1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (1998) August 2023 March 2026 1998 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 48 Salem, Virginia Wisconsin–Platteville 3rd Hope 2nd Williams 2nd Wilkes 1st Bo Ryan (UWP) Ben Hoffmann (UWP) 59784 The 1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 24th 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 forty-eight teams, a decrease of sixteen teams from the 1997 tournament. Each of these forty-eight programs were allocated to one of four sectionals of twelve teams. 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.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 13 April 2019 24 Wisconsin–Platteville defeated Hope, 69–56, in the final, clinching their third overall national title and third championship in seven seasons (1991 and 1995). It was also Hope's second defeat in the final in three years (1996). The Pioneers (30–0) were coached by Bo Ryan; this was the third title at Platteville for the future Wisconsin coach. Platteville were furthermore the first Division III team to finish a season undefeated since their own perfect season in 1995. Ben Hoffmann, also from Platteville, was named Most Outstanding Player. Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high 1 Williams 89 Trinity (CT) 63 Hamilton 102 Geneseo State 68 Salem State 86* UMass Dartmouth 78 Brockport State 78 Nazareth 81 Springfield 75 Williams 82 Hamilton 87 St. John Fisher 72 Connecticut College 93 Salem State 84 Nazareth 75 St. Lawrence 96 Williams 90 Hamilton 69 Connecticut College 77 St. Lawrence 94 Williams 100 St. Lawrence 82 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high 1 Ripon 73 Franklin 76 Gustavus Adolphus 78 Augsburg 70 Wabash 87 Aurora 80 UW–Oshkosh 93 Pomona–Pitzer 71 Illinois Wesleyan 95* Franklin 92 Gustavus Adolphus 65 Nebraska Wesleyan 51 Chicago 67 Wabash 62 UW–Oshkosh 59 UW–Platteville 69 Illinois Wesleyan 61 Gustavus Adolphus 67 Chicago 63 UW–Platteville 78 Gustavus Adolphus 71 UW–Platteville 78 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high 1 Jersey City State 71 NYU 58 Johns Hopkins 87 FDU Madison 47 Rowan 70 Kings Point 49 Scranton 77 Muhlenberg 61 Hunter 65 Jersey City State 60 Johns Hopkins 62 Catholic 67 TCNJ 58 Rowan 81 Scranton 57 Wilkes 59 Hunter 84** Catholic 82 Rowan 80 Wilkes 83** Hunter 55 Wilkes 58 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 165 30 high 1 Mississippi College 60 Sewanee 54 Baldwin Wallace 88 Allegheny 97 Trinity (TX) 60 Randolph–Macon 55 John Carroll 72 Albion 50 Christopher Newport 78 Mississippi College 67 Allegheny 66 Hope 80 Hampden–Sydney 76 Trinity (TX) 62 John Carroll 78 Wooster 59 Christopher Newport 64 Hope 81 Hampden–Sydney 71 John Carroll 77 Hope 84 John Carroll 66 National finals Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia 145 National semifinals National championship National third-place Williams 68 UW–Platteville 82 Wilkes 61 Hope 81 UW–Platteville 69 Hope 56 Williams 105 Wilkes 93 See also 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1998 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1998 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament 1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament References Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball Ncaa Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Salem, Virginia