2014 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 2014 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was a single-elimination tournament involving 64 teams that was played to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 2013–14 basketball season.

2014 NCAA Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams64
Finals siteEvansville, Indiana
ChampionsCentral Missouri Mules (2nd title)
Runner-upWest Liberty Hilltoppers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachKim Anderson (1st title)
MOPDaylen Robinson, Central Missouri
AttendanceTBD

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana. The championship game was played on March 29, 2014 and was aired nationally on CBS.

The Central Missouri Mules defeated the West Liberty Hilltoppers, 84–77, to win their second national championship and first since the 1984 NCAA Division II Tournament.

Qualification and tournament format

The champions of 22 of the 24 Division II basketball conferences qualified automatically. The list of automatic qualifying conferences changed as follows from the 2013 tournament:

In addition to the MEC, the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) was not eligible for an automatic berth. Although the G-MAC began conference competition in 2012–13, it was not officially accepted as a Division II conference until 2013–14, meaning that it will not receive an automatic berth until the 2016 tournament.

An additional 42 teams were selected as at-large participants by the selection committee. As in previous years, the first three rounds of the tournament were organized in regions comprising eight participants in groups of two or three conferences (two in the Atlantic and Central regions) with seeds assigned by the selection committee. The Elite Eight regional winners met ar one site for the quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals.

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams automatically qualified for the national tournament as the champions of their conference tournaments.

Team Conference Region
Cal State Stanislaus CCAA West
Philadelphia CACC East
Livingstone CIAA Atlantic
Limestone Conference Carolinas Southeast
Bridgeport ECC East
Harding Great American Central
Findlay GLIAC Midwest
Southern Indiana GLVC Midwest
Seattle Pacific GNAC West
North Alabama Gulf South South
Texas A&M International Heartland South Central
Tarleton State Lone Star South Central
Missouri Southern State MIAA Central
Southern Connecticut State Northeast-10 East
Minnesota State Mankato NSIC Central
Chaminade Pacific West West
South Carolina–Aiken Peach Belt Southeast
East Stroudsburg PSAC Atlantic
Metro State RMAC South Central
Lincoln Memorial SAC Southeast
Tuskegee SIAC South
Florida Southern Sunshine State South

Regionals

East - New Haven, Connecticut

Location: James Moore Fieldhouse

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 Southern Connecticut State (27–2) 89
8 Bridgeport (18–10) 73
1 Southern Connecticut State 79
4 Franklin Pierce 77
4 Franklin Pierce (20–7) 66
5 Philadelphia (25–6) 65
1 Southern Connecticut State 78
3 Saint Anselm 72
3 Saint Anselm (20–7) 73
6 Le Moyne (17–11) 62
3 Saint Anselm 82
7 Bloomfield 68
2 New Haven (21–8) 57
7 Bloomfield (20–8) 59

Central - Mankato, Minnesota

Location: Taylor Center

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 Minnesota State Mankato (29–4) 97
8 Harding (15–14) 56
1 Minnesota State 66
5 Northwest Missouri State 71
4 Winona State (22–8) 77
5 Northwest Missouri State (26–7) 98
5 Northwest Missouri State 59
2 Central Missouri 60
3 Missouri Southern State (24–5) 80
6 Fort Hays State (22–7) 69
3 Missouri Southern State 84
2 Central Missouri 94
2 Central Missouri (21–9) 56
7 Arkansas Tech (24–5) 44

South - Lakeland, Florida

Location: Jenkins Field House

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 Florida Southern (26–4) 95
8 Tuskegee (18–11) 98
8 Tuskegee 93
4 North Alabama 87
4 North Alabama (22–9) 72
5 Tampa (20–9) 68
8 Tuskegee 80
3 Delta State 59
3 Delta State (24–6) 82
6 Barry (19–8) 77
3 Delta State 70
2 Saint Leo 61
2 Saint Leo (23–8) 75
7 West Alabama (17–10) 67

South Central - Denver, Colorado

Location: Auraria Events Center

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 Metro State (28–1) 76
8 UC Colorado Springs (21–8) 72
1 Metro State 86
4 Colorado Mines 82
4 Colorado Mines (24–4) 41
5 St. Mary's (TX) (19–8) 19
1 Metro State 78
3 Midwestern State 56
3 Midwestern State (22–7) 72
6 UAFS (21–6) 66
3 Midwestern State 74
2 Tarleton State 68
2 Tarleton State (27–2) 92
7 Texas A&M–International (22–8) 56

Midwest - Springfield, Missouri

Location: Weiser Gymnasium

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 Drury (25–3) 69
8 Wisconsin–Parkside (23–6) 64
1 Drury 79
5 Lake Superior State 61
4 Findlay (24–5) 83
5 Lake Superior State (26–5) 88*
1 Drury 71
6 Michigan Tech 57
3 Southern Indiana (25–5) 70
6 Michigan Tech (22–7) 75
6 Michigan Tech 82
2 Indianapolis 76
2 Indianapolis (23–4) 80
7 Bellarmine (23–7) 75

Atlantic - East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Location: Koehler Fieldhouse

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 East Stroudsburg (28–1) 99
8 Livingstone (21–7) 98
1 East Stroudsburg 66
5 Gannon 58
4 Charleston (WV) (21–8) 64
5 Gannon (19–9) 66
1 East Stroudsburg 82
2 West Liberty 89
3 Indiana (PA) (23–4) 75
6 West Chester (20–9) 68
3 Indiana (PA) 85
2 West Liberty 86
2 West Liberty (26–3) 88
7 Glenville State (18–10) 72

Southeast - Aiken, South Carolina

Location: USCA Convocation Center

First Round
Saturday, March 15 		Second Round
Sunday, March 16 		Regional Final
Tuesday, March 18
         
1 USC Aiken (29–3) 80
8 Limestone (21–8) 54
1 USC Aiken 78
5 GRU Augusta 58
4 Anderson (SC) (22–9) 84
5 GRU Augusta (23–7) 86
1 USC Aiken 84
3 Montevallo 73
3 Montevallo (24–5) 97
6 Georgia Southwestern (20–10) 88
3 Montevallo 98
2 Lincoln Memorial 86
2 Lincoln Memorial (27–2) 76
7 Carson–Newman (19–8) 65

West - San Bernardino, California

Location: James and Aerianthi Coussoulis Arena

First Round
Friday, March 14 		Second Round
Saturday, March 15 		Regional Final
Monday, March 17
         
1 CSU San Bernardino (23–4) 79
8 Chaminade (19–12) 78
1 CSU San Bernardino 77
4 Chico State 94
4 Chico State (22–7) 77
5 California Baptist (24–3) 71
4 Chico State 81
7 CSU Stanislaus 80
3 Cal Poly Pomona (21–6) 73
6 Dixie State (21–6) 63
3 Cal Poly Pomona 69
7 CSU Stanislaus 75
2 Seattle Pacific (26–5) 72
7 CSU Stanislaus (21–8) 80

Elite Eight – Evansville, Indiana

Location: Ford Center

Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 26 		Semifinals
Thursday, March 27 		National Championship
Saturday, March 29
         
E1 Southern Connecticut State 72
C2 Central Missouri 78
C2 Central Missouri 71
SC1 Metro State 69
S8 Tuskegee 87
SC1 Metro State 106
C2 Central Missouri 84
A2 West Liberty 77
MW1 Drury 75
A2 West Liberty 85
A2 West Liberty 86
SE1 USC Aiken 83
SE1 USC Aiken 85
W4 Chico State 70

All-tournament team
  • Dillon Deck (Central Missouri)
  • Shawn Dyer (West Liberty)
  • Charles Hammork (Central Missouri)
  • Cedric Harris (West Liberty)
  • Daylen Robinson (Central Missouri)

References
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