1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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1998 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Wilkes (1st Final Four)
Winning coachBo Ryan (UWP)
MOPBen Hoffmann (UWP)
Attendance59,784
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1997 1999»

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.[1]

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
        
Springfield
75
Williams 82
Williams 89
Trinity (CT) 63
Williams 90
Hamilton 69
Hamilton
102
Geneseo State 68
Hamilton 87
St. John Fisher
72
Williams 100
St. Lawrence 82
Connecticut College
93
Salem State 84
Salem State 86*
UMass Dartmouth
78
Connecticut College 77
St. Lawrence 94
Brockport State 78
Nazareth
81
Nazareth 75
St. Lawrence 96

Bottom left sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Illinois Wesleyan
95*
Franklin 92
Ripon 73
Franklin
76
Illinois Wesleyan 61
Gustavus Adolphus 67
Gustavus Adolphus
78
Augsburg
70
Gustavus Adolphus 65
Nebraska Wesleyan
51
Gustavus Adolphus 71
UW–Platteville 78
Chicago 67
Wabash 62
Wabash 87
Aurora
80
Chicago 63
UW–Platteville 78
UW–Oshkosh 93
Pomona–Pitzer 71
UW–Oshkosh 59
UW–Platteville 69

Top right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Hunter
65
Jersey City State 60
Jersey City State
71
NYU 58
Hunter 84**
Catholic 82
Johns Hopkins 87
FDU Madison
47
Johns Hopkins 62
Catholic
67
Hunter 55
Wilkes 58
TCNJ 58
Rowan 81
Rowan
70
Kings Point 49
Rowan 80
Wilkes 83**
Scranton
77
Muhlenberg 61
Scranton 57
Wilkes
59

Bottom right sectional

First round Second round Sectional semifinals Sectional finals
        
Christopher Newport 78
Mississippi College 67
Mississippi College 60
Sewanee
54
Christopher Newport 64
Hope 81
Baldwin Wallace 88
Allegheny
97
Allegheny 66
Hope
80
Hope 84
John Carroll 66
Hampden–Sydney 76
Trinity (TX) 62
Trinity (TX) 60
Randolph–Macon 55
Hampden–Sydney 71
John Carroll 77
John Carroll
72
Albion
50
John Carroll 78
Wooster
59

National finals

National semifinals National championship
      
Williams 68
UW–Platteville 82
UW–Platteville 69
Hope 56
Wilkes
61
Hope
 		81 National third-place
Williams 105
Wilkes 93

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 24. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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