NAIA Division II Men's Basketball National Tournament Appearances

Appearances: 22  •  Record: 24-22 (.522)  •  Finishes – 1st: 0,  2nd: 2,  3rd: 2

Combined Divisions (pre-1992, post-2020)
Opening Round Record: 0-3  •  Final Site Record: 0-0

Division II Era (1992-2020)
1st Round Record: 12-7  •  Total Record: 24-19

* - 2016 - Tournament was split into four brackets with teams seeded 1-8 in each of the four brackets.
* - 2021 - Divisions combined and Opening Round format implemented (16 pods of 3 teams in 2021, 16 pods of 4 teams from 2022-on).
* - 2022-on - Tournament was split into 4, 16-team Brackets (Cramer, Duer, Liston, Naismith); Featured 16, 4-team pods with the 16 winners advancing to Kansas City for the Final Site at Municipal Auditorium.

 

 

 

 

 

2024 (#16 seed - Duer Bracket) - 1st Round
#1 Langston (Okla.) L, 79-40

 

2022 (#16 seed - Duer Bracket) - 1st Round
#1 William Penn (Iowa) L, 83-72

 

2021 (#3 seed - Omaha Bracket) - 1st Round
#2 Jamestown (N.D.) L, 86-69

 

2018 (#6 seed) - 1st Round
#3 Northwestern (Iowa) L, 75-62

 

2017 (#6 seed) - Final 4
#3 Briar Cliff (Iowa) W, 80-75
#7 York (Neb.) W, 78-76
#1 Bethel (Ind.) W, 77-75 (ot)
#1 Cornerstone (Mich.) L, 69-57


2016 (#7 seed) - 1st Round
#2 Indiana Wesleyan L, 113-81

 

2015 (#7 seed) - 1st Round
Grace (Ind.) L, 54-50

 

2014 (#8 seed) - Sweet 16
Concordia (Ore.) W, 81-78
Davenport (Mich.) L, 67-65

 

2013 (unseeded) - Sweet 16
Rochester (Mich.) W, 64-50
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) L, 81-56

 

2012 (#7 seed) - Sweet 16
Daemen (N.Y.) W, 58-48
Saint Francis (Ind.) L, 61-58

 

2011 (#4 seed) - Sweet 16
Ashford (Iowa) W, 66-45
Saint Francis (Ind.) L, 76-74

 

2010 (#4 seed) - Final 4
William Jessup (Calif.) W, 85-67
Cedarville (Ohio) W, 70-69
Indiana-Southeast W, 71-65
Walsh (Ohio) L, 67-66

 

2009 (unseeded) - Elite 8
Mount Vernon Naz. (Ohio) W, 84-75
Oregon Tech W, 78-64
Bethel (Ind.) L, 82-77

 

2008 (#1 seed) - National Runner-up
Saint Jospeh (Vt.) W, 111-52
Aquinas (Mich.) W, 65-61
Bethel (Ind.) W, 73-69
Northwestern (Iowa) W, 70-67
Oregon Tech L, 63-56

 

2007 - (#1 seed) - Sweet 16
Fisher (Mass.) W, 95-84
Northwest (Wash.) L, 61-56

 

2006 (unseeded) - 1st Round
Evangel (Mo.) L, 82-74

 

2005 (#15 seed) - Sweet 16
Western Baptist (Ore.) W, 68-65
Northwestern (Iowa) L, 72-69

 

2004 (#2 seed) - National Runner-up
Saint Scholastica (Minn.) W, 78-55
Siena Heights (Mich.) W, 78-75
MidAmerica Nazarene (Ohio) W, 74-50
Sioux Falls (S.D.) W, 70-62
Oregon Tech L, 81-72

 

2003 (#4 seed) - Elite 8
California State-Hayward W, 76-44
Cascade (Ore.) W, 76-88
Cornerstone (Mich.) L, 84-75

 

2001 (#15 seed) - 1st Round
College of Idaho L, 62-58

 

1999 (unseeded) - 1st Round
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 97-73

 

1998 (unseeded) - 1st Round
Mayville State (N.D.) L, 99-72