2026 NCAA DII men's basketball championship: Bracket, schedule, scores

The 2026 NCAA DII men's basketball championship began with a selection show on Sunday, March 8 at 11 p.m. ET on krikya18.com. will come down to eight regional qualifiers advancing to Indianapolis. The national championship will be held at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana on April. 5.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 DII men's basketball championship.

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2026 DII men's basketball championship bracket

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2026 DII men's basketball championship schedule, scores

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• Quarterfinals:
  • Wednesday, March 25
    • 12 p.m. | No. 6 Michigan Tech vs. No. 3 Gannon
    • 2:30 p.m. | No. 2 Cal State East Bay vs. No. 7 Oklahoma Baptist
    • 6 p.m. | No. 8 Black Hills State vs. No. 1 Nova Southeastern
    • 8:30 p.m. | No. 5 Lander vs. No. 4 Daemen
• Semifinals: Friday, March 27
• Championship: Sunday, April 5

• Selection show: 11 p.m. on Sunday, March 8
• Regionals
  • Friday, March 13
    • No. 3 Point Loma 76, No. 6 Northwest Nazarene 61
    • No. 2 Saint Martin's 75, No. 7 Hawaii Pacific 68
    • No. 5 Cal State Dom. Hills 69, No. 4 Alas. Anchorage 58
    • No. 1 Cal State East Bay 83, No. 8 Cal Poly Humboldt 64
  • Saturday, March 14
    • No. 6 Columbus State 78, No. 3 Catawba 75 
    • No. 6 Indiana (Pennsylvania) 89, No. 3 Fairmont State 83 
    • No. 3 Michigan Tech 83, No. 6 Lake Erie 73 
    • No. 3 Saint Anselm 92, No. 6 Assumption 81 
    • No. 3 West Alabama 58, No. 6 West Florida 53 
    • No. 3 Central Missouri 88, No. 6 Rogers State 77 
    • No. 6 Black Hills State 67, No. 3 Lubbock Christian 64 
    • No. 2 Felician 75, No. 7 Adelphi 53 
    • No. 2 Grand Valley State 59, No. 7 Ashland 45 
    • No. 2 Lander 76, No. 7 Lincoln Memorial 71 
    • No. 7 UAH 92, No. 2 Palm Beach Atl. 73 
    • No. 7 Virginia Union 52, No. 2 West Liberty 46 
    •  No. 7 Saint Mary's (Texas) 73, No. 2 Eastern New Mexico 70
    • No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist 77, No. 7 Harding 68
    •  No. 8 Young Harris 72, No. 1 Anderson (South Carolina) 69
    • No. 1 Daemen 111, No. 8 Goldey-Beacom 78
    • No. 1 Gannon 83, No. 8 Charleston (West Virginia) 58
    • No. 1 Nova Southeastern 94, No. 8 Morehouse 60
    • No. 1 Walsh 77, No. 8 William Jewell 70
    • No. 1 DBU 99, No. 8 Colorado Mesa 66
    • No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 64, No. 1 Washburn 62
    • No. 5 Saint Michael's 87, No. 4 Bentley 80
    • No. 4 California (Pennsylvania) 96, No. 5 Fayetteville State 83
    • No. 5 Montevallo 88, No. 4 Florida Southern 81
    • No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne 80, No. 5 North Georgia 67
    • No. 5 Northern Michigan 86, No. 4 Rockhurst 85
    • No. 3 Point Loma 66, No. 2 Saint Martin's 57
    • No. 5 Saint Edward's 83, No. 4 Western New Mexico 71
    • No. 4 Saint Cloud State 83, No. 5 Missouri Western 65
    • No. 1 Cal State East Bay 76, No. 5 Cal State Dom. Hills 67
• Regionals
  • Sunday, March 15
    • No. 6 Indiana (Pennsylvania) 66, No. 7 Virginia Union 62
    • No. 2 Lander 74, No. 6 Columbus State 66
    • No. 3 Saint Anselm 99, No. 2 Felician 77
    • No. 3 Michigan Tech 69, No. 2 Grand Valley State 67
    • No. 2 Lander 74, No. 6 Columbus State 66
    • No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist 75, No. 3 Central Missouri 63
    • No. 6 Black Hills State 78, No. 7 Saint Mary's (Texas) 60 
    • No. 1 Daemen 85 , No. 5 Saint Michael's 62
    • No. 1 Gannon 89, No. 4 California (Pennsylvania)
    • No. 1 Nova Southeastern 89, No. 5 Montevallo
    • No. 1 Walsh 86, No. 5 Northern Michigan
    • No. 8 Young Harris 84, No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne
    • No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 61, No. 4 Saint Cloud State
    • DBU 70, Saint Edward's
• Regionals: Livestream on krikya18.com
  • Monday, March 16
    • No. 1 Cal State East Bay 73, No. 3 Point Loma 58
  • Tuesday, March 17
    • No. 6 Black Hills State 76, No. 1 DBU 62
    • No. 2 Oklahoma Baptist 80, No. 8 Minnesota Duluth 76
    • No. 1 Daemen 94, No. 3 Saint Anselm 73
    • No. 1 Gannon 81, No. 6 Indiana (Pennsylvania) 74
    • No. 2 Lander 86, No. 4 Lenoir-Rhyne 62
    • No. 1 Nova Southeastern 79, No. 7 UAH 63
    • No. 3 Michigan Tech 87, No. 1 Walsh 70

NCAA DII Men's Basketball Championship History