2026 DII Men's Basketball National Championship Teams Released

3/4/2026 12:00:00 AM


Following the completion of the Regional Championship playoffs, the NCCAA tournament committee chose the At-Large Selections for the Division II Men’s Basketball National Championship to complete the playing field. Congratulations to the following 10 teams:
 
School City, State Qualifying Method
#1 Spurgeon College Kansas City, MO At-Large Selection
#2 Great Lakes Christian College Lansing, MI Midwest Region Champion
#3 Manhattan Christian College Manhattan, KS Central Region Champion
#4 Champion Christian College Hot Springs, AR At-Large Selection
#5 North Central University Minneapolis, MN North Region Champion
#6 Crown College Saint Bonifacius, MN At-Large Selection
#7 Bob Jones University Greenville, SC South Region Champion
#8 Faith Baptist Bible College Ankeny, IA At-Large Selection
#9 Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX Southwest Region Champion
#10 Simmons College of Kentucky Louisville, KY Mideast Region Champion
 
For the Christian Service Project this year, student-athletes and coaches will serve together packing meals for Feed My Starving Children on Tuesday, March 10. Championship action will then begin with a pair of matchups on Wednesday, March 11. The semifinals will be played on Friday, March 13 with the championship set for 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, March 14. 

** Note the schedule is subject to change, pending Southwestern Adventist University's advancement in the tournament. Game times would be adjusted two hours earlier on Friday if Southwestern Adventist makes the semifinals and two hours later Saturday if they make the championship to honor the Adventist's Sabbath. 
 
Click here for more information on the DII Men’s Basketball National Championship, held at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.