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1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

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1998 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament
Teams48
Finals siteMaine Gorham, Maine
ChampionsWashington University Bears (1st title)
Runner-upSouthern Maine Huskies (1st title game)
Third placeMount Union Purple Raiders (2nd Final Four)
Fourth placeRowan Profs (1st Final Four)
Winning coachNancy Fahey (1st title)
MOPAmy Schweizer (Washington University in St. Louis)
Attendance27,762
NCAA Division III women's tournaments
«1997 1999»

The 1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 17th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1]

Washington University in St. Louis defeated Southern Maine in the championship game, 66–50, to claim the Bears' first Division III national title, their first of four consecutive.

The championship rounds were hosted by the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine.

Bracket

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  • An asterisk by a team indicates the host of first and second round games
  • An asterisk by a score indicates an overtime period

Northeast sectional

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First round
March 4, 1998
Campus sites
Second round
March 7, 1998
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 13, 1998
Gorham, ME
Sectional finals
March 14, 1998
Gorham, ME
        
Johns Hopkins* 68
Mid-Atlantic Region
Muhlenberg 44
Allentown* 45
Muhlenberg 53
Johns Hopkins 69
Bates 56
Salem State* 89
Clark (MA) 76
Salem State 67
Northeast Region
Bates* 71
Johns Hopkins 72
Southern Maine 81
Scranton* 68
Mid-Atlantic Region
Alvernia 52
Alvernia* 83
Washington & Jefferson 65
Scranton 72
Southern Maine 76
Western Connecticut* 67
Middlebury 45
Western Connecticut 62
Northeast Region
Southern Maine* 79

West sectional

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First round
March 4, 1998
Campus sites
Second round
March 7, 1998
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 13, 1998
St. Paul, MN
Sectional finals
March 14, 1998
St. Paul, MN
        
Mount Union* 57
Great Lakes Region
Calvin 56
Calvin* 56
Wittenberg 47
Mount Union 79
St. Benedict 74
UC San Diego* 62
Cal Lutheran 56
UC San Diego 47
West Region
St. Benedict* 73
Mount Union 67
St. Thomas (MN) 63
DePauw* 70
Great Lakes Region
Baldwin-Wallace 63
Baldwin Wallace* 75
Hope 71
DePauw 61
St. Thomas (MN) 80
Luther* 51
Central (IA) 65
Central (IA) 56
West Region
St. Thomas (MN)* 85

Atlantic sectional

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First round
March 4, 1998
Campus sites
Second round
March 7, 1998
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 13, 1998
Glassboro, NJ
Sectional finals
March 14, 1998
Glassboro, NJ
        
Binghamton* 73
East Region
Elmira 82
Oneonta* 58
Elmira 62
Elmira 48
William Paterson 60
TCNJ* 63
Colby–Sawyer 35
TCNJ 57
Atlantic Region
William Paterson* 69
William Paterson 43
Rowan 66
NYU* 70
East Region
William Smith 54
William Smith* 76
Nazareth 52
NYU 52
Rowan 57
St. Mary's (MD)* 43
Mary Washington 56
Mary Washington 60
Atlantic Region
Rowan* 95

South sectional

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First round
March 4, 1998
Campus sites
Second round
March 7, 1998
Campus sites
Sectional semifinals
March 13, 1998
Bridgewater, VA
Sectional finals
March 14, 1998
Bridgewater, VA
        
Wisconsin–Oshkosh* 65
Central Region
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 49
Wisconsin–Eau Claire* 86**
Beloit 81
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 57
Austin 44
Austin* 69
Southwestern (TX) 51
Austin 64
South Region
Randolph-Macon 52
Wisconsin–Oshkosh 45
Washington St. Louis 53
Washington St. Louis* 66
Central Region
Millikin 54
Millikin* 68
Wheaton (IL) 58
Washington St. Louis 82
Bridgewater (VA) 36
Christopher Newport* 77
Roanoke 57
Christopher Newport 87
South Region
Bridgewater (VA)* 90

Final Four

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Final Four
March 20, 1998
Gorham, ME
National championship
March 21, 1998
Gorham, ME
    
Southern Maine 79
Mount Union 66
Southern Maine 69
Washington St. Louis 77
Rowan 51
Washington St. Louis 66 Third place
Mount Union 68
Rowan 64

All-tournament team

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  • Amy Schweizer, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Alia Fischer, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Joanna Brown, Southern Maine
  • Julie Plant, Southern Maine
  • Suzy Venet, Mount Union

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 16, 2022.