1998 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament

1998 NCAA Division III
women's basketball tournament

Teams	48
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
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.

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

• 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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

• 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