2008 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament

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2008 NCAA Division III
Men's Basketball Tournament
NCAA logo.svg
Teams64
Finals siteSalem, Virginia
ChampionsWashington–St. Louis (1st title)
Runner-upAmherst (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
  • Hope (3rd Final Four)
  • Ursinus (2nd Final Four)
Winning coach (WUSL)
MOP (WUSL)
Attendance86,657
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 .

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

Championship Rounds[]

  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[]

References[]

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