The NCAA will host a news conference Tuesday, March 26 at 2 p.m. at the Ford Center with head coaches from the eight teams participating in the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Elite Eight and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.  Those wishing to cover the event and/or the press conference must apply for credentials at ncaa.com/media.
What: NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Elite Eight Pre-Championship Coaches Press Conference
When: Tuesday, March 26 – 2 p.m.
Where:Â Ford Center
Coaches attending the press conference will be:
(Seed) Region: School (Record) – Coach – Alma Mater (Years at Institution)
(1) Central: Northwest Mo. St. (35-0) – Ben McCollum – Northwest Mo. St. (10th season)
(8) Atlantic: Mercyhurst (26-7) – Gary Manchel – Vermont (15th season)
(4) South: Nova Southeastern (29-3) – Jim Crutchfield – West Virginia (2nd season)
(5) East: St. Anselm (25-5) – Keith Dickson – New Hampshire (33rd season)
(2) South Central: West Tex. A&M (34-3) – Tom Brown – Winona St. (5th season)
(7) Midwest: Southern Ind. (25-8) – Rodney Watson – Eastern Ill. (10th Season)
(3) Southeast: Queens (NC) (31-4) – Bart Lundy – Lenoir-Rhyne (6th season)
(6) West: Point Loma (29-4) – Ryan Looney – Eastern Ore. (3rd season)
The NCAA will host a news conference Tuesday, March 26 at 2 p.m. at the Ford Center with head coaches from the eight teams participating in the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Elite Eight and Mayor Lloyd Winnecke.  Those wishing to cover the event and/or the press conference must apply for credentials at ncaa.com/media.
What: NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball Elite Eight Pre-Championship Coaches Press Conference
When: Tuesday, March 26 – 2 p.m.
Where:Â Ford Center
A complete schedule of events can be found below:
| Date | Time | Event | Broadcast |
| Tuesday, March 26 | 10 – 10:55 a.m. | St. Anselm Practice | |
| 11 – 11:55 a.m. | Nova Southeastern Practice | ||
| 12 – 12:55 p.m. | Mercyhurst Practice | ||
| 1 – 1:55 p.m. | Northwest Mo. St. Practice | ||
| 2 – 2:45 p.m. | Pre-Championship Press Conference | ||
| 3 – 3:55 p.m. | Southern Ind. Practice | ||
| 4 – 4:55 p.m. | West Tex. A&M Practice | ||
| 5 – 5:55 p.m. | Point Loma Practice | ||
| 6 – 6:55 p.m. | Queens (NC) Practice | ||
| Wednesday, March 27 | Noon | (4) Nova Southeastern vs. (5) St. Anselm | NCAA.com |
| 2:30 p.m. | (1) Northwest Mo. St. vs. (8) Mercyhurst | NCAA.com | |
| 6 p.m. | (2) West Tex. A&M vs. (7) Southern Ind. | NCAA.com | |
| 8:30 p.m. | (3) Queens (NC) vs. (6) Point Loma | NCAA.com | |
| Thursday, March 28 | 6 p.m. | Semifinal #1 | CBS Sports Network |
| 8:30 p.m. | Semifinal #2 | CBS Sports Network | |
| Friday, March 29 | 7 p.m. | Reese’s Division II All-Star Game | |
| Saturday, March 30 | 2 p.m. | National Championship | CBS |
