Top 10 Division III Men’s Basketball Programs of All-Time – Episode 84

NCAA Division III celebrated its 50th Anniversary last season. Which men’s basketball programs have proven to be the very best over the course of that half century? Taking inspiration from a November 2020 CBS Sports article that ranked the top all-time men’s basketball programs in Division I, we applied their methodology to the Division III landscape.

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Related Links:
The Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever: Ranking the top teams of all time [CBS Sports]

Top Division III Men’s Basketball Programs of All-Time: The full rankings of all Division III men’s basketball programs that earned points is as follows.

RankTeamTimes
Ranked
Tourney
App.
Sweet
16
Elite
8
Final
4
TitlesTotal
Points
1Wittenberg15030171271167.50
2Illinois Wesleyan18926191261156.45
3UW-Whitewater203228664156.15
4Amherst23720141072154.85
5Williams20620141081150.30
6UW-Platteville113159754133.65
7UW-Stevens Point2401510644132.00
8Scranton212912642131.05
9Franklin & Marshall1502517105129.50
10Calvin1042310742123.20
11Washington U.2342510532122.70
12North Park13106555121.65
13Augustana1851813106120.25
14St. Thomas (Minn.)206209542117.30
15Christopher Newport1582712631116.90
16Potsdam State1615111052116.80
17Wooster249291153112.45
18Nebraska Wesleyan421811851110.10
19Hope120301143106.00
20Rochester1351811641103.75
21Rowan241610542101.20
22Randolph-Macon189201132190.45
23Virginia Wesleyan14416743185.20
24Otterbein2013763177.00
25Stockton5519114273.75
26Hampden-Sydney1141674373.70
27New Jersey City131964373.65
28Clark1916108272.95
29William Paterson6416105269.20
30UW-Oshkosh13612542167.80
31Salem State182571166.90
32Widener341873264.70
33Catholic10315521161.15
33Centre431753261.15
35Babson5413422160.70
36John Carroll1081773159.40
37Mass.-Dartmouth4215112154.10
38Guilford80755354.00
39Wheaton (Ill.)1571373153.85
40Ohio Northern4010322153.00
41DePauw391343251.95
42Whitworth189176151.45
43Gustavus Adolphus591473150.95
44LeMoyne-Owen6542149.00
45Middlebury1351253148.75
46Trinity (Conn.)521044248.60
47Wabash388222147.90
48Maryville47203147.35
49Brockport State351273145.75
50Cabrini431442145.15
51Ramapo62943245.10
52Marietta1201063145.00
53St. John Fisher49184144.45
54Roanoke321342142.60
55Swarthmore81743242.05
56Upsala863242.00
57WPI125143241.25
58North Central (Ill.)771241140.85
59Ohio Wesleyan537311138.65
60Ursinus13733237.65
61New York University411221137.05
62Plattsburgh State401141137.00
63Johns Hopkins8514335.25
64St. Lawrence145135.00
65Mary Hardin-Baylor72842134.60
66MIT69922134.45
67Lebanon Valley67111134.30
68Emory96115133.80
69Elmhurst107831133.35
70Benedictine38922132.90
70Claremont-Mudd-Scripps3815132.90
72Buffalo State813632.40
73Pomona-Pitzer1915131.95
74Springfield181021131.90
75Hamilton3312631.65
76Rhode Island College27114231.35
77Western Connecticut14132130.70
78TCNJ10832130.50
79Trinity (Texas)69121130.45
80Wilkes24643130.20
81Keene State4296230.10
82Alvernia11011130.05
83Ripon1414129.70
84Brandeis4475429.20
85Staten Island313329.15
86St. John’s6012229.00
87Whitman56542127.80
88Hartwick2821127.10
89Capital61102127.05
90Albany105127.00
91St. Norbert9810226.90
92Hanover7393126.65
93Oswego State5294126.60
94Carthage86432126.30
95Mount Union63541126.15
96Transylvania21103126.05
97York (PA)31711125.55
98Rose-Hulman7111125.35
99Central311325.15
100Salisbury2292225.10
101Tufts4185125.05
102Albion39522124.95
103Buena Vista789324.90
104Mississippi College509424.50
105Susquehanna2593124.25
106Ithaca1611123.80
107Trine331111123.65
108Texas-Dallas3783122.85
108Aurora171122.85
110Nazareth1092122.50
111Eastern Connecticut2583122.25
112Wartburg4474122.20
113Elizabethtown15521121.75
114Manchester7521121.35
115St. Mary’s (Md.)5954220.95
116Chicago5164120.55
117Brooklyn3511120.15
118Baldwin Wallace3572119.75
119Montclair State1173119.55
120Penn State-Behrend781119.35
121DeSales2572119.25
122Farmingdale State281119.10
123Northwestern (Minn.)19119.05
124SUNY Geneseo8319.00
124Washington College421119.00
124Beloit9119.00
127Nichols1962218.95
128Lawrence5862118.90
129Dickinson1772118.85
130Albertus Magnus328118.60
130Dubuque128218.60
132Puget Sound8444118.20
133Bridgewater State28218.10
134Husson1918.05
135Mass.-Boston72118.00
135Southern Maine411118.00
135Allegheny918.00
138UW-Eau Claire33311117.65
139Endicott38117.15
140Merchant Marine28117.10
140Bethany28117.10
142Hamline222117.00
143RPI157216.75
143Lycoming15816.75
145Connecticut College24221116.20
146North Carolina Wesleyan362116.15
147Albright162116.05
148Hunter62116.00
148Methodist62116.00
148Baruch816.00
151Cortland226215.10
152King’s161115.05
152Rochester Tech17115.05
154Elms16714.80
155Cal Lutheran116214.55
156Millsaps1052114.50
157Occidental2651114.30
158Morrisville State352114.15
159Emory and Henry26214.10
160SUNY Oneonta211114.00
161Gwynedd Mercy166113.80
162Hobart56113.25
163Franklin26113.10
164McMurry1942112.95
165Skidmore4612.20
166Kean332212.15
167Fontbonne612.00
167Grove City612.00
167Sewanee612.00
167York (NY)612.00
171Stevens195111.95
172Lewis & Clark3632111.80
173Chapman33511.65
174Gettysburg105111.50
175Averett45111.20
176Coast Guard141111.05
177MCLA41111.00
177Alfred5111.00
177Muskingum5111.00
177Suffolk5111.00
181St. Joseph (Conn.)354110.75
182Mary Washington2331110.15
183La Roche1510.05
184Whittier32110.00
184Monmouth510.00
184Union510.00
184Webster510.00
184Westfield State510.00
184Westminster (MO)510.00
190Wesleyan3449.70
190St. Olaf14419.70
190Loras14419.70
193Case Western Reserve31329.55
194Heidelberg9419.45
195Johnson and Wales (RI)7419.35
196Coe6419.30
197Carnegie Mellon2349.15
197Rhodes3419.15
199Greensboro3119.00
199Washington & Jefferson3119.00
199Washington and Lee419.00
202UW-La Crosse5538.75
203Colby1348.65
203SUNY Purchase1348.65
205Bowdoin848.40
206UW-River Falls4738.35
207Yeshiva26318.30
207Augsburg648.30
209Concordia (Wis.)348.15
209Texas Lutheran348.15
211Framingham State328.00
211Millikin328.00
211Bethany Lutheran48.00
211Colby-Sawyer48.00
211Cornell College48.00
211LaGrange48.00
211Lasell48.00
211Misericordia48.00
211Mitchell48.00
211Moravian48.00
211Norwich48.00
211Saint Vincent48.00
211Simpson48.00
211Worcester State48.00
225Carroll10317.50
226East Texas Baptist82117.40
227Bridgewater (Va.)7317.35
228CCNY317.00
228Luther317.00
228Utica317.00
231Anderson1936.95
232Berry1036.50
232Neumann1036.50
234Lancaster Bible936.45
235Messiah636.30
236Eastern Mennonite251116.25
236Lynchburg536.25
238Redlands336.15
239Illinois College236.10
240Carleton136.05
240Hood136.05
240Manhattanville136.05
240Shenandoah136.05
244Blackburn36.00
244Delaware Valley36.00
244Edgewood36.00
244Gordon36.00
244Goucher36.00
244Hendrix36.00
244Hiram36.00
244Marian (WI)36.00
244Marymount36.00
244Penn State Harrisburg36.00
244Western New England36.00
255Alma91115.45
256Hardin-Simmons3215.15
257Kenyon215.00
257Minnesota–Morris215.00
257SUNY Poly215.00
260St. Thomas (Texas)1324.65
261Denison1224.60
262Colorado College324.15
263Oglethorpe224.10
264Bethel124.05
264Grinnell124.05
266Arcadia24.00
266Castleton24.00
266Centenary (LA)24.00
266Chatham24.00
266Curry24.00
266Eastern24.00
266Emerson24.00
266FDU Florham24.00
266Fitchburg State24.00
266LeTourneau24.00
266Mount Saint Mary24.00
266Mount Saint Vincent24.00
266Muhlenberg24.00
266New England College24.00
266Pittsburgh–Bradford24.00
266Plymouth State24.00
266Rutgers–Newark24.00
266St. Joseph’s (LI)24.00
266Saint Joseph’s (ME)24.00
266Salve Regina24.00
266Schreiner24.00
266Spalding24.00
266Stevenson24.00
266SUNY Old Westbury24.00
266Wentworth24.00
266Wilmington (OH)24.00
266Wilson24.00
266Wisconsin Lutheran24.00
294Bates10113.50
295Anna Maria113.00
295La Verne113.00
297UW-Stout1912.95
298Adrian1512.75
299Linfield1012.50
300Lake Forest812.40
301Rockford712.35
302Ferrum612.30
303Kalamazoo312.15
304Mount St. Joseph112.05
304Randolph112.05
306Cairn12.00
306Clarks Summit12.00
306Clarkson12.00
306Concordia Texas12.00
306Concordia-Moorhead12.00
306Covenant12.00
306Dallas12.00
306Elmira12.00
306Eureka12.00
306Geneva12.00
306Greenville12.00
306Immaculata12.00
306John Jay12.00
306Knox12.00
306Lakeland12.00
306Lehman12.00
306Maine-Farmington12.00
306Mary Baldwin12.00
306Medgar Evers12.00
306MSOE12.00
306New England12.00
306Oberlin12.00
306Pacific (OR)12.00
306Pittsburgh–Greensburg12.00
306Regis (MA)12.00
306Rivier12.00
306Roger Williams12.00
306Rosemont (PA)12.00
306Russell Sage12.00
306SUNY-Canton12.00
306Cobleskill State12.00
306SUNY Delhi12.00
306Fredonia State12.00
306SUNY New Paltz12.00
306Vassar12.00
306Westminster (Pa.)12.00
342Juniata100.05

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The Greatest College Basketball Programs Ever: Ranking the top teams of all time [CBS Sports]
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