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to determine the national champion of men's

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. The championship rounds were held from March 22 to 26, 2022 at the Ford Center in

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. The tournament returned to its pre-

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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. The Bearcats became the first to win three consecutive Division II titles, although including that the

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tournament was not held. Seven teams participated in the tournament for the first time: Academy of Art, Black Hills State,

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, though Embry-Riddle had qualified for the 2020 Tournament that was ultimately canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tournament schedule and venues

Regionals

First, second, and third-round games, which comprise each regional championship, will take place on campus sites on March 11, 12, and 14. With the exception of the West Regional, the top-seeded team in each regional will serve as host. These eight locations were chosen to host regional games for the 2022 tournament: * Atlantic:

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* Central:

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* East:

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* Midwest:

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* South: Rick Case Arena,

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* South Central:

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* Southeast:

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* West:

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Elite Eight

The national quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals were held on March 22, 24, and 26 at a pre-determined site, the Ford Center in

Qualification

A total of sixty-four bids are available for the tournament: 23 automatic bids (awarded to the champions of the twenty-three Division II conferences) and 41 at-large bids. The bids are allocated evenly among the eight NCAA-designated regions (Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, South Central, Southeast, and West), each of which contains either two or three of the twenty-three Division II conferences that sponsor men's basketball (after the Heartland Conference disbanded in 2019, the South Central Region now features only two conferences). Each region consists of two or three automatic qualifiers (the teams who won their respective conference tournaments) and either five or six at-large bids, awarded regardless of conference affiliation.

Automatic bids (23)

At-large bids (41)

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

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Central Regional

* Site:

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East Regional

* Site:

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Midwest Regional

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South Regional

* Site:

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South Central Regional

* Site:

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Southeast Regional

* Site:

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West Regional

* Site:

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Elite Eight

*Site: Ford Center,

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All-tournament team

* Trevor Hudgins, Northwest Missouri * Tyshaun Crawford, Augusta * Ja'Queze Kirby, Augusta * Joel Scott, Black Hills State * Luke Waters, Northwest Missouri

References

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Tournament schedule and venues

Regionals

Elite Eight

Qualification

Automatic bids (23)

At-large bids (41)

Regionals

Atlantic Regional

Central Regional

East Regional

Midwest Regional

South Regional

South Central Regional

Southeast Regional

West Regional

Elite Eight

All-tournament team

See also

References