# 2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

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.
Washington–St. Louis 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–St. Louis, 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 |
| | | Hope | 92 | | | | | |
| | | Capital | 72 | | | | | |
| Capital | 92 | Capital | 72 | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Bethany (WV) | 70 | | | Hope | 71 | | | |
| | | | | Ohio Wesleyan | 63 | | | |
| Centre | 75 | | | | | Ohio Wesleyan | 63 | | | |
| Franklin | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Franklin | 61 | Centre | 65 | | | | | |
| | | Ohio Wesleyan | 82 | | | | | |
| Heidelberg | 62 | Ohio Wesleyan | 82 | | | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Ohio Wesleyan | 83 | | | | | | Hope | 83 |
| | | | | | | | Wheaton (IL) | 70 |
| UW–Whitewater | 70 | | | | | | | | Wheaton (IL) | 70 |
| Loras | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Loras | 71 | Loras | 73 | | | | | |
| | | Wheaton (IL) | 76 | | | | | |
| Lawrence | 83 | Wheaton (IL) | 76 | | | | | |
| Wheaton (IL) | 93* | | | | | | | |
| Wheaton (IL) | 93* | | | Wheaton (IL) | 76 | | | |
| | | | | Whitworth | 67 | | | |
| Occidental | 52 | | | | | Whitworth | 67 | | | |
| Pomona–Pitzer | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Pomona–Pitzer | 51 | Occidental | 75 | | | | | |
| | | Whitworth | 83 | | | | | |

### Bottom left sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| Augustana (IL) | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | 61 | Augustana (IL) | 67 | | | | | |
| | | Washington–St. Louis | 70* | | | | | |
| Wooster | 74 | Washington–St. Louis | 70* | | | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | 79 | | | Washington–St. Louis | 85* | | | |
| | | | | Buena Vista | 77 | | | |
| St. Thomas (MN) | 70 | | | | | Buena Vista | 77 | | | |
| Buena Vista | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Buena Vista | 72 | Buena Vista | 54 | | | | | |
| | | UW–Stevens Point | 53 | | | | | |
| UW–Stevens Point | 67 | UW–Stevens Point | 53 | | | | | |
| Chicago | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Chicago | 53 | | | | | | Washington–St. Louis | 57 |
| | | | | | | | Millsaps | 46 |
| Guilford | 77 | | | | | | | | Millsaps | 46 |
| St. Mary's (MD) | 89 | | | | | | | |
| St. Mary's (MD) | 89 | St. Mary's (MD) | 83 | | | | | |
| | | Widener | 74 | | | | | |
| Widener | 87 | Widener | 74 | | | | | |
| Averett | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Averett | 78 | | | St. Mary's (MD) | 73 | | | |
| | | | | Millsaps | 82 | | | |
| Millsaps | 80 | | | | | Millsaps | 82 | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Maryville (TN) | 72 | Millsaps | 57 | | | | | |
| | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 56 | | | | | |
| Mary Hardin–Baylor | 65 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 56 | | | | | |
| Fontbonne | 62 | | | | | | | |

### Top right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| | | Amherst | 96 | | | | | |
| | | John Jay | 74 | | | | | |
| Moravian | 74 | John Jay | 74 | | | | | |
| John Jay | 80 | | | | | | | |
| John Jay | 80 | | | Amherst | 85 | | | |
| | | | | Richard Stockton | 77 | | | |
| Richard Stockton | 84* | | | | | Richard Stockton | 77 | | | |
| Immaculata | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Immaculata | 75 | Richard Stockton | 78 | | | | | |
| | | Rhode Island College | 70 | | | | | |
| Nazareth | 73 | Rhode Island College | 70 | | | | | |
| Rhode Island College | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island College | 77 | | | | | | Amherst | 65 |
| | | | | | | | Brandeis | 55 |
| Brandeis | 80 | | | | | | | | Brandeis | 55 |
| Lasell | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Lasell | 59 | Brandeis | 68 | | | | | |
| | | Bowdoin | 53 | | | | | |
| Bowdoin | 79 | Bowdoin | 53 | | | | | |
| Curry | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Curry | 49 | | | Brandeis | 74 | | | |
| | | | | Plattsburgh State | 63 | | | |
| King's (PA) | 96 | | | | | Plattsburgh State | 63 | | | |
| Clarkson | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Clarkson | 66 | King's (PA) | 77 | | | | | |
| | | Plattsburgh State | 83* | | | | | |

### Bottom right sectional

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Sectional semifinals | Sectional semifinals | | Sectional finals | Sectional finals |
| Ursinus | 94 | | | | | | | |
| Baptist Bible | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Baptist Bible | 76 | Ursinus | 70 | | | | | |
| | | Virginia Wesleyan | 64 | | | | | |
| Virginia Wesleyan | 80 | Virginia Wesleyan | 64 | | | | | |
| WPI | 75 | | | | | | | |
| WPI | 75 | | | Ursinus | 79 | | | |
| | | | | Gettysburg | 55 | | | |
| Gettysburg | 95 | | | | | Gettysburg | 55 | | | |
| Salem State | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Salem State | 87 | Gettysburg | 66 | | | | | |
| | | Elms | 65 | | | | | |
| Scranton | 53 | Elms | 65 | | | | | |
| Elms | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Elms | 71 | | | | | | Ursinus | 82* |
| | | | | | | | Coast Guard | 76 |
| Rochester | 56 | | | | | | | | Coast Guard | 76 |
| Middlebury | 43 | | | | | | | |
| Middlebury | 43 | Rochester | 65 | | | | | |
| | | Penn State Behrend | 56 | | | | | |
| Farmingdale State | 62 | Penn State Behrend | 56 | | | | | |
| Penn State Behrend | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State Behrend | 83 | | | Rochester | 48 | | | |
| | | | | Coast Guard | 57 | | | |
| Trinity (CT) | 65 | | | | | Coast Guard | 57 | | | |
| Coast Guard | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Coast Guard | 70 | Coast Guard | 50 | | | | | |
| | | UMass Dartmouth | 47 | | | | | |

## Final Four

* Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia
| National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Semifinals | National Championship | National Championship | National Championship |
| Hope | Hope | 74 | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 89 | | | |
| Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 89 | Washington–St. Louis | Washington–St. Louis | 90 |
| | | | Amherst | Amherst | 68 |
| Amherst | Amherst | 84 | Amherst | Amherst | 68 |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 58 | National Third-place | National Third-place | National Third-place |
| | | | Hope | Hope | 100 |
| | | | Ursinus | Ursinus | 86 |