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

References

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

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

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