# 1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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

### Bottom left sectional

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

### Top right sectional

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

### Bottom right sectional

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

### National finals

* Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
| National semifinals | National semifinals | National semifinals | National championship | National championship | National championship |
| Williams | Williams | 68 | | | |
| UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 82 | | | |
| UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 82 | UW–Platteville | UW–Platteville | 69 |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 56 |
| Wilkes | Wilkes | 61 | Hope | Hope | 56 |
| Hope | Hope | 81 | National third-place | National third-place | National third-place |
| | | | Williams | Williams | 105 |
| | | | Wilkes | Wilkes | 93 |