2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site | DeVos Fieldhouse Holland, Michigan | ||||
| Champions | Howard Payne Yellow Jackets (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Messiah Falcons (2nd title game) | ||||
| Third place | Oglethorpe Stormy Petrels (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Kielsmeier (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Meia Daniels (Howard Payne) | ||||
| Attendance | 29,800 | ||||
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The 2008 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament was the 27th annual tournament hosted by the NCAA to determine the national champion of Division III women's collegiate basketball in the United States.[1] Howard Payne defeated Messiah in the championship game, 68–54, to claim the Yellow Jackets' first Division III national title. The championship rounds were hosted by Hope College at the DeVos Fieldhouse in Holland, Michigan.
Bracket
[edit]Final Four
[edit]| Final Four | National championship | ||||||||
| Messiah | 80 | ||||||||
| Oglethorpe | 60 | ||||||||
| Messiah | 54 | ||||||||
| Howard Payne | 68 | ||||||||
| Howard Payne | 69 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 59 | Third place | |||||||
| Oglethorpe | 67 | ||||||||
| Wisconsin–Whitewater | 80 | ||||||||
All-tournament team
[edit]- Meia Daniels, Howard Payne
- Kim Hoffman, Howard Payne
- Nikki Lobach, Messiah
- Tina Grace, Oglethorpe
- Tiffany Morton, Wisconsin–Whitewater
See also
[edit]- 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2008 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2008 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved February 9, 2022.