2025 NCAA DII men's basketball: Bracket, schedule, how to watch (2025)

The 2025 DII men's basketball championship tipped off with a selection show on Sunday, March 9 at 11 p.m. ET live streamed here on NCAA.com. The NCAA released the field here.

The tournament consists of a 64-team field, including 23 automatic bids, with regionals determining the eight quarterfinalists that will advance to the Men’s Elite Eight at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, on March 25-29.

2025 DII men's basketball championship bracket

Below is the 2025 DII men's basketball tournament bracket.

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2025 DII men's basketball championship schedule

*All times listed in Eastern Standard Time

• Regionals |March 16
  • No. 2 Alabama Huntsville 97, No. 3 Fla. Southern86
  • No. 2 Gannon 92, No. 3 Virginia St66
  • No. 3 Lenior-Rhyne91,No. 2 USC Aiken87
  • No. 6 Assumption 81,No. 7 Dominican75
  • No. 2 MSU Moorhead 70, No. 3 Winona St.59
  • No. 2 Lake SuperiorSt. 83, No. 3 Michigan Tech73
  • No. 2 Colo. Sch. ofMines 66, No. 6 St. Mary's (TX)63
  • No. 1 West Liberty 89,No. 4 Fayetteville St. 69
  • No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas 79,No. 1 Daemen 74
  • No. 1 Nova Southern 80,No. 5 Lynn 72
  • No. 5 UNC Pembroke 91,No. 1 Columbus St. 80
  • No.1 Washburn 94,No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul 78
  • No. 1 DBU 80,No. 4 Midwestern St. 54
• Regionals |March 17
  • No. 1 Point Loma vs. No. 5 Cal St. Dom. Hills,10 p.m.
• Regionals |March 18
  • No. 1 West Liberty vs. No. 2 Gannon,7 p.m.
  • No. 1 Nova Southeastern vs. No. 2 Alabama Huntsville, 7 p.m.
  • No. 3 Lenoir-Rhynevs. No. 5 UNC Pembroke, 7 p.m.
  • No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas vs. No. 6 Assumption, 7 p.m.
  • No. 1 Washburnvs. No.2 MSU Moorhead, 8 p.m.
  • No. 2 Lake Superior St. vs. No. 4 Mo.-St. Louis, 8 p.m.
  • No. 1 DBU vs. No. 2 Colo. Sch. of Mines, 8p.m.
• Quarterfinals | Tuesday, March 25
  • Live onESPN+
• Semifinals | Thursday, March 27
  • Live on ESPN+
• National championship | Saturday, March 29
  • Live on ESPN+

• Selection show | Sunday, March 9 at11 p.m.
  • Watch the selection show here
• Regionals | March 14
  • No. 6 Central Wash. 82, No. 3 Chico St. 79 (OT)
  • No. 2 Cal St. Dom. Hills 66, No. 7 Northwest Nazarene 59
  • No. 1 Point Loma 68,No. 8 Seattle Pacific 54
  • No. 5 CSUSB 88, No. 4 Biola 77
• Regionals |March 15
  • No. 3 Fla. Southern86, No. 6 Montevallo 83
  • No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne 94,No. 6 Augusta 79
  • No. 6 Assumption 92, No. 3 Southern N.H. 66
  • No. 3 Virginia St. 80, No. 6 West Chester 64
  • No. 6 St. Mary's (TX) 67, No. 3 Lubbock Christian 61
  • No. 3 Michigan Tech 84,No. 6 Northern Mich. 70
  • No. 3 Winona St. 69, No. 6 Southwest Minn. St. 62
  • No. 2 USC Aiken 80, No. 7 Catawba 71
  • No. 7 Dominican (NY)85,No. 2 Adelphi66
  • No. 2 Alabama Huntsville 99,No. 7 Tampa88
  • No. 2 Gannon 99,No. 7 East Stroudsburg74
  • No. 2 Lake Superior St. 76, vs. No. 7 Lincoln (MO)64
  • No. 2 MSU Moorhead69, vs. No. 7 Fort Hays St.62
  • No. 1 Columbus St. 75, vs. No. 8 Carson-Newman74
  • No. 1 Daemen 80, No. 8 Bridgeport68
  • No. 1 Nova Southeastern 76, vs. No. 8 Savannah St.64
  • No. 1 DBU 74,vs. No. 8 Regis (CO)54
  • No. 1 West Liberty 91, vs. No. 8 Bluefield St.84
  • No. 1 Washburn 85, vs. No. 8 Harding57
  • No. 5 UNC Pembroke90,No. 4 Lincoln Memorial88
  • No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas, 79No. 4 Pace72
  • No. 5 Lynn84,No. 4 Valdosta St.74
  • No. 2 Cal State Dom. Hills 77, No. 6 Central Wash65
  • No. 4 Fayetteville St. 64, No. 5 Fairmont St.67
  • No. 4 Midwestern St. 102, No. 5 St. Edward's72
  • No. 4 Mo.-St. Louis 81, No. 5 Ferris St.79
  • No. 5 Concordia-St. Paul 83, No. 4 Minot St.71
  • No. 1 Point Loma82, No. 5 CSUSB64

2025 DII men's basketball championship history

Minnesota State is the reigning champion since beating Nova Southeastern in the 2024 championship. Below is every DII men's basketball champion and runner-up from the last decade:

➡️Click here for the full list of champions dating back to 1957