NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship

The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States

United States

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(plus one school

Simon Fraser Clan

Simon Fraser Clan are the athletic teams that represent Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.SFU's teams formerly played in the United States National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for all sports. In 1997, Simon Fraser sought to join the U.S. NCAA as a Division II...

in Canada

Canada

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) that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I. The tournament, originally known as the NCAA College Division Basketball Championship, was established in 1957, immediately after the NCAA subdivided its member schools into the University Division (today's Division I) and College Division. It became the Division II championship in 1974, when the NCAA split the College Division into the limited-scholarship

Athletic scholarship

An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...

Division II and the non-scholarship Division III, and added the "Men's" designation in 1982 when the NCAA began sponsoring national championships in women's sports.

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

Elite Eight

The term Elite Eight, or less commonly called "Great Eight", refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship; and, thus, represents the national quarterfinals. In Division I, the Elite Eight consists of the...

at a predetermined site.

Championship game results

Year	Champion	Score	Runner up	Score
1957 1957 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1957 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1956-57 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Wheaton Wheaton College (Illinois) Wheaton College is a private, evangelical Protestant liberal arts college in Wheaton, Illinois, a suburb west of Chicago in the United States...	89	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	65
1958 1958 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1958 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1957-58 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	South Dakota South Dakota Coyotes The South Dakota Coyotes, also known as the USD Coyotes , are the athletic teams for the University of South Dakota. Their team colors are vermilion and white. They have been members of The Summit League of the NCAA's Division I since the 2011-12 season...	75	St. Michael's Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College is a private, residential liberal arts Catholic college. The campus is located in Colchester, Vermont. It was founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund, a French order of Catholic priests.-History:...	53
1959 1959 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1959 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1958-59 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Evansville Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s...	83	Southwest Missouri State Missouri State Bears men's basketball The Missouri State Bears men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are currently coached by Cuonzo Martin who has been head coach since the 2008–09...	67
1960 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1960 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1959-60 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Evansville Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s...	90	Chapman Chapman University Chapman University is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, California affiliated with the Christian Church . Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media...	69
1961 1961 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1961 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1960-1 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Wittenberg Wittenberg University Wittenberg University is a private four-year liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio serving 2,000 full-time students representing 37 states and approximately 30 foreign countries...	42	Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State Redhawks The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are the athletic teams for Southeast Missouri State University, located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast has been a member of NCAA Division I and compete in the Ohio Valley Conference....	38
1962 1962 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1962 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1961-2 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Mount... †	Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball...	58	Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system...	57
1963 1963 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1963 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1962-3 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball The South Dakota State Jackrabbits Men's Basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The school's team began competing in The Summit League in 2007-08. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament....	44	Wittenberg Wittenberg University Wittenberg University is a private four-year liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio serving 2,000 full-time students representing 37 states and approximately 30 foreign countries...	42
1964 1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1964 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1963-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Evansville Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s...	72	Akron Akron Zips men's basketball The Akron Zips Men's Basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference East division. The team first played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1986 when Bob Huggins was their coach. The Zips are currently...	59
1965 1965 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1965 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1964-5 NCAA Division II men's basketball season... †	Evansville Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s...	85	Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball The Southern Illinois Salukis basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Salukis are currently coached by Chris Lowery who led the team to the NCAA tournament in 2004 thru 2007. Lowery was...	82
1966 1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1966 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1965-6 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	54	Southern Illinois Southern Illinois Salukis men's basketball The Southern Illinois Salukis basketball team represents Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Carbondale, Illinois. The Salukis compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Salukis are currently coached by Chris Lowery who led the team to the NCAA tournament in 2004 thru 2007. Lowery was...	51
1967 1967 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1967 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1966-7 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Winston-Salem State Winston-Salem State University Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been...	77	Southwest Missouri State Missouri State Bears men's basketball The Missouri State Bears men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are currently coached by Cuonzo Martin who has been head coach since the 2008–09...	74
1968 1968 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1968 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1967-8 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the...	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	63	Indiana State Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball The Indiana State Sycamores basketball is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. They currently compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...	52
1969 1969 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1969 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1968-9 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	75	Southwest Missouri State Missouri State Bears men's basketball The Missouri State Bears men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are currently coached by Cuonzo Martin who has been head coach since the 2008–09...	71
1970 1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1970 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1969-70 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Philadelphia Textile Philadelphia University Philadelphia University, founded in 1884, is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Philadelphia University's student body consists of about 3,500 individuals from all 50 states and over 50 countries...	76	Tennessee State Tennessee State University Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:...	65
1971 1971 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1971 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1970-1 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Evansville Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s...	97	Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs basketball The Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association...	82
1972 1972 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1972 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 36 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1971-2 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Roanoke Roanoke College Roanoke College is an private, coeducational, four-year liberal-arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The college is located in Salem, Virginia, a suburban independent city adjacent to Roanoke, Virginia...	84	Akron Akron Zips men's basketball The Akron Zips Men's Basketball team represents the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio. The team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference East division. The team first played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1986 when Bob Huggins was their coach. The Zips are currently...	72
1973 1973 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1973 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 42 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1972-3 NCAA Division II men's basketball season... †	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	78	Tennessee State Tennessee State University Tennessee State University is a land-grant university located in Nashville, Tennessee. TSU is the only state-funded historically black university in Tennessee.-History:...	76
1974 1974 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1974 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 44 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1973-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Morgan State Morgan State Bears men's basketball The Morgan State Bears men's basketball team represents Morgan State University, located in Baltimore, Maryland, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Bears are currently coached by Todd Bozeman and play their home games at the...	67	Southwest Missouri State Missouri State Bears men's basketball The Missouri State Bears men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I men's basketball program of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. The Bears compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. They are currently coached by Cuonzo Martin who has been head coach since the 2008–09...	52
1975 1975 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1975 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1974-5 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Old Dominion Old Dominion Monarchs basketball The Old Dominion Monarchs Basketball team represents Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia in NCAA Division I men's competition. The school's team currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association...	76	New Orleans New Orleans Privateers The New Orleans Privateers are the intercollegiate athletic teams of the University of New Orleans, located in Lake Terrace/Lake Oaks neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States...	74
1976 1976 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1976 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1975-6 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Puget Sound University of Puget Sound The University of Puget Sound is a private liberal arts college located in the North End of Tacoma, Washington, in the United States...	83	Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in...	74
1977 1977 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1977 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1976-7 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Chattanooga University of Tennessee at Chattanooga The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is a public university located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The University, often referred to as UTC or simply "Chattanooga" , is one of three universities and two other affiliated institutions in the University of Tennessee System; the others being in...	71	Randolph-Macon Randolph-Macon College Randolph–Macon College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, United States, near the capital city of Richmond. Founded in 1830, the school has an enrollment of over 1,200 students...	62
1978 1978 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1978 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1977-8 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Cheyney Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is a public, co-educational historically black university that is a part of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Cheyney University has a campus that is located in the Cheyney community within Thornbury Township, Chester County and Thornbury...	47	Wisconsin-Green Bay	40
1979 1979 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1979 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1978-9 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	North Alabama North Alabama Lions The North Alabama Lions are the athletic teams of the University of North Alabama, located in Florence, Alabama. The Lions are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and compete within the Gulf South Conference . The university has a total of 12 varsity sports teams,...	64	Wisconsin-Green Bay	50
1980 1980 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1980 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1979-80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...	80	New York Tech New York Institute of Technology New York Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, co-educational research university in New York City. NYIT has five schools and two colleges, all with a strong emphasis on technology and applied scientific research...	74
1981 1981 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1981 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1980-1 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Florida Southern Florida Southern College Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was selected by U.S...	73	Mount St. Mary's Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's basketball The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Basketball team is the basketball team that represents Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, Maryland, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Northeast Conference. The team's last appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball...	68
1982 1982 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1982 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1981-2 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	District of Columbia University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia is a historically black, public university located in Washington, D.C. UDC is one of only a few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...	73	Florida Southern Florida Southern College Florida Southern College is a private college located in Lakeland, Florida, United States. It was selected by U.S...	63
1983 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1983 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1982-3 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Wright State Wright State Raiders men's basketball The Wright State Raiders team is the basketball team that represents Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, USA. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007. The Raiders are currently coached by Billy...	92	District of Columbia University of the District of Columbia The University of the District of Columbia is a historically black, public university located in Washington, D.C. UDC is one of only a few urban land-grant universities in the country and a member of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...	73
1984 1984 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1984 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1983-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Central Missouri State Central Missouri Mules and Jennies The sports teams at the University of Central Missouri are known as the Mules and Jennies . They participate in the NCAA's Division II and in the MIAA Conference.Men's sportsBaseballBasketballCross countryFootball*Golf...	81	St. Augustine's	77
1985 1985 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 1985 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1984-5 NCAA Division II men's basketball season...	Jacksonville State Jacksonville State University Jacksonville State University is a regional public coeducational university located in Jacksonville, Alabama, USA. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in four academic units leading to Bachelor's, Master's, and Education Specialist degrees, in addition to continuing and...	74	South Dakota State South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball The South Dakota State Jackrabbits Men's Basketball team is the basketball team that represents South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. The school's team began competing in The Summit League in 2007-08. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament....	73
1986	Sacred Heart Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart University is a Roman Catholic university located in suburban Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. Sacred Heart was founded in 1963 by the Most Reverend Walter W. Curtis, Bishop of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sacred Heart University was the first Catholic university in...	93	Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State Redhawks The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are the athletic teams for Southeast Missouri State University, located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast has been a member of NCAA Division I and compete in the Ohio Valley Conference....	87
1987	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	92	Gannon Gannon University Gannon University is a private, co-educational Catholic university offering associate's, bachelor's, and master's degrees, certificates and doctoral degrees and is located in Erie, Pennsylvania. Gannon University has an alumni base numbering around 31,500. Current enrollment is 4,238.Gannon's...	74
1988	Lowell University of Massachusetts Lowell The University of Massachusetts Lowell is a public university in Lowell, Massachusetts, and part of the University of Massachusetts system...	75	Alaska-Anchorage University of Alaska Anchorage The University of Alaska Anchorage is the largest school of the University of Alaska System, with about 16,500 students, about 14,000 of whom attend classes at Goose Lake, its main campus in Anchorage....	72
1989	North Carolina Central North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels....	73	Southeast Missouri State Southeast Missouri State Redhawks The Southeast Missouri State Redhawks are the athletic teams for Southeast Missouri State University, located in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Southeast has been a member of NCAA Division I and compete in the Ohio Valley Conference....	46
1990	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	93	Cal State Bakersfield	79
1991	North Alabama North Alabama Lions The North Alabama Lions are the athletic teams of the University of North Alabama, located in Florence, Alabama. The Lions are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and compete within the Gulf South Conference . The university has a total of 12 varsity sports teams,...	79	Bridgeport University of Bridgeport The University of Bridgeport is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The University is fully Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...	72
1992	Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...	100	Bridgeport University of Bridgeport The University of Bridgeport is a private, independent, non-sectarian, coeducational university located on the Long Island Sound in the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport, Connecticut. The University is fully Accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...	75
1993	Cal State Bakersfield	85	Troy State Troy Trojans The Troy Trojans were a Major League Baseball team in the National League for four seasons from 1879 to 1882. Their home games were played at Putnam Grounds , Haymakers' Grounds , and Troy Ball Clubs Grounds , all in the upstate New York city of Troy. Overall, the franchise won 131 games and lost...	72
1994	Cal State Bakersfield	92	Southern Indiana University of Southern Indiana The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...	86
1995	Southern Indiana University of Southern Indiana The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...	71	UC Riverside University of California, Riverside The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...	63
1996	Fort Hays State Fort Hays Tigers Fort Hays State University athletic teams are known as the Tigers. The school's teams participate in the NCAA Division II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association , except for wrestling, which competes as a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference .-Athletics department:Fort Hays...	70	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Norse The Northern Kentucky Norse are the athletic teams of Northern Kentucky University, located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. NKU is a NCAA Division II school that is part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference...	63
1997	Cal State Bakersfield	57	Northern Kentucky Northern Kentucky Norse The Northern Kentucky Norse are the athletic teams of Northern Kentucky University, located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States. NKU is a NCAA Division II school that is part of the Great Lakes Valley Conference...	56
1998	UC Davis UC Davis Aggies The UC Davis Aggies compete in NCAA Division I sports in the Big West Conference. For football, the Aggies compete in Division I FCS , and are members of the Great West Conference, granting UC Davis the distinction of being one of only three UC campuses to field a football team...	83	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	77
1999	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	75	Metropolitan State Metropolitan State College of Denver The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...	60
2000	Metropolitan State Metropolitan State College of Denver The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...	97	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	79
2001	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	72	Washburn Washburn Ichabods Washburn University men's athletic teams are known as the Ichabods and the women's teams are called the Lady Blues...	63
2002	Metropolitan State Metropolitan State College of Denver The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...	80	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	72
2003*	Northeastern State Northeastern State University Northeastern State University is a public university with its main campus located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, United States, at the foot of the Ozark Mountains. Northeastern's home, Tahlequah, is also the capital of the Cherokee nation of Oklahoma...	75	Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	64
2004	Kennesaw State Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw State University fields 16 varsity athletics teams called the Owls. After spending 10 years in Division II's Peach Belt Conference, the university fully transitioned to Division I status in the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the beginning of the 2009–10 season. All teams...	84	Southern Indiana University of Southern Indiana The University of Southern Indiana is a public university in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. This publicly funded institution has been among the fastest growingcomprehensive state universities in Indiana. Record fall enrollment in 2010 reached 10,702...	59
2005	Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...	63	Bryant Bryant University Bryant University is a private university located in Smithfield, Rhode Island, U.S., that grants the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master's degrees in business, taxation and accounting. Until August 2004, it was known as Bryant College...	58
2006	Winona State Winona State Warriors The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of Winona State University, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, which competes in the National Collegiate Gymnastics...	73	Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...	61
2007	Barton Barton College Barton College is a private liberal arts college located in Wilson, North Carolina. Barton College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, The NC Association of Colleges and Universities; the NC Department of Public Instruction; the NC Board of Nursing; and the Committee...	77	Winona State Winona State Warriors The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of Winona State University, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, which competes in the National Collegiate Gymnastics...	75
2008	Winona State Winona State Warriors The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of Winona State University, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, which competes in the National Collegiate Gymnastics...	87	Augusta State Augusta State University Augusta State University is a public university located in Augusta, Georgia, United States and is the oldest institution in the state of Georgia ....	76
2009 2009 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 2009 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2008–09 basketball season... †	Findlay University of Findlay The University of Findlay is a private university located in the city of Findlay in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It was affiliated with the Churches of God, General Conference, and was founded in 1882 by the city of Findlay and the Churches of God, General Conference. Findlay offers more...	56	Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Broncos The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports team for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona . Cal Poly Pomona has 12 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including soccer, volleyball, track and field, basketball, ...	53
2010 2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 2010 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2009–10 basketball season. It began on March 13, 2010...	Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Broncos The Cal Poly Pomona Broncos or Cal Poly Broncos are the athletic sports team for the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona . Cal Poly Pomona has 12 varsity sports teams and offers student participation in a wide range of sports including soccer, volleyball, track and field, basketball, ...	65	Indiana (PA) IUP Crimson Hawks The Indiana University of Pennsylvania Crimson Hawks, commonly known as the IUP Crimson Hawks and formerly called the IUP Indians are the varsity athletic teams that represent Indiana University of Pennsylvania. The university and all of its teams compete in the Pennsylvania State Athletic...	53
2011 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament The 2011 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament involves 64 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2010–11 basketball season...	Bellarmine Bellarmine University Bellarmine University is an independent, private, Catholic university in Louisville, Kentucky. The liberal arts institution opened on October 3, 1950, as Bellarmine College, established by Archbishop John A. Floersh of the Archdiocese of Louisville and named after the Cardinal Saint Robert...	71	BYU–Hawaii	68

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* Kentucky Wesleyan subsequently forfeited its 2003 runner-up status after it was revealed they had let two ineligible transfer players play

Schools ranked by most championships

School	Titles
Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers men's basketball The Kentucky Wesleyan College Panthers men's basketball team represents Kentucky Wesleyan College, a private college of less than 1000 students located in Owensboro, Kentucky...	8
Evansville Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball The Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represents the University of Evansville, located in Evansville, Indiana, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. Evansville's athletics teams were originally known as the Pioneers in the early part of the 1900s...	5
Cal State Bakersfield	3
Virginia Union Virginia Union University Virginia Union University is a historically black university located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. It took its present name in 1899 upon the merger of two older schools, Richmond Theological Institute and Wayland Seminary, each founded after the end of American Civil War by the American...	3
Metropolitan State Metropolitan State College of Denver The Metropolitan State College of Denver is a four-year college and now offers certain Graduate programs located in Denver, Colorado, United States. As of 2009, Metro State had the second-largest enrollment of undergraduates of any college in Colorado...	2
North Alabama North Alabama Lions The North Alabama Lions are the athletic teams of the University of North Alabama, located in Florence, Alabama. The Lions are a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II and compete within the Gulf South Conference . The university has a total of 12 varsity sports teams,...	2
Winona State Winona State Warriors The Winona State Warriors are the athletic teams of Winona State University, located in Winona, Minnesota. They compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, Division II for all sports except for women's gymnastics, which competes in the National Collegiate Gymnastics...	2

Locations

Years	Location
1957–1976	Roberts Municipal Stadium Roberts Municipal Stadium Roberts Municipal Stadium is a multi-use arena in Evansville, Indiana for sports, public events, and concerts. The arena was built in 1956. It seats up to 12,732 spectators and features four locker rooms and a press room.... (Evansville, Indiana Evansville, Indiana Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the... )
1977	MassMutual Center MassMutual Center The MassMutual Center is a multi-purpose arena and convention center, in downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Built in the city's Metro Center across from Court Square, the facility opened in 1972 as the Springfield Civic Center and was at that time considered to be the largest arena in the... (Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern... )
1978–1979	Hammons Student Center Hammons Student Center The Hammons Student Center is an 8,846 seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. It was built in 1976, and is the home of the Missouri State Bears. The arena was replaced by the JQH Arena in 2008.... (Springfield, Missouri Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of... )
1980–1994	MassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
1995–2000	Commonwealth Convention Center Kentucky International Convention Center The Kentucky International Convention Center , formerly called the Commonwealth Convention Center, is a large multi-use facility in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It, along with the Kentucky Exposition Center, hosts conventions for the Louisville area... (Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... )
2001	Rabobank Arena Rabobank Arena Rabobank Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena, Bakersfield, California, USA. Located downtown at the corner of Truxtun Avenue and N Street, it was built in 1998, and was originally known as Centennial Garden. The city-owned arena sold naming rights to the Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank in... (Bakersfield, California Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively.... )
2002	Roberts Municipal Stadium (Evansville, Indiana)
2003	Lakeland Center Lakeland Center The Lakeland Center is an 8,178-seat multi-purpose arena, in Lakeland, Florida. It opened in November 1974, as the Lakeland Civic Center, it gained its current name in June 1994.... (Lakeland, Florida Lakeland, Florida Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406... )
2004	Rabobank Arena (Bakersfield, California)
2005	Bison Sports Arena Bison Sports Arena Bison Sports Arena is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was built in 1970 and is home to the North Dakota State University Bison basketball and wrestling team.... (Fargo, North Dakota Fargo, North Dakota Fargo is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County. In 2010, its population was 105,549, and it had an estimated metropolitan population of 208,777... )
2006–2011	MassMutual Center (Springfield, Massachusetts)
2012–2013	The Bank of Kentucky Center (Highland Heights, Kentucky Highland Heights, Kentucky Highland Heights is a city in Campbell County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 6,554 at the 2000 census.Highland Heights is home to Northern Kentucky University... )

Championship game results

Schools ranked by most championships

Locations

See also