At the end of the week, two teams will hoist the Walnut and Bronze, the culmination of a long season, career and for many the end of a lifetime of competitive basketball.

But what does it actually take to win a championship? We asked some players and coaches who have had the good fortune to be the last teams standing in the past decade-plus and the answers varied.

You might not be overly surprised to see teamwork on the list. But there's also trust, unselfishness, heart, a little luck, dedication and even audacity.

Find out what a dozen recent Division III basketball national champions say in Faces of a Champion.

&&g-boxl&&This weekend, No. 2 beat No. 1 in a battle of unbeaten teams, while the men's Final Four features familiar faces and UW-Whitewater knocked off the women's defending champion to help set the final fields. &&teaser&& Plus, as always, the men's bracket and women's bracket.

We'll also have plenty more coverage to come during the week as we preview the teams headed to Holland and Salem,as well as our Thursday night preview show and Friday and Saturday's online video broadcasts.