2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

2008 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament

Teams	59
Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Washington–St. Louis (1st title)
Runner-up	Amherst (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Hope (3rd Final Four) Ursinus (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach	Mark Edwards (WUSL)
MOP	Troy Ruths (WUSL)
Attendance	86,657
NCAA Division III men's tournaments « 2007 2009 »

The 2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 34th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) men's Division III collegiate basketball in the United States.

The field contained sixty-four teams, and each program was allocated to one of four sectionals. All sectional games were played on campus sites, while the national semifinals, third-place final, and championship finals were contested at the Salem Civic Center in Salem, Virginia. ^[1]

Washington–St. Louis defeated defending champions Amherst in the championship, 90–68, clinching their first national title.

The Bears (25–6) were coached by Mark Edwards.

Troy Ruths, also from Washington–St. Louis, was named Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Top left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Hope	92
					Capital	72
	Capital	92
	Bethany (WV)	70
									Hope	71
									Ohio Wesleyan	63
	Centre	75
	Franklin	61
					Centre	65
					Ohio Wesleyan	82
	Heidelberg	62
	Ohio Wesleyan	83
													Hope	83
													Wheaton (IL)	70
	UW–Whitewater	70
	Loras	71
					Loras	73
					Wheaton (IL)	76
	Lawrence	83
	Wheaton (IL)	93*
									Wheaton (IL)	76
									Whitworth	67
	Occidental	52
	Pomona–Pitzer	51
					Occidental	75
					Whitworth	83

Bottom left sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
	Augustana (IL)	72
	Aurora	61
					Augustana (IL)	67
					Washington–St. Louis	70*
	Wooster	74
	Washington–St. Louis	79
									Washington–St. Louis	85*
									Buena Vista	77
	St. Thomas (MN)	70
	Buena Vista	72
					Buena Vista	54
					UW–Stevens Point	53
	UW–Stevens Point	67
	Chicago	53
													Washington–St. Louis	57
													Millsaps	46
	Guilford	77
	St. Mary's (MD)	89
					St. Mary's (MD)	83
					Widener	74
	Widener	87
	Averett	78
									St. Mary's (MD)	73
									Millsaps	82
	Millsaps	80
	Maryville (TN)	72
					Millsaps	57
					Mary Hardin–Baylor	56
	Mary Hardin–Baylor	65
	Fontbonne	62

Top right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
					Amherst	96
					John Jay	74
	Moravian	74
	John Jay	80
									Amherst	85
									Richard Stockton	77
	Richard Stockton	84*
	Immaculata	75
					Richard Stockton	78
					Rhode Island College	70
	Nazareth	73
	Rhode Island College	77
													Amherst	65
													Brandeis	55
	Brandeis	80
	Lasell	59
					Brandeis	68
					Bowdoin	53
	Bowdoin	79
	Curry	49
									Brandeis	74
									Plattsburgh State	63
	King's (PA)	96
	Clarkson	66
					King's (PA)	77
					Plattsburgh State	83*

Bottom right sectional

	First round				Second round				Sectional semifinals				Sectional finals
	Ursinus	94
	Baptist Bible	76
					Ursinus	70
					Virginia Wesleyan	64
	Virginia Wesleyan	80
	WPI	75
									Ursinus	79
									Gettysburg	55
	Gettysburg	95
	Salem State	87
					Gettysburg	66
					Elms	65
	Scranton	53
	Elms	71
													Ursinus	82*
													Coast Guard	76
	Rochester	56
	Middlebury	43
					Rochester	65
					Penn State Behrend	56
	Farmingdale State	62
	Penn State Behrend	83
									Rochester	48
									Coast Guard	57
	Trinity (CT)	65
	Coast Guard	70
					Coast Guard	50
					UMass Dartmouth	47

Final Four

• Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia

	National Semifinals					National Championship
	Hope		74
	Washington–St. Louis		89
						Washington–St. Louis		90
						Amherst		68
	Amherst		84
	Ursinus		58			National Third-place
						Hope		100
						Ursinus		86

See also

• 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2008 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2008 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 20, 2019.