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2017 NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Tournament

2017 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
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Teams 64
Finals Site Sanford Pentagon
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Champions Northwest Missouri State (1st title)
Runner-Up Fairmont State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Ben McCollum (1st title)
MOP Justin Pitts Northwest Missouri State
  • 2016 
  • NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
  • 2018

The 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball. It began March 10, 2016, following the 2016–17 season and concluded with the championship game on March 25, 2017.

The eight regional winners met in the Elite Eight for the quarterfinal, semifinal, and championship rounds. For the first time, the Elite Eight was held at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Northwest Missouri State defeated Fairmont State 71-61, to win the first national championship in the school's history.

Location: Joe Retton Arena

* – Denotes overtime period

Location: Bearcat Arena

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Location: Le Moyne Athletic Center

* – Denotes overtime period

Location: Knights Hall

Location: Spragins Hall

* – Denotes overtime period

Location: Curry Arena

Location: Lockridge Arena

* – Denotes overtime period

Location: RIMAC

Location: Sanford Pentagon


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