2025 Men's NCAA Tournament coverage

April 7, 2026 2026 Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament bracket The final bracket, with all 63 results on the road to Indianapolis, in which Mary Washington defeated Emory at the buzzer to win 75-73.

April 8, 2026 In Division III, there is no tomorrow Mary Washington won it all, and within a day, reality hit. Across Division III, coaches say the transfer portal era has turned team-building into urgency: seize the moment, because you may not get to do it next year. Patrick Coleman has more.

April 5, 2026 Mary Washington caps off national title run with buzzer beater Emory rallied from a 13-point deficit to tie the game with seconds left, but Colin Mitchell got the putback at the buzzer to win it for Mary Washington and give the Eagles their first national title.

April 2, 2026 Under Zimmerman, Emory built on trust Jason Zimmerman has coached nearly half of Emory's men's basketball teams, which has given him the ability to shape the culture of decades of players and alumni. Those 19 years, as much as these 17 players, have led the Eagles to where they are today. More in a Road to Indianapolis feature by Patrick Coleman.

March 30, 2026 Driven guards fuel Emory's drive As freshmen, a guard from the New York City area met a guard from the Cleveland area in Atlanta, which is about the most UAA story ever. Ben Pearce and Jair Knight went from new teammates, to classmates, to great friends in leading Emory to the national title game. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 27, 2026 Finding a home at Mary Washington Having spent the first two years of his career already playing on a high-level Division III basketball team at Christopher Newport, Hasan Hammad found himself looking for a new home, closer to home. That was Mary Washington. Riley Zayas has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

April 1, 2026 Mellower Kahn returns to title game On his third team in a coaching career of nearly a quarter-century, and in his second trip to the Division III men's basketball national title game, Mary Washington men's basketball coach Marcus Kahn has learned a thing or two. Ryan Scott has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 24, 2026 Hoopsville: Unscripted! We talk to the stars of #TikTokTuesday who are celebrating their first ever title; Also hear from the coaches of the men's teams ready to be crowned champs themselves. Plus, the official announcement of the D3hoops.com Men's All-America teams! Watch the archive or listen to the podcast here!

March 21, 2026 Mary Washington finishes off defending champs Kaden Bates hit a three-pointer with 25.3 seconds to play, lifting Mary Washington past Trinity (Conn.) 64-61 and punching the Eagles' trip to the national title game.

March 21, 2026 Emory flies into title game Emory rallied from a halftime deficit and qualified for the Division III men’s basketball title game for the first time in program history as the Eagles defeated Christopher Newport.

March 19, 2026 Trinity, Mary Washington move on The Trinity-Tufts rematch was a rock fight, by both teams' admissions, and Mary Washington advanced to the national semifinals for the first time, in the later games in the Division III quarterfinals in Fort Wayne.

March 19, 2026 Emory, CNU advance to semifinals Emory defeated Illinois Wesleyan on a three-pointer with 1.4 seconds to go, while Christopher Newport went on a hot streak in the second half, then had to hold off St. Thomas (Texas) to return to the Division III men’s basketball national semifinals.

March 18, 2026 Playoff veterans keep Maroons focused Shane Regan and Nick Roper were two of the highest-profile D3 to D3 transfers in who knows how long when they joined the University of Chicago before the season. So while the Maroons haven't gone deep into the playoffs before this year, they still have experienced leaders on the floor. Joe Sager has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 17, 2026 'Let them know, we're coming' St. Thomas (Texas) may have been easy to ignore as long as they were stuck on the "island" that Division III bracketing often includes, but the Celts have steadily progressed further in the tournament and are coming for the rest of D-III. Ryan Scott has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 16, 2026 Hoopsville: Fort Wayne & Salem 2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Those who play DIII basketball. This weekend those numbers will be key as the tourneys play down from quarterfinals and semifinals to national title competitors and champion. Who survives the spotlight in Fort Wayne & Salem? Watch/listen a super-sized edition of Hoopsville via archive or podcast!

March 14, 2026 Trinity-Tufts rematch, Chicago and Mary Washington The last two games of the day in the Division III round of 16 came down to the final possession, with Chicago surviving against Gustavus Adolphus and Mary Washington holding off UW-La Crosse. They joined Trinity and Tufts in the Elite 8.

March 13, 2026 Emory, IWU, CNU, St. Thomas punch tickets The right-hand side of the bracket is set for the Elite 8, as Emory ran past Yeshiva, Illinois Wesleyan held off Endicott, and Christopher Newport and St. Thomas (Texas) survived last-second shots by Randolph-Macon and WashU to set up a meeting.

March 11, 2026 Hood letting it fly The Blazers are already deeper than they have ever been in the NCAA Tournament, so why do they have to lose? A trip to the defending champs is up next for Hood, and Joe Sager has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 11, 2026 Brothers in the Sweet 16 Kullen Robinson and Kye Robinson are brothers playing in the third round of the men's basketball NCAA Tournament this weekend, but not for the same team, despite the Hood hoodies. Kye is a star at Mary Washington, while Kullen is an all-conference player at Hood. Ryan Scott has their story in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 12, 2026 Hoopsville: Ranked Reckoning 32 teams still think they will win a national championship. By the end of the weekend, 20 teams dreams will end. How are coaches and players prepping to come out of Sectionals weekend undefeated? Tune in to Thursday's Hoopsville and hear how some programs plan to still be playing. Watch the archive or listen to the podcast here!

March 9, 2026 Hoopsville: Sweetness! Just as we got excited for 128 teams to challenge in the NCAA Tournaments, we are down to just 32 remaining. Tonight on Hoopsville, we chat with programs enjoying the sweetness of their accomplishments, so far, while looking ahead at the challenges to come. Watch the archive or listen to the podcast here!

March 7, 2026 Trinity, Emory survive; Hood moves on The round of 16 is set in Division III men's basketball, and that included Trinity (Conn.) once again needing to rally from a second-half deficit to win. Ben Pearce reached 2,000 career points as top seed Emory needed overtime to survive, while Hood ran past Redlands, Endicott survived at the buzzer, and much more in the second round.

March 6, 2026 MBB game of the night: UST wins in OT The University of St. Thomas survived a last-second shot in regulation, and the No. 1-seeded Celts avoided the first-round upset bid, defeating No. 16-seeded Belhaven 69-63 in overtime.

March 6, 2026 Round 1 men: Cru, Presidents, Beavers, Macs The day started off with a No. 12 over a No. 7, and later a No. 13, a No. 12 and a No. 11 seed advanced in a thrilling first round of the 2026 Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament. Add in a No. 16 seed taking its top seed to overtime, or another one holding a 10-point lead on the champs in the second half.

March 4, 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament preview Last year, Ryan Scott picked three of the Final Four teams correctly, including both teams in the national title game, and was just a couple of buckets away from getting the whole thing right. This year, he promises to do better. It's his annual Division III men's basketball NCAA Tournament preview.

March 5, 2026 Pre-conference problems, postseason prosperity? Yeshiva picked an ambitious set of non-conference games, and started 0-5. So while that cost the Maccabees any chance at a Top 25 spot or an at-large bid, they learned some lessons, and are hoping to apply them in the NCAA Tournament. Joe Sager has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 4, 2026 Sticking together through uncertainty When Gettysburg's head coach left to take a new job a month before practice started, there was nobody to keep the guys together, nobody to set up conditioning schedules -- heck, nobody to distribute the team's gear when it arrived. That's where senior Malachi Briscoe stepped in. Ryan Scott has more in a Road to Indianapolis feature.

March 2, 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament bracket is out! Here's how the Field of 64 is divvied out across the country. Who got a first-weekend flight we weren't expecting? Who got sent on a long bus ride, and who didn't get to leave their home area?

March 1, 2026 Who's in? Our projected men's bracket The job is made much easier for our mock bracketing because we got every single team right! OK, the NPI provides all 21 at-large teams for us to work with, so we just have to make a bracket. Here's what we did and how we did it.

March 1, 2026 All 64 MBB NCAA Tournament teams The NPI calculations are done, and here's who is in the field for men's basketball, all 64 teams, seeded 1-64.