Bracketology 2025: NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Tournament Matchups & Predictions

The Selection Show, which was broadcast live on NCAA.com on Sunday, March 9 at 11 p.m. ET, marked the official start of the 2025 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Championship. There will be an intense battle for the national championship now that the NCAA has revealed the whole tournament field.

This year’s event has a 64-team field, including 23 automatic qualifiers. The eight quarterfinalists who advance to the Men’s Elite Eight, which will be held at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, from March 25 to 29, will be chosen by regional matchups.

2025 DII Men’s Basketball Championship Bracket

Below is the official 2025 DII Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket, outlining the road to the championship.

2025 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Championship Schedule

Regionals | March 15, 16 and 18 — Watch live on NCAA.com

• No. 2 Adelphi vs. No. 7 Dominican (NY), 12 p.m.
• No. 2 Alabama Huntsville vs. No. 7 Tampa, 12 p.m.
• No. 2 Gannon vs. No. 7 East Stroudsburg, 12 p.m.
• No. 2 USC Aiken vs. No. 7 Catawba, 12 p.m.
• No. 2 Colo. Sch. of Mines vs. No. 7 West Tex. A&M, 1 p.m.
• No. 2 Lake Superior St. vs. No. 7 Lincoln (MO), 1 p.m.
• No. 2 MSU Moorhead vs. No. 7 Fort Hays St., 1 p.m.
• No. 3 Fla. Southern vs. No. 6 Montevallo, 2:30 p.m.
• No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne vs. No. 6 Augusta, 2:30 p.m.
• No. 3 Southern N.H. vs. No. 6 Assumption, 2:30 p.m.
• No. 3 Virginia St. vs. No. 6 West Chester, 2:30 p.m.
• No. 2 Cal St. Dom. Hills vs. No. 7 Northwest Nazarene, 3 p.m.
• No. 3 Lubbock Christian vs. No. 6 St. Mary’s (TX), 3:30 p.m.
• No. 3 Michigan Tech vs. No. 6 Northern Mich., 3:30 p.m.
• No. 3 Winona St. vs. No. 6 Southwest Minn. St., 3:30 p.m.
• No. 1 Columbus St. vs. No. 8 Carson-Newman, 5 p.m.
• No. 1 Daemen vs. No. 8 Bridgeport, 5 p.m.
• No. 1 Nova Southeastern vs. No. 8 Savannah St., 5 p.m.
• No. 3 Chico St. vs. No. 6 Central Wash., 5:30 p.m.
• No. 1 DBU vs. No. 8 Regis (CO), 6 p.m.
• No. 1 Missouri S&T vs. No. 8 Malone, 6 p.m.
• No. 1 Washburn vs. No. 8 Harding, 6 p.m.
• No. 1 West Liberty vs. No. 8 Bluefield St., 6 p.m.
• No. 4 Lincoln Memorial vs. No. 5 UNC Pembroke, 7:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Pace vs. No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas, 7:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Valdosta St. vs. No. 5 Lynn, 7:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Fayetteville St. vs. No. 5 Fairmont St., 8:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Midwestern St. vs. No. 5 St. Edward’s, 8:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Minot St. vs. No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul, 8:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Mo.-St. Louis vs. No. 5 Ferris St., 8:30 p.m.
• No. 1 Point Loma vs. No. 8 Seattle Pacific, 8:30 p.m.
• No. 4 Biola vs. No. 5 CSUSB, 10:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals | Tuesday, March 25

• Watch live on NCAA.com

Semifinals | Thursday, March 27

• Live on ESPN+

National championship | Saturday, March 29

• Live on ESPN+

Selection show | Sunday, March 9 at 11 p.m. ET

History of the 2025 NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Championship

Minnesota State enters the 2025 DII Men’s Basketball Championship as the defending champion, having defeated Nova Southeastern in the 2024 title game.

The DII men’s basketball winners and runners-up over the last ten years are shown below, highlighting the teams that have dominated the competition recently.

Year	Champion (Record)	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	Minnesota State (35-2)	Matt Margenthaler	88-85	Nova Southeastern	Evansville, Ind.
2023	Nova Southeastern (36-0)	Jim Crutchfield	111-101	West Liberty	Evansville, Ind.
2022	Northwest Missouri State (34-5)	Ben McCollum	67-58	Augusta	Evansville, Ind.
2021	Northwest Missouri State (28-2)	Ben McCollum	80-54	West Texas A&M	Evansville, Ind.
2020	Canceled due to Covid-19	—	—	—	—
2019	Northwest Missouri State (38-0)	Ben McCollum	64-58	Point Loma	Evansville, Ind.
2018	Ferris State (38-1)	Andy Bronkema	71-69	Northern State	Sioux Falls, S.D.
2017	Northwest Missouri St. (35-1)	Ben McCollum	71-61	Fairmont State	Sioux Falls, S.D.
2016	Augustana [S.D.] (34-2)	Tom Billeter	90-81	Lincoln Memorial	Frisco, Tex.
2015	Florida Southern (36-1)	Linc Darner	77-62	Indiana (Pa.)	Evansville, Ind.