1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
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| Finals site |  Gorham, Maine | ||||
| Champions | Washington University Bears (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Southern Maine Huskies (1st title game) | ||||
| Third place | Mount Union Purple Raiders (2nd Final Four) | ||||
| Fourth place | Rowan Profs (1st Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Nancy Fahey (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Amy Schweizer (Washington University in St. Louis) | ||||
| Attendance | 27,762 | ||||
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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
Final Four
| Final Four | National championship | ||||||||
| Southern Maine | 79 | ||||||||
| Mount Union | 66 | ||||||||
| Southern Maine | 69 | ||||||||
| Washington University in St. Louis | 77 | ||||||||
| Rowan | 51 | ||||||||
| Washington University in St. Louis | 66 | Third place | |||||||
| Mount Union | 68 | ||||||||
| Rowan | 64 | ||||||||
All-tournament team
- 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
- 1998 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1998 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
- ^ "Division III Women's Basketball Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 16 January 2022.