FORT WAYNE, INDIANA (March 16, 2026) On Tuesday, March 17th teams arrive in Fort Wayne, Indiana for the NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Quarterfinal and Semifinal Rounds held on March 19 & 21 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne welcomes and congratulates the University of Chicago, Christopher Newport University, Emory University, the University of Mary Washington, the University of St. Thomas, Trinity College, Tufts University, and Wesleyan University! This week's events include the Quarterfinal games on Thursday, the NABC All-Star game on Saturday, and the Semifinal games on Saturday – all at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum.

This is the sixth time Fort Wayne has hosted NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball since the 2018 bid award in partnership with Visit Fort Wayne, the Memorial Coliseum, and Manchester University. New this year, we will host the Quarterfinal rounds, which brings more NCAA teams than ever before to Fort Wayne.

Hosting these NCAA events has brought prestige to our community and has helped usher in the opportunities to host future events. Fort Wayne is set to host 5 additional events in 2027 & 2028 for Men’s & Women’s NCAA Division II Basketball and for Women’s NCAA Division I Golf, due in large part to the success of these Division III events over the past 6 years. They have helped build our profile as a sports tourism destination and have had an overall economic impact of more than $6 million.

Game schedule —

  • Thursday, March 19 - Quarterfinals
    • Session 1
      • Game 1: 1:00 PM | Christopher Newport vs. St. Thomas (TX)
        • Game 2: 30 minutes after end of game 1 | Illinois Wesleyan vs. Emory
    • Session 2
      • Game 3: 6:30 PM | Tufts vs. Trinity (CT)
      • Game 4: 30 minutes after end of game 2 | UChicago vs. Mary Washington
  • Saturday, March 21 – NABC All Stars and Semifinals
    • Session 1
      • NABC Reese's Division III All-Star Game: 2:30 PM
      • Semifinal Game 1: 5:30 PM | Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #2
      • Semifinal Game 2: 30 minutes after end of game 1 | Winner of Game #3 vs. Winner of Game #4

Single-session tickets go on sale today, March 16th, at 10:00 AM ET and will be available online here (fees apply) and at the Memorial Coliseum ticket office.

Help us in celebrating and welcoming this event and its athletes and fans to Fort Wayne!

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For more information on the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Quarterfinal & Semifinal rounds, please contact the following representatives -

Amir Hicks
Coordinator - Men's Basketball Championships with NCAA
avhicks@ncaa.org

Nicolle Campbell
Director of Sales, Visit Fort Wayne
nicolle@visitfortwayne.com
(260) 424-3700

Nathan Dennison
Vice President of Sales, Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
NDennison@memorialcoliseum.com
(260) 482-9502

Rick Espeset
Director of Athletics & Head Baseball Coach, Manchester University
rbespeset@manchester.edu
(260) 982-5390

Cam Fuller
NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Committee Chair
cam.fuller@snc.edu

Media B-roll can be found here – https://bit.ly/DIIIMBB-Broll

About Visit Fort Wayne
Visit Fort Wayne is the official destination marketing organization for Fort Wayne and Allen County. Each year, over 9.2 million people visit Fort Wayne and generate $1.1 billion in direct economic impact. www.visitfortwayne.com.

About NCAA
Provide a world-class athletics and academic experience for student-athletes that fosters lifelong well-being.

About Manchester University
Manchester University respects the infinite worth of every individual and graduates persons of ability and conviction who draw upon their education and faith to lead principled, productive, and compassionate lives that improve the human condition.

About the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
The Mission of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum was first defined in 1946, by a vote of the county’s taxpayers, authorizing the construction of a living memorial to the Nation’s war veterans. Implicit in that authorization was the necessity for ongoing maintenance of the building, plus the management of all business affairs relating to the facility. To that end, the Coliseum Board of Trustees entrusts a professional management staff to: oversee a clean, safe, well-maintained physical environment and provide responsible fiscal management, aimed at maintaining the Memorial Coliseum complex as a self-supporting entity. Thus our Mission extends to the responsibility for the production of maximum income, through the promotion of a diversity of entertainment, athletic, educational, and business-related events and activities. This lively mix of building usage ensures that the county’s tribute to those who served their country is truly a “Living Memorial."