools open FCP program pages.
Most national titles
North Park
5 titles
Wisconsin-Platteville
4 titles
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
4 titles
Wisconsin-Whitewater
4 titles
Amherst
2 titles
Calvin
2 titles
SUNY Potsdam
2 titles
Scranton
2 titles
Washington-St. Louis
2 titles
Babson
1 title
Catholic
1 title
Christopher Newport
1 title
NCAA Division III men's basketball champions by year
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Site | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | LeMoyne-Owen | Rowan | 57-54 | Reading, Pa. | Jerry johnson |
| 1976 | Scranton | Wittenberg | 60-57 | Reading, Pa. | Bob Bessoir |
| 1977 | Wittenberg | Oneonta State | 79-66 | Rock Island, Ill. | Larry Hunter |
| 1978 | North Park | Widener | 69-57 | Rock Island, Ill. | Dan McCarrell |
| 1979 | North Park | SUNY Potsdam | 66-62 | Rock Island, Ill. | Dan McCarrell |
| 1980 | North Park | Upsala | 83-76 | Rock Island, Ill. | Dan McCarrell |
| 1981 | SUNY Potsdam | Augustana (Ill.) | 67-65 (ot) | Rock Island, Ill. | Jerry Welsh |
| 1982 | Wabash | SUNY Potsdam | 83-62 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Mac Petty |
| 1983 | Scranton | Wittenberg | 64-63 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Bob Bessoir |
| 1984 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Clark (Mass.) | 103-86 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Dave Vander Meulen |
| 1985 | North Park | SUNY Potsdam | 72-71 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Bosco Djurickovic |
| 1986 | SUNY Potsdam | LeMoyne-Owen | 76-73 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Jerry Welsh |
| 1987 | North Park | Clark (Mass.) | 106-100 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Bosco Djurickovic |
| 1988 | Ohio Wesleyan | Scranton | 92-70 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | Gene Mehaffey |
| 1989 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | TCNJ | 94-86 | Springfield, Ohio | Dave Vander Meulen |
| 1990 | Rochester (N.Y.) | DePauw | 43-42 | Springfield, Ohio | Mike Neer |
| 1991 | Wisconsin-Platteville | Franklin & Marshall | 81-74 | Springfield, Ohio | Bo Ryan |
| 1992 | Calvin | Rochester (N.Y.) | 62-49 | Springfield, Ohio | Ed Douma |
| 1993 | Ohio Northern | Augustana (Ill.) | 71-68 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Joe Campoli |
| 1994 | Lebanon Valley | New York University | 66-59 (ot) | Buffalo, N.Y. | Pat Flannery |
| 1995 | Wisconsin-Platteville | Manchester | 69-55 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Bo Ryan |
| 1996 | Rowan | Hope | 100-93 | Salem, Va. | John Giannini |
| 1997 | Illinois Wesleyan | Nebraska Wesleyan | 89-86 | Salem, Va. | Dennie Bridges |
| 1998 | Wisconsin-Platteville | Hope | 69-56 | Salem, Va. | Bo Ryan |
| 1999 | Wisconsin-Platteville | Hampden-Sydney | 76-75 (ot) | Salem, Va. | Bo Ryan |
| 2000 | Calvin | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 79-75 | Salem, Va. | Kevin vande Streek |
| 2001 | Catholic | William Paterson | 76-62 | Salem, Va. | Mike Lonergan |
| 2002 | Otterbein | Elizabethtown | 102-83 | Salem, Va. | Dick Reynolds |
| 2003 | Williams | Gustavus Adolphus | 67-65 | Salem, Va. | David Paulsen |
| 2004 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Williams | 84-82 | Salem, Va. | Jack Bennett |
| 2005 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Rochester (N.Y.) | 73-49 | Salem, Va. | Jack Bennett |
| 2006 | Virginia Wesleyan | Wittenberg | 59-56 | Salem, Va. | David Macedo |
| 2007 | Amherst | Virginia Wesleyan | 80-67 | Salem, Va. | David Hixon |
| 2008 | Washington-St. Louis | Amherst | 90-68 | Salem, Va. | Mark Edwards |
| 2009 | Washington-St. Louis | Richard Stockton | 61-52 | Salem, Va. | Mark Edwards |
| 2010 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Williams | 78-73 | Salem, Va. | Bob Semling |
| 2011 | St. Thomas | Wooster | 78-54 | Salem, Va. | Steve Fritz |
| 2012 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Cabrini | 63-60 | Salem, Va. | Pat Miller |
| 2013 | Amherst | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 87-70 | Atlanta, Ga. | David Hixon |
| 2014 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | Williams | 75-73 | Salem, Va. | Pat Miller |
| 2015 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Augustana (Ill.) | 70-54 | Salem, Va. | Bob Semling |
| 2016 | St. Thomas (MN) | Benedictine (Ill.) | 82-76 | Salem, Va. | John Tauer |
| 2017 | Babson | Augustana (Ill.) | 79-78 | Salem, Va. | Stephen Brennan |
| 2018 | Nebraska Wesleyan | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 78-72 | Salem, Va. | Dale Wellman |
| 2019 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | Swarthmore | 96-82 | Fort Wayne, In. | Matt Lewis |
| 2020 | Canceled (COVID-19) | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Canceled (COVID-19) | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | Randolph-Macon | Elmhurst | 75-45 | Fort Wayne, In. | Josh Merkel |
| 2023 | Christopher Newport | Mount Union | 74-72 | Fort Wayne, In. | John Krikorian |
| 2024 | Trine | Hampden-Sydney | 69-61 | Fort Wayne, In. | Brooks Miller |
| 2025 | Trinity (CT) | NYU | 64-60 | Fort Wayne, In. | James Cosgrove |
| 2026 | Mary Washington | Emory | 75-73 | Indianapolis, In. | Marcus Kahn |