2021 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
| Teams | 48 | ||||
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| Finals site | , Ford Center Evansville, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Northwest Missouri State Bearcats (3rd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | West Texas A&M Buffaloes (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Ben McCollum (3rd title) | ||||
| MOP | Ryan Hawkins (NW Missouri State) | ||||
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The 2021 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States. The championship games were held March 24–27, 2021 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana, without fans.
Defending champions Northwest Missouri State defeated West Texas A&M in the championship game, 80–54, to claim the Bearcats' second consecutive and third overall Division II national title.
Biola, Flagler, Fresno Pacific, Lee, Malone, Northwest Nazarene, Nyack, Oklahoma Baptist, and Southern Arkansas qualified for the Division II tournament for the first time.
