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2007 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2007)
American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2007)
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2007 |
| Division | III |
| Image | NCAA logo.svg |
| ImageSize | 125px |
| Teams | 59 |
| FinalFourCity | Salem, Virginia |
| Champions | Amherst |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | Virginia Wesleyan |
| GameCount | 2nd |
| Semifinal1 | Washington–St. Louis |
| FinalFourCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | Wooster |
| FinalFourCount2 | 2nd |
| Coach | David Hixon (Amherst) |
| MOP | Andrew Olson (Amherst) |
| Attendance | 60619 |
The 2007 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's collegiate basketball national champion of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. It began on March 1, 2007, and concluded on March 17, 2007, with a championship game in the Salem Civic Center of Salem, Virginia, which was won by Amherst College over Virginia Wesleyan 80-67.
Qualifying teams
The Division III Championships Committee selected 59 schools to participate in the 2007 tournament. Thirty-seven teams earned automatic qualification by winning their respective conferences. Additionally, four independent (not affiliated with a conference with an automatic bid) teams and 18 other at-large teams from the remaining independent teams and automatic qualifying conferences — who did not receive their conference automatic qualification—were selected.
| School | Conference | Record | Berth Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie | Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Mississippi College | American Southwest Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Catholic | Capital Athletic Conference | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Johns Hopkins | Centennial Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| York | City University of New York Athletic Conference | 18-10 | Conference Champion |
| Augustana (IL) | College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Widener | Commonwealth Conference | 14-12 | Conference Champion |
| Wentworth Tech | Commonwealth Coast Conference | 17-11 | Conference Champion |
| St. John Fisher | Empire 8 | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| King's (PA) | Freedom Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Rivier | Great Northeast Athletic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Transylvania | Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Loras | Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 21-6 | Conference Champion |
| St. Lawrence | Liberty League | 22-5 | Conference Champion |
| Rhode Island College | Little East Conference | 24-3 | Conference Champion |
| Salem State | Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference | 24-2 | Conference Champion |
| Calvin | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 18-9 | Conference Champion |
| Carroll (WI) | Midwest Conference | 16-8 | Conference Champion |
| St. Thomas (MN) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 24-3 | Conference Champion |
| Williams | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 16-11 | Conference Champion |
| Coast Guard | New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference | 14-13 | Conference Champion |
| Ramapo | New Jersey Athletic Conference | 21-7 | Conference Champion |
| Elms | North Atlantic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Wooster | North Coast Athletic Conference | 25-3 | Conference Champion |
| Villa Julie | North Eastern Athletic Conference | 20-7 | Conference Champion |
| Whitworth | Northwest Conference | 23-3 | Conference Champion |
| Capital | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19-8 | Conference Champion |
| Hampden-Sydney | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 18-10 | Conference Champion |
| Alvernia | Pennsylvania Athletic Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| Manhattanville | Skyline Conference | 23-5 | Conference Champion |
| Fontbonne | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 16-11 | Conference Champion |
| Occidental | Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 19-5 | Conference Champion |
| Centre | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 23-4 | Conference Champion |
| SUNY-Plattsburgh | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 20-8 | Conference Champion |
| Washington (MO) | University Athletic Association | 20-4 | Conference Champion |
| Averett | USA South Athletic Conference | 20-6 | Conference Champion |
| Wisconsin-Stevens Point | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 25-2 | Conference Champion |
| Aurora | Independent | 25-2 | Independent selection |
| Lincoln (PA) | Independent | 18-8 | Independent selection |
| Maryville (TN) | Independent | 21-6 | Independent selection |
| Westminster (PA) | Independent | 18-8 | Independent selection |
| Amherst | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 25-2 | At-large |
| Brandeis | University Athletic Association | 22-5 | At-large |
| Chicago | University Athletic Association | 20-5 | At-large |
| DePauw | Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference | 22-5 | At-large |
| Guilford | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 21-4 | At-large |
| Hood | Capital Athletic Conference | 21-7 | At-large |
| Hope | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 23-4 | At-large |
| John Carroll | Ohio Athletic Conference | 19-9 | At-large |
| Keene State | Little East Conference | 23-5 | At-large |
| Mary Hardin-Baylor | American Southwest Conference | 22-5 | At-large |
| Messiah | Commonwealth Conference | 19-6 | At-large |
| Rochester | University Athletic Association | 18-7 | At-large |
| St. John's (MN) | Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | 20-7 | At-large |
| SUNY-Brockport | State University of New York Athletic Conference | 23-5 | At-large |
| Stevens Tech | Empire 8 | 21-6 | At-large |
| Trinity (CT) | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 21-4 | At-large |
| Virginia Wesleyan | Old Dominion Athletic Conference | 23-4 | At-large |
| Worcester Poly | Liberty League | 22-3 | At-large |
Bracket
Top left sectional
| team-width=160 | score-width=30
| RD1-group1 = | RD1-group2 = | RD1-group3 = | RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=St. John's (MN) | RD1-score03=85* | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Loras | RD1-score04=82
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Washington–St. Louis | RD1-score05=77 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Fontbonne | RD1-score06=58
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Whitworth | RD1-score07=62* | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=DePauw | RD1-score08=59
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Aurora | RD1-score09=68 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Calvin | RD1-score10=69
| RD1-seed011= | RD1-team011=Hope | RD1-score011=76 | RD1-seed012= | RD1-team012=Chicago | RD1-score012=54
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Augustana (IL) | RD1-score13=69 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Carroll (WI) | RD1-score14=73
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=UW–Stevens Point | RD2-score01=93 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=St. John's (MN) | RD2-score02=76
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Washington–St. Louis | RD2-score03=63 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Whitworth | RD2-score04=61
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Calvin | RD2-score05=64 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Hope | RD2-score06=80
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Carroll (WI) | RD2-score07=86 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=St. Thomas (MN) | RD2-score08=80
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=UW–Stevens Point | RD3-score01=66 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Washington–St. Louis | RD3-score02=78
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Hope | RD3-score03=89 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Carroll (WI) | RD3-score04=77
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Washington–St. Louis | RD4-score01=58 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Hope | RD4-score02=55
Bottom left sectional
| team-width=160 | score-width=30
| RD1-group1 = | RD1-group2 = | RD1-group3 = | RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Catholic | RD1-score01=58 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Messiah | RD1-score02=37
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Alvernia | RD1-score03=76 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Lincoln (PA) | RD1-score04=91
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Johns Hopkins | RD1-score05=84 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Villa Julie | RD1-score06=72
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Guilford | RD1-score07=101 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Manhattanville | RD1-score08=81
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Virginia Wesleyan | RD1-score09=63 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Averett | RD1-score10=60
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Hampden–Sydney | RD1-score11=68 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Hood | RD1-score12=65
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Mississippi College | RD1-score13=68 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Occidental | RD1-score14=51
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Mary Hardin–Baylor | RD1-score15=62 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Maryville (TN) | RD1-score16=73
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Catholic | RD2-score01=70 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Lincoln (PA) | RD2-score02=81
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Johns Hopkins | RD2-score03=73 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Guilford | RD2-score04=80
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Virginia Wesleyan | RD2-score05=61 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Hampden–Sydney | RD2-score06=51
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Mississippi College | RD2-score07=76 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Maryville (TN) | RD2-score08=56
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Lincoln (PA) | RD3-score01=128 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Guilford | RD3-score02=129***
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Virginia Wesleyan | RD3-score03=81 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Mississippi College | RD3-score04=55
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Guilford | RD4-score01=71 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Virginia Wesleyan | RD4-score02=81
Top right sectional
| team-width=160 | score-width=30
| RD1-group1 = | RD1-group2 = | RD1-group3 = | RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=King's (PA) | RD1-score03=63 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Widener | RD1-score04=76
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Ramapo | RD1-score05=77 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=York (NY) | RD1-score06=68
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=WPI | RD1-score07=57 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Stevens | RD1-score08=68
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Rhode Island College | RD1-score09=64 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Coast Guard | RD1-score10=60
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Trinity (CT) | RD1-score11=70 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Brandeis | RD1-score12=77*
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Keene State | RD1-score13=81 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Rivier | RD1-score14=47
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Amherst | RD2-score01=87 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Widener | RD2-score02=70
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Ramapo | RD2-score03=61 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Stevens | RD2-score04=69
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Rhode Island College | RD2-score05=70 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Brandeis | RD2-score06=67
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Keene State | RD2-score07=76 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Salem State | RD2-score08=75
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Amherst | RD3-score01=97 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Stevens | RD3-score02=74
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Rhode Island College | RD3-score03=75 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Keene State | RD3-score04=73
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Amherst | RD4-score01=81 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Rhode Island College | RD4-score02=69
Bottom right sectional
| team-width=160 | score-width=30
| RD1-group1 = | RD1-group2 = | RD1-group3 = | RD1-group4 =
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=St. John Fisher | RD1-score01=98 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Wentworth | RD1-score02=72
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Rochester | RD1-score03=60 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Plattsburgh State | RD1-score04=61
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=St. Lawrence | RD1-score05=85 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Elms | RD1-score06=79
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Brockport State | RD1-score07=74 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Williams | RD1-score08=66
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Wooster | RD1-score09=92 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Transylvania | RD1-score10=66
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Centre | RD1-score11=69 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Capital | RD1-score12=55
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=John Carroll | RD1-score13=87 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Westminster (PA) | RD1-score14=83
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=St. John Fisher | RD2-score01=95 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Plattsburgh State | RD2-score02=87
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=St. Lawrence | RD2-score03=49 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Brockport State | RD2-score04=74
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Wooster | RD2-score05=73 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Centre | RD2-score06=56
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=John Carroll | RD2-score07=79 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Lake Erie | RD2-score08=77
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=St. John Fisher | RD3-score01=91 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Brockport State | RD3-score02=105
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Wooster | RD3-score03=83 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=John Carroll | RD3-score04=73
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Brockport State | RD4-score01=87 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Wooster | RD4-score02=94*
Final Four
- Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
| Team-Width = 145
| RD1-seed1 = | RD1-team1 = Washington–St. Louis | RD1-score1 = 65 | RD1-seed2 = | RD1-team2 = Virginia Wesleyan | RD1-score2 = 67
| RD1-seed3 = | RD1-team3 = Amherst | RD1-score3 = 67 | RD1-seed4 = | RD1-team4 = Wooster | RD1-score4 = 60
| RD2-seed1 = | RD2-team1 = Virginia Wesleyan | RD2-score1 = 67 | RD2-seed2 = | RD2-team2 = Amherst | RD2-score2 = 80
| RD2b-seed1 = | RD2b-team1 = Washington–St. Louis | RD2b-score1 = 92 | RD2b-seed2 = | RD2b-team2 = Wooster | RD2b-score2 = 84
References
References
- (2007-03-11). "Division III tourney snubs state schools".
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