Английская Википедия:2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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The 2016 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 62 teams to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The tournament took place during March 2016, with the national semifinal and championship rounds taking place at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia.
St. Thomas (MN) defeated Benedictine (IL), 82–76, to win their second Division III national championship.
Qualifying teams
Automatic bids (43)
The following 43 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid (except for the UAA, whose regular-season champion received the automatic bid).[1]
At-large bids (19)
The following 19 teams were awarded qualification for the 2016 NCAA field by the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Committee.[1] The committee evaluated teams on the basis of their win-loss percentage, strength of schedule, head-to-head results, results against common opponents, and results against teams included in the NCAA's final regional rankings.
| colspan="8" style=Шаблон:CollegePrimaryStyle|At-large bids | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference | Team | Record (Conf.) | Appearance | Last bid |
| NESCAC | Amherst | 22–5 (8–2) | 18th | 2015 |
| CCIW | Elmhurst | 21–6 (10–4) | 5th | 2015 |
| Michigan | Hope | 23–3 (13–1) | 25th | 2014 |
| USA South | LaGrange | 20–9 (9–5) | 3rd | 2015 |
| Ohio | Marietta | 25–3 (17–1) | 5th | 2015 |
| CCIW | North Central (IL) | 19–7 (12–2) | 8th | 2013 |
| UAA | NYU | 20–5 (9–5) | 10th | 2012 |
| North Coast | Ohio Wesleyan | 23–4 (15–3) | 7th | 2015 |
| SUNYAC | Oswego State | 20–8 (11–7) | 4th | 2015 |
| SUNYAC | Plattsburgh State | 21–5 (16–2) | 9th | 2014 |
| Minnesota | St. Thomas (MN) | 24–3 (18–2) | 17th | 2015 |
| Capital | Salisbury | 21–6 (13–5) | 7th | 2015 |
| Landmark | Scranton | 19–7 (11–5) | 27th | 2015 |
| Landmark | Susquehanna | 23–4 (13–3) | 6th | 1994 |
| NESCAC | Trinity (CT) | 19–7 (9–1) | 9th | 2015 |
| NESCAC | Tufts | 20–6 (7–3) | 4th | 2006 |
| Northwest | Whitman | 22–4 (14–2) | 1st | Never |
| North Coast | Wooster | 21–7 (15–3) | 25th | 2015 |
| NEWMAC | WPI | 20–6 (10–4) | 12th | 2015 |
Tournament bracket
Top-left - Lisle, Illinois
Bottom-left - Medford, Massachusetts
Top-right - Rock Island, Illinois
* – Denotes overtime period
Bottom-right - Oswego, New York
* – Denotes overtime period
Final Four - Salem, Virginia
All-Tournament Team
Taylor Montero - St. Thomas (MN) (Most Outstanding Player)
Ryan Saarela - St. Thomas (MN)
Grant Schafer - St. Thomas (MN)
Luke Johnson - Benedictine
Connor Green - Amherst
See also
References
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