NCAA2 Basketball History

College Division was created in 1957

Name history

1957-1973: College Division

1973 until now: NCAA Division II 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025

Logos

Until 1973

1973-1979

1979-2002

Since 2002

Title holders

Championships by school

Titles	Club	Years
6	Nova SE	2022-23, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2024-25, 2025-26
3	PLNU	2022-23, 2024-25, 2025-26
2	St.Anselm	2022-23, 2025-26
2	Gannon	2023-24, 2024-25
2	NMU	2022-23, 2024-25
2	Daemen	2024-25, 2025-26
2	STAC	2022-23, 2023-24
2	William Jewell	2023-24, 2025-26
2	MSU	2023-24, 2023-24
2	USC Aiken	2023-24, 2024-25
2	NW Missouri St.	2022-23, 2023-24
2	Walsh	2023-24, 2025-26
2	Harding	2024-25, 2025-26
2	MSUM	2022-23, 2024-25
2	SNHU	2023-24, 2024-25
2	UNCP	2023-24, 2024-25
2	DBU	2024-25, 2025-26
1	Augusta	2022-23
1	IUP	2022-23
1	Ashland	2022-23
1	GVSU	2025-26
1	Ferris St.	2023-24
1	UWG	2023-24
1	FHSU	2024-25
1	Morehouse	2025-26
1	Malone	2024-25
1	California, PA	2025-26
1	CMU	2023-24
1	Fort Lewis	2022-23
1	Bridgeport	2024-25
1	Washburn	2025-26
1	MSUB	2023-24
1	Azusa Pacific	2023-24
1	McKendree	2022-23
1	UWF	2025-26
1	WTAM	2022-23
1	NW Nazarene	2022-23
1	UAH	2024-25
1	Charleston	2023-24
1	Seattle Pacific	2024-25
1	Catawba	2022-23
1	Fairmont St.	2024-25
1	LMU	2023-24
1	Lander	2025-26
1	CS Los Angeles	2023-24
1	CSUSB	2022-23
1	CSUDH	2024-25
1	UMD	2025-26
1	BHSU	2025-26
1	Clark Atlanta	2023-24
1	Lenoir-Rhyne	2024-25
1	WSSU	2022-23
1	SSU	2024-25
1	ENMU	2023-24
1	Fayetteville St.	2025-26
1	Arkansas Tech	2023-24
1	Virginia St.	2024-25
1	Anderson	2025-26
1	West Liberty	2022-23
1	Caldwell	2022-23
1	UWA	2022-23
1	St.Martin's	2025-26
1	S.Arkansas	2022-23
1	Bloomfield	2023-24
1	Miles	2022-23
1	Felician	2025-26
1	Lincoln, MO	2024-25
1	Colorado Mines	2024-25
1	CS East Bay	2025-26
1	Lincoln, PA	2023-24
1	Emmanuel, GA	2022-23
1	Young Harris	2025-26

Finals year-by-year

Season	Winner	Result	Finalist	Regular Season Champ
2022-23	Winston Salem State University	62-57	Lincoln University of Pennsylvania	Virginia Union University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Minnesota State University Moorhead	79-69	University of Minnesota Duluth	Northern State University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Northwest Nazarene University	65-57	St. Martin's University	St. Martin's University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Fort Lewis College	82-76	Colorado School of Mines	Fort Lewis College
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Saint Anselm College	65-54	New Haven University	Southern New Hampshire University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Ashland University	82-78	Malone University	Walsh University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	California State University San Bernardino	88-81	California State University San Marcos	California State University San Bernardino
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Point Loma Nazarene University	89-60	Azusa Pacific University	Point Loma Nazarene University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Miles College	60-46	Benedict College	Benedict College
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Emmanuel College	77-60	Belmont Abbey College	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Northern Michigan University	79-66	Michigan Technological University	University of Wisconsin Parkside
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Caldwell University	72-69	Jefferson University	Caldwell University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Southern Arkansas University	89-69	Arkansas Tech University	Southern Nazarene University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	St. Thomas Aquinas College	72-66	Daemen College	St. Thomas Aquinas College
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	McKendree University	62-51	University of Missouri - St.Louis	University of Indianapolis
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	University of West Alabama	67-65	University of West Georgia	University of West Alabama
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	West Texas A&M University	64-63	Angelo State University	Texas A&M University - Kingsville
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Augusta University	86-72	Lander University	University of South Carolina - Aiken
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Catawba College	101-69	The University of Virginia's College at Wise	Lincoln Memorial University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Northwest Missouri State University	61-53	University of Central Oklahoma	Northwest Missouri State University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	West Liberty University	112-82	Fairmont State University	West Liberty University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Nova Southeastern University	92-69	Embry Riddle University	Nova Southeastern University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	54-53	Mercyhurst University
2021-22	Not held
2022-23	Nova Southeastern University	111-101	West Liberty University	Nova Southeastern University
2023-24	Minnesota State University Mankato	97-77	University of Minnesota Duluth	Minnesota State University Mankato
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Walsh University	65-56	Thomas More University	Kentucky Wesleyan College
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Southern New Hampshire University	75-60	Southern Connecticut State University	St. Michael's College
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Azusa Pacific University	78-66	Point Loma Nazarene University	Academy of Art
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Colorado Mesa University	86-75	Colorado Mesa University	Colorado Mesa University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	University of South Carolina - Aiken	70-60	Flagler College	University of South Carolina - Aiken
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Lincoln Memorial University	61-60	Lincoln Memorial University	Lincoln Memorial University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Nova Southeastern University	87-76	Barry University	Nova Southeastern University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Montana State University Billings	78-69	University of Alaska at Anchorage	Montana State University Billings
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	California State University Los Angeles	73-62	California State University San Bernardino	California State University Dominguez Hills
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Gannon University	89-74	California University of Pennsylvania
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Northwest Missouri State University	78-65	Pittsburg State University	Northwest Missouri State University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	University of West Georgia	75-69	University of Alabama in Huntsville	University of West Georgia
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Ferris State University	87-76	Grand Valley State University	Northern Michigan University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	University of Charleston	78-68	West Liberty University	University of Charleston
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	St. Thomas Aquinas College	77-66	Daemen College	St. Thomas Aquinas College
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	82-81	Emmanuel College	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Clark Atlanta University	65-55	Miles College	Clark Atlanta University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	89-69	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University	Bloomfield College of Montclair State University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Arkansas Tech University	72-57	Southern Nazarene University	Arkansas Tech University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	William Jewell College	83-65	Lewis University	University of Indianapolis
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Eastern New Mexico University	91-88	Lubbock Christian University	Dallas Baptist University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Lincoln University of Pennsylvania	54-51	Fayetteville State University
2022-23	Not held
2023-24	Minnesota State University Mankato	88-85	Nova Southeastern University	Nova Southeastern University
2024-25	Virginia State University	71-64	Bluefield State University	Virginia State University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Minnesota State University Moorhead	78-66	Minot State University	Concordia University St Paul
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Lenoir-Rhyne College	82-78	Lincoln Memorial University	Lincoln Memorial University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Malone University	76-63	Thomas More University	The University of Findlay
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Seattle Pacific University	72-61	Central Washington University	Central Washington University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Southern New Hampshire University	72-71	Pace University	Adelphi University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Point Loma Nazarene University	67-64	Academy of Art	Point Loma Nazarene University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Savannah State University	67-66	Tuskegee University	Clark Atlanta University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Colorado School of Mines	92-64	Regis University	Colorado School of Mines
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	California State University Dominguez Hills	74-68	California State University Chico	California State University Dominguez Hills
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	University of North Carolina at Pembroke	107-91	Emmanuel College	University of North Carolina at Pembroke
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Harding University	75-74	Southern Nazarene University	Southern Nazarene University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Lincoln University	58-51	University of Missouri - St.Louis	Missouri University of Science and Tech
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Dallas Baptist University	76-70	Lubbock Christian University	University of Alabama in Huntsville
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Bridgeport University	67-57	Post University	Dominican College
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Daemen College	88-80	St. Thomas Aquinas College	Daemen College
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Northern Michigan University	78-63	Lake Superior State University	Michigan Technological University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	University of Alabama in Huntsville	101-95	Valdosta State University	University of Alabama in Huntsville
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Fort Hays State University	72-71	University of Central Oklahoma	Washburn University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	University of South Carolina - Aiken	92-76	University of South Carolina Beaufort	Columbus State University
2023-24	Drew Stover is East Division Player of the Year. Donald Whithead is West Division Player of the Year. Cameron Kerney is Best Scoreer of PSAC.
2024-25	Gannon University	74-58	Shepherd University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Nova Southeastern University	103-89	Florida Southern College	Nova Southeastern University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Fairmont State University	122-114	West Liberty University	West Liberty University
2023-24	Not held
2024-25	Nova Southeastern University	74-73	California State University Dominguez Hills	Daemen College
2025-26	Fayetteville State University	71-68	Bluefield State University	Virginia State University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	University of Minnesota Duluth	76-65	St Cloud State University	St Cloud State University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	St. Martin's University	74-62	University of Alaska at Anchorage	St. Martin's University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Walsh University	86-73	Lake Erie College	Walsh University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Not held
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	California State University East Bay	80-63	Humboldt State University	California State University East Bay
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Saint Anselm College	75-69	St. Michael's College	Saint Anselm College
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Point Loma Nazarene University	94-69	Westmont College, CA	Point Loma Nazarene University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Black Hills State University	89-77	Colorado Mesa University	Black Hills State University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Anderson University	78-75	Catawba College	Anderson University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Morehouse College	66-56	Tuskegee University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Felician University	91-81	Goldey-Beacom College	Felician University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Young Harris College	82-79	Chowan University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Daemen College	86-66	Roberts Wesleyan University	Daemen College
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Harding University	73-68	Southern Nazarene University	Oklahoma Baptist University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	William Jewell College	67-48	Drury University	Rockhurst University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	California University of Pennsylvania	80-79	Gannon University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Grand Valley State University	67-57	Northern Michigan University	Michigan Technological University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	University of West Florida	76-69	University of West Alabama	University of West Alabama
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Dallas Baptist University	76-74	Eastern New Mexico University	Dallas Baptist University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Washburn University	91-59	Rogers State University	Washburn University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Lander University	64-54	University of North Georgia	Lander University
2024-25	Not held
2025-26	Nova Southeastern University	92-85	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Nova Southeastern University

Finals participants

Club	W	L	Total
Nova SE	6	1	7
Daemen	2	2	4
PLNU	3	1	4
West Liberty	1	3	4
Gannon	2	1	3
NMU	2	1	3
CMU	1	2	3
S.Nazarene	0	3	3
STAC	2	1	3
LMU	1	2	3
UMD	1	2	3
Emmanuel, GA	1	2	3
St.Anselm	2	0	2
GVSU	1	1	2
UWG	1	1	2
Bluefield St.	0	2	2
Malone	1	1	2
Alaska-Anch.	0	2	2
California, PA	1	1	2
UCO	0	2	2
Azusa Pacific	1	1	2
William Jewell	2	0	2
UAH	1	1	2
Catawba	1	1	2
Fairmont St.	1	1	2
MSU	2	0	2
USC Aiken	2	0	2
Lander	1	1	2
NW Missouri St.	2	0	2
CSUSB	1	1	2
CSUDH	1	1	2
Walsh	2	0	2
LCU	0	2	2
Thomas More	0	2	2
Harding	2	0	2
UMSL	0	2	2
ENMU	1	1	2
Fayetteville St.	1	1	2
Arkansas Tech	1	1	2
UWA	1	1	2
Tuskegee	0	2	2
MSUM	2	0	2
St.Martin's	1	1	2
Bloomfield	1	1	2
Miles	1	1	2
SNHU	2	0	2
UNCP	2	0	2
Colorado Mines	1	1	2
Lincoln, PA	1	1	2
DBU	2	0	2
Augusta	1	0	1
FSC	0	1	1
Chico St.	0	1	1
IUP	1	0	1
Barry	0	1	1
LSSU	0	1	1
Michigan Tech	0	1	1
Mercyhurst	0	1	1
Ashland	1	0	1
Ferris St.	1	0	1
FHSU	1	0	1
Morehouse	1	0	1
Fort Lewis	1	0	1
Bridgeport	1	0	1
Washburn	1	0	1
MSUB	1	0	1
S.Connecticut	0	1	1
McKendree	1	0	1
CWU	0	1	1
UWF	1	0	1
WTAM	1	0	1
St.Michael's	0	1	1
NW Nazarene	1	0	1
Post	0	1	1
Charleston	1	0	1
Westmont	0	1	1
Seattle Pacific	1	0	1
Lewis	0	1	1
St.Cloud St.	0	1	1
Pitt St.	0	1	1
CS Los Angeles	1	0	1
BHSU	1	0	1
Lake Erie	0	1	1
Clark Atlanta	1	0	1
Chowan	0	1	1
New Haven	0	1	1
Lenoir-Rhyne	1	0	1
N.Georgia	0	1	1
RWU	0	1	1
WSSU	1	0	1
SSU	1	0	1
Valdosta St.	0	1	1
Virginia St.	1	0	1
Pace	0	1	1
Embry Riddle	0	1	1
Anderson	1	0	1
Drury	0	1	1
Caldwell	1	0	1
Belm.Abbey	0	1	1
Angelo St.	0	1	1
Humboldt St.	0	1	1
S.Arkansas	1	0	1
Shepherd	0	1	1
Regis Univ.	0	1	1
Jefferson	0	1	1
PBA	0	1	1
Felician	1	0	1
Lincoln, MO	1	0	1
Minot St.	0	1	1
GBC	0	1	1
Flagler	0	1	1
UVA Wise	0	1	1
Benedict	0	1	1
CS East Bay	1	0	1
Rogers St.	0	1	1
Academy of Art	0	1	1
CSUSM	0	1	1
Young Harris	1	0	1
USCB	0	1	1

Final Four participants

Club	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Nova SE	5	1	0	0
PLNU	2	1	0	0
Gannon	2	1	0	0
MSU	2	0	1	1
UNCP	2	0	1	0
SNHU	2	0	0	1
Walsh	2	0	0	0
USC Aiken	2	0	0	0
William Jewell	2	0	0	0
Harding	2	0	0	0
DBU	2	0	0	0
Daemen	2	0	0	0
LMU	1	2	1	0
CMU	1	2	0	0
CSUDH	1	1	1	1
California, PA	1	1	0	1
Fayetteville St.	1	1	0	1
NMU	1	1	0	1
UMD	1	1	0	0
Bloomfield	1	1	0	0
ENMU	1	1	0	0
BHSU	1	0	1	1
MSUB	1	0	1	1
Clark Atlanta	1	0	1	1
Colorado Mines	1	0	1	0
FHSU	1	0	1	0
Morehouse	1	0	1	0
Lincoln, PA	1	0	1	0
St.Anselm	1	0	0	1
CS East Bay	1	0	0	1
Washburn	1	0	0	1
Virginia St.	1	0	0	1
Lenoir-Rhyne	1	0	0	1
UAH	1	0	0	1
Azusa Pacific	1	0	0	0
CS Los Angeles	1	0	0	0
NW Missouri St.	1	0	0	0
Charleston	1	0	0	0
Arkansas Tech	1	0	0	0
MSUM	1	0	0	0
Malone	1	0	0	0
Seattle Pacific	1	0	0	0
SSU	1	0	0	0
Lincoln, MO	1	0	0	0
Bridgeport	1	0	0	0
Fairmont St.	1	0	0	0
St.Martin's	1	0	0	0
Anderson	1	0	0	0
Felician	1	0	0	0
Young Harris	1	0	0	0
GVSU	1	0	0	0
UWF	1	0	0	0
Lander	1	0	0	0
West Liberty	0	3	0	0
S.Nazarene	0	3	0	0
LCU	0	2	1	0
Emmanuel, GA	0	2	0	1
Thomas More	0	2	0	0
Alaska-Anch.	0	2	0	0
Bluefield St.	0	2	0	0
Tuskegee	0	2	0	0
Chowan	0	1	2	0
St.Michael's	0	1	1	0
Academy of Art	0	1	1	0
CSUSB	0	1	1	0
Pitt St.	0	1	1	0
Miles	0	1	1	0
Post	0	1	1	0
CWU	0	1	1	0
STAC	0	1	1	0
Flagler	0	1	0	1
Barry	0	1	0	1
Catawba	0	1	0	1
Humboldt St.	0	1	0	1
RWU	0	1	0	1
LSSU	0	1	0	1
Rogers St.	0	1	0	1
N.Georgia	0	1	0	1
S.Connecticut	0	1	0	0
Lewis	0	1	0	0
Minot St.	0	1	0	0
Pace	0	1	0	0
Regis Univ.	0	1	0	0
Chico St.	0	1	0	0
UMSL	0	1	0	0
Valdosta St.	0	1	0	0
UCO	0	1	0	0
USCB	0	1	0	0
Shepherd	0	1	0	0
St.Cloud St.	0	1	0	0
Lake Erie	0	1	0	0
Westmont	0	1	0	0
GBC	0	1	0	0
Drury	0	1	0	0
UWA	0	1	0	0
PBA	0	1	0	0
Columbus St.	0	0	3	0
Concord	0	0	2	0
Indianapolis	0	0	2	0
Hawaii-Hilo	0	0	1	2
Cedarville	0	0	1	1
C-N	0	0	1	1
Lyn	0	0	1	1
NW Nazarene	0	0	1	1
Millersville	0	0	1	1
Dominican, NY	0	0	1	1
Virginia Union	0	0	1	1
Fort Lewis	0	0	1	1
OBU	0	0	1	1
Sioux Falls	0	0	1	0
SMSU	0	0	1	0
Wingate	0	0	1	0
Embry Riddle	0	0	1	0
Lock Haven	0	0	1	0
SE Oklahoma	0	0	1	0
TAMIU	0	0	1	0
Hillsdale	0	0	1	0
Adelphi	0	0	1	0
Biola, CA	0	0	1	0
Missouri S&T	0	0	1	0
St.Edward's	0	0	1	0
Queens, NY	0	0	1	0
Ferris St.	0	0	1	0
Montevallo	0	0	1	0
JCSU	0	0	1	0
Augustana	0	0	1	0
Findlay, OH	0	0	1	0
CPP	0	0	1	0
Assumption	0	0	1	0
HPU	0	0	1	0
Northwood	0	0	1	0
OKBU	0	0	1	0
Seton Hill	0	0	1	0
Michigan Tech	0	0	1	0
Lee	0	0	1	0
MSSU	0	0	1	0
Winona St.	0	0	0	2
Upper Iowa	0	0	0	2
Chaminade	0	0	0	1
Tiffin	0	0	0	1
Georgia Coll.	0	0	0	1
WVSU	0	0	0	1
Barton, NC	0	0	0	1
Benedict	0	0	0	1
NWOSU	0	0	0	1
Cameron	0	0	0	1
Claflin	0	0	0	1
Augusta	0	0	0	1
Bentley	0	0	0	1
Central St.	0	0	0	1
King	0	0	0	1
HSU	0	0	0	1
WTAM	0	0	0	1
Jefferson	0	0	0	1
Trevecca	0	0	0	1
Tampa	0	0	0	1
GSU	0	0	0	1
Alaska	0	0	0	1
Ashland	0	0	0	1
CUI	0	0	0	1
CSU-Pueblo	0	0	0	1
KWC	0	0	0	1
D'Youville	0	0	0	1
McKendree	0	0	0	1
IUP	0	0	0	1
St.Mary's, TX	0	0	0	1
MWSU	0	0	0	1

Players with the most appearances in the NCAA2 Finals

Player	Finals Appearances	Years
Andrew Hommes	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Jake Lifgren	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Justin Hemphill	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Josh Haskell	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Justin Glover	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Phil Nwugwo	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Benjamin Bill	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Jackson Kulik	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Ayden Harrison	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
Ryan Davis	4	2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Players with the most NCAA2 titles

Player	Count	Years Won
Ryan Davis	6	2023, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2025, 2026
Alex Mangold	5	2023, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2025
Tommy Sala	5	2023, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2025
Jamie Qualley	4	2024, 2025, 2025, 2026
Eli Allen	4	2024, 2025, 2025, 2026
Ryan Walsh	4	2024, 2025, 2025, 2026
Andrew Hommes	3	2023, 2025, 2026
Jake Lifgren	3	2023, 2025, 2026
Mike Moore	3	2023, 2023, 2024
Shane Hunter	3	2023, 2023, 2024