- NJCAA Men's Division III Basketball Championship
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2003 men and women trophies at Suffolk County Community College
The National Junior Collge Athletic Association (NJCAA) Men's Division III Basketball Championships consists of eight teams playing over a three day period (Thursday-Saturday) in March to determine a National Champion. The tournament field is made up of teams that win either region or district championships that are required to earn entry into the tournament.
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How The Tournament Works
The Tournament is a standard eight-team tournament. Each team will play three games in the Tournament to determine first through eighth places.
One qualifier will emerge from each of the following districts
2011 NJCAA Division III Basketball Tournament LogoDistrict 1 Region III District 2 Regions IV & VII District 3 Regions II & V District 4 Region XIII District 5 Region XV District 6 Region XIX District 7 Regions X, XVII & XX District 8 Region XXI Before teams begin to qualify for the tournament, a Blind Draw is done to determine the matchups between the different districts in the Quarterfinals.
The 2011 Blind Draw Results Are Listed Below.
Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 10, 2011 (Winner In Bold) Score Game 1: #15 Ocean County College (District 6) vs. #7 Mass Bay Community College (District 8) 61-59 Game 2: #1 Davidson County Community College (District 7) vs. #14 Mountain View College (District 3) 95-89 Game 3: #5 SUNY Delhi (District 1) vs. #2 Rochester Community & Technical College (District 4) 66-49 Game 4: #3 Joliet Junior College (District 2) vs. #4 Sullivan County Community College (District 5) 52-51 The Semi-Finals of the Tournament consist of the Winners of Game 1 and Game 2 of the Quarterfinals playing each other followed by the Winners of Game 3 and Game 4 of the Quarterfinals.
The Consolation Games consist of the Losers of Games 1 and 2 of the Quarters playing each other followed by the Losers of Games 3 and 4 of the Quarters playing each other.
Consolation Games/Semi Finals: Friday, March 11, 2011 (Winner In Bold) Score Game 5: Mass Bay Community College vs. Davidson County Community College 91-61 Game 6: SUNY Delhi vs. Joliet Junior College 82-80 (OT) Game 7: Ocean County College vs. Mountain View College 77-71 Game 8: Rochester Community & Technical College vs. Sullivan County Community College 95-90 (2-OT) On the final day of the Tournament, teams play each other to find out which place they will finish. Three teams ranging from 2nd place to 4th place are guaranteed to finish 2-1, with the National Title game loser finishing in 2nd. Teams finishing from 5th place to 7th place will finish 1-2. Only one team will finish 0-3 and that team will place in 8th. The only team that finishes the tournament 3-0 will be the National Champion.
Championship Saturday: Saturday, March 12, 2011 Score Game 9: Mass Bay Community College vs. Joliet Junior College - 7th/8th Place 87-71 Game 10: Davidson County Community College vs. SUNY Delhi - 4th/6th Place 78-61 Game 11: Ocean County College vs. Sullivan County Community College - 3rd/5th Place 56-53 Game 12: Mountain View College vs. Rochester Community & Technical College - National Championship Game 72-64 Tournament Hosts
SUNY Delhi (1991–2010)
Sullivan County Community College (2011–2013)
Past Tournament Results
The list of NJCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship winners, along with runners-up and final scores, follows.
Championship Leaders
Team Championships Winning year(s) Sullivan County Community College 4 1992, 1995, 1996, 2007 Richland College 2 1999, 2009 North Lake College 2 2006, 2008 Suffolk County Community College-Selden 2 2003, 2004 Mountain View College 1 2011 Joliet Junior College 1 2010 Hostos Community College 1 2005 College of DuPage 1 2002 Cedar Valley College 1 2001 Roxbury Community College 1 2000 Fergus Falls Community College 1 1998 Eastfield College 1 1997 Gloucester County College 1 1994 Onondaga Community College 1 1993 Herkimer County Community College 1 1991 See also
- NJCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
- NJCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
- NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship
External links
Categories:- NJCAA championships
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