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
men's basketball tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Evansville, Indiana
Champions	Central Missouri Mules (2nd title)
Runner-up	West Liberty Hilltoppers (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Metro State Roadrunners (6th Final Four) Aiken Pacers (1st Final Four)
Winning coach	Kim Anderson (1st title)
MOP	Daylen Robinson (Central Missouri)
NCAA Division II men's tournaments «2013 2015»

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.^[1]

East Stroudsburg

Denver

Aiken

New Haven

Lakeland

Mankato

San Bernardino

Springfield

Evansville

2014 NCAA Division II Men's sites - regionals (cyan) Elite Eight (red)

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:

• The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) disbanded at the end of the 2012–13 school year, with most of the former members forming the Mountain East Conference (MEC) under a new charter. The MEC will not be eligible for an automatic berth until the 2016 tournament.
• The Great American Conference, which began competition in the 2011–12 school year, became eligible for an automatic berth.

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 Host: Southern Connecticut State University

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: Minnesota State University, Mankato

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: Florida Southern College

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: Metropolitan State University

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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: O'Reilly Family Event Center Host: Drury University

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: University of South Carolina, Aiken

	First round Round of 64 March 15					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 16					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: California State University, San Bernardino

	First round Round of 64 March 14					Regional semifinal Round of 32 March 15					Regional Final Sweet 16 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 Host: University of Southern Indiana

National Quarterfinals Elite Eight Wednesday, March 26

National semifinals Final Four 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

1. Boxell, Bob (March 29, 2014). "Central Missouri wins NCAA Division II crown". Courier Journal. Retrieved February 13, 2024.

External links

• 2014 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament jonfmorse.com