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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Northwest Missouri Bearcats (4th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Augusta Jaguars (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Ben McCollum (4th title) | ||||
| MOP | Trevor Hudgins (Northwest Missouri) | ||||
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The 2022 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.
The championship rounds were held from March 22 to 26, 2022 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The tournament returned to its pre-COVID-19 pandemic field of sixty-four teams.
Defending champions Northwest Missouri State defeated Augusta in the championship game, 67–58, to win their fourth Division II national men's title.[1] The Bearcats became the first to win three consecutive Division II titles, although including that the 2020 tournament was not held.
Seven teams participated in the tournament for the first time: Academy of Art, Black Hills State, Cal State San Marcos, Cedarville, Davenport, Embry-Riddle, and Savannah State, though Embry-Riddle had qualified for the 2020 tournament that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ Kerkhoff, Blair (March 27, 2022). "Three in a row: Northwest Missouri Bearcats win Division II men's basketball championship". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved February 13, 2024.