2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

American collegiate men's basketball tournament (2008) August 2023 April 2026 2008 III NCAA logo.svg 125px 59 Salem, Virginia Washington University in St. Louis 1st Amherst 2nd Hope 3rd Ursinus 2nd Mark Edwards (WashU) Troy Ruths (WashU) 86657 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.Division III Men's Basketball Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_champs_records/2018/D3.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 20 April 2019 24 Washington University 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 University, was named Most Outstanding Player. Bracket Top left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 160 30 high 1 Capital 92 Bethany (WV) 70 Centre 75 Franklin 61 Heidelberg 62 Ohio Wesleyan 83 UW–Whitewater 70 Loras 71 Lawrence 83 Wheaton (IL) 93* Occidental 52 Pomona–Pitzer 51 Hope 92 Capital 72 Centre 65 Ohio Wesleyan 82 Loras 73 Wheaton (IL) 76 Occidental 75 Whitworth 83 Hope 71 Ohio Wesleyan 63 Wheaton (IL) 76 Whitworth 67 Hope 83 Wheaton (IL) 70 Bottom left sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 160 30 high 1 Augustana (IL) 72 Aurora 61 Wooster 74 WashU 79 2007 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies St. Thomas (MN) 70 Buena Vista 72 UW–Stevens Point 67 Chicago 53 Guilford 77 St. Mary's (MD) 89 Widener 87 Averett 78 Millsaps 80 Maryville (TN) 72 Mary Hardin–Baylor 65 Fontbonne 62 Augustana (IL) 67 WashU 70* Buena Vista 54 UW–Stevens Point 53 St. Mary's (MD) 83 Widener 74 Millsaps 57 Mary Hardin–Baylor 56 WashU 85* Buena Vista 77 St. Mary's (MD) 73 Millsaps 82 WashU 57 Millsaps 46 Top right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 160 30 high 1 Moravian 74 John Jay 80 Richard Stockton 84* Immaculata 75 Nazareth 73 Rhode Island College 77 Brandeis 80 Lasell 59 Bowdoin 79 Curry 49 King's (PA) 96 Clarkson 66 Amherst 96 John Jay 74 Richard Stockton 78 Rhode Island College 70 Brandeis 68 Bowdoin 53 King's (PA) 77 Plattsburgh State 83* Amherst 85 Richard Stockton 77 Brandeis 74 Plattsburgh State 63 Amherst 65 Brandeis 55 Bottom right sectional First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals no 160 30 high 1 Ursinus 94 Baptist Bible 76 Virginia Wesleyan 80 WPI 75 Gettysburg 95 Salem State 87 Scranton 53 Elms 71 Rochester 56 Middlebury 43 Farmingdale State 62 Penn State Behrend 83 Trinity (CT) 65 Coast Guard 70 Ursinus 70 Virginia Wesleyan 64 Gettysburg 66 Elms 65 Rochester 65 Penn State Behrend 56 Coast Guard 50 UMass Dartmouth 47 Ursinus 79 Gettysburg 55 Rochester 48 Coast Guard 57 Ursinus 82* Coast Guard 76 Final Four Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia 145 National Semifinals National Championship National Third-place Hope 74 Washington University 89 Amherst 84 Ursinus 58 WashU 90 Amherst 68 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 Category:NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament Ncaa Tournament NCAA Men's Division III Basketball