1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

1998 NCAA Division III
men's basketball tournament
Teams	48
Finals site	Salem, Virginia
Champions	Wisconsin–Platteville (3rd title)
Runner-up	Hope (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Williams (2nd Final Four); Wilkes (1st Final Four);
Winning coach	Bo Ryan (UWP)
MOP	Ben Hoffmann (UWP)
Attendance	59,784
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]

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		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

Site: Salem Civic Center, Salem, Virginia

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

References

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

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

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