1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament

Winning coachGene Mehaffey (OWU)MOPScott Tedder (OWU)Attendance34,373
NCAA Division III men's tournaments
«1987 1989»

The 1988 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament was the 14th 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.

Held during March 1988, the field included thirty-two teams and the final championship rounds were contested at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.[1]

Ohio Wesleyan defeated Scranton, 92–70, to claim their first NCAA Division III national title.

Bracket

Regionals

'First Round Regional Championship
      
North Adams State 75
SE Massachusetts 91
SE Massachusetts 85
Clark 86
Clark (MA) 82
Southern Maine 79 Regional Third-place
North Adams State 60
Southern Maine 84


First Round Regional Championship
      
Cabrini 51
Scranton 59
Scranton 61
Franklin & Marshall 47
Alleghany 61
Franklin & Marshall 63 Regional Third-place
Cabrini 66
Allegheny 93

First Round Regional Championship
      
Buffalo State 73
Potsdam 70
Buffalo State 53
Hartwick 54
Hartwick 80
Staten Island 73 Regional Third-place
Potsdam 93
Staten Island 80


First Round Regional Championship
      
Bridgewater (VA) 50
Trenton State 87
Trenton State 82
Emory & Henry 72
Emory & Henry 72
Stockton State 59 Regional Third-place
Bridgewater (VA) 70
Stockton State 72

First Round Regional Championship
      
Illinois Wesleyan 99
Monmouth (IL) 74
Illinois Wesleyan 91
Millikin 74
Millikin 101
Wisconsin–Whitewater 86 Regional Third-place
Monmouth (IL) 93
Wisconsin–Whitewater 103


First Round Regional Championship
      
Ohio Northern 70
Ohio Wesleyan 77
Ohio Wesleyan 110**
Hope 107
Hope 80
Muskingum 75 Regional Third-place
Ohio Northern 69
Muskingum 43

First Round Regional Championship
      
Nebraska Wesleyan 72
Saint John's (MN) 64
Nebraska Wesleyan 69
Dubuque 64
Claremont Mudd Scripps 78
Dubuque 80 Regional Third-place
Saint John's (MN) 92
Claremont Mudd Scripps 75


First Round Regional Championship
      
Centre (KY) 73
Rust 67
Centre (KY) 59
Washington St. Louis 74
Christopher Newport 62
Washington St. Louis 64 Regional Third-place
Rust 74
Christopher Newport 63

National finals

National quarterfinals National semifinals National championship
         
Clark 55
Scranton 73
Scranton 84
Hartwick 61
Hartwick 84
Trenton State 69
Scranton 70
Ohio Wesleyan 92
Illinois Wesleyan 103
Ohio Wesleyan 106
Ohio Wesleyan 87 National third-place game
Nebraska Wesleyan 71
Nebraska Wesleyan 58 Hartwick 70
Washington St. Louis 55 Nebraska Wesleyan 73

See also

References

  1. ^ "Division III Men's Basketball Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 17. Retrieved March 24, 2019.